NETWORK OPTIMIZATION

As operators in the telecom sector continue to increase, infrastructures increase at steady proportions and subscriber base of each network also increases at encouraging rate.

Operators through their business Development/Marketing units have introduced an array of product line, including other incentives to return subscriber loyalty for using their networks. Apart from airtime tariffs, promotions and free weakened calls, a critical determinant of subscriber loyalty is Quality of Service (QoS).

Subscribers want to pick up their mobile stations (mobile phones), dial numbers and expect prompt response from the receiving end. If all the subscriber hears all the time is network busy or frequent dropped calls or blocked calls are experienced, they tend to loose confidence in the operator (network) and might switch over to a better network and no amount of incentives could on the network.

Network optimization, quality assurance survey is conducted on operator's networks when there are several complains of network problems from the subscribers. They might find it difficult to connect to the network, experience dropped calls when talking or failure on the network and distorted quality of speech.

The parameters for which network optimization is done on a network are to;

Further parameters required for network optimization and quality assurance survey include;

SpeedTouch Networks has played major roles as a consultant to optimize the networks of some leading operators in Nigeria . The process of optimization includes conducting a competitive benchmarking of networks or drive test to ascertain the leading networks in a particular town/city, while adopting the above parameters.

The relevant equipment for optimization includes;

Post Processing or analyses of data is carried out after the drive test, while the findings and recommendations are made in the report submitted to operators at the end of the exercise. A few recommendations we make to clients include, tilting of the antennas to fall in the original angle made during network planning, building of additional BTS in order to accommodate. growing subscriber base of operations in a particular coverage area (this is done to solve the problems of dropped and blocked calls).

As stated above, network operators that take the pains to execute the process above always have competitive edge over others. Interestingly, outsourcing this service to consultants enables that operator get an independent quality assurance survey, where proper scrutiny and objectives analyses are brought to bare.

Operators are assured of objectives professional handling of their optimization needs when outsourced to us.