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Cost-Effective Drive Test Optimization

This document discusses drive test optimization as a cost-effective and time-saving alternative to traditional drive test campaigns. It notes that drive tests require careful planning, expert equipment, skilled technicians, and time to analyze results which may differ from actual customer experience. Using real-time measurements from commercial devices allows for continuous monitoring and on-the-spot optimization without the need for drive tests. A mobile network operator in the UAE used this approach to improve coverage, saving time on planning tests and better understanding customer experience.

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Cost-Effective Drive Test Optimization

This document discusses drive test optimization as a cost-effective and time-saving alternative to traditional drive test campaigns. It notes that drive tests require careful planning, expert equipment, skilled technicians, and time to analyze results which may differ from actual customer experience. Using real-time measurements from commercial devices allows for continuous monitoring and on-the-spot optimization without the need for drive tests. A mobile network operator in the UAE used this approach to improve coverage, saving time on planning tests and better understanding customer experience.

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DRIVE TEST OPTIMISATION

A cost effective and time saving alternative


to drive test campaigns

CHALLENGES

For most operators, drive test campaigns are an


onerous and cumbersome necessity when de-
ploying or improving network elements: they re-
quire careful planning, expert equipment, skilled Before...
technicians and engineers to run the tests. It takes
even more time to extract the measurements and
then analyse and interpret the results. Finally, the
results may often differ from the everyday reality
of the network that customers experience with
their devices.
Smart Capex investment strategies would look at ... and after.
more cost effective and time saving methods that
allow for on-the-spot testing with real time access
to network metrics and test results.

BENEFITS CUSTOMER STORY

A leading MNO in UAE chose EQual One to optimize


• Real time and continuous measurements
straight from commercial devices. their network coverage in and around the capital city.
• Geolocated measurements, including indoor/ They mentioned that some network events are not
outdoor detection. picked up by the drive tests or probes (e.g. call attempt
• Network metrics enriched with radio condi- failures). With EQual One, they get real time and conti-
tions. nuous measurements, straight after network impro-
• Direct access to results for on-the-spot opti- vements without the need for any drive tests. They
misation of network elements. noted the main benefits were saving time planning
tests and a better understanding of the customer ex-
perience on their network.

MNO DEPLOYMENT
10,8M subscribers in UAE Android private store
International presence in 5 000 agents
9 countries 180k KPI's per day

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