Johannesburg, 04 Jul 2019
We’ve all experienced the frustration of dropping an important call halfway through our conversation or having to make calls from the balcony because it’s the only place you get good signal. There are many reasons why in-building cellular coverage can be challenging.
The position of cell towers, geographical landscape or building materials can all play a role in poor in-building coverage. Even where there is an abundance of cellular towers, there can be interference issues that make cellular service poor. Phones hop from one tower to another, which can cause various disruptions in service.
“With an estimated 80% of all cellular calls originating indoors, poor or non-existent cellular coverage indoors creates user experience problems, slower download speeds, reduced battery life and, ultimately, more pressure on mobile operators,” says Tobie van Schalkwyk, Business Development Manager for Cel-Fi by Nextivity at Duxbury Networking.
Cel-Fi is Nextivity’s offering of a smart, environmentally aware signal booster. It relies on intelligent, self-organising algorithms to ensure that you benefit from the largest area of coverage without compromising or interfering with your mobile operator’s networks or impeding other subscribers’ signals.
Cel-Fi does not require any new equipment, any configuring or any changes to existing network infrastructure or mobile devices. It is a plug-and-play device, which means that there is no need for professional installation, no drilling or cables.
Each Cel-Fi system consists of two units. The Network Unit is placed in the area where it can get the strongest signal from the carrier network (signal levels as low as -120 dBm are acceptable). The Network Unit uses a transmitter and receiver, which communicates with the cell tower.
The Coverage Unit is placed in the centre of the home and communicates wirelessly with the Network Unit. It “lights up” the interior of the house with significantly improved signal levels to enable better quality calls and greater data output.
Benefits of Cel-Fi’s solutions:
- Installer friendly: Intelligent and dynamically self-configuring wireless system makes it easy to install
- Exceptional coverage footprint: Achieves optimal voice quality and data speeds in spaces ranging from mobile to enterprise
- Unconditionally network safe: No interference with mobile networks or other subscribers’ signals
- Best overall value and performance: Delivers the lowest cost per decibel of gain and square footage of coverage
- Carrier approved: The only signal booster authorised for use in nearly 100 countries by almost 200 mobile network operators
Nextivity’s third-generation Cel-Fi system offers the highest performance, lowest cost dual band system on the market. The Cel-Fi DUO will solve indoor 3G / 4G / LTE cellular coverage problems without any negative impact on the network. In fact, using Cel-Fi has been shown to improve network capacity by reducing required power from the cell-site.
Good things do come in small packages: Cel-Fi offers LTE support and is compatible with the highest data services application available. All new patented echo cancellation algorithms enable Cel-Fi to offer higher signal levels throughout the coverage area. The smaller unit sizes make it even easier to find the best placement for the units in your home.
Cel-Fi solutions optimise cellular coverage while improving voice quality and data speeds. Cel-Fi products are ideal for small businesses, multi-storey homes, remote settings and logistics vehicles. Cel-Fi is unconditionally network safe as it prevents interference with mobile operator networks.
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