Network operators delivering mobile and fixed-line services are changing the way they optimize their networks.

The rate of change across networks is significant, being driven by mobile and fixed broadband, bandwidth hungry services and migration to IP and optical technologies. This has significantly increased operational complexity, reduced predictability and thus raised the need for capacity planning and network optimisation to a strategic level.

Planning is moving from being reactive, driven by immediate service demands, to pro-active planning based on forecast service growth.

The benefits of intelligent planning to service providers are many, addressing issues recognised at the board level:

Forecast and Minimise Capital Expenditure

• Discover where and when to add network capacity
• Reduce overbuild and run lean, just-in-time, upgrades
• Recovery of stranded and under-utilised assets

Agile Planning and Operational Efficiency

• Prepare accurate budget and growth forecasts
• Translate market forecasts in to actionable network plans
• Quickly establish deliverability and cost of forecast services
• Cut planning cycles from months to hours

Our unique approach ensures flexibility, scalability and accuracy that exceed the capabilities of legacy planning products and manual analysis. This is achieved using a number of artificial intelligence techniques, including neural networks and genetic algorithms.

The flexibility of our products to answer questions about your network means our solutions are applicable to a range of forecasting, planning and optimisation tasks.

To find out how our customers are using intelligent planning to improve their network service-readiness and increase customer satisfaction, take a look at our use-cases.