Better decisions begin with the operating network.
Data-driven RAN optimization and spectrum planning. Combine radio engineering with proprietary platforms to develop planning and parameter recommendations.
Radio conditions, traffic, topology and mobility vary across cells. Planning and parameters should reflect those conditions. Tracer, Lattice and Quark support complementary parts of that work.
The scope begins with the operating problem and an agreed baseline. Objectives and acceptance measures depend on the target network.
Mobility & handovers
Examine serving-cell and neighbour behaviour, thresholds and inter-band or inter-layer mobility.
Radio quality & interference
Investigate measured quality, interference, overshooting coverage and conditions affecting uplink and downlink performance.
Traffic distribution
Assess how overlapping cells, bands and layers carry traffic and where parameter changes can improve utilization.
Spectrum utilization
Review reuse and planning constraints, including the effects of spectrum refarming and network consolidation.
CONTROLLED ENGINEERING
A recommendation becomes a validated network change.
Changes to a live network require validated data, engineering review, operator approval and post-change assessment.
Establish the baseline
Agree the network scope, data requirements, operating constraints and measures of success.
Analyze the evidence
Examine configuration, performance, measurement and topology data for the defined scope.
Develop recommendations
Generate planning or parameter recommendations and document the engineering rationale.
Review & approve
Assess constraints, implementation responsibilities, change windows and rollback arrangements.
Operator implementation
Operator teams introduce approved changes through their change-management process.
Validate the result
Compare post-change evidence with the baseline, investigate adverse movement and define follow-up work.
OUR DELIVERY FOOTPRINT
RAN engineering delivered at scale.
Kanad Networks has delivered parameter optimization, frequency planning and spectrum refarming across major operator networks. Our experience spans GSM, UMTS and LTE, with execution across multiple vendors and markets.
180,000+cells
Automatic parameter optimization
Cell and neighbour-level optimization across 2G, 3G and LTE networks.
900,000+cells
Automatic frequency planning
Frequency planning across live operator networks to address interference and improve spectrum utilization.
150,000+cells
Spectrum refarming
Refarming engagements to release spectrum for LTE/5G deployments while protecting existing network performance.
Delivery volumes are reported by service category and may include overlapping cells.
Experience across leading network environments.
Multi-vendor delivery
Ericsson · Nokia · Huawei · ZTE
Markets covered
Asia · Africa · Europe
From individual cell parameters to network-wide spectrum programmes, we bring proprietary tools and RAN engineering expertise to live network challenges.
Release 5 MHz from the original 14 MHz allocation in the 1800 MHz GSM layer for LTE deployment while maintaining GSM service quality.
The delivery
Refarmed 5 MHz from the original 14 MHz allocation in the 1800 MHz GSM layer, retaining 9 MHz for GSM. The engagement covered a network comprising 900 MHz and dual-band 900/1800 MHz sites.
1800 MHz SPECTRUM REFARMING5 MHz released
from the original 14 MHz GSM allocation
Original allocation14 MHz
After refarming9 + 5 MHz
9 MHz retained for GSM5 MHz released for LTE
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GSM performance maintained
Major GSM KPIs restored to their previous levels following spectrum reduction.
The project created room for LTE deployment while maintaining the remaining GSM network’s service quality.
THE NEXT STEP
Discuss the network. Define the work.
Share the technologies, vendors, network area and performance problem. We will discuss data availability, engineering scope and a suitable starting point.
