Coverage planning

UHF propagation in mountainous terrain

22/10/2021
Project
Client: Digital Mobile Spectrum Ltd
Author(s): Richard Rudd, Selçuk Kırtay
Radio engineering

Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited (DMSL) and the four UK MNOs are required to propose a propagation model to Ofcom with which to assess the geographical coverage of the Shared Rural Network. Standard propagation models are unlikely to give reliable predictions in the mountainous terrain where the SFN is to be deployed. Plum were contracted to[…]

Gotta Cover ’em All: can Pokémon help deliver universal broadband coverage?

09/09/2016
Analysis
Author(s): Tim Miller
Digital platforms Technology and infrastructure

Mobile network planning is by now a pretty well established process – operators first roll out coverage to areas where there is a large demand, and then add additional equipment or spectrum in areas where the coverage layer doesn’t provide enough capacity. The initial coverage investment is restricted to where enough people are willing to[…]