Axell Wireless's Ingo Flomer talks DAS technology and mobile broadband
Network Rail intends to spend £1.9bn rolling out high-speed mobile broadband across the busiest parts of the UK's rail network. Julian Turner talks to Ingo Flomer of Axell Wireless about the ambitious project and why distributed antenna system (DAS) techn
Ingo Flomer is director of product marketing at Axell Wireless, a leading provider of distributed antenna systems (DAS) and wireless coverage products for public safety and cellular applications. Flomer is responsible for defining the company's product management strategy and has over 20 years' experience in telecommunication, wireless and fixed line projects.
Julian Turner: Please describe the evolution of Axell Wireless.
Ingo Flomer:
Axell Wireless was formed over 40 years ago and is currently one of the
top four providers of public safety and cellular wireless coverage
solutions in the world.
The company has pioneered the use of
fibre-optics to carry radio frequency (RF) signals and uses the
technology to propagate wireless coverage in many of the world's leading
buildings and transport networks. Axell has designed and supplied DAS
systems to over 100 countries.
With the mass proliferation of
smartphones, we all expect coverage wherever we are, it is no longer
just a 'nice-to-have' feature. However, bringing coverage inside some of
these environments can prove to be a challenge. We help mobile, train
and metro operators as well as building owners to solve this problem and
provide customers with seamless mobile coverage wherever they are.
JT: What specific advantages does DAS technology offer compared with other wireless solutions?
IF:
DAS solutions help propagate a mobile operator's network seamlessly
inside buildings and tunnels as well as across external environments
such railway tracks. A DAS can be connected to an operator's base
station housed inside the building, in a basement or 'comms' room for
example, or even located several kilometres away. Another option is to
'feed' a DAS using an off-air digital repeater that takes the signal
from the air and directs it inside.
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