Gate-to-booth coverage, POS-first QoS, food court and parking online—installed free, run end-to-end by NetEdge.
case study
Across thirty-two devices, Northside Flea Market offloads about 4.5 TB/month, translating to ~$4000–$5,000 in monthly offload payouts—driven by steady shopper traffic and high session counts.
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Aisle canyons & mixed materials: Long, narrow rows under metal awnings and CMU walls created shadowing and heavy multipath.
RF congestion from legacy gear: Dozens of vendor routers/hotspots saturated 2.4 GHz; design required DFS-aware 5 GHz, careful channel/power plans.
Mounting & sightline limits: Only select poles/facades usable without blocking signage—short masts and down-tilt to keep signal in-aisle and reduce spill.
Sparse power near rows: Centralized PoE from an IDF with weatherproof enclosures, surge protection, drip loops, and UV-rated conduit.
Backhaul offset from target aisles: Handoff near the front required protected paths to mid-market rows with tamper-resistant routing.
Peak-weekend density: VLAN segmentation and QoS keep POS/cameras stable while guests roam freely.
Outdoor durability & security: Low-height hardware needed lockable housings and anti-tamper hardware for an open-air environment.
Delivered in one week: Survey, cabling, mounts, turn-up, and testing of outdoor aisle APs plus indoor nodes—completed during normal operating hours.
CASE STUDY
NetEdge unified booth-by-booth Wi-Fi into one neutral-host network across the entire market. Passpoint lets shoppers and vendors auto-join once and stay connected from the entrances and parking lots through the vendor aisles and food court—no captive portals. Outdoor-rated APs on poles and facades are tuned for aisle “canyons,” with segmented VLANs prioritizing POS and security devices. Select CBRS nodes add capacity and clean signal in the highest-interference pockets, keeping weekend peaks smooth.
Passpoint Wi-Fi blanketing vendor aisles, indoor stalls, and parking, with targeted CBRS where density demands it. Phones auto-join once and roam smoothly from gate to booth to food court—no splash screens, just carrier-grade reliability. Vendor POS and security devices receive QoS priority on segmented networks, delivering weekend-peak performance without drop-offs and a smoother shopper experience.
