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Cell signal booster installation for commercial buildings
Mobile phones that work in the parking garage, the basement and the middle of the warehouse. In-building coverage designed from a signal survey.
What a cell signal booster installation covers
Concrete, steel and energy-efficient glass keep mobile signal out. We measure the signal outside and inside, then design a system that brings it in: a donor antenna on the roof, amplification, and indoor antennas placed where coverage is missing.
The system is laid out for the carriers your staff and visitors use. After installation we measure again, floor by floor, and give you the before and after.
A booster amplifies the signal that reaches the building; it does not create one. The measurement taken outside therefore decides what is possible, and it is the first thing we do. If the signal available outdoors is too weak for a carrier, we tell you before you spend anything on equipment.
- Signal surveySignal strength measured by carrier, outdoors and across the areas with poor coverage.
- System designDonor antenna position, amplifier and indoor antenna layout, with cable routes.
- InstallationRooftop antenna, amplifiers, cabling and ceiling or wall antennas.
- Multi-carrier coverageSystems designed to serve several mobile carriers at once.
- VerificationCoverage measured again after commissioning and documented.
Where in-building cellular coverage is installed
- Underground parking garages
- Warehouses and industrial buildings
- Office towers and basements
- Hotels, clinics and retail centres
Typical situations
- Phones lose service in the underground garage, the stairwells or the elevator lobbies
- The envelope of a new building blocks a signal that was fine on the empty lot
- Staff in the middle of the warehouse cannot be reached on their mobiles
- Payment terminals, lone-worker devices or other equipment that relies on the cellular network do not work indoors
- Tenants of an office floor complain about dropped calls and the owner wants one solution for the building
- A basement level is being converted into occupied space
Often installed together with
Industries we install it for
- General contractors
- Construction sites
- Property management
- Retail
- Hotels and restaurants
- Warehouses and logistics
- Manufacturing
- Clinics and care facilities
- All industries
One level of a garage is a job we quote on its own. In a new building, the antenna cabling is easiest to install before the ceilings close, with the rest of the low-voltage work.
How a cellular coverage project runs
Measured outside, designed for the inside, measured again.
- Signal survey
We measure the signal of each carrier on the roof or outside the building, then inside, area by area. The readings show where coverage is missing and which carriers can be improved.
- Design and quote
You receive a layout showing the donor antenna, the location of the amplifier, the indoor antennas and the cable routes, with the areas that will be covered and the carriers served.
- Installation
The donor antenna is mounted and aimed, coaxial cable is run through risers and ceilings, the indoor antennas are installed, and the amplifier is set up with enough separation between the outdoor and indoor antennas for the system to remain stable.
- Commissioning and verification
The amplifier is adjusted, the stability of the system is checked, and coverage is measured again at the same places as during the survey.
What you receive after verification
The result is a comparison: the same measurement points, before and after.
- Before-and-after measurementsThe signal of each carrier at the survey points, before the work and after commissioning.
- System layout as installedThe position of the donor antenna, the amplifier, the splitters and the indoor antennas, with the cable routes.
- Equipment recordThe settings of the amplifier and the documentation of the equipment installed.
- Extension optionsThe areas that could be added later from the same system, and what it would take.
Questions about cell signal boosters
Will it work with every mobile carrier?
Systems can be designed for several carriers. The survey shows which signals are available at your building, and the design is based on that.
We only have a problem in the garage. Can you cover just that?
Yes. Coverage can be limited to the areas that need it, and extended later.
Does a booster work if there is no signal at all outside?
No. A booster amplifies an existing signal. If the survey finds a usable signal on the roof, it can be brought indoors; if there is none for a given carrier, we tell you, and this kind of system can do nothing for that carrier.
Is this the same as a distributed antenna system (DAS)?
It is the same principle on another scale. A booster with a few indoor antennas suits a garage, a floor or a mid-sized building. Very large buildings may require a distributed antenna system designed with the carriers. The survey shows on which side of that line your building stands, and we tell you.
Will it improve mobile data as well as calls?
Yes. Calls, text messages and mobile data use the same signal, so all three improve in the covered areas. The speed you get still depends on the carrier's network outside.
Can the installation be done in an occupied building?
Yes. Most of the work is running cable in ceilings, risers and garages. It is scheduled by area and around your business hours, and no existing service has to be interrupted.
A garage, a basement or a warehouse without signal? Tell us about it.
Describe the site and what you need. We reply in English or French.