Make Public Safety Grid Testing Easy with iBwave and Windy City Wire

Simplifying DAS Testing with iBwave Mobile Survey and PRiSM Scanner

Public safety wireless requirements are getting stricter — and more complex. That’s why Windy City Wire has partnered with iBwave, the industry leader in in-building wireless design software, to make public safety grid testing faster, smarter, and easier than ever before.

The new iBwave Mobile Survey app, combined with the EPIC PRiSM Scanner, provides an affordable, accurate, and fully code-compliant solution for public-safety signal testing and documentation. Whether you’re a contractor, system integrator, or AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction), this tool is designed to help you complete your projects faster — and with greater confidence.

Why This Matters

The demand for public-safety grid testing is growing at over 12% per year as new NFPA and local codes require annual coverage verification. Traditional test methods are often time-consuming, expensive, and complicated, leading to rework and delayed approvals.

With iBwave and Windy City Wire, you now have a streamlined, all-in-one testing ecosystem that simplifies compliance, cuts costs, and improves accuracy.

A Complete Public Safety Testing Solution

Lightweight Hardware, Powerful Results

The EPIC PRiSM Scanner is a pocket-sized software-defined radio, weighing just six ounces.
It supports:

• P25, UHF/VHF analog, and FirstNet 4G/5G networks
• USB-C connectivity with external battery support for all-day testing
• A built-in spectrum analyzer for interference detection and signal analysis

Use it for indoor site walks, outdoor GPS-based testing, or even drone-mounted surveys for hard-to-reach locations.

Smart Software for Seamless Surveys

The iBwave Mobile Survey app runs on Android and makes test setup simple:

• Import floor plans or use live maps for instant scaling
• Annotate with photos, videos, voice notes, and text comments
• Conduct continuous or stop-and-go surveys, then follow up with NFPA 1225-compliant grid testing
• Capture real-time metrics like RSSI, SINR, BER, and DAQ — and generate instant pass/fail results

All data syncs automatically to iBwave Unity Cloud, where teams and AHJs can review floor plans, reports, and heat maps from any web browser.

Key Benefits

✅ Faster Testing: Capture all survey and grid-test data in one visit.
✅ Immediate Results: Generate AHJ-ready reports instantly in PDF format.
✅ Better Compliance: Built-in NFPA thresholds with customizable pass/fail criteria.
✅ Cloud Collaboration: Share projects, templates, and results across teams and jurisdictions.
✅ Training Included: One-year subscription includes training, certification, and 30 GB of cloud storage.
✅ Exceptional ROI: Most users recover their investment within three months through labor savings and faster project completion.

Built for Today’s Wireless Professionals

With the iBwave + Windy City Wire solution, you can:

• Confidently deliver repeatable, code-compliant results
• Reduce costly site revisits and outsourcing
• Provide your clients and AHJs with professional, ready-to-approve reports
• Future-proof your workflows as wireless standards evolve

Get Started Today

Windy City Wire and iBwave are proud to bring this technology to professionals who build and maintain public-safety communication systems.

Ready to simplify your next grid test?
👉 Contact your Windy City Wire representative or reach out directly to:

• Jim Bowen, DAS Sales Director
  jbowen@windycitywire.com
• Gabe Guevara, National DAS Sales Manager
  gguevara@windycitywire.com

Together, we’ll help you get certified, equipped, and ready to make public-safety grid testing faster and easier than ever before.