Wireless in-building services and architectures

In response to market and competitive pressures, wireless service providers are enhancing their public system coverage and providing premium private system services to business and institutional customers by extending their coverage into buildings. Current market estimates indicate that as much as 35% of the future market for radio base stations may be related to in-building services. Among the premium services being considered are rate discounts, based on location for business and high-density public service areas, and wireless business services, which provide wireless extensions to wired business systems for workers who need to be both mobile and accessible. This paper describes the markets for in-building wireless services, with an emphasis on wireless business services, and outlines the technical attributes required of radio and switching products that are unique to in-building applications.