Reliable cellular coverage for schools and campuses

Cellular DAS improves service on the mobile carriers included in its design. Public safety DAS supports the two-way radios used by first responders. One does not automatically provide the other.

We assess your cellular coverage needs separately from any first responder radio requirements. Where public safety work is needed, we confirm the scope and acceptance process with the responsible authorities and radio-system owner.

Your proposal makes clear which services are included and how each will be tested.

Yes. We agree on work windows with your facilities team and plan around teaching, exams, events and other activities that need to continue. Depending on access and project scope, installation can be phased through breaks, evenings, weekends or agreed daytime areas.

We identify noisy work, ceiling access, temporary room restrictions and contractor check-in arrangements before installation. For new buildings, we coordinate with the construction team so cabling and equipment work fit the wider schedule.

At Olmsted Elementary, the DAS work was planned alongside the school’s construction and low-voltage cabling.

We plan for both signal coverage and the number of people using the network. Tell us about assemblies, games, graduation ceremonies and simultaneous events so we can assess peak demand, not just an empty building.

A system that repeats rooftop signal still shares the outdoor network’s capacity. Where that is insufficient, we assess dedicated carrier equipment and the antenna layout together.

We agree on the performance requirements and testing approach before installation. An empty-room coverage test does not demonstrate performance during a full event.

We design multi-carrier systems for AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, and assess regional carriers where needed. Your proposal identifies the networks and services included, with a suitable signal source for each.

RSRF coordinates the required technical submissions and integration work. Each carrier controls its own approvals and any equipment or activation it provides.

We explain those dependencies in the project schedule. One carrier going live does not mean the others are ready.

Yes. Depending on the distances, infrastructure and coverage requirements, we may recommend a shared system with fiber-connected buildings or separate systems coordinated under one campus plan.

We check existing fiber, equipment space and available capacity before assuming infrastructure can be reused. Tell us about future buildings and priority areas so expansion can be considered in the initial design.

A phased proposal identifies what each stage delivers, its cost and how coverage will be tested. We also explain which equipment must be installed first and any additional costs created by separate installation phases.

Depending on the size and complexity, installing DAS in a school or campus building can take between 4 and 16 weeks, with additional time if coordination with carriers to bring signal sources on-site is necessary. Public bidding can add time before work starts: at Kennesaw State University, the proposal and approval process took almost six months.

It depends on the square footage, the construction, and whether the design can work off air from a nearby tower or needs a carrier signal source. Concrete block walls and below-grade spaces push the price up, because signal doesn't get through them and they need more antennas. We give you a budgetary estimate from your floor plans, usually within a week of the first call, and it's typically within 10% of final pricing.

Sometimes, but we first establish which radio systems you mean. Cellular phones, campus staff radios and first responder radio systems can have different equipment, frequencies and acceptance requirements.

We review those requirements with your radio provider and the responsible authorities before recommending shared infrastructure. Your proposal identifies which components, if any, can be shared and which systems remain separate.

Sharing equipment does not remove the coverage, backup-power, monitoring or testing requirements that apply to a public safety system.