New cost-effective way to leverage fiber for inbuilding cellular coverage
While having cellular coverage is no longer optional in large buildings – such as schools, offices, retail spaces, hotels, warehouses, data centers, medical facilities, and emergency response headquarters – many of these facilities have spotty or poor quality cellular reception which needs to be addressed. This is of critical importance as schools and businesses go […]
CEL-FI GO X Reception Extender Review
Sick of having to go outside to use your cell phone? The CEL-FI Go X takes the signal from outside, boosts it, and redistributes it indoors. For most of us tech enthusiasts and tech journalists, mobile phone reception isn’t much of an issue anymore. We kind of have to live in an area with good […]
Veteran Firefighter Pushing ‘Ongoing Education’ on FirstNet
Chief Kim Zagaris, wildfire policy and technology adviser for the Western Fire Chiefs Association, tells Firehouse.com why the nationwide communication network is here to stay. Whether treating a patient with a medical emergency or working to put out a four-alarm residential blaze, clear and reliable communication is essential for firefighters and medics to be able […]
Nextivity Adds Fiber Connectivity for Campus and Enterprise Environments
Nextivity has announced the expansion to its CEL-FI QUATRA enterprise cellular coverage solutions, with the introduction of the CEL-FI QUATRA 4000 Fiber HUB. The CEL-FI QUATRA 4000 is a multi-carrier, hybrid active distributed antenna system (DAS) that provides uniform in-building cellular coverage to large commercial buildings. The Fiber HUB expands cellular coverage in QUATRA 4000 […]
Senior community upgrades cellular signal for independent living apartments
Seniors are more digitally connected than ever. Research finds that 80% of older adults have a cellphone of some kind. They often use cellphones for making doctors’ appointments, setting reminders, and even paying bills. But very importantly, cellphones keep older adults in touch with family, friends, and the outside world, especially during these unprecedented times. […]
Helping farmers stay in touch
Telecommunications believes in a world where everyone can communicate and be connected no matter where they may be. The same belief now utilised to solve age-old farming problems, such as monitoring remote bore pumps, has taken Powertec on a journey into new territories. Powertec Telecommunications has been in operation for 25 years and specialises in […]
University-area apartment improves in-building cellular signal to quell backlash from millennial tenants
We love our cellphones so much that research finds that the average American spends more than five hours a day using them. Power-user millennials trend higher, averaging almost six hours a day on their cellphones. Millennials are so attached to their cellphones that a recent study found that they would rather give up their car […]
Enriching the lives of social care residents and patients through mobile connectivity
Colin Abrey of Nextivity explains the role of 4G coverage in residential care in a post COVID-19 society. Over the last 10 years, wireless technology and sophisticated smartphones have transformed modern society; the way people work, the way they watch TV, the way they shop, make travel plans, and the way they pay for things. […]
How to enhance a campus’s cellular signal for safety.
Cell phones have helped expand education far beyond textbooks. Now, they also play a critical role in emergency responses at schools. According to the National Emergency Number Association, more than 80% of 911 calls are made from wireless devices in most areas of the United States. As a result, many educational institutions recognize the need […]
Selecting the Best Technology for Indoor Cellular Coverage
Before shelter-in-place orders were given around the COVID-19 pandemic, tenants might have tolerated spotty indoor cellular service. But now, the stakes have been raised and unreliable cellular reception can be a deal breaker for many tenants, particularly those with leases coming up for renewal. After spending considerably more time at home over the past six […]