Services/WiFi Site Surveys
WiFi Site
Surveys.
A WiFi site survey is the difference between buying the right number of access points in the right places, and over-paying for too many or under-paying and discovering the dead zones later. CoreComms runs predictive and on-site WiFi surveys across the North West and West Yorkshire for offices, warehouses, schools, healthcare sites and any building where coverage and capacity matter.
Professional WiFi Site Surveys & Coverage Audits.
A proper WiFi survey gives you a heatmap of expected (or measured) signal across the building, an access point placement plan, a capacity analysis showing whether the network will hold up under real load, and a bill of materials so the install can be quoted accurately.
It's one of the highest-return pieces of work you can commission. A survey typically costs less than a single misplaced access point and gives you the confidence to invest in the right design, first time.
For most offices a predictive survey is enough. For warehouses, multi-floor buildings, healthcare clinical environments and any site with unusual constructions, an on-site survey earns its place.
Predictive & On-Site WiFi Surveys.
Predictive Survey
Software-based modelling of your floor plan, walls and AP placement, generating a heatmap of expected signal and capacity. Quick, cost-effective and the right answer for most office environments.1 to 3 working days turnaroundFloor-plan based RF modellingHamina, Ekahau & NetSpot ProOn-Site Survey
Physical measurement of actual signal, channel utilisation and interference, walking the building with professional measurement kit. The right call for complex buildings, compliance and troubleshooting.Ekahau Sidekick & NetAlly AirMagcapHundreds of measurement points2.4GHz, 5GHz & 6GHz capturedGot a project in mind? Let's scope it together.
When You Need a WiFi Survey.
Three scenarios where a survey is genuinely valuable rather than nice-to-have.
Pre-Install Planning
Before spending £5k to £50k on access points, switches, cable and labour, a survey prevents you buying too few APs (dead zones), too many (interference and waste), or APs in the wrong places (signal but no capacity at the busy desk cluster). We survey, design, then quote, rather than the other way round.Compliance Requirements
Healthcare, manufacturing, retail (PCI-DSS), education and logistics increasingly need verified WiFi coverage records. A survey produces the kind of documentation auditors, insurers and accreditation bodies actually accept, heatmaps, capacity analysis and a measured baseline.Troubleshooting Coverage Issues
Patchy connections, dropped video calls or devices that struggle to connect in certain areas. An on-site audit pinpoints whether it's signal strength, channel interference, capacity, AP placement or something further down the stack, and produces a clear, targeted remediation plan.INDUSTRY-STANDARD METHODOLOGY
Ekahau-Style Audits.
Ekahau Sidekick · NetAlly AirMagnet
The output is the kind of document an enterprise IT director would accept, not a one-page screenshot from a free WiFi mapping app.
Ekahau is the industry-standard tool for professional WiFi surveys, used by major integrators globally. We run Ekahau-equivalent audits. Same methodology, same level of detail, same kind of report, using a mix of Ekahau Sidekick hardware and competing measurement kit depending on the site.
What makes an Ekahau-style audit different from a basic walkaround:
- Hundreds of measurement points captured automatically as we walk
- All radios on all bands (2.4GHz, 5GHz, 6GHz) measured simultaneously
- Both passive (signal-only) and active (real-traffic) measurement
- Channel utilisation captured to identify interference from neighbouring networks
- Floor-by-floor heatmaps, recommendations and capacity analysis
Survey Deliverables.
Every survey we run produces the same set of usable documents. A procurement brief, a compliance record and an install plan in one PDF.
Heatmaps
Floor-by-floor heatmaps showing signal strength (dBm) at the operating frequencies, capacity (concurrent users per area), and any specific KPIs you care about, for example, -65dBm minimum for clinical wireless devices.Capacity Analysis
Real-world capacity isn't just 'how many APs cover the building'. It's how many simultaneous users on what kind of traffic mix. A survey models device count, traffic profile and resulting AP loading, and tells you whether your design has headroom or is on the edge.Recommended AP Placement
Quantity, model recommendation, mounting location, height, antenna type (omnidirectional vs directional) and orientation. Annotated on the floor plan with clear labelling, ready to hand to whichever installer you choose.Bill of Materials
Itemised list of APs, switches with PoE+ requirements, structured cabling, mounts and brackets, and any specialist kit (outdoor APs, hardened enclosures, point-to-point links). Becomes the basis for any subsequent install quote.Want a fixed-price quote? We'll come and survey first.
Industries We Serve.
Healthcare
Verified coverage to clinical work areas and predictable signal for safety-critical wireless devices, vital signs monitors, infusion pumps, asset tags.Manufacturing
Barcode scanning, mobile compute carts and production-line tablets need coverage that won't drop during a shift in heavy steel and EMI-rich environments.Retail & Hospitality
PCI-DSS auditors increasingly want verified network maps; insurers ask for coverage documentation. A survey produces both.Education
Ofsted and university accreditation occasionally ask about WiFi coverage in teaching spaces. Surveys give you the documented record.Logistics
DC operators want documented coverage in racking aisles before peak season. And on-site surveys are the only way to capture real conditions inside dense racking.Offices
From single-floor SME fit-outs to multi-storey HQ buildings, predictive surveys size the install correctly before quoting.Service Areas.
WiFi surveys delivered across the North West and West Yorkshire. Outside our three Phase 1 cities we also cover Cheshire, Lancashire, the rest of Merseyside and Greater Manchester, and the wider West Yorkshire metropolitan area.
Liverpool
WiFi site surveys across Liverpool city centre, the Wirral, Sefton, Bootle, Crosby, Aigburth, Wavertree and Speke. Recent work spans commercial offices, manufacturing in Knowsley, and clinical settings across the city.WiFi site surveys in LiverpoolManchester
Our home patch, Manchester city centre, Salford, Stockport, Trafford, Altrincham, Didsbury, Chorlton, the Northern Quarter and the wider Greater Manchester area. Spinningfields offices, Trafford Park manufacturing and healthcare across the conurbation.WiFi site surveys in ManchesterLeeds
Across Leeds city centre, Headingley, Roundhay, Chapel Allerton, Pudsey, Garforth and the wider West Yorkshire area including Wakefield, Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield. Mainly office fit-outs, education, and growing demand from clinical practices.WiFi site surveys in LeedsSurvey FAQs.
Book a WiFi site survey.
Tell us the postcode, building type, rough floor area and what you're trying to achieve, new install, troubleshooting, or compliance. We'll quote the right kind of survey and turn it around inside a week of getting on site.
Same working day response · Free site survey · Fixed-price quote