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Today I discovered that access to high speed business offerings from Comcast, Charter, etc. are not available at one of our new facilities. Apparently 2000 ft. of cable needs to be run in order to serve a rather large industrial park but none of the providers have taken the initiative as the cable must go beneath a set of railroad tracks.
To that end we're going to start with Sprint 4G Wimax service, however, service appears to be somewhat weak in the area according to the Clear map (better detail than Sprint's map) below. The building is approximately 50x100 steel and concrete construction with a standing seam metal roof so I am anticipating signal issues.
If external antenna(s) are installed, the cable distance will be roughly 100 feet. The nearest tower is 1.5 miles to the north and until I perform a survey from the roof I am unsure whether a clear LOS exists. This is a light industrial / office area near the airport with no buildings over 4-5 stories. There are 3 additional towers in the vicinity which are depicted in the second attachment below.
Naturally, I'd prefer the installation of an outdoor rated 4G modem in a weatherproof enclosure to reduce cable losses, but it's my understanding that Sprint will not provision generic devices. In light of this, I'm looking for a recommendations on how to keep losses at a minimum, as I would like to avoid installing a parabolic or grid antenna for aesthetic reasons. I suppose an upgrade to LMR600 could help slightly, however, having almost no RF background I'm unsure of which cable/antenna configuration to pursue at this point.
Any assistance or advice that may be provided will be greatly appreciated.
To that end we're going to start with Sprint 4G Wimax service, however, service appears to be somewhat weak in the area according to the Clear map (better detail than Sprint's map) below. The building is approximately 50x100 steel and concrete construction with a standing seam metal roof so I am anticipating signal issues.
If external antenna(s) are installed, the cable distance will be roughly 100 feet. The nearest tower is 1.5 miles to the north and until I perform a survey from the roof I am unsure whether a clear LOS exists. This is a light industrial / office area near the airport with no buildings over 4-5 stories. There are 3 additional towers in the vicinity which are depicted in the second attachment below.
Naturally, I'd prefer the installation of an outdoor rated 4G modem in a weatherproof enclosure to reduce cable losses, but it's my understanding that Sprint will not provision generic devices. In light of this, I'm looking for a recommendations on how to keep losses at a minimum, as I would like to avoid installing a parabolic or grid antenna for aesthetic reasons. I suppose an upgrade to LMR600 could help slightly, however, having almost no RF background I'm unsure of which cable/antenna configuration to pursue at this point.
Any assistance or advice that may be provided will be greatly appreciated.
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