AI & Digitizing Planning capability for better decisions and executions

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Early LTE Days Evolution

L2600 L1800

…2013 DBP …initial Regulated Deployment

▪ Data Offloading/Capacity

▪ 10MHz

▪ Partner’s spectrum

▪ Coverage Grid

▪ 10MHz

▪ Technology Neutral

▪ Spectrum re-farm

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LTE Layering based on Network level organic growth

Cluster based mobility and traffic forecast

Irregular traffic growth pattern by cells

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Tremendous Traffic Growth

Traffic growth trend is tremendous, and will continue to grow

DOU GB/MonthNetwork Market Trend

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20.00

40.00

60.00

80.00

100.00

120.00

140.00

160.00

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Traffic Growth

Cost per GB

Data Revenue per GB

Growth – 9X

Reduction – 7X

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Blended DOU GB/Month

QoQ – 20%YoY – 84%

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Simple Linear Growth

• Every BTS has different

traffic profile and

growth rate

• Traffic depends on

users, devices &

services

Timing Precision

• Difficult to forecast in

term of time

• Pose challenges in

catching the right time

to upgrade

• Different solution has

different

implementation

duration

E.g. Carrier upgrade vs

New Site

Location Precision

• Traffic of different

geographical size

requires different

solution

E.g. Bus stop vs Stadium

Large Data Processing

• Abundance of data

across multiple nodes

• Post-processing,

correlation & analysis

consumes resources

Traditional Forecast Has Always Been Too Simplified Yet

Resources Exhaustive

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Proactive Capacity Planning to Sustain Network Experience

Network deployment in timely manner, to sustain customer experience and business growth (faster TTM).

Area x

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Digitizing Planning Capability for Better Efficiency

AI Cell Traffic Forecast

Cell/Site Capacity Analysis

Expansion Capacity Solution

2Cell Spectrum

Efficiency

1

3 Capacity Planning Criteria

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Network Data

Planning &simulation

4

6

Engineering Management

System

8Automation BOQ

Generator

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Traffic Density

Traffic Distribution

Approval

Digitized Forecast & Analysis

Digitized Design

Digitized Process

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Better traffic forecast precision & accuracy improves its planning efficiency

and effectiveness, Aligning process to influence, support & expedite

AI - Traffic Forecast Model

Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)

Dimensionality Reduction / Attribute Selection

Ensemble Learning Model

Time-series Forecasting (Multi-Layer Perceptron)

Traffic Constraint Model

Future Month 1 94%

Future Month 2 90%

Future Month 3 86%

Future Month 4 84%

Future Month 5 80%

Future Month 6 78%

1Better traffic growth projection to avoid traffic suppression

2Better traffic growth rate projection for pre-emption

26.2% Unsuppressed

Traffic Gain from

Constraint Cells

3More precise in locating hot-spots thus effective solution

P1

P2

Sol 1 Sol 2 Sol 3 Sol 4

Sol 1 Sol 2 Sol 5 Sol 6

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