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Industry-leading Predictive Wi-Fi Network Design

Our industry leadership, and 17 years’ experience in Predictive Wi-Fi Design means we design better networks that maintain your productivity – and cost less

What is Predictive Wi-Fi Design?

Predictive Wi-Fi design is performed by our expert Wi-Fi network design team, using software such as Ekahau AI Pro and iBwave Design.

We import floor plans or CAD drawings and model your building in 3D – including walls, doors, elevator shafts, floors, atriums, etc.

We then use simulation to predict the coverage, data rates and capacity of a Wi-Fi network for your premises.

We design to tight specifications, determined during the Wi-Fi Network Planning Phase (Stage 1).

What are the Advantages?

Predictive Wi-Fi design – also known as Simulated, Virtual, Desktop or Remote Wi-Fi design – can be performed quickly to estimate the quantity and locations of Wi-Fi access points for your premises.

We can also design Wi-Fi networks for building which are undergoing construction or refurbishment.

Predictive Wi-Fi design is ideally combined with on-site Wi-Fi survey using APs on Tripods – the so-called AP-on-a-Stick Wi-Fi survey – but using our vastly superior MAPT™ Wi-Fi survey methodology.

Is Predictive Wi-Fi Design Accurate and Dependable?

With predictive Wi-Fi network design, a site visit is always recommended beforehand, and in some cases is essential.

Simulated Wi-Fi design is not as accurate as an in-situ Wi-Fi Site Survey – where we place Wi-Fi access points on tripods to design your network precisely for your building.

After your Wi-Fi network is installed, a post-install Validation survey is essential – to ensure that your network is performing as expected.

Wi-Fi Network Design and Site Survey

Stage 2: Wi-Fi Network Design

Predictive Wi-Fi Design

Predictive Wi-Fi network design, also known as Virtual, Remote or Desktop Wi-Fi survey, is performed by our Wi-Fi design team using tools such as Ekahau Survey (Ekahau Pro) and iBwave.

On-Site APoS Wi-Fi Survey

Other Wi-Fi companies call it AP-on-a-Stick (APoS) survey, but our MAPT™ survey methodology is vastly superior and guarantees results where other Wi-Fi survey methods fail.

High-Density Wi-Fi Survey

With Microsoft Teams and Zoom video conferencing, and mobile users with multiple devices, you need guaranteed Wi-Fi Capacity and Performance for your applications.

Wi-Fi Network Expansion Survey

Many of our customers have an existing Wi-Fi network but need Wi-Fi coverage extending to new areas, often with additional Wi-Fi network capacity.

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Predictive Wi-Fi Network Design

Predictive Wi-Fi network design, also known as Virtual Wi-Fi Survey, Simulated Wi-Fi design, Remote or Desktop Wi-Fi survey, is performed by our Wi-Fi design team using tools such as Ekahau Survey (Ekahau Pro) and iBwave Suite.

We import your building floor plans or CAD documents, model your building – including walls, doors, floors, elevator shafts, etc – then use software-based simulation to determine the optimum numbers and locations of APs for your building.

Heatmaps and visualisations show the predicted Wi-Fi network Coverage, Signal Strengths (dBm), Signal-to-Noise Ratios (dB), Data Rates (Mbps), Wi-Fi cell overlap, network capacity and more.

Predictive Wi-Fi design works well for for buildings undergoing construction or refurbishment, and is useful for determining cable drop points, a Bill of Materials (BoM) and budgetary costs.

Some people in the Wi-Fi industry have claimed that predictive Wi-Fi network design can replace manual on-site Wi-Fi design using Wi-Fi access points on tripods.

In many cases, this isn’t true.

The accuracy of predictive Wi-Fi design is limited by several factors:

  • The attenuation of Wi-Fi signals by walls, doors, supporting steel beams, concrete columns, racks and shelving is all estimated by the Wi-Fi network designer;
  • Current design software cannot model your building precisely;
  • Most predictive design software does not account for Wi-Fi signal reflections and Multipath effects.

When Predictive Wi-Fi design is used, you should commission an on-site survey either before or after installation of the Wi-Fi network.

Pre-installation Wi-Fi Survey is used to design a Wi-Fi network that will perform well in your premises.

Whilst Predictive Wi-Fi design can help, on-site survey using Wi-Fi access points placed on tripods gives the most accurate and reliable results – IF the access points-on-tripods survey is performed correctly.

Unfortunately, many Wi-Fi companies survey with only one AP on a tripod, and this simply isn’t adequate.

LEVER’s unique MAPT™ Wi-Fi survey methodology is the most accurate and reliable APoS Wi-Fi – we guarantee the Coverage and Performance of wi-Fi networks that we design in this way.

What’s more, our combined MAPT™ and Optimised by Design™ service uses expert Wi-Fi network engineering to cut your network costs to the minimum – potentially saving you 30% and more on equipment.

Post-Installation Wi-Fi Validation Survey is performed once your Wi-Fi network has been installed and configured.

The primary objectives are to determine:

  • The Coverage provided by the Wi-Fi network
  • Signal strengths, data rates and roaming boundaries
  • The Capacity and Performance of the Wi-Fi network
  • Whether the installation and configuration are fit-for-purpose
  • What Optimisations that can be made to the network.

A Post-Installation Wi-Fi Validation Survey should always be performed if only Predictive Wi-Fi Design has been used or if your pre-installation survey was sub-optimal.

Other Wi-Fi companies call it AP-on-a-Stick (APoS) Wi-Fi survey, but our MAPT™ Wi-Fi survey methodology is vastly superior and guarantees results where other APoS surveys give false predictions for your Wi-Fi network’s Capacity, Performance and Roaming behaviour.

What’s more, our MAPT™ Wi-Fi survey methodology evaluates many different Wi-Fi network designs – not just the one design that you will get with other companies’ Wi-Fi surveys.

This enables us to Optimise your Network by Design for higher performance at lower cost.

Finally, our MAPT™ Wi-Fi design methodology is so reliable, we underwrite or work with written guarantees.

In short, our industry-leading Wi-Fi design skills save you money and give you the best return on your investment.

New Rules Apply

With the new IEEE 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E standards, new Wi-Fi network design rules apply. This may mean that your existing Wi-Fi network installation is not suitable for a straightforward technology upgrade – replacing existing Access Points with newer Wi-Fi 6 APs.

You need to embrace the new Wi-Fi 6 / 6E design principles to maximise network capacity and performance, and simultaneously cut costs.

How do we deliver better networks for less money?

Through Optimised Engineering.

It’s far from straightforward, but our Wi-Fi Survey and Design expertise enables us to deliver faster, more reliable Wi-Fi networks, and cut both CapEx and OpEx – typically by 30% compared with our competitors.

Expert Wi-Fi Design

With the number of Wi-Fi networks installed around the World, you might think that Wi-Fi network design is now a relatively simple and well-understood subject .. but it isn’t!

Too many IT companies – and Wi-Fi companies too – fail to deliver optimised Wi-Fi network designs, and the results are unfortunately all too common:

  • Unreliable Wi-Fi network connections
  • Poor Wi-Fi performance
  • Areas of poor Wi-Fi coverage or capacity
  • Poor connectivity when roaming
  • User complaints
  • No clear picture as to why Wi-Fi isn’t performing
  • Wasted spend on Wi-Fi Access Points that don’t perform.

Avoid the Problems and Cut Wi-Fi Costs

Tap into our unrivalled expertise to avoid the common – and not-so-common – problems with Wi-Fi.

Our unique credentials include:

  • Expert Wi-Fi network design engineers
  • Longest-established users of Ekahau Survey and AirMagnet Survey
  • A World-leading Authority in Wi-Fi network Engineering
  • We train the World in Wi-Fi network Engineering
  • Industry-leading standards and thought leadership in Wi-Fi network Design, Survey and Auditing
  • Experience across all sectors – from Universities to Enterprises, Logistics to Local Government.
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“LEVER provided us a solution at a stadium in Yorkshire. We have worked with them over the last couple of years and have had regular weekly updates and reports with our team. LEVER are our choice for network solutions.”

“City of Lincoln Council approached LEVER to consult and advise on the development wireless CCTV camera system. At each stage LEVER have given impartial advice and feedback. We would recommend LEVER to anyone.”

“LEVER delivered a bespoke training course to our team in London. The trainer was personable and accurate. We are happy to recommend LEVER for your training.”

“Following LEVER’s recommendations, Wi-Fi service was improved across all venues. The average Wi-Fi service score of 43% was increased to 80% and 90% at most locations. Wi-Fi speeds increased between 5x times and 25x times following LEVER's intervention.”

“LEVER have delivered a series of successful Wi-Fi network projects for offices located outside N. America. LEVER's approach is professional, flexible and dependable, with all International surveys completed without a hitch. We look forward to working with LEVER on our future International Wi-Fi projects.”

“LEVER provided us a solution at a stadium in Yorkshire. We have worked with them over the last couple of years and have had regular weekly updates and reports with our team. LEVER are our choice for network solutions.”

“City of Lincoln Council approached LEVER to consult and advise on the development wireless CCTV camera system. At each stage LEVER have given impartial advice and feedback. We would recommend LEVER to anyone.”

“LEVER delivered a bespoke training course to our team in London. The trainer was personable and accurate. We are happy to recommend LEVER for your training.”

“Following LEVER’s recommendations, Wi-Fi service was improved across all venues. The average Wi-Fi service score of 43% was increased to 80% and 90% at most locations. Wi-Fi speeds increased between 5x times and 25x times following LEVER's intervention.”

“LEVER have delivered a series of successful Wi-Fi network projects for offices located outside N. America. LEVER's approach is professional, flexible and dependable, with all International surveys completed without a hitch. We look forward to working with LEVER on our future International Wi-Fi projects.”

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