CUSTOMER STORY: EDUCATION
Skyline College: Reliable Campus Cellular Coverage for Students, Faculty, and Staff
See how Skyline College partnered with CTS to improve in-building cellular coverage across a 100-acre campus, supporting safety, emergency communications, learning, and everyday connectivity for students, faculty, and staff.
Skyline College needed reliable in-building cellular coverage across a complex 100-acre campus. CTS delivered a modern DAS solution that improved 4G and 5G service, supported multiple carriers, strengthened emergency communications, and gave students, faculty, and staff more consistent connectivity inside campus buildings.
Project Snapshot
A quick look at the campus, connectivity challenge, solution, and outcome behind the Skyline College DAS project.
Customer
Skyline College
District
San Mateo County Community College District
Solution
Modern DAS for improved 4G and 5G coverage
Campus
100-acre campus with 30 buildings
Outcome
More consistent cellular service throughout campus buildings
Industry
Education
The Challenge: Campus Buildings Needed Reliable Cellular Coverage
Skyline College faced limited public cellular coverage and weak signal strength inside campus buildings. With a 100-acre campus, 30 buildings of varying ages and construction types, and carriers no longer funding in-building projects for institutions of its size, the college needed a reliable solution that could support safety, learning, and everyday connectivity for students, faculty, and staff.
Outdated Infrastructure
The retirement of 3G networks left legacy 3G DAS systems unusable.
Remote Location
The campus location created coverage challenges from existing public networks.
Building Materials
Energy-efficient construction materials made it harder for cellular signals to reach indoor spaces.
Safety Concerns
Poor connectivity created communication risks for faculty, staff, and students.
The Solution: A Modern DAS Built for Campus Connectivity
CTS partnered with Skyline College to design and deploy a modern distributed antenna system that improved in-building 4G and 5G cellular coverage while supporting multiple carriers and long-term campus needs.
Thorough Assessment
CTS conducted signal surveys to identify coverage gaps, define expected outcomes, and guide the DAS design.
Carrier Coordination
CTS handled the carrier relationships, approvals, and coordination required to bring carrier-provided signal sources online.
Ongoing Support
CTS continued to provide monitoring and maintenance to support long-term system performance.
Expert Deployment
Specialized CTS crews installed, tested, commissioned, integrated, and optimized the DAS for campus performance.
The Results
The DAS implementation gave Skyline College a stronger wireless foundation for safety, learning, and everyday campus connectivity.
Reliable in-building cellular coverage
Support for multiple carriers
Stronger emergency communications
Improved connectivity for students, faculty, and staff
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DAS & Small Cells
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Managed Services
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Skyline College needed to improve weak in-building cellular coverage across a 100-acre campus with 30 buildings of varying ages and construction types. The coverage challenges affected students, faculty, and staff, and created concerns around safety and everyday connectivity.
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CTS deployed a modern distributed antenna system, or DAS, to improve 4G and 5G cellular coverage inside campus buildings. The system was designed to support multiple cellular service providers and provide more consistent connectivity across the campus.
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Skyline College’s legacy 3G DAS systems were no longer usable after carriers retired their 3G networks. The campus also faced coverage challenges due to its location, limited macro coverage in the surrounding area, and building materials that made it harder for cellular signals to reach indoor spaces.
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CTS conducted signal surveys, helped define the project scope, coordinated carrier relationships and approvals, and provided commissioning, integration, optimization, monitoring, and maintenance support after deployment.
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