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How a Florida distribution center solved its cell phone reception problem
A 90-year-old, $1 billion dollar international food distribution company had cell signal coverage issues in one of their newest distribution centers: Staff who were located in the offices of their 345,000-square-foot distribution center had trouble making and receiving cell phone calls due to the type of commercial building materials used in the distribution center.
Powerful Signal designed and implemented a 4G cell amplification system to cover the main offices in the building. The […]
Powerful Signal solves the poor cell signal in a nationwide travel center’s Florida locations
A nationwide travel center company, with truck stops in over 700 locations, had issues in several of their locations in Florida: Long-haul truck drivers were having trouble using their cell phones inside the stores. Reliable cell service is critical for general and emergency use in the trucking industry. While cell service on U.S. roads has vastly improved over the last decade, reception inside concrete and metal buildings can still be a challenge.
Powerful Signal implemented a cost- […]
Custom Solution: Colorado mining services company (82,300 ft²)
A Colorado mining services and explosive systems company has an office building with building materials that were blocking usable cell signal, causing problems for employees and contractors.
Powerful Signal designed and implemented a 4G cellular amplifier system for the company that covered 82,300 square feet of office space on two floors. The new system supported all major carriers, allowing anyone in the building to benefit from improved reception, with fewer dropped calls and miss […]
Custom solution: Illinois city government building (54,000 ft²)
A city utility building in Illinois had almost no cellular coverage. The building was constructed with concrete walls and a metal roof, very common materials used in commercial buildings that severely block cell phone signals. Offices and city services areas were affected, and a solution was needed to correct the issues.
Working with the city’s exact building specifications, Powerful Signal designed and installed a 4G cellular system that covered 54,000 square feet inside the u […]
Custom solution: Massachusetts hospital (76,000 ft²)
A major hospital in Massachusetts had a problem with internal cellular communications. It was imperative that doctors be able to communicate with their cell phones to check on patients. There was no cellular service available in the underground level of the hospital.
Hospitals are unique working environments: They operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, have very high standards for installation personnel, and unique installation procedures. Powerful Signal designed a 4G cellular syste […]
Custom solution: South Carolina welding company (14,000 ft²)
Welding companies, by nature, have a lot of metal in their building materials. One South Carolina welding company has a 14,000-square foot metal building with a metal roof; all this metal was blocking cell signals from coming into the office areas. In addition to that, a transformer station behind the building was also interfering with cellular reception.
Powerful Signal designed a cell signal amplification system that overcome the problems caused by the metal building and transforme […]
How do I know my cell signal booster will work?
An office floor flooded with cellular signal from a cell signal amplifier and one dome antenna.
The question
You have a office or other type of building that suffers from poor cell signal reception. You’ve made the decision to purchase a cellular amplifier solution to improve the signal. How do you know your cell signal booster will work?.
The answer
There is an easy answer to the question: mathematics. A cellular amplifier (cell signal booster) system’s perf […]
