JMA Wireless provides DAS for large office complex in Paris

Wireless communications solutions provider JMA Wireless has delivered its distributed antenna system to provide improved cellular coverage and capacity at 10 Grenelle, an office complex comprised of over 30,000 square meters, located in Paris, France. The multi-carrier, multi-band TEKO DAS platform from JMA Wireless has been deployed by French system integrator, INEO Tertiaire. This DAS solution enables mobile communications in the two buildings housing offices, an auditorium, several restaurants, parking, a fitness center and several green spaces, JMA Wireless said. The firm said that environmentally sustainable venues, such as 10 Grenelle, present challenges to wireless signals entering and leaving buildings, which leads to poor cellular connectivity. However, through the deployment of the TEKO DAS, 10 Grenelle will enable in-building cellular coverage and capacity for local mobile carriers Orange, Bouygues Telecom and SFR. The DAS supports the 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz bands. “Environmentally friendly buildings, along with the increase in the number of mobile phone calls originating inside, have made it much more challenging to provide in-building cellular connectivity,” said Andrea Casini, SVP of international business at JMA Wireless. “Since the newspapers Les Échos and Le Parisien have offices at 10 Grenelle, it is particularly critical that the TEKO DAS ensure powerful in-building coverage for its reporters. Dead zones are just not an option.” The TEKO DAS supports two sectors with six high-power remote units (RUs) for wireless coverage throughout the two buildings and one low power RU for the parking area. The solution enables connectivity between the RUs and the master unit (MU) with a single optical fiber per remote unit, resulting in installation savings of at least 50%, the company said.