Automated cellular channel detection reduces in-building testing complexity
Identifying cellular channels, determining network operators and validating public safety coverage can turn in-building wireless testing into a time-consuming process. PCTEL’s SeeHawk Central and SeeHawk Touch platforms automate these critical tasks while centralising results management in the cloud, helping simplify wireless coverage verification across complex facilities.
The manufacturer has expanded the capabilities of its SeeHawk platform to allow users to automatically detect cellular channels and identify serving network operators during testing. Combined with cloud-connected workflows, the approach reduces manual configuration requirements and consolidates project data management across multiple sites and teams.
The development comes as building owners, system integrators and wireless infrastructure providers face increasing pressure to verify both commercial cellular coverage and public safety communications performance within the same facilities. PCTEL states that its SeeHawk ecosystem addresses these requirements through a unified workflow spanning data collection, analysis and reporting.
PCTEL’s SeeHawk Central platform serves as a cloud-based management environment for wireless testing projects. According to PCTEL, users can organise projects, manage test results and collaborate across geographically distributed teams through a centralised system.
The platform works alongside the SeeHawk Touch handheld testing solution, which supports in-building cellular, 9-1-1 and land mobile radio (LMR) coverage testing. PCTEL describes the combination as enabling users to collect measurement data in the field while synchronising results through cloud-connected workflows.
PCTEL state the solution enables users to “automatically detect cellular channels”. The company also highlighted the ability to “identify network operators” during testing, reducing the amount of manual setup required before measurements can begin.
Accurate in-building coverage verification has become increasingly important as public safety communication requirements evolve and wireless network deployments become more complex. PCTEL notes that SeeHawk Touch supports testing for both commercial cellular systems and public safety radio networks, allowing organisations to assess performance against coverage objectives while maintaining a consistent workflow.
The ability to automatically identify cellular channels and network operators can also help reduce testing delays associated with manual network configuration. By integrating results into SeeHawk Central, project stakeholders gain access to centrally managed records, reporting and collaboration functions throughout the testing lifecycle.
As an authorised distribution partner for PCTEL, Astute Group supplies these technologies to organisations requiring in-building wireless testing capabilities.
The continued convergence of commercial wireless connectivity and public safety communications is increasing demand for tools that can capture, manage and analyse multiple forms of radio frequency coverage data within a single environment. PCTEL’s SeeHawk ecosystem reflects that trend by combining automated cellular network discovery, operator identification and cloud-managed workflows with public safety testing capabilities.
Damian Semple, Franchise Marketing Manager, comments: “Wireless testing projects increasingly require visibility across both commercial cellular and public safety networks. Consolidating data collection and project management into a single workflow can help reduce deployment delays and simplify reporting across large multi-site programmes.”
