Case Study
Centrica plc
Mobile Connectivity Improvement Project
Centrica - UK Wide
Centrica plc is a British multinational energy and services company with its headquarters in Windsor, Berkshire. Its principal activity is the supply of electricity and gas to consumers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
It is the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers in the United Kingdom, and one of the largest suppliers of electricity, operating under the trading names Scottish Gas in Scotland, British Gas in England and Wales, and Phoenix Gas in Northern Ireland. It owns Bord Gáis Energy in Ireland. The company also provides household services including plumbing.
Centrica is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
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About Centrica
founded
1800
employees
0
K+
Revenue
£
0
bn
The Challenge
As with many modern buildings, with sustainability-led design in construction (including Low-E glass), many of Centrica’s offices suffered from poor cellular signal.
This often leads to a number of operational challenges, including communication with other offices, suppliers, and customers. With little to no mobile coverage, health and safety is also a concern.
Centrica, therefore, required a solution to be designed and installed in six locations across the UK, including its flagship headquarters located in Mayfair, London.
The Solution
Following detailed surveys and testing periods across the six locations, our engineers designed and deployed a combination of passive and hybrid distributed antenna systems to improve all four networks (O2, EE, Vodafone, and Three).
High-gain directional antennas were installed where appropriate, in order to maximise the donor signal and ensure optimal performance of the system.
Our DAS solution provides uniform, high-quality cellular signal throughout the buildings, and is scalable to the size needed. This delivers a mobile signal that is up to 1000x stronger, utilizing CAT 5e/6 cabling for RF and Power over Ethernet, with no signal attenuation, right to the perimeter of the building.
With no operator licence required, installation was completed in just a matter of days on each site – this smart cellular solution delivers the industry’s highest gain, at the lowest cost per square metre.
Our solution benefits from:
✓ All networks improved
✓ Multi Network 3G 4G 5G Voice and Data
✓ Up to 1000x stronger signal
✓ Network Safe and Network operator approved
✓ Indoor / Outdoor NEMA 4 Rated
✓ Scalable, all-digital PoE Solution
✓ Setup, Maintenance, and Remote Management
Centrica HQ, Mayfair London
All four networks improved; replaced legacy system with Hybrid DAS.
Centrica Windsor
All four networks improved; Hybrid DAS.
Centrica Stockport
All four networks improved; Hybrid DAS.
Centrica Leicester
Two offices; corporate network only; Passive DAS
Centrica Coventry
Corporate network only; Passive DAS
The Results
All key areas now receive full voice and data coverage across all four networks where relevant.
Employees can now easily communicate with all stakeholders, including other offices, suppliers, partners, and customers.
The teams now benefit from health and safety, productivity, and operational advantages of being able to use mobile devices on the move within the offices.
Our products are license-exempt and fully comply with Ofcom’s UK Interface requirement 2102 (IR2102) (UK) and ComReg S.I.No.283 of 2018 (Ireland).