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Wi-Fi Design and Surveys
Cisco and Meraki Wi-Fi design and surveys across the UK, with a focus on London, Kent, Sussex, Essex and Berkshire. Plan coverage around real site needs.
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across the UK
Client locations
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Traffic handled
at peak time
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Average response is not a resolution time or a contractual guarantee. Support scope and response commitments are agreed for each engagement.
Wi-Fi design and surveys establish what a wireless network must deliver and whether the building can support it. MCI Network Services designs Cisco and Meraki wireless services around users, applications and the devices that actually connect. We distinguish planning before installation from investigation of an existing problem and validation after deployment. Each type of work answers a different question. The aim is a usable network with evidence behind its layout, not simply a floor plan covered in access-point symbols.
Coverage and capacity
Design Wi-Fi around the spaces, devices and traffic that depend on it.
Secure access
Align authentication, segmentation and guest access with the wider network.
Measured performance
Validate roaming, interference and user experience instead of relying on signal bars.
Begin with the way the space is used
We ask where people work, how they move and which applications depend on wireless connectivity. Meeting rooms, warehouse aisles and outdoor areas can have very different demand. We also identify the client population, including older devices, voice handsets and specialist equipment. The design should support those endpoints rather than assume that every user has the same modern laptop.
The requirements include busy periods and expected growth. An office that is quiet on the survey day may host a large gathering every week. We record those conditions and agree the areas that need coverage, the capacity objective and relevant roaming requirements. This makes later acceptance meaningful: both parties know which services and spaces the design was intended to support.
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Choose the right survey for the project
A predictive design uses building information and modelling to propose equipment and placement. It is useful for early budgeting and cabling decisions, but its assumptions need validation. An on-site survey measures conditions in the actual environment, while a post-installation validation survey checks the network that was built against the agreed requirement. These activities can complement one another rather than compete.
For an existing performance problem, the right scope may include targeted troubleshooting alongside a survey. A coverage map alone will not explain every authentication, addressing or application failure. We define the questions before selecting the method so the customer does not pay for a broad report that misses the reason staff cannot use the network reliably.
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Assess coverage and capacity separately
A device can receive a strong signal and still experience poor service if too many users contend for airtime or if the network path beyond the access point is constrained. We examine the expected workload, channel reuse and client capabilities alongside coverage. Increasing transmit power or adding access points without a design can make some problems worse rather than resolve them.
We also review the wired foundations. Uplink capacity, PoE, VLANs, DHCP, DNS and authentication services all contribute to the user experience. The wireless design identifies these dependencies and the team responsible for them. It does not describe an access-point replacement as a complete remedy when the evidence points to an upstream or endpoint problem.
Different environments. The same care.
Built around the work
your network supports.
Finance, banking and the wider private sector. We start with the systems and people that depend on your connections.
Finance & banking
Market-data paths, routing and provider coordination on clients’ behalf.
Financial-market services ↗Offices & multi-site teams
Reliable access between people, workplaces and business applications.
Office network design ↗Data centres & cloud
Network boundaries, workload connections and operational ownership.
Data centre networks ↗Make installation assumptions visible
The proposal identifies access-point models, antenna arrangements, mounting locations and the conditions used in the design. Building materials, ceiling heights and furniture or stock can affect the outcome. Where information is uncertain, we state the assumption and the check needed before installation. A predictive model should not be presented as a measurement of a building that has not yet been inspected.
Practical constraints are considered with the relevant installation team. Cable routes, landlord permission, access equipment and environmental requirements can change the viable placement. We record alternatives and their consequences rather than allowing installers to move equipment informally on the day. A small physical relocation can matter when the design depends on a particular coverage pattern or roaming boundary.
Test with representative devices and applications
Where active testing is included, we use suitable clients and workloads to observe connection, addressing and application behaviour. The test device and conditions are recorded because different radios, drivers and antennas can produce different results. We avoid generalising one high-performance survey adapter’s observations to every handheld or voice device in the estate.
Acceptance also considers movement where roaming matters. We agree representative routes and observe the relevant application during transitions. A continuous coverage map is useful, but it does not prove that a particular client will roam at the right moment or complete authentication quickly enough. Those behaviours need their own evidence and may require endpoint or policy changes as well as RF adjustments.
Deliver a plan that can be implemented and checked
The output explains findings, proposed changes and the evidence behind them. It distinguishes immediate faults, design improvements and assumptions that require confirmation. An installation-ready package can include placement drawings, configuration principles and acceptance criteria. A survey report for an existing estate can instead prioritise remediation and identify what should be retested afterwards.
MCI provides predictive Wi-Fi design, on-site surveys and validation across the UK, with particular focus on London and the surrounding counties. Share the floor plans, device types and business symptoms so we can recommend the right scope. The purpose is to improve a real service, not to produce a colourful heat map without a clear route to action.
Technical references
- Conducting site surveys with MR access points — Cisco / Cisco Meraki
- Channel planning best practices — Cisco / Cisco Meraki
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