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How Cellular Reception Works
Cell phone reception is the strength of the connection the cell phone has to its network. There are a variety of factors that impact cellular signal, such as proximity to a tower. Most mobile devices use a set of bars of varying heights to display the strength of the signal where the device is located.
Bird on a Wire……
This blog is industry related folks but not what we typically blog about at Harris Communications. My day started with the routine cup of coffee and logging onto my computer. I went to the local online paper this morning and I had to laugh when I read an article that talks about birds using a cell tower as “home”.
Our engineers custom design wireless solutions for our clients to suit specific needs.
As defined by PCIA, The Wireless Infastructure Association:
A Distributed Antenna Solution, or DAS, is a network of spatially separated antenna nodes connected to a common source via a transport medium that provides wireless service within a geographic area or structure. DAS antenna elevations are generally at or below the clutter level and installations are compact.
A distributed antenna system can be implemented using passive splitters and feeders, or active repeater amplifiers can be included to overcome the feeder losses. In systems where equalization is applied, it may be desirable to introduce delays between the antenna elements. This artificially increases delay spread in areas of overlapped coverage, permitting quality improvements via time diversity. DAS are customized for individual installations and designed to suit each facility.
A cellular network is a radio network made up of a number of radio cells (or just cells) each served by at least one fixed-location transceiver known as a cell site or base station.
BDA’s are similar to the cellular broadcast towers used to broadcast by the network providers, but are much smaller, usually intended for use by one building.