Ridge managed and executed nine new small cell nodes across the Ocean City inlet and boardwalk, self-performing caissons, concrete restoration, pole installation, cabinet outfitting, and power and fiber. Work was completed in the off-season and through coastal winter weather to minimize disruption to pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
Ridge built a new macro tower site at Rockpoint in Southern Maryland, taking the area from no coverage to full service. Before-and-after ground photos show the completed build.
Ridge designed multiple iterations of DAS, 5G, LAA, and C-Band for Verizon Wireless at this venue. Ridge has installed, upgraded, and maintained these systems over several years, including the most recent upgrade.
Ridge installed 728 access points and 50 switches during the stadium’s WiFi 6 refresh, working alongside Extreme Networks.
Ridge installed 30 5G nodes throughout the stadium to support T-Mobile’s 5G network. The work included new fiber and VoltServer equipment at each location.
As prime contractor, Ridge delivered a 1,441 access point WiFi refresh at M&T Bank Stadium, including 815 new under-seat APs and 626 existing AP swaps across 51 IDF locations.
Ridge produced the iBwave design and installed WiFi, Neutral Host DAS, and Verizon 5G, totaling 789 access points across 37 IDF locations and 25 DAS remotes. The project connected Oriole Park to M&T Bank Stadium with 1,728 fibers.
Ridge installed new Samsung LTE and C-Band equipment for Verizon and upgraded the passive DAS with new coax and antennas throughout the Farm Bureau event center.
Ridge replaced legacy Nokia radios with new Samsung PCS/AWS RRHs and expanded the passive DAS, adding 9 antennas and 1,000 ft of coax.
Ridge swapped Nokia radios for new Ericsson equipment, including a new BBU and RRHs supporting 1900 LTE and 5G 850 NR, then commissioned and call-tested the Corning MobileAccess DAS to bring it online.
Ridge installed a DRAN DAS with 81 omni antennas, delivering 4G LTE and C-Band coverage throughout the entire building.
Ridge refreshed the venue for Verizon, removing end-of-life MobileAccess equipment and installing a full JMA Neutral Host DAS with five sectors and 18 remotes, providing 4G LTE and C-Band coverage throughout the convention center.
Ridge performed an AT&T modernization at the convention center, upgrading all Nokia radios to new Ericsson radios.