Network Drive Test Services

STE network drive test services comprise:

• Network Measurements

Network performance must be periodically evaluated. STE uses third party scanners and network analyzers or uses its own CellScanner to drive test the network and gathered data of 2G, 3G and 4G technologies at multiple bands. Voice and data sessions are established to verify its quality along the routes.

• RF Propagation Model Tuning

Activity comprising field measurements and calibration of RF propagation parameters to be used by the Engineering Software, to allow RF projects adhere to reality, regardless of technology and frequency band.

• Indoor Walk Test

Indoor projects are needed to scale and provide quality coverage for environments such as: Malls, Stadiums and Hospitals. The elaboration of these projects takes into consideration the entire environment and how the signals propagate in it. STE has the best indoor propagation model in its CellTrace tool.

• Benchmarking

Because the wireless market has become competitive to an extraordinary degree, a small performance advantage can mean winning many more customers. To gain this advantage, it is worth investigating how your competition is performing. But how can you get your hands on their RF performance (never an easy piece of information to obtain)? STE offers an answer.

STE has developed a unique method for evaluating your competition by analyzing:

• Footprint (RF coverage)
• Population coverage
• Traffic handling performance
• Call quality
• Indoor coverage

Comparisons are made among these statistics, from which STE can propose recommendations for improving your existing deployment, additional deployments, and developing a solid evolution strategy.

STE’s ompetitor analysis makes it possible for you to target your wireless deployment for maximum market impact. This analysis is invaluable for marketing and management executives in charge of company strategy

• Interference Location

RF interference is a very common occurrence and requires sophisticated techniques to detect it, mainly when it happens occasionally. STE has developed CellSpectrum, an advanced software defined spectrum analyzer, that can detect the occurrence of interference in a static location or drive testing. Interference location does also apply to new bands, in which interference location is essential before deploying new systems.