Mar/Apr 19 - ChannelVision Magazine

The market is vast and includes offices, warehouses, manufacturing plants, restau- rants, stores, schools, healthcare facilities, hotels, apartment buildings, parking garag- es – really any building type. The potential for solutions is even more significant given the exponential increase in demand for cel- lular due to factors such as the elimination of the desk phone, BYOD work policies, the integration of cellular-based IoT devices and an entirely new level of public safety standards and requirements for in-building wireless equipment. While information and communications technology (ICT) systems integrators and installers have typically been defined by the type of solutions they offer and the types of customers they are willing to service, the lines between them have been blurring. Each specialty has skillsets that are trans- ferable to this burgeoning in-building cellular amplification market, whether structured ca- bling, LAN/WAN, or Wi-Fi installers; broad- band, cable, or DSL technicians; big iron distributed antenna systems (DAS) integra- tors or passive DAS installers of repeaters; or public safety system specialists. Most ICT system integrators, engineers, installers and specialists are already trusted providers to IT departments or owners of BuildingBusiness W ith the number of mobile phone users in the world expected to pass the five billion mark this year, there is an enormous opportunity for solutions that amplify cellular signal strength inside of buildings. Mobile & Wireless Expand your operations by expanding in-building cellular coverage By Dean Richmond 48 Channel Vision | March - April, 2019