Indoor connectivity challenges in India

The data explosion that industry talks about in India, most of it is driven from indoors and telecom operators are faced with ever increasing pressure to ensure a seamless cellular signal indoors

India is geographically a large country with varied landscapes. From the mighty Himalayas to the thick forests of western Ghats, it offers myriad challenges for deployment of cellular technology. The deployment of wireless technologies for cellular communication has seen exponential growth with wide spread adoption by the customers. Telecom operators are now able to reach remote parts of India where laying of the traditional copper lines has been a big challenge owning to the cost and the geographical terrain.

The cellular technology has its advantages and pitfalls. With the exponential growth comes the challenges of providing a reliable and efficient services to the customers. The common issues plaguing the wireless customers include call drops, garbled voice calls, slow internet speeds, internet timeouts and increased battery usage. These issues are more significant indoors than outdoor environments due