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CRE Partners Newsletter -- Volume 1, Number 8 -- September 17, 2003

"Bridging the Gap between Real Estate and Technology"

In the wake of the 2nd anniversary of September 11th, we thought it only appropriate to address how the events of that day have directly affected commercial building owners in terms of emergency communications. Many state and local jurisdictions are reviewing (or have already passed) legislation to revise building codes to require building owners to install infrastructure to support wireless emergency communications inside buildings. The impact of these codes changes is dramatic, and you need to know how it will affect your building -- and your budget.
Darlene Pope, President dpope@crepartners.com


Feature Article: Addressing The Need For Reliable Inside Wireless Coverage For First Responders contributed by Kaval Wireless
Wireless coverage within buildings (where an increasing amount of cellular, PCS, paging and two-way radio communications take place) is spotty at best. This is often due to the inability of the wireless signal to adequately penetrate various building construction materials, or the signal being impeded by structural or terrain-type obstacles between the building and the macro cell site. Dropped, inaudible, or missed calls and pages lead to delays, affect productivity levels, and create frustration. This is just not acceptable anymore. These same in-building communication deficiencies also affect the abilities of first responders to perform their duties in the public safety realm. Much of the demand for inside wireless capabilities centers on building tenants. But there is arguably a more critical demand that building owners need to be aware of and address. The inability to provide reliable communications for fire fighters, emergency services personnel and police is totally unacceptable because it jeopardizes the lives of public safety workers and civilians. Effective wireless communication is critical to the success of public safety operations. Providing reliable inside wireless coverage for first responders is a key Homeland Security initiative throughout the United States. Many localities have started to codify in-building communication requirements as legislative standards, known as in-building communication ordinances. These ordinances require building owners to provide access to the public safety wireless networks inside their buildings, to enable coverage for first responders communication equipment, such as two-way radios. As a result, numerous proactive and conscientious building owners, corporations, and developers are installing the technology infrastructure to make wireless communication services seamlessly available inside their buildings in an effort to improve first responders' ability to perform their duties. (Link to FULL ARTICLE)
About Our Sponsor: Kaval Wireless is a global provider of wireless coverage extension solutions for inside spaces. Kaval manufacturers products and designs, builds and installs turnkey systems that extend wireless communications into commercial, public and industrial buildings and other areas commonly impenetrable by wireless signals. Kaval provides inside wireless solutions for the Public Safety Markets, Wireless Service Providers, and Enterprise on public, private and commercial networks. Visit us at www.kaval.com.

CRE Partners Resources Visit our web site or call us at 703-444-5720 for more information on these topics:
* In-Building Wireless * Emergency Communications Systems / Building Code Requirements * High Speed Internet Services * Rooftop Management and Leasing * Texas Forced Access Case * Web-Based Building Applications * Industry News and CRE Partners Newsletters
In Our Next Issue... coming September 24	"New NEC Rules for Abandoned Cabling" by Gerry Lederer, Esq., Miller & Van Eaton
Upcoming Industry Events Mark your calendars! • Shorecliff's Broadband Wireless East, Sept 25-26, Baltimore, MD http://www.scievents.com • National Summit on Security, Oct 1-3, Washington, DC http://www.nationalsummitonsecurity.com • CREW 2003 Annual Convention, October 15-18, 2003, San Francisco http://www.crewnetwork.org • NAIOP Annual Conference and Marketplace, October 15-17, Boston http://www.naiop.org • World Workplace 2003 Conference & Expo, October 19-21, Dallas www.worldworkplace.org • Tower Summit and Trade Show, October 28-29, Las Vegas, NV http://www.scievents.com • BOMA Winter Business Meeting, January 11-14, Tucson, AZ http://www.boma.org • IREM Commercial Real Estate 2004, Feb 19-21, Tucson, AZ http://www.irem.org Please notify us at info@crepartners.com if you have a relevant real estate or telecommunications event you would like to add to CRE Partners calendar of events.

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