Communications Infrastructure

Whether you need wired or wireless communications infrastructure, Kimley-Horn can help you navigate fast-paced project timelines and location-specific regulatory requirements. With decades of specialized experience, we are well-positioned to serve our clients nationwide, including telecom companies, utilities, data centers, internet service providers, private developers, municipalities, transportation agencies, and public institutions and organizations.

Multidisciplinary Services You Can Count On

We develop complex network architecture to support a range of project types, from distributed antenna systems (DAS) to macro, small-cell, and fiber. In close collaboration with our diverse clients, we provide services that include the following:

Site acquisition
Field services
Network design services
Zoning and permitting
Feasibility studies
Civil engineering
Electrical engineering
Environmental engineering
Mechanical engineering
Structural engineering
Surveying

Macro Site Development

Our site planning and development team has the proven experience to seamlessly get our clients’ initiatives on the air and operational. We provide a full range of services—from site acquisition to landlord coordination and more—to help you obtain permits efficiently. With creative solutions to provide our clients with cost considerate plans, our consultants can help you navigate structural engineering, utility coordination, and construction phase services for your macro site.

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Small Cell Capabilities

Kimley-Horn provides telecom engineering services and supports wireless carriers with small cell deployment—identifying, assessing, and engineering small cell nodes on new and existing structures to meet needs for additional capacity and coverage for emerging technologies. Our programmatic process sets a precedent for small cell infrastructure and full turnkey fiber solutions.

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Structural & Modification Services

In-building communication networks are essential to network reliability and public welfare, and we have consultants experienced in DAS design. Our teams leverage electrical and mechanical engineering to design for anticipated DAS demand, complex HVAC systems, green infrastructure, and various vertical structures–helping you from preliminary design through final implementation and support.

Our staff has the ability to oversee all tasks through preliminary design to the final implementation and support of your in-building or outdoor DAS system.

Distributed Antenna Services

As multidisciplinary consultants, we specialize in designing and engineering Fiber to the x (FTTx) networks. From both high-level and detailed design and planning to feasibility studies, grant assistance, and owner’s rep services, we have the expertise to make your communications infrastructure smarter and more streamlined. Our clients across the United States are as diverse as our range of project types, including fiber to the home, middle mile fiber, long haul fiber, and inside plant fiber.