I am not looking at allowing the cell vendors to spread 802.11 stuff around campus. The Athletics folks are interested though in providing 802.11 in the stadium. They have had several different vendors come in since then to look at it and the price continues to be too high for them. They, like most others, cannot believe the high cost of technology, particularly when it is only for 7 games each year.
We have had folks in the past that wanted to installed a DAS system around
campus for cell coverage. But, none were ever able to get any of the big
providers interested in using it. And, we are not interested in using them for
802.11 stuff. So, they just went away. Cell coverage on campus is good anyway.
Both Verizon & AT&T have a couple of towers close by.
I'm don't dislike the UA-Auburn reference nearly as much as I dislike the way
we played the last couple of games. I guess I could say "wait til next year."
But, it might be a couple of years. We lost a lot of folks both on the offense
& the defense. But, we signed some players that look good. Maybe in a couple of
years things will be better if the young players pan out.
PS: The UA-Auburn game was played at Auburn.
Roll Tide.
-jcw
[cid:[email protected]]
John Watters The University of Alabama
Office of Information Technology
205-348-3992
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cameron, Damien L.
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 6:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] DAS Wireless
Haven't had too much experience with DAS systems; however, the stadiums
scenarios are understandable. With 100,000+ people (and at least 1 wireless
device per person) in a defined area, I'm sure it put stress on the nearby
communication towers, resulting in poor reception\speeds for the end user. With
DAS in the stadium, users will get much better performance (example use cases:
more Instagram uploads - just think how many Instavideos were uploaded at the
end of the Alabama/Auburn game, better streaming on ESPN Watch app to watch
other games, or stream Netflix to keep uninterested children entertained).
The case of DAS in the stadiums is understandable; however, I am not sure on
its benefit to be installed throughout campus. I believe it depends on your
scenario. I would say to make sure you have a reasonable ROI.
P.S. Mr. Watters, sorry about the Alabama/Auburn reference :)
Damien Cameron
Network Engineer
Norfolk State University
Office of Information Technology
Marie v. McDemmond Center for applied Research
Room 401
555 Park Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23504
O: (757) 823-9123
From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Watters, John
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 5:38 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] DAS Wireless
Did they only do DAS in your stadium? Or, did they also do 802.11 there and/or
other places?
We have a DAS system in our stadium that AT&T and Verizon jointly funded. It
seems to be doing fairly well. They share a rather small room for their
head-end stuff. It's interesting to see the differences between the equipment
used by these two carriers.
-jcw
[cid:[email protected]]
John Watters The University of Alabama
Office of Information Technology
205-348-3992
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hanset, Philippe C
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 4:24 PM
To:
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] DAS Wireless
University of Tennessee Knoxville entered into such an agreement.
Their interest was to cover the Stadium. It's done, and it seems to work well.
There are many providers of such service, and UTK used a competitive bidding.
Two things that I can remember from that agreement:
-Once the initial contract is signed (revenue sharing, infrastructure, etc...),
it takes also a long time to sign a contract with each carrier
that will join the shared infrastructure.
-Also, the late Dewitt Latimer was always warning campuses:
If carriers are interested in one particular location of your campus (because
they can reach other interesting locations from there), make sure
to negotiate a complete coverage, don't allow a partial one that is only in the
interest of the carrier!
Be ready for many back and forth between the two legal department!
Philippe Hanset
www.eduroam.us<http://www.eduroam.us>
On Feb 10, 2014, at 11:22 AM, Ray DeJean <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
All,
We've been approached by wireless company to install a DAS (distributed antenna
system) throughout our campus. They would then market the system to local
carriers, which would increase their coverage (we have pretty poor AT&T service
on campus). There would be revenue sharing and they've offered to assist in
expanding our 802.11 coverage as well.
Just wondering if anyone else has entered into a similar agreement with a
wireless company, and how it's working out for you.
thanks,
Ray
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Ray DeJean
Systems Engineer
Southeastern Louisiana University
email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
http://r-a-y.org<http://r-a-y.org/>
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