Reliable cellular coverage for commercial office buildings

Yes. A single DAS infrastructure can carry all three major carriers simultaneously, so tenants stay connected regardless of which network they're on. We handle carrier coordination with each provider independently and engineer the system to meet every carrier's technical requirements under one roof.

We do it all the time. Our teams work in live, occupied environments with phased floor-by-floor scheduling, off-hours work where required, and tight coordination with property management to avoid disrupting tenants. We run cable above ceiling tiles, keep common areas clean, and replace any displaced fire caulking or damaged ceiling panels as part of our standard scope.

We do, entirely. That includes submitting applications, navigating each carrier's approval process, and ensuring the installed system meets their technical specifications before sign-off. You don't need a direct relationship with any carrier to get this done.

Between roughly $1.25 and $2.50 per square foot, though it can be a little more or less depending on building size, construction type and the technology path. The lower figure is typical of a hybrid DAS, the upper figure of an active DAS, though carrier-grade signal sources (if necessary) can add significantly to the total system cost. Our budgetary estimates are usually accurate to within 10% of final pricing.

Depending on the size and complexity, installing DAS in a commercial office building can take between 4 and 16 weeks, with additional time if coordination with carriers to bring signal sources on-site is necessary.

Yes, and we plan for that upfront. Adding coverage to new floors, adjacent suites, or an additional carrier typically means extending the existing system rather than starting from scratch, which is significantly more cost-effective.

Every project includes a signal audit report with before-and-after coverage maps. We use specialized software to record signal strength, quality, as well as latency, download speed, and upload speed across hundreds of locations per floor, so the maps show measured results rather than a prediction. If cellular coverage is part of your leasing story, that gives you something tangible to back it up.

A distributed antenna system takes one cellular signal source and distributes it through the building over cable to antennas placed floor by floor. Office buildings need one because the things that make a building perform (low-e glass, concrete cores, metal decking, below-grade parking) also block cellular signal. When tenants step outside to finish a call, that reads as a building problem, not a carrier problem.

Either, and the choice determines both cost and schedule. An off-air system puts a donor antenna on the roof and re-uses the carrier signal already outside your building. Off-air systems are faster and less expensive, but require strong, clean, uncongested outdoor signal. A carrier-fed system uses equipment the carrier provides in your headend, which gives dedicated capacity but adds carrier lead time and cost. We measure rooftop signal during the site visit and tell you which path your building can actually support.

Yes - for buildings with thousands of users, an off-air system is no longer feasible, and we prefer a carrier-fed design. An off-air system shares whatever capacity the nearest macro site has left, while a carrier-fed system adds dedicated capacity for your users. As part of the quoting process, we'll request headcount per floor and we'll design to ensure coverage and capacity is adequate for all your users.

We commission the system, document it, and hand over the as-builts. A DAS is typically a 10-year investment, and we recommend keeping an active maintenance contract to ensure optimal performance of the system. We offer two tiers of service – SignalGuard Essential and SignalGuard Plus – both of which include continuous system monitoring and alarming, but differ in their SLAs and out-of-warranty replacement coverages.