South Station Tower Neutral Host Cellular DAS System

Introba provided RF design services in addition to professional engineering design services for a state-of-the-art neutral host Commercial Cellular DAS throughout all 51 floors of the South Station Tower, a mixed-use tower rising 680 feet above Boston’s historic South Station Terminal, including podium levels and residences. When complete, it will redefine the Boston Skyline while at the heart of Boston’s transit system

Project Phases

Phase 1: RF Engineering, Modeling and Carrier Approved iBwave Design
Phase 2: Construction Document Package (Signed/Stamped Design Drawings and Specifications)
Phase 2: Construction Administration

Phase 1 Design Tasks: RF Engineering

Defined project requirements
Imported floorplans to develop a building model
Defined network technologies and antenna placement
Optimized RF design
Generated complete design, bill of materials, and compliance report

Phase 2 Design Tasks: Construction Document Package

Developed an integrated coaxial cable distribution system supporting the DAS throughout the venue
Identified physical infrastructure including telecommunications rooms, conduits, raceways, and other pathway systems
Developed equipment room/part plan layouts
Developed Rack Elevations and equipment elevation/section views
Developed Block/Riser diagrams
Developed device mounting details
Developed Fiber termination/splice details
Developed electrical, mechanical, structural, and telecommunication design and distribution of telecom rooms for active DAS equipment
Developed equipment, antenna, and cable schedules
Developed GPS timing solution
Coordinated and Developed RCPs with base building
Developed electrical and telecom drawings for the fit out of a 400 sf DAS Point-of-Interface Head-End Room
Developed Specifications documents