Cell planning (CP) is the most important phase in the life cycle of a cellular system as it
determines the operational expenditure, capital expenditure, as well as the long-term …

To meet the ever increasing demand of wireless services for high data rates and mobility,
mobile communication systems have evolved from the first generation cellular network to the …

Updated new edition covering all aspects of network planning and optimization This
welcome new edition provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of network planning …

“By 2008, some 2 billion people will be using mobile phones and devices, in many cases to
access advanced data services. Against this backdrop, the need for efficient and effective …

A highly practical guide rooted in theory to include the necessary background for taking the
reader through the planning, implementation and management stages for each type of …

Mobile network operators (MNOs) are in the process of overlaying their conventional macro
cellular networks with shorter range cells such as outdoor pico cells. The resultant increase …

In this paper, we study the cell planning problem for a two-tier cellular network containing
two types of base stations (BSs), ie, with fiber backhaul, referred to as wired BSs (W-BSs) …

Mobile communication is facing new challenges to the soaring traffic demand of numerous
user devices; thus, the notion of the small cell has been proposed and realized in recent …

Base station (BS) deployment in cellular networks is one of the fundamental problems in
network design. This paper proposes a novel method for the cell planning problem for fourth …

Heterogeneous networks (HetNets), where small cells are deployed within the coverage of
macrocells, can increase capacity and enhance coverage of a cellular system. Compared …