PREMIER PRETORIA SHOPPING CENTRE

CT Communications was contracted to install base transceiver station infrastructure on a premier Pretoria shopping centre rooftop to support a major mobile network operator's coverage expansion into the Menlyn node. The project included rooftop antenna mast installation, feeder cable routing from the rooftop through the building's riser system to the equipment room, power and earthing infrastructure for the base station, and integration of a new in-building DAS feed from the rooftop BTS to serve the centre's internal coverage requirements.

The installation passed the operator's full site acceptance test on the first attempt, with antenna alignment verified against the agreed azimuth and tilt specifications and feeder insertion loss within 0.5 dB of the link budget model. The combined rooftop-to-indoor signal path resolved a coverage gap that had affected the node for two years prior to the installation, improving outdoor and in-building signal quality for thousands of daily visitors to the centre.