Enhanced Indoor 5G Reception for Commercial Office Spaces
Clearbeam is an Enabling Technology for Indoor 5G Coverage in Glass Buildings
Have you ever noticed how in some buildings you just can’t get a decent cell or 5G signal? Why is that?
Let’s take a closer look ….
In order to be energy efficient, commercial buildings install windows that include a “Low-E” coating. This is a thin metallic coating applied to one of the glass panes to improve heating and cooling efficiency.
An undesired consequence of the coating is that it blocks all radio waves, including cellular, 5G, Wi-Fi, GPS and First-Responder radios, such as fire and police.
The reduction in signal strength is quite severe as typically less than 1% of the signal gets through.
As a result, building occupants experience poor cellular & 5G reception in buildings that are mostly glass.
Here is what the pattern looks like under a microscope. The etched lines are thinner than a human hair, and are spaced at about 1/8 of an inch.
Clearbeam has developed a unique glass surface treatment to improve 5G Coverage in glass buildings
Our patented solution permanently improves indoor 5G reception in glass buildings and enables installation of 5G access points.
Our one-time process involves using a laser to etch away a very small amount (~1%) of the low-E coating in a grid pattern at the site of the 5G access gateway.