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A large warehouse operator needed reliable cellular coverage on the warehouse floor and in the upstairs office. Market quotes for an off-air repeater came in around $15,000+ and the project stalled. Digicom Wireless deployed QWIK-CEL on a monthly OPEX model and got the coverage in place without touching the client's CAPEX budget.
The client runs a large warehouse facility where reliable cellular coverage is part of the day-to-day operation. Worker connectivity, logistics coordination and the systems that depend on a phone or a tablet actually working were all suffering from poor signal across the site.
They went to market for an off-air repeater solution. The quotes came back starting at $15,000 in upfront equipment and installation costs. With limited capital budget available to absorb that kind of cost, the project stalled before it started.
A roughly $15,000 upfront cost for a standard off-air repeater deployment, with limited capital budget to fund it. The need for coverage was real, but the commercial model on offer didn't work.
Off-air repeater installations at this scale carry a lot of overhead. Specialist equipment, a full site survey, complex installation work, and the labour to commission it all. Those cost drivers are what put a workable solution out of reach for a lot of businesses sitting in the exact same position.
Digicom Wireless specified QWIK-CEL for the site. QWIK-CEL is our own rapid-deployment product built around Nextivity Cel-Fi technology, paired with our specially engineered QWIK-CEL antennas. The design delivers excellent coverage across the floor area with a much smaller equipment footprint than a traditional off-air repeater install, which is what brings costs down and the deployment time.
Instead of a $15,000 capital purchase, the client took QWIK-CEL on a monthly OPEX rental. Small ongoing cost, no upfront spend to get approved, and a trial period built in so they could see the coverage worked on site before committing to anything long-term.
Purpose-built smart signal booster technology. Rapid to deploy with minimal disruption to warehouse operations.
Selected to cover the main warehouse floor and upstairs office with fewer units than a standard off-air design.
Live coverage validated on site before the client signed onto any long-term rental agreement.
Capital-heavy project converted to a small predictable monthly cost. No CAPEX approval required.
Coverage extends to additional areas as needs evolve, with only a small uplift on the existing rental cost.
Warranty, ongoing maintenance and hot-swap replacements all included for the duration of the rental.
Specialised external donor antenna positioned to lock onto carrier signal outside the building.
Specialised internal antenna positioned to project signal across the main production and floor area.
The footprint being covered. A fast installed QWIK-CEL deployment reaching the full warehouse area.
QWIK-CEL delivered the coverage the client needed across the main warehouse floor and the upstairs office, without putting pressure on their capital budget. The OPEX rental turned a project that had stalled into a small monthly cost that did not need a CAPEX approval process.
The system is built to grow with the operation. As other areas of the site need coverage, the solution extends with only a small uplift to the existing rental. No rip-and-replace, no new CAPEX approval cycle. And because warranty, maintenance and hot-swap replacements are all built into the rental, the client carries no ongoing management overhead for the hardware.
One-time capital purchase. High equipment cost, complex installation, no flexibility once committed.
Small monthly OPEX. Trial period included. Expandable as coverage needs grow. Maintained with hot-swap warranty cover.
We couldn't justify the CAPEX spend for coverage in one site. Digicom gave us a way to try the solution first, prove it worked, and then pay a small ongoing cost. It just made sense, and it worked exactly as promised.
A lot of sites carry exactly the same problem this client does. The need for indoor cellular coverage is genuine, the standard off-air repeater quote is too big to absorb as a one-time CAPEX line item, and the project sits on the shelf. QWIK-CEL exists to break that deadlock.
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