Network Planning and Optimization Services

Our Network planning and optimization services SBU is headquartered out of Gurgaon. Our current head-count of 210 well trained resources is expected to go well above 400 by the end of current year. These resources are a mix of Radio network planners, transmission network planners and technicians for drive tests and site survey activities.

Our current customers include Idea, Huawei, IMRB, and Airtel for whom we regularly perform network verification and RF Site Survey activities.

Following is a brief outline of the portfolio of services offered by our Network planning and optimization SBU.

Radio Network Planning

The aim of Radio Network Planning Service is to optimally deploy cutting-edge technology to design GSM network to reap maximum returns in terms of subscriber's revenue and optimal network CAPEX and OPEX. Radio network planning takes into consideration the voice, data traffic and forecasted subscriber mobility and traffic generating trend to plan for an optimum network coverage and capacity. The main modules covered by the service are

1. Radio Network Dimensioning Design
2. Nominal Planning for RF
3. Radio Network Coverage
4. Capacity Planning
5. Detailed Planning for
6. RF Pre-Launch Optimization

Transmission Network Planning

The purpose of Transmission Network Planning is to define optimised access transmission and transport network solutions and to ensure that new services and technologies together with the existing networks provide a customized network with a good expansion strategy.

Network Performance Improvement

NR Services has a competent team for undertaking KPI based network improvement assignments. The main tasks performed under this service are

1. Perform Field Measurements through drive tests and site surveys (as needed).
2. Analysis of possible discrepancies (site selection, antenna heights, etc) between the network plan and implementation, and their potential impact to the performance.
3. Recommendations for changes needed to improve network performance.
4. Implementations of changes and demonstration of improvement in Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Network Verification and RF Audits

Network verification and RF Audits are sub-sets of network improvement service described above. These consist primarily of the first step i.e. field measurements through drive test and site surveys.

Competitor Network Benchmarking

NR Services can undertake benchmarking of multiple networks based on a pre-agreed set of KPI's.