Optimizing Site Performance A PCIA Panel Discussion

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Optimizing Site Performance A PCIA Panel
Discussion
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Topics for Panel Discussion

• New deployments
• Project planning and execution
• Deployment schedule compression
• Managing risk
• Managing quality
• Data collection and data management

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Topics Continued

• Site Modification Activities
• Project planning and execution
• Site inspections
• Data accuracy and feedback management
• Entitlement review and decisions
• Design and implementation
• Data collection and data management

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Questions Gary

• Questions for Gary Williamson
• Question 1
• Optimizing site performance is generally thought
  of in terms of RF. In the context of the network
  as a whole, what processes support site
  optimization activities and how can these be
  better managed or improved?

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Questions Gary

• Questions for Gary Williamson
• Question 2
• Uplifting an entire network to a newer technology
  or enhancing the existing technology can contain
  many moving parts. What are the best practices
  in determining what needs to be done and then
  executing the plan?

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Questions Gary

• Questions for Gary Williamson
• Question 3
• Determining the project requirements for an
  overlay or mod project actually requires quite a
  bit of data analysis. How can a network operator
  be certain they have the most up-to-date
  information? And if they dont, what then?

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Questions Gary

• Questions for Gary Williamson
• Question 4
• Finally, during execution of a program, there is
  voluminous data and documentation collected.
  What is the best approach to maintain this
  information so the next program can benefit
  rather than having to recreate or validate the
  data again?

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General Panel Questions

• General questions for the panel
• Site optimization is just one element in a larger
  network. How does a single site affect the
  network in general and what benefits are there on
  a per site basis? (if any)
• Other than optimizing the RF part of the site,
  what other areas in general can be targeted that
  have a financial impact to the carrier?

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General Panel Questions Cont

• General questions for the panel
• Many carriers are finding that the existing
  networks are generally out of capacity. The end
  user is demanding more bandwidth intensive
  content. Are there optimizations that can be
  performed on the existing RAN and core network
  infrastructure to facilitate a better user
  experience and increased capacity?