100-handset study · 2011–2026
98% of Phones Are Ready For Wi-Fi DAS.
Is Your Venue?
98% of Phones Are Ready For Wi-Fi DAS.
Is Your Venue?
98% of Phones Are Ready For Wi-Fi DAS.
Is Your Venue?
98% of the phones in US pockets are ready for data over Wi-Fi DAS. 88% are ready for voice too. See how that compares to what a legacy cellular DAS can still deliver.
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Share of phones ready for Wi-Fi DAS vs. spectrum a typical legacy DAS can pass, 2011 to 2026.
Share of phones ready for Wi-Fi DAS vs. spectrum a typical legacy DAS can pass, 2011 to 2026.
The Findings
What's already in your visitors' pockets.
What's already in your visitors' pockets.
As of 2026, the phones people carry into your venue are more capable than most venues realize.
As of 2026, the phones people carry into your venue are more capable than most venues realize.
%
of phones in pockets are ready for data over Wi-Fi DAS
Passpoint capable, up from 50% in 2015
%
are ready to carry voice over Wi-Fi
Carrier-enabled Wi-Fi calling (up from 0% before 2016)
%
of phones in pockets are ready for data over Wi-Fi DAS
Passpoint capable, up from 50% in 2015
%
are ready to carry voice over Wi-Fi
Carrier-enabled Wi-Fi calling (up from 0% before 2016)
%
of phones in pockets are ready for data over Wi-Fi DAS
Passpoint capable, up from 50% in 2015
%
are ready to carry voice over Wi-Fi
Carrier-enabled Wi-Fi calling (up from 0% before 2016)
%
of phones 2 years old or newer support both data and voice over Wi-Fi DAS
%
have a voice path
Either over Wi-Fi DAS or legacy cellular DAS
%
of phones 2 years old or newer support both data and voice over Wi-Fi DAS
%
have a voice path
Either over Wi-Fi DAS or legacy cellular DAS
%
of phones 2 years old or newer support both data and voice over Wi-Fi DAS
%
have a voice path
Either over Wi-Fi DAS or legacy cellular DAS
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The Problem
Full bars, but no service.
Full bars, but no service.
Full bars, but no service.
Stadium. Airport. Convention hall. Five bars, nothing loads. Your phone is attached to the building's system, the problem is which signal it's hearing. A legacy DAS still serves 99% of phones, but it may pass only 18% of the spectrum they were built for!
Stadium. Airport. Convention hall. Five bars, nothing loads. Your phone is attached to the building's system, the problem is which signal it's hearing. A legacy DAS still serves 99% of phones, but it may pass only 18% of the spectrum they were built for!
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What This Means
In 2026, the two systems are complements, not competitors.
In 2026, the two systems are complements, not competitors.
As of 2026, the phones people carry into your venue are more capable than most venues realize.
As of 2026, the phones people carry into your venue are more capable than most venues realize.
As of 2026, the phones people carry into your venue are more capable than most venues realize.
01
They cover each other's gaps
A Wi-Fi DAS carries data for 98% of phones and voice for 88%. The legacy DAS covers voice for the remaining 12%. Together, 99% of phones get a voice path and all of them get a data path.
01
They cover each other's gaps
A Wi-Fi DAS carries data for 98% of phones and voice for 88%. The legacy DAS covers voice for the remaining 12%. Together, 99% of phones get a voice path and all of them get a data path.
01
They cover each other's gaps
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02
The voice gap is a whitelist, not a radio problem
Every phone that fails the voice test after 2016 is an unlocked SKU on a carrier that whitelists its own builds. The gap retires with the phones, 95% of phones two years old or newer are already ready for both.
02
The voice gap is a whitelist, not a radio problem
Every phone that fails the voice test after 2016 is an unlocked SKU on a carrier that whitelists its own builds. The gap retires with the phones, 95% of phones two years old or newer are already ready for both.
03
Every spectrum wave since 2015 needed new hardware
The legacy DAS case is strongest where the venue keeps upgrading. A never-upgraded plant passes just 18% of 2026 phones' spectrum.
03
Every spectrum wave since 2015 needed new hardware
The legacy DAS case is strongest where the venue keeps upgrading. A never-upgraded plant passes just 18% of 2026 phones' spectrum.
04
The remaining work is enablement, not hardware.
Passpoint capability is already in 98% of pockets. The venue's remaining work on data is profiles, credentials, and OpenRoaming . Not another infrastructure cycle.
04
The remaining work is enablement, not hardware.
Passpoint capability is already in 98% of pockets. The venue's remaining work on data is profiles, credentials, and OpenRoaming . Not another infrastructure cycle.
03
Every spectrum wave since 2015 needed new hardware
The legacy DAS case is strongest where the venue keeps upgrading. A never-upgraded plant passes just 18% of 2026 phones' spectrum.
04
The remaining work is enablement, not hardware.
Passpoint capability is already in 98% of pockets. The venue's remaining work on data is profiles, credentials, and OpenRoaming . Not another infrastructure cycle.
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