Reliable cellular coverage for government buildings

We phase the work with your facilities team and agree on access, work windows and temporary restrictions before installation. Noisy work, ceiling access and any service cutovers are scheduled around the activities that need to continue.

At a 410,444 sq ft federal medical center, installation was sequenced around patient care, with work scheduled during limited access windows. We apply the same planning discipline to your facility and identify any expected interruptions before the affected work begins.

Yes. We agree on badging, escort arrangements, work hours, equipment locations and cable routes with the responsible teams before installation. Your proposal identifies the access and infrastructure needed from your organization.

We also document any power, internet, firewall or remote-monitoring requirements for the selected system. Any connection to your network or remote-access arrangement is reviewed with your IT team before deployment; it is not assumed to be available.

We start with the requirements established by your security team. We confirm which areas may receive cellular service, where equipment may be installed, and what access and testing are permitted. Restricted or classified spaces are not automatically included in the coverage scope.

We agree on the design-review and verification process with the responsible security team before work begins. Please do not send classified information or sensitive security details through the website; your team should identify an approved way to discuss any restricted requirements.

Your proposal identifies the handover documents included in the project. These cover the final installed design, the agreed coverage-test results, equipment information and support contacts.

Test reports identify the carriers, areas and acceptance criteria used, including any locations that could not be accessed. Design predictions are distinguished from measured results.

Where public safety work is included, we agree on the separate testing and documentation required by the authority responsible for acceptance.

Depending on the size and complexity, installing DAS in a government 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.

Yes. Public safety DAS supports the two-way radios used by first responders. It serves a different purpose from cellular DAS for staff and visitors.

We confirm the applicable coverage, equipment, standby-power, monitoring and testing requirements with the responsible building or fire authority and the radio-system license holder. Your proposal identifies the public safety scope and acceptance process separately.

A cellular DAS installation does not, by itself, demonstrate that first responder radio requirements have been met.

Sometimes, but shared infrastructure is not the starting assumption. We first establish whether you need commercial cellular coverage, an agency’s own two-way radio service, a required first responder radio system, or a combination.

We then assess equipment compatibility and whether sharing any components is acceptable to the responsible authorities. Public safety performance, backup power, monitoring and acceptance requirements must still be met.

Your proposal states which components, if any, can be shared and which systems need to remain separate.