LaGuardia Airport
Central Terminal Building and Terminals B
As part of New York City’s vision to transform LaGuardia International Airport into a world-class transportation hub, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), together with LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP) launched the Terminal B redevelopment project at the airport in June 2016.
Under an innovative public-private partnership — the largest in the United States — LaGuardia Gateway Partners will design, build, operate and maintain the Central Terminal B facility. The public-private partnership contract includes taking over operations of the existing Central Terminal Building and designing, building, financing, operating and maintaining a new replacement terminal for a lease term through 2050. The airport will improve the traveling experience for millions of people and it will be a major economic generator for the region.
A Transformative Public-Private Partnership!
CellGain Wireless was selected to provide the DAS for Public Safety and facility communications. By working closely with the customer, the agencies, and various contractors throughout the project, CellGain was able to exceed all deliverable expectations.
CellGain is proud and honored to be a part of this epic project. The CellGain FTAS will help provide safety and security to the millions of passengers LaGuardia serves every year.
CellGain’s proprietary Fiber-to-Antenna System (FTAS) is deployed to provide seamless in-building coverage to emergency personnel. The system is designed for reliability with full redundancy, overlapping coverage, with verified RSSI levels throughout both front-of-house and back-of-house areas.
The system has 2 head-ends located in MDF (Main Distribution Frame) rooms that connect to the agency radios and over-the-air (OTA) bi-directional amplifiers (BDA’s), which are located in different areas of the airport. Each agency has multiple channels, and all of the channels and frequency bands are combined into the head-end.
The fiber backbone from the head-ends is routed in high density 144 strand fiber-optic cable to IDF closets.
Project Highlights
- A new Terminal B
- A Central Hall designed to unify the Airport
- A new West Garage
- A pedestrian walkway connection between the new Terminal B and the new West Garage
- A new central heating and refrigeration plant
- A consolidated receiving and warehouse distribution facility
- New hydrant aircraft fueling infrastructure in Terminal B ramp areas
- 10 different agencies supported
- 3 different frequency bands – VHF, UHF, 700/800
- 23 unique narrowband channels
- CellGain’s advanced Fiber-to-Antenna System (FTAS)
- Easily connects several distant Radio Rooms to the DAS head-ends
- Active Remote units and antennas are mounted above the ceiling for aesthetics
CellGain’s Advantages
- FTAS ensures seamless emergency communication
- Redundant, overlapping coverage with verified RSSI
- Direct agency radio and OTA BDA connections
- Integrated channels and frequency bands
- 144-strand backbone for strong connectivity
Technical Advantages
- Verified RSSI levels throughout the airport
- Unified channels in one head-end
- 144-strand fiber ensures strong connectivity
- Dual head-ends for streamlined connections
Deployment Includes
- 15 Stakeholder agencies supported
- 3 Frequency bands – VHF, UHF, 700/800
- 29 Unique narrowband channels
- 71 Antennas – 50 Downlink, 21 Uplink
Neutral Host DAS
Deployment includes
- Support for 4 Mobile Network Operators (MNO’s)
- 17 different frequency bands from 600-3700MHz
- 2×2 MIMO in every band for enhanced capacity
- Future support for CBRS
