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Agenda
About AIRCOM and Symena
Addressing optimisation challenges with Symena Capesso
Customer success stories
Solution roadmap and conclusions
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About AIRCOM
Founded in 1995
14 Offices around the world
World leader in wireless planning
tools
Acquired Symena in April 2012
Products deployed in 135 countries by half
the worlds mobile operators
Headquartered in the UK The top 20 operators
depend on AIRCOM’s software and consultancy
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About Symena
Founded in 2002 by CEO
and CTO
Solid profitable growth since
2005
Global network of sales and support
teams
Acquired by AIRCOM in April 2012
Tier 1 customers in all radio standards
Headquartered in Vienna, Austria Software for
automating radio planning and optimisation
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Agenda
About AIRCOM and Symena
Addressing optimisation challenges with Symena Capesso
Customer success stories
Solution roadmap and conclusions
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Radio network optimisation
challenges
Network Optimisation
To ensure network coverage, quality and capacity are continuously optimised as the network is expanded
Determine the optimal network configuration in the quickest time with the least effort
Multi-technology consideration
Optimise one network technology while considering the needs of other technologies which share hardware (i.e. shared antennas)
Working on different technologies generally means using different tools which take time to learn
Speed and Efficiency
Engineers need to be more efficient to meet business process improvement targets
Determining which network changes will provide the greatest cost/benefit return
Developing a fixed process across all regions/operations
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Addressing the challenges with Capesso
An automatic cell planning tool that allows you to:
Automatically plan and optimise the radio network
Optimise the performance of multiple dependant networks together
Find the best network design taking account of your network constraints
Assign costs to every network change to find the best cost/benefit point
A Multi-Technology platform: GSM,
UMTS, CDMA, WiMAX and LTE
Tightly integrated with ASSET
Able to generate an optimised plan
for a town in a few minutes and a
metropolis overnight
Won every ACP technical comparison
since 2006
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Network Optimisation
Capesso uses sophisticated mathematical algorithms to accurately balance competing design factors as well as cost of implementation
Capesso regularly shows performance improvements of more than 30% over manual designs and customers often comment on its user friendliness and flexibility
Constraints can be placed on designs and a wide selection of parameters are available for modification
With native 64 bit architecture, speed and scalability are unmatched by any other ACP
Case 1
Case 2
Case N LTE mode N; C/(I+N) = 10dB; RX level = -85dBm
LTE mode 2; C/(I+N) = 10dB; RX level = -85dBm
LTE mode 1; C/(I+N) = 10dB; RX level = -85dBm
“What if” business case analysis with Capesso
Better results, 30% improvement over manual designs!
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Combining Drive Test with MR and OSS
data
Full support for use of geo-located UE measurements
Automatic generation of traffic density maps
Radio optimization based on
Drive test only
Drive test + predictions
Drive test + predictions + geo-located UE measurements
Combination of the Drive Test data with mobile and OSS data provides verification of mobile measurement performance by trusted drive tests
Network and Geo Data
(from planning tool)
Drive Test Measurements
Geo-located UE Measurements
Reliability of drive test and OSS measurements plus the power of proven algorithms
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Multi-technology Support
A Multi-Technology platform with support
for GSM, UMTS, CDMA, WiMAX and LTE
Strong capabilities around optimising
multiple overlaid networks especially
where shared physical components such
as multi-band antennas are concerned
Ability to compare multiple scenarios
across multiple technologies to highlight
the best compromise to meet your needs
Consistent interface across the
technologies
Optimise all your network technologies together
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Speed and Efficiency
Capesso develops a network plan in a fraction of the time it takes an engineer to plan the same area
Balances the cost of potential actions against the benefit it delivers to produce the most cost effective network.
Inspector shows scenario comparisons quickly and graphically using a fast, purpose built graphical user interface
Easy to deploy across regions/operations, creating a standardised approach to optimisation across the whole company
Better results, faster and simpler!
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ACP Process with Capesso
Step 1.
ASSET project specification
Step 2.
Capesso project configuration
Step 3.
Optimisation targets definition
Step 4.
Run optimisation
Step 5.
Analyse results in Capesso Inspector
Step 6.
Verify results in ASSET
Step 7.
Implement optimised configuration
In ASSET
In Capesso
In I-VIEW Live Plan (Network)
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Agenda
About AIRCOM and Symena
Addressing optimisation challenges with Symena Capesso
Customer success stories
Solution roadmap and conclusions
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Capesso – Operator customer examples
Capesso 2G/3G/LTE
Capesso used for LTE
Preferred tool for LTE design and planning
Capesso 2G/3G/LTE
Capesso used group wide for 2G/3G/LTE design, planning and optimization
Capesso also used for new market opportunities
Capesso 3G/LTE
Capesso fully used across Japan
Capesso now used for 3G and 4G projects
Capesso 3G/LTE
Capesso used for 3G optimization
Capesso now used for national 4G planning and deployment optimisation
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Capesso – Vendor customer examples
Ericsson USA conducted excessive trials and comparison of ACP solutions available on the market for LTE.
Capesso LTE is the winning tool.
Capesso LTE is used for projects with MetroPCS, Verizon and At&t
Other, global projects to be announced soon
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected as LTE equipment provider to Verizon Wireless, At&t.
Capesso LTE is used by Alcatel-Lucent for projects with Verizon and At&t
Symena OEM’s a branded version of Capesso for Huawei
Other Vendors using Capesso LTE
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A selection of Symena customers
Our focus on working together with customers and vendors ensures Capesso solves the actual problems our customers encounter every day.
Operators
Vendors
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Agenda
About AIRCOM and Symena
Addressing optimisation challenges with Symena Capesso
Customer success stories
Solution roadmap and conclusions
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Solution roadmap
Capesso
AIRCOM Products
Capesso Drive Test and OSS
AIRCOM Consulting Services
and Solutions
SONnovo
Capesso Server
Capesso Server automates the ACP, continuously gathering drive test and OSS data and determining the optimal network plan
Improve your network and engineering productivity further by investing in AIRCOM’s tools portfolio covering Backhaul planning and dimensioning, performance management and configuration management
Use Capesso during the deployment and operational phase of your network to validate and optimise the network configuration further using drive test data and OSS data (MR data)
Optimisation can be based on any combination of the three inputs
AIRCOM consultants provide world class expertise across the entire mobile network and can assist with services to improve your network using Capesso or provide best practise guidance
A central SON processing server with a range of use cases such as coverage, interference, overshooting etc.
Available for 3G and LTE networks
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Capesso capability summary
Recognised market leading
ACP Tool of choice Global presence
Won every technical comparison since 2006
Symena is focussed on ACP and network optimisation – experts and continuously investing
The fastest and most accurate ACP in the market
ACP of choice for Network Equipment Providers and Tier 1 operators
Backed by AIRCOM International, the world’s largest independent provider of Mobile network planning & optimisation tools and services
Designed to meet real-life
needs
Continuously developed and improved with the help of operators and vendors based on real-life network challenges experienced in the field
Powerful, efficient Optimisation and easy Integration Capability
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