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Message: [QUOTE="orangeinjersey, post: 4811817, member: 1961"] To make this as simple as possible for laymans...there are a few pieces involved... [LIST=1] [*]The DAS network equipment in the dome (think of this as the electrical wiring and light bulbs in your house). [*]The commercial carrier signal source, the "radio" that transmits the RF signals between the carrier network and the DAS network light to RF and vice versa (think of this as the transformer outside your house) [*]The transport circuit, this is the fiber/copper that transports the signals from the carrier network head-end/switching to the dome (think of this as the high voltage cable in the dirt or on power lines outside your home). [/LIST] The latest story posted above says that the issue is "equipment delays". It sounds to me from this story and the earlier ones posted all of the dome JMA equipment has been installed and tested already with a dummy signal. All that is left is the carrier signal integration, and some quick integration testing. The Carrier equipment delays can be permitting/construction inspection delays on the carrier side from their contractor. Think general electrical equipment. It could be they are waiting on a "radio/signal source" or any piece of equipment to interface to the DAS. It could mean that they are waiting on a piece of standard cisco routing gear that is part of the transport from the radio to the outside VZW/carrier network. That piece could be out of their control and in the hands of a 3rd party like spectrumm or whoever the outside provider is. The interesting quote here is, "[B][I]Verizon informed the university that due to equipment delays and to prevent negatively impacting Verizon customers..."[/I][/B] the latter portion specifically. This is telling, carriers do NOT accept subpar user experiences. They either want it to work correctly as advertised in the commercials, or it not work at all. My guess is that they found something in the testing that wasn't up to snuff that they are waiting on a component/equipment to add/replace to the system. If they green-lit the system as is, it would likely work as advertised in some of the space but not ALL of the dome. Therefore, they choose to not green-light it and avoid complaints and bad user experiences. Patience young grasshopper, my guess is that when all is said and done, SU will have the best wireless experience in a college venue, one that will rival the latest and greatest at Sofi, Allegient etc. [/QUOTE]

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