Distributed Antenna Systems as a Revenue Source for Community Fiber-Optic Deployment

Going from a traditional cellular topology to a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) has some key advantages. Because the antenna locations are unrelated to the base-station location, they offer far more control of cell size and shape. That, in turn, leads to more optimal radio use. In addition, equipment for multiple base-stations can be hoteled for easy maintenance and consolidated backhaul. The ability to have many small antenna locations can also benefit system reliability. An individual failure will have less impact and the systems needed for small area coverage are far less complex than those needed to provide large area coverage. » Read More