Blog | ADRF - Part 2

January 25, 2018

Throwback Thursday – Recapping VZTUF and Celebrating Women in Wireless

Verizon’s Technology User Forum (VZTUF) gathers the company’s employees along with their external vendors and systems integrators to highlight what’s to come in the new year. The annual event showcases product launches and exhibits the technology that will be available to Verizon and its customers in the near future. Generally speaking, no “hard news” […]

January 11, 2018

Adios 2017 and Bonjour 2018

December was ADRF’s favorite time of year again! Our annual End of Year Onsite, which took place at our headquarters in Burbank CA. The ADRF family has certainly grown since our mid-year onsite back in the summer of June 2017. This time around we had a crowded office with a new group ready to expand […]

January 4, 2018

2018 Predictions for Connectivity

With Net Neutrality dominating the conversation right now, it’s easy to miss how wide-ranging the trends in telecom really were. From IoT expansion and security to the state of FirstNet adoption, and the implications of 5G, 2017 laid the groundwork for an even more robust 2018. Here are a few of the things we believe […]

December 20, 2017

Bolstering Public Safety Assets

The string of natural disasters in the U.S., including Hurricane Irma, Harvey and Maria underlines the value of proper connectivity during disasters for first responders and citizens alike. Having network access in dire situations can significantly soften the impact and complications of emergency situations, provided consumers and first responders have network access. The difference between […]

November 7, 2017

How BYOD Forced Enterprise to Re-think Connectivity

Today, employees expect to use personal mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops at work to access company information and applications. This shift in workplace behavior caused enterprises to change their stance from “connect to our network our way” to “always be connected your way.” BYOD has become the standard. According to Sapho, 78% […]

November 7, 2017

Future Proofing for 5G in Business Settings

The debate about what 5G will, and won’t be seems like it started minutes after WiMAX advocates threw up their hands in disappointment, waved the white flag, and conceded defeat to LTE. Every company and carrier has their own approach to creating technology that aligns to a standards not yet agreed upon. For instance, T-Mobile […]

July 12, 2017

Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC)

ADRF attends HITEC Toronto in Canada to exhibit our ADX V DAS (distributed antenna systems) The Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC) in Toronto cast a spotlight on the many approaches that hotels are taking to improve their guest experiences. While some of the demonstrations and discussions went into the weeds (using […]

July 3, 2017

Mid-Year Onsite

Team ADRF gathered last week for our bi-annual strategy meeting and team building event in sunny Southern California, which provided welcome relief to team members located in slightly colder areas. (Thanks to Hilton Garden Inn Burbank for hosting us and let us know when you’re free to talk about the cellular coverage in your parking […]

May 9, 2017

Public Safety DAS – Where do I start?

Public safety communications are obviously an important part of first responder’s ability to perform their duties. Wireless technology plays a critical role in support of these efforts and for new building construction, National and International Fire Codes mandate specific Public Safety communications requirements are met. At ADRF we are dedicated to supporting public safety and […]

February 24, 2017

Tips for DAS Installations for Stadiums

The more things change…the more things change Imagine you just spent several months, installing a new DAS in a stadium, testing, troubleshooting, mitigating macro interference and establishing peak wireless performance for a carrier’s users. Then prior to the first game of the year, which will be the real test run for the system, the stadium […]