Enabling African
Mobile Operators To Cost-Effectively Plan, Manage and
Optimise GSM, GPRS,
EDGE and WCDMA Networks
27 February - 2 March 2006, Cape Town, South
Africa
This event combines presentations from 16 African and
European
operators, who will be sharing their experiences of optimising
cell
planning, frequency planning, indoor coverage and
performance
measurement for GSM, GPRS, EDGE and 3G networks. Discussions will
focus
on:
* Evaluating the key solutions for optimising radio
networks in
terms of capacity and coverage gains and cost-effectiveness
*
Maximising cell capacity and coverage to minimise new base
station
deployment in rural areas
* Deploying ACP (automated cell planning) for
capacity and quality
improvements
* Assessing the commercial viability
and technical challenges of
implementing dedicated indoor coverage
solutions
* Examining the pros and cons of deploying GPRS and/or EDGE
for
data service delivery
* Identifying and overcoming the technical
and operational
challenges of optimising a live 3G network
