But you know what is great about a DAS? It stays even after the event has passed. I was in Indianapolis earlier this month at an event, and the wireless coverage at the hotel and convention center were great, no doubt due to the DASes deployed for the Super Bowl.

–Tracy Ford, Director, The DAS Forum at PCIA — The Wireless Infrastructure Association

Look for DAS and in-building wireless to be an important component of The Wireless Infrastructure Show 2012 and DAS In Action: Orlando, which will take place Oct. 1-4. Remember, unlike our for-profit competitors, PCIA and The DAS Forum are produced for the industry, by the industry.  Your participation helps support our efforts to promote policies that help the industry—and your business—prosper.

Anyway, check out the photo gallery here.

If you are walking the show floor, make time to stop and say hi to 3M, AJ Telecom Group, American Tower, AT&T, Axell Wireless, CommScope, Corning, DeltaNode, ExteNet Systems, Henkels & McCoy, INOC, SOLiD Technologies, Sprint, TE Connectivity, Tempest Telecom and Westell.

More higher education institutions, healthcare facilities, hospitality venues and commercial building owners are realizing they need better indoor wireless coverage, both for commercial cellular service and public safety systems. A Distributed Antenna System can be a good fit to bring wireless services closer to the end user, both inside and outdoors. Often, business and venue owners want to issue a Request for Proposal, or a Request for Information to compare information from various vendors. However, DAS designs and installments are complex and business owners might not understand that complexity when issuing an RFP.

As such, The DAS Forum has put together a checklist of items to consider when building an RFP for a DAS. To request the whitepaper, please contact Tracy Ford, Director of The DAS Forum, via email atTracy.Ford@pcia.com. Please write RFP Checklist in the subject line and provide your name, title, company, e-mail and telephone contact information in the body of the e-mail.

Click here to see the introduction of the whitepaper and the topics covered in it.

Thanks

– Tracy Ford, Director, The DAS Forum

Many universities are deploying Distributed Antenna Systems in order to handle the coverage and capacity needs inside buildings and across campuses. Along with The DAS Forum, AT&T, American Tower, Crown Castle, ExteNet Systems, SOLiD TEchnologies, Sprint Nextel and TE Connectivity will be attending ACUTA.

It will be interesting to hear the higher-ed perspective on DAS. I’ll let you know what I find out.

–Tracy Ford, director, The DAS Forum

Along with coverage of the in-depth panels that focused on Wi-Fi, small cells and public safety, RCR’s cameras catch the flavor of DAS In Action: Atlanta, including great networking opportunities and tours of Distributed Antenna Systems deployed at the Georgia Aquarium and Turner Field. Nice job, RCR crew!

You can check out all of RCR’s coverage at RCR Wireless News – Youtube Channel

Thanks so much for making DAS In Action: Atlanta a great event. The turnout was terrific, the positive buzz in the room palpable. The tour of the Georgia Aquarium was awesome (seeing Whale Sharks and DAS together has to be not-to-be-missed event) and the tour of Turner Field so close before opening day merits a shout-out to everyone involved in the planning.

I’ve got plenty of photos to post, and will have slide presentations available for attendees later this week. — Tracy Ford, director, The DAS Forum

DAS In Action: Atlanta, is organized by The DAS Forum, a membership body of PCIA that is the only industry-produced event focused on DAS. More than that, however, The DAS Forum is committed to the entire DAS ecosystem throughout the year, especially on regulatory efforts, as opposed to for-profit events.

Yesterday’s panels were outstanding. Verizon Wireless’ Scott Semone talked about his company’s technical demands for attaching to a DAS to the VZW wireless network. Semone said the same standards the nation’s wireless operator used for the macrocellular network are now being applied to DAS.

The day was capped off by a tour of the DAS at the Georgia Aquarium, the world’s largest aquarium. Connectivity Wireless, CommScope and AT&T talked about the complications of deploying a DAS in a marine-life environment. Penguins walking to the vet’s office took priority over construction workers. Dolphins are light sleepers, so no construction take place when they were snoozing. Fun and informative! Thanks to all day’s panelists and to our sponsors and exhibitors!

–Tracy Ford, director of The DAS Forum

Thanks to our sponsors, TE Connectivity (Premier), CommScope (Gold), Harris  Communications (transportation) and Errigal (network reception) for helping to make this happen!

See you at the show! — Tracy Ford, Director of The DAS Forum at PCIA–The Wireless Infrastructure Association

See you there!

Tracy Ford, Director, The DAS Forum