Indoor cell network for world's tallest building

Dec 28 2004 - 02:06 PM ET | In The News

Ericsson has inked a contract to provide the indoor network for the world's tallest building--Taipei 101. The building got lots of press last weekend due to famed French free climber Alain Robert scaling all 101 floors. Such a large building poses a big problem for cellular access, but the network is going to be top shelf: bq. The system incorporates different network technologies on different frequency bands, including GSM900, GSM1800, CDMA800, CDMA2000 and WCDMA in a common antenna system. State-of-the-art technology is deployed to ensure seamless coverage in the world's fastest elevators, traveling at a speed up to 1,000 meters per minute. Taipai 101 is 1,666 feet tall and officially opens on New Year's Eve (the shopping mall portion of the building is already open).