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Newsletter
Inside this issue
Implemented projects
help our customers to plan radio network smart and easy
In addition to Desktop
products, our company also develops Web solutions
Cellular Expert Viewer –
manage your radio network directly in web
Enterprise Dashboard - a
solution for big enterprises to evaluate KPIs simpler
Cellular Expert keeps up
to date with new planning challenges
Planning LTE network
with upcoming Cellular Expert 4.0 is more than an easy task
Cellular Expert team
creates solutions for broadcasting companies
2012, February 8
Cellular Expert team has created and successfully
implemented a range of Web solutions for enterprise
Cellular Expert Viewer – manage your radio network directly in web
Cellular Expert Viewer is radio network data access solution to preview, analyze,
report and perform calculations directly in your web browser. Network viewer
can access all forms of network data maintained by Cellular Expert. Simple and
user friendly interface makes it easy to navigate, select, display and filter any
network information. In addition to standard network data view manipulation
features Cellular Expert Viewer has a set of specific radio network tools.
Object inspector tool allows Cellular Expert Viewer users to preview attribute
information of network objects (sites, sectors, radio links, etc.) as well as attach
and view the pictures and other documentation related to the object. The user
can load and preview signal strength and best server coverage of the network,
calculate coverage of selected sectors and check the signal strength value at
selected location.
Profiling tool provides the user with complete path profiling functionality. It
allows calculating radio path profile by selecting 2 points on the map. Profiling
tool uses pre-created by the user prediction model that evaluates digital terrain
model and/or obstacles, radio frequency, height of transmitter and receiver and
other parameters to calculate power budget and create visual radio path profile
report. Calculated profiles can be saved to the database for later use as well as
exported as reports or printed.
Cellular Expert Viewer
can be easily expanded
with additional custom
tools to meet customer
needs and demands.
As an example mobile
base station signal
strength monitoring
tool was created for
mobile operator which
is dedicated to collect
and store signal
strength measurement
i n f o rm a t i o n a nd
provide reports to the
State Public Health
Service.
Cellular Expert helps
our customers to achieve their goals
faster
In 2011 Cellular Expert had 2
service releases dedicated to 3G
urban planning, automated model
calibration and new technologies.
The most important updates were
included in Radio Links Automatic
Frequency Planning, Wanted
Signal Prediction, Database
Integrity Check and Select by
Status tools. Cellular Expert now
has much faster performance,
user friendly interface and
powerful ArcGIS 10 capabilities.
The most significant changes of a
new Cellular Expert 3.7 version
were:
Calculations – prediction,
interference, visibility and
others run 2-3 times faster.
New Cellular Expert interface
allows user to find necessary
tools in more convenient way
as Cellular Expert toolbars
are grouped by task they
perform.
Many new tools -
optimization, tilting and
visibility are added to the
toolbar.
Improved tools - layer filter,
territory coverage and apply
site template.
“Did you know that in addition to Desktop products,
our company also develops Web solutions?”
Cellular Expert team successfully implemented several
important projects
Monitoring of mobile base stations signal strength levels - project for mobile operator The goal of the Project was implementation of web based solution for
collection, storage, sharing of field strength measurement data at fixed points
near active mobile base stations and providing reports to the State Public
Health Service. For this purpose Cellular Expert Viewer was customized
adding specific tools for input and editing of measurement points and
collected data, as well as creating customized reports.
Advantages of the implemented solution:
User friendly web based system, it includes only several specific tools and
is easy to use;
No need to install specialized applications – it is working on a laptop /
tablet via web browser, allowing input of the collected data in the field;
Multiuser environment allowing all the interested parties to view / edit live
data;
Automatic creation of measurement reports with minimal manual editing
of data – saves time and resources.
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Enterprise Dashboard – a solution for big enterprises to evaluate KPIs simpler.
DVB-T project for telecommunication operator
Our client - telecommunication company requested an assistance in the
planning of DVB-T network. Cellular Expert team has performed calibration of
prediction models used for calculation of coverage of DVB-T broadcasting
network. Using calibrated models the company has produced precise coverage
maps of DVB-T network that are used by different departments across the
company. As a result new adapted tools were added to Cellular Expert
toolbar.
Enterprise Dashboard web application
is used for evaluation of company
performance. The performance is
measured by different KPIs (Key
Performance Indicators). These
indicators are important for the
management of the company and
different departments such as
Marketing, Sales, Customer Care,
Technical and etc. We offer a solution
for big enterprises to evaluate KPIs
simpler. Our solution, called
Enterprise Dashboard, visualizes
company’s KPIs and helps to notice
problems and make decisions easier.
For example General KPI view
demonstrates Mobile Operator’s Net
Additions of the customers in
different regions. These could be
previewed a daily, weekly and
monthly data at a selected region,
distinct and site level drilling down
the data of interest.
Different departments could use
different KPIs for performance
evaluation. For example Technical
department will be able to evaluate
technical parameters using network
KPIs in the same interface.
Enterprise Dashboard solution allows
previewing and analyzing any type of
KPIs used for evaluation of company
performance.
For a more detailed analysis
Enterprise Dashboard application
allows to create charts for each KPI
and to compare several different KPIs
for selected area levels.
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“Cellular Expert keeps up to date with new planning
challenges”
Research & development project
Cellular Expert team has long time experience in international markets and felt
the growing need of the telecommunication companies to solve the expanded
range of tasks not only technical, but also in other areas - sales & marketing,
customer care, corporate management. For that purpose Cellular Expert team
in collaboration with Vilnius University successfully implemented Research &
development project using the latest technological capabilities - ArcGIS Server
and ArcGIS Online. As a result, a high-accuracy propagation models and web
solutions for management control system were created. The first drafts of the
developed solutions are already being used in practice and interest our
customers a lot. Created models and solutions were also used in new product
development.
Academic institutions support program – investment into the future
Cellular Expert team continuously consults universities from different countries
in creating new Educational and training programs and Lab Exercises related
to radio network planning, optimization and effective data management. Our
professional lectors have a deep knowledge in this area and are happy to
share it with young generation. While studying, it is very important to apply
theoretical aspects to practice. Only then the best learning results are
achieved. Cellular Expert is the best helper in this case. So we encourage
partners across the world as well as universities to become involved in
educational activity and take advantage of our professional assistance.
Planning LTE network with upcoming Cellular Expert 4.0 is more than
an easy task To be one step ahead of the competition today’s mobile operator must evolve
it’s network to offer advanced data services cost-effectively. New technologies
such as LTE present new opportunities, but their advanced features also
provide challenges that need to be overcome through innovative design and
optimization software.
Mobile operators across the world know that their consumers are always
looking for faster speeds so that they can access their data and information at
lightning speed and they can provide this through LTE network. Higher data
rates and lower latency make LTE connections more responsive. LTE provides
better global coverage and roaming capabilities. Numerous vendors worldwide
have publicly announced the development of user equipment based on the
LTE. This technology will allow offering users more of what they want, which is
untethered mobility.
It is clear that the level of technology improvements and flexibility offered by
LTE makes an accurate network planning tool essential. An increased demand
of reliable and easy to use LTE network planning tool encouraged Cellular
Expert team to develop solutions with full support of LTE technology for radio
network planning, with the advanced functionality including calculation of
coverage with defined probability, interference and data rate, MIMO antenna
support, OFDMA and adaptive modulation calculations.
The migration to LTE presents considerable challenges to operators across their
access, transmission and core networks. Cellular Expert solutions enable to
overcome these challenges and ensure a successful migration to LTE.
We develop
products that fulfill customers’ needs
The upcoming Cellular Expert 4.0
version is going to have a wide
range of improvements such as
Desktop release:
LTE network design and
coverage calculations;
DVB-T network planning;
Enhanced WiMAX network
planning;
Optimized 3G+ (UMTS,
HSPA) network planning;
Enhanced Monte-Carlo traffic
simulations;
Automated network planning
tools;
We created smart Server
solutions that enable operators
effectively administrate and
configure radio network. Cellular
Expert Enterprise Server product
family, now includes:
Network Information Viewer;
Enterprise Dashboards;
Profile;
Sales & Marketing;
Customer Care Solution.
We create solutions that deliver proven and measurable
results
Coverage prediction for DVB-T SFN (Single Frequency Network)
Cellular Expert team creates solutions for broadcasting companies
Nowadays more and more countries declares nationwide strategies to evolve
analog terrestrial television and radio broadcasting into much more advanced
digital services. Cellular Expert keeps up to date with new planning challenges.
Our team has designed special functionality for DVB-T, DVB-H, T-DAB and
other relevant broadcasting standards. At the same time, broadcasting
companies are expected to cover country-wide territories including rural areas
without wire line connectivity, where microwave transmission is a single viable
solution for distributing signals to radio towers. In this case Cellular Expert
provides convenience by handling multiple wireless technologies in the same
planning project.
With Cellular Expert broadcasters can:
Design and analyze single frequency network (DVB-T, DVB-H, T-DAB, etc.)
with EBU recommended receiver synchronization strategies
Model different receiving conditions (rooftop, indoor, handheld)
Predict and evaluate network coverage with preferred probability
Evaluate network self-interference and make decisions for network
optimization
Plan and optimize backhaul microwave transmission as well as fixed and
mobile broadcasting networks
Easily import wireless network data to Cellular Expert database
Manage radio network and equipment data
Calculate and analyze network coverage, microwave network performance,
availability and interference.