Enhancing 5G Network Coverage with Digital Maps

Across the various telecommunication conferences held globally, 5G network coverage has become the primary focus of stakeholders. To back this view, all you need to do is look at the recent economy survey of 2023-24. As per the findings, India in particular, has showcased rapid advancement in global mobile broadband speed ranking. Making a sharp rise from 118 to 15, as of March 2024. But at the heart of such big-scale objectives coming close to reality, lies the foundational tech that has empowered telecom operators. From getting a complete understanding of an area’s challenges such as potential obstructions to coverage impact, the checklist is extensive and important. For such networking goals, a comprehensive platform is needed. One that checks the feasibility of network coverage, more so, for wireless connectivity. 

Lepton Software’s rfMAP bridges the gap between planning to on-ground action plans with its high-precision digital maps. With its advanced datasets helping effective 5G planning, rfMAP upgrades the telecommunications sector capabilities bringing in the next anticipated connectivity revolution smoothly. In this blog, we are going to understand rfMAP’s capabilities that simplify the roadmap of telecom.

rfMAP For Accurate 5G Network Coverage

As an advanced tool that gives a three-dimensional visualization of high-precision digital maps, rfMAP simulates radio frequency coverage in complex terrains and environments. Such seamless integration of geographical and topographical data helps optimize network design. Moreover, with network analysis that helps predict the coverage of wireless networks with required standards, the rollout of 5G planning sees a high capacity and low latency deployment. For on-field stakeholders, such as network planners and engineers, such access simplifies resource allocation and cost optimization, which form the foundation of a robust network. 

But, first, let’s have a glance at the exact problem statements rfMAP tackles en route to 5G network connectivity objectives. 

• Inefficient Network Planning: Lack of accurate geospatial insights into network planning results in subpar coverage. Areas with poor signal strength translate into network weak reception, resulting in a middling customer base and an abysmal market share of an organization. 
• Weak Geographical Reading: Archaic methods fail to comprehend the diverse geographies in a locality. From terrains to plateau regions to buildings and dense vegetation, an inept geographical analysis will lead to unreliable network deployments.
  
  
• Data Processing: Manual data processing formed one of the most crucial pillars of legacy methods. But in today’s age of faster deployment, such methods are prone to be time-consuming and more importantly, error-inducing.
  
  
• Scalability: The user base, especially in a developing country like India, is bound to ascend exponentially. Without understanding the extent of radio frequency coverage, the scalability challenges in the form of spectrum optimization and asset deployment, more so in urban areas, will continue to be challenging. 
  
  
• Cost Inefficiency: From design to deployment, network coverage requires a huge investment upfront. Lack of inefficient network planning can result in poorly planned site selections resulting in not only poor coverage but also high maintenance cost.
  
  

And, here’s how Lepton Software’s rfMAP navigates the said 5G network challenges:

• GIS Mapping: Geospatial intelligence that focuses on accurate visualizations of network layouts and performance. 
• Integration: rfMAP effortlessly integrates with an organization’s existing network planning infrastructure, making it reliable right from the start.
• Complete Coverage: A thorough analysis that identifies interferences, coverage anomalies, and signal strength issues for faster and wider 5G network coverage. 
• Real-time Analysis: Dashboard that provides inclusive insights into network’s working. Allows quick resolution to issues for faster performance.
  
• 3D Network Modelling: 3D visualization of a region, allowing accurate simulation of possible networks. Ably covers complex terrains, especially in urban/metropolitan areas.
  
• Reduces Cost: Smart network deployment helps in intelligent resource allocation coupled further by reduced cost of maintenance.
  
• Intuitive Dashboard: A simplified dashboard that makes it easy for stakeholders to collaborate and make collective decisions. Complex data is showcased in simple navigation-friendly terms. 

3D Maps in Smarter RF Planning

One of the key highlights of Lepton Software’s rfMAP is the usage of 3D modeling. This key feature helps understand the detailed spatial representation of a given area. This covers buildings, the elevation of the terrain, and other structures that may affect signal intensity. Here’s a checklist of why it works wonders for your network planning.

• Terrain Modelling: 3D maps’s detailed visualization of terrain, flat or elevated, helps predict the signal’s impact. From its strength, reflection, diffraction, and attenuation.
  
• Urban Cities Modelling: A city or a town has potentially many signal blockages. This can be a cause of latency and weak reception. 3D maps allow detailed analysis of signals for an all-season coverage.
  
• Coverage Prediction: With datasets closely recreating the real-time scenarios, the three-dimensional mapping assists in ideal site selection, sidelining the obstructions. This proves further beneficial for maximum coverage during peak usage considering cost and resource efficiency.
  
• Insights-based Decision-Making: With visual representation making network planning easy to understand, the deployment too gets driven with intelligence-backed insights resulting in effective coverage. 
  
• Scalable Modelling: A network can always have its requirements changed in accordance with the user’s requirements. 3D maps ably help telecom leadership understand the changes required to match the network load. 

How does Lepton Software rfMAP benefit 5G network coverage?

rfMAP authentic representation of an area’s details through its superior quality maps makes it easy for telecom operators to plan their actions with detail. With datasets having precise sub-meter accuracy in high resolution, the integration ability of rfMAP with planning tools, drive test equipment, and GIS mapping software makes it seamlessly effective. 

Why choose Lepton Software?

One of the standout attributes of Lepton Software is its ability to provide prompt technical support. Bringing extensive exposure of use cases across different geographies, the core foundation in familiarity with on-ground operations makes it easy for companies to achieve their telecom objectives with Lepton. In its 30+ years storied journey, Lepton software has stood synonymous with trusted geospatial solutions across sectors, from telecom to BFSI to supply chain. So, when it comes to the deployment of 5G networks, rfMAP, Lepton’s headline offering, stands as a more than handy solution for telecom’s recent objective. Focusing on network planning backed by informed insights, rfMAP seamlessly helps in intelligent deployment by studying topologies and possible obstructions. Not to mention, the three-dimensional maps help simplify connectivity goals with smart resource allocation. Making the deployment of 5G network rollout accessible, economical, and performance-oriented. To learn how rfMAP can assist you in your telecom journey, connect with us now.