Groundhog Technologies is proud to announce its latest achievement in O-RAN space, further solidifying its position as a leading innovator in mobile network optimization. In collaboration with Keysight Technologies and Rakuten Symphony, our team has developed and tested robust rApps that provide actionable insights on antenna tilt, antenna azimuth and cell power management for mobile network operators. This achievement also showcases Rakuten’s Symphony Non-RT RIC complying with O-RAN specifications and providing the platform to 3rd party vendor like Groundhog to develop and onboard 3rd party rApps.
Groundhog’s ability is at the core of our success to precisely locate mobile devices. Conventional techniques frequently yield imprecise measurements or impose constraints on user experience monitoring. However, our cutting-edge AI-ML based rApps enable mobile operators to mitigate these issues by providing actionable insights.
In today’s mobile-first world, cell overshooting is becoming increasingly common. This phenomenon occurs when the signal strength of a particular frequency band exceeds its allowed threshold, leading to reduced coverage and increased interference. Groundhog Technologies’ innovative solutions address this challenge by providing actionable recommendations.
Key Applications and Solutions
Groundhog rApps offer a range of innovative features that address common challenges faced by mobile network operators:
- Cell Over-Shooting Detection: Utilizing advanced antenna tilting and azimuth calculations, our solutions enable the identification of devices operating outside their designated coverage area, thereby optimizing network planning and resource allocation.
- Antenna Optimization: By analyzing cell power density and signal strength across different locations, our rApps provide operators with actionable recommendations on adjusting antenna configurations to improve overall network efficiency.
Keysight’s RICtest solution for RIC/xApp/rApp testing is capable of simulating E2 nodes and RIC on E2, O1, A1 interfaces to address every challenge of performance test, conformance test, interoperability test and use case validation which RIC/xApp vendor and mobile may encounter.
Keysight RICtest highlights include:
- Performance. The RICtest platform performance testing determines RIC readiness for production load levels.
- Conformance. RICtest has implemented O-RAN ALLIANCE-endorsed conformance test specifications for E2 and A1 interfaces to provide assessment of compliance.
- Interoperability. Simulation of O-RAN nodes generates telemetry to xApps and rApps using standards-based protocols and service models towards RIC and SMO providing assessment of the state of vertical integration.
- Use Case Validation. Many use cases from traditional Self Optimizing Networks (SONs) and from O-RAN ALLIANCE are supported today. The solution offers standards-based service models and performance metrics to test user-defined workflows for Use Cases, and to prove xApps and/or rApps in E2- and/or O1-driven closed loop validation.
Groundhog Technologies is grateful for the collaboration with Keysight and Rakuten Symphony, which has allowed us to expand our capabilities and deliver more comprehensive solutions to mobile network operators. Our collaboration has enabled us to develop cutting-edge rApps that provide actionable insights.
About Groundhog Technologies
Groundhog Technologies is the leading provider of Mobility Intelligence. Our solutions can reveal the locations, Quality of Experience (QoE), context, and lifestyles of all mobile users in the operator’s entire network 24×7. This carrier-grade platform continuously transforms billions of daily network events and petabytes of data into ubiquitous intelligence. This invaluable knowledge empowers our partners to improve services and generate new revenue streams across various departments: Network & Operations, Customer Experience, Sales & Marketing, Digital Services, and now being extended to the Public Health domain. Since 2001, Groundhog Technologies has been helping the foremost operators in the world to maximize their network and business potential.
To learn more about Groundhog Technologies, contact us at https://www.ghtinc.com/alliance-request/