BICSI, the
international association supporting the information and communications
technology (ICT) industry with information, education and knowledge assessment,
is pleased to announce the release of its latest standard, ANSI/BICSI 006-2015,
Distributed Antenna System (DAS) Design and Implementation Best Practices.

In 2014, mobile data traffic was nearly 30 times the size of the entire global
Internet traffic in 2000. Over the next five years, mobile data is projected to
increase by factor of 10. Capacity, access and reliability are words often used
to describe what current and future wireless infrastructure needs to
be. Solutions like distributed antenna systems (DAS) assist in providing
capacity and access. And for a DAS, the design and installation of the DAS
is vital for the reliability demanded by users.

ANSI/BICSI 006-2015 is the first DAS infrastructure standard that provides
designers and installers both information on the types and components of a DAS
and also provides requirements and recommendations for the design and
installation of a standards-compliant, vendor-neutral DAS that is able to be
used for a wide range of applications, environments and locations.

A DAS supports numerous services used on a daily basis, including cellular
service; personal communications service (PCS); enhanced specialised mobile
radio (ESMR); advanced wireless services (AWS); broadband radio services (BRS);
public safety and business band land mobile radio (LMR); and emergency medical
service (EMS) radio. As reliance on these services—and thus the underlying
infrastructure—has increased significantly, the BICSI DAS Standard was
developed to provide industry and service provider neutral requirements and
best practices for the design and installation of a DAS to meet current and
future needs.

“Distributed antenna systems is a hot topic in ICT, and one that holds great
importance,” said BICSI President Michael Collins, RCDD, RTPM, CCDA, NCE. “The
release of the new DAS Standard further solidifies BICSI’s place as a leader in
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