Prove the WiFi before anyone pays a tax invoice.
Liveport does on-site Ekahau walks, predictive RF designs and validated heatmap reports across Australia. We bridge the gap between architectural blueprints and wireless reality.
Standard
Ekahau Pro + iBwave
SLA
5-day report turnaround
Experience
150+ AU properties surveyed
How to choose a WiFi survey contractor in Australia
A good WiFi survey contractor in Australia should measure, not guess: an on-site Ekahau survey with spectrum analysis, a report you own regardless of who installs, and accommodation experience. Liveport has surveyed properties since 2008, including a 16-hospital audit for St John of God, and every survey ends in a design brief you can put to tender.
The same survey method Liveport runs for 150+ Australian properties.
Predictive. Passive. Active. Priced per m².
Different stage of the project, different question, different price. Quoted on the m² of the building, not on guesswork.
Predictive WiFi survey
Built from your floor plan and material spec, no site visit needed. We model the RF before construction or refurb to size AP count, channel plan, cabling and power.
- · Best for new builds, refurbs, design-stage planning
- · Heatmap, AP count, BoM, cabling schedule
- · Vendor-independent, no AP-brand lock-in
Priced per m². Get a quote →
Passive site survey
On-site walk with Ekahau Sidekick or AP-on-a-stick. We measure actual RF, signal, noise, interference, channel utilisation, rogue APs, across the building as it stands today.
- · Best for existing networks needing rework or rebuild
- · Identifies dead zones, channel conflicts, rogue APs
- · Independent, not a Cisco / Aruba / Ruckus sales pitch
Priced per m². Get a quote →
Active validation survey
Live performance test against the production WiFi, throughput, roaming continuity, packet loss, voice quality. Validates VoWiFi handsets, RTLS badges and clinical handhelds.
- · Best for post-install, VoWiFi, RTLS, clinical roaming
- · Throughput, latency, jitter, roaming continuity
- · Signed performance report with pass/fail criteria
Priced per m². Get a quote →
Per-m² pricing scales with building size, floor count and expected device density. Multi-floor and complex environments quoted on inspection. Send floor plans and we’ll quote in 24 hours.
Four things a survey answers that nobody else will.
Where the signal actually dies today.
Real-world data capture showing physical obstructions, dead zones, and the actual decay of your current wireless footprint.
How many APs you actually need…
Eliminate the guesswork. We calculate the exact density required to support your peak user load without over-provisioning hardware.
What’s interfering with what.
Spectrum analysis identifying rogue devices, neighboring networks, and non-WiFi noise that creates latency and drops.
A report you can hand to a consultant…
Professional Ekahau documentation including heatmaps, SNR ratios, and floor-plan specifics ready for immediate deployment.
We quote from measurement, not from guesswork.
Building materials change everything. A brick wall in a hotel and a glass partition in a modern office have radically different RF attenuation profiles. Predictive software only goes so far.
Our engineers walk the floor with Sidekick 2 hardware, injecting live signal into your specific environment to see exactly how your walls “eat” WiFi. It is the only way to guarantee 100% coverage before you buy a single access point.
“We see your network before you do, because we measured it before we built it.”
The Liveport Method
Ekahau-certified, Ekahau-equipped, vendor-independent.
Survey tools we run
AI PRO
SIDEKICK 2
Ekahau AI Pro for predictive design and passive measurement. Ekahau Sidekick 2 spectrum analyzer for live RF capture. NetAlly EtherScope nXG for active validation, throughput tests and VoWiFi grading.
Engineer certifications
Vendor-agnostic by design. We don’t push a specific AP brand because we’re not in a re-seller margin trap. The survey output is the deliverable, not a pre-cooked Cisco quote. Why independent matters →
From the first call to the final heatmap.
Scoping call
Defining coverage goals, user capacity, and critical device types for your specific site.
On-site walk
Our engineer performs an AP-on-a-stick walk to measure real-world signal attenuation.
Design
RF modeling using Ekahau Pro to place access points for optimal roaming and overlap.
Report
A comprehensive document detailing heatmaps, BOM, and deployment instructions.
Healthcare is our biggest site-survey vertical.
Hospitals, mental health centres, aged care, hospitality, PBSA, BTR, government, six different RF problems, one independent survey methodology. Different walls, different devices, different compliance bars.
Hospitals & healthcare
Royal Melbourne, all St John of God hospitals, The Northern Hospital, Headspace. We survey for clinical-grade VoWiFi handsets, RTLS for staff duress and asset tracking, eMAR roaming continuity, and dedicated clinical-VLAN isolation with audit-ready evidence.
Hospital WiFi solutions →Aged care & retirement
Nurse-call over WiFi, dementia-wing wall density, family video-call prioritisation, Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards alignment. We survey for VoWiFi-grade handsets, clinical-VLAN isolation and Standard 4 (Services and Supports for Daily Living) compliance.
Aged Care WiFi →Hotels, resorts & islands
Hamilton Island plus hotels and resorts across Australia. Concrete-and-metal builds, ballroom event WiFi, in-room casting reach, peak-hour density, outdoor coverage between buildings. Streaming-grade per-room coverage with VoIP-grade roaming through corridors.
Hotel WiFi solutions →PBSA & student housing
Dense bedroom blocks, double-brick walls, gaming-grade latency, common-area VLAN bleed. We survey for per-bed signal floor, gaming-QoS validation and Open Day SSID load capacity.
Student Accom WiFi →Build-to-Rent (BTR) & MDU
Long-stay residents, smart amenities (gym, pool, EV charging, parking), per-apartment private VLANs. We survey for full residential coverage plus carved-out amenity VLAN reach.
BTR WiFi →Government, council & libraries
Public-access libraries, council buildings, civic spaces. Captive portal compliance, content filtering, public-WiFi audit logs. We survey for high-density public-access coverage with auditable session retention.
Council & Government WiFi →Trusted by Australian hospitals, hospitality and resorts
Royal Melbourne
Hospital
St John of God
Health Care, All Sites
The Northern
Hospital
Headspace
National Mental Health
Hamilton Island
Resort
Plus 150+ hotels, PBSA properties, BTR communities and aged care facilities surveyed across Australia and New Zealand.
Site surveys delivered across
Sydney · Melbourne · Brisbane · Perth · Adelaide · Canberra · Hobart · Darwin · Gold Coast · Sunshine Coast · Newcastle · Geelong · Auckland · Wellington · Christchurch
FIFO-capable for regional and remote sites, mining camps and offshore deployments. Australian-owned engineering team based in Torquay, Victoria.
CASE STUDY, ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL (CLINICAL-GRADE)
“The survey report became the design spec. We didn’t just guess where to put the radios, we knew they would perform before we even took them out of the boxes.”
, IT Manager, St John of God Hospital
16
St John of God hospitals surveyed
<20ms
Roaming Latency
100%
Clinical Devices Validated
Site surveys, the questions we get asked.
Do you survey hospitals and clinical environments?
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Healthcare is our biggest site-survey vertical. We’ve surveyed Royal Melbourne Hospital, all St John of God Health Care sites, The Northern Hospital, Headspace mental health centres and aged-care facilities across Australia. Hospital surveys validate VoWiFi handsets (Cisco, Spectralink, Ascom, Vocera), RTLS for staff duress and asset tracking, eMAR clinical roaming continuity, dedicated clinical-VLAN isolation and audit-ready evidence packs. We deliver to ICT teams, biomedical engineering and infection-control jointly, not just to procurement.
How much does a WiFi site survey cost in Australia?
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Liveport prices WiFi site surveys per m². The rate varies by survey type: Predictive (design-stage from floor plans) is the lowest, Passive (on-site measurement with Ekahau Sidekick) is mid-tier, Active validation (live throughput, VoWiFi grading, RTLS) is the highest. Multi-floor and complex environments are quoted on inspection. Send floor plans, we’ll quote in 24 hours. Most single-building hotel and PBSA surveys land between $3,000 and $10,000 depending on m², density and survey depth.
What’s the difference between Predictive, Passive and Active surveys?
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Predictive models the RF from your floor plan and material spec without a site visit, right for new builds and refurbs at the design stage. Passive is an on-site walk with Ekahau Sidekick (or AP-on-a-stick) measuring actual signal, noise, channel utilisation and rogue APs, right for existing networks needing rework. Active is a live performance test against a production WiFi, throughput, roaming continuity, voice quality, packet loss, right for VoWiFi handsets, RTLS validation and clinical roaming. Most projects use 2 of the 3: Predictive at design + Active at validation, or Passive + Active for rebuilds.
How long does an on-site walk take?
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Depending on complexity and size, a standard 1,000sqm office takes 4-6 hours, while a large hospital or warehouse can span several days.
Do we need to power down our existing WiFi?
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No. We can survey around existing networks to identify interference or capture baseline performance data without causing downtime.
Is a “predictive” survey enough?
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Predictive surveys are great for budget estimates, but only an on-site walk validates the physical environment’s impact on RF.
What hardware do you use?
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We utilize the Ekahau Sidekick 2, the industry standard for high-precision spectrum analysis and signal measurement.
What states do you cover?
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We have survey engineering teams located in all major Australian capital cities and provide regional coverage across the continent.
What is included in the report?
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You’ll receive signal heatmaps, SNR analysis, channel overlap data, and a full Bill of Materials (BOM) for your hardware deployment.
Start with the truth about your building.