BROWSING: network planning

Recent drive-testing in the Washington, DC area confirmed its algorithms' accuracy, SmartCIC says Monetization of 5G is one of the most pressing issues facing the telecom industry. In Toby Forman's view, that translates to two questions around 5G networks: How can carriers monetize their investments...

Canadian outfit iBwave Solutions has integrated a new site survey and planning tool for LTE-based networks into its network design solution for network operators, system integrators, and enterprises. The firm’s Mobile Survey app has now been integrated with the PRiSM handheld scanner and spectrum...

Rakuten Symphony said that Symworld RAN Commander is a one-stop solution for all aspects of network planning and optimization Rakuten Symphony recently announced the general availability of its Symworld RAN Commander solution for automated 5G mobile network planning and optimization. The Japanese company, which is the...

A central office flood and a 2019 bombing prompted AT&T to rethink resilience When AT&T was in the running for the FirstNet contract to run a national network for first responders, Chris Sambar—now AT&T's president of network—was the head of AT&T's FirstNet team. He said...

Infrastructure planning grants are part of the 2021 infrastructure bill The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has announced dozens of planning grants to states in recent weeks, which will be used to support five-year plans for broadband deployments nationwide that are intended to ultimately make...

In a mmWave world, turning a corner or spinning in your desk chair might very well mean your device losing the signal. While high frequencies have been used for point-to-point network backhaul links, cellular carriers have never before made common use of these frequencies...

  Huawei will help the Saudi telco to upgrade its existing infrastructure towards 5G Saudi Arabian carrier Mobily has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chinese vendor Huawei focused on the deployment of future 5G networks in the country. The companies announced a five-year plan to...

 Upgrading the LTE networks of today and planning and deploying the wireless technology of tomorrow can both benefit from a new approach using powerful 3D modeling tools for network planning. Driven by advances in the quality of geodata and the availability of computing power,...

Advanced cartographic geodata for wireless network planning With advanced 4G networks expanding and 5G right around the corner, network planners have a big job: build and optimize denser networks that improve coverage and bandwidth, reduce latency and minimize expenses. But how? If you work with Forsk...

This week on HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, managing editor at RCR Wireless News, discusses network planning and optimization solutions with Yann Le Helloco, CTO for software provider InfoVista. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRMwIxlD0HQ Paris-based Le Helloco serves as both the CTO and SVP of research and development for InfoVista...