February 16, 2016: At next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Ranplan will be showcasing the latest release of iBuildNet, its all-in-one, heterogeneous network planning, optimisation and simulation solution for small cell, DAS and WiFinetworks, across both indoor and outdoor environments. iBuildNet 3.0 adds a range of new features including enhancedWiFi planning capabilities, Smart CAD functions and support for LTE–A key standards such as MU-MIMO and CoMP.
Release 3.0 allows users to perform cross-system design and simulation with accurate modelling of coverage, traffic steering and handover between LTE and WiFi systems. With mobile operators increasingly embracing WiFi to delivergreater coverage and capacity for the enterprise, this means indoor and outdoor WiFi and cellular networks can be planned in co-ordination, reducing the time and cost of deployment and ensuring support for future heterogeneous technologies and standards.
“Previously, LTE and WiFi networks were designed in isolation, but with iBuildNet 3.0, network planners can fully-integrate multiple cellular technologies together with WiFi to create truly heterogeneous networks for in-building and metropolitan environments,” said Graham Peel, CEO at Ranplan.
The new Smart CAD features include automatic extraction of walls, doors, windows and floors from complex CAD files tocreate accurate building models. This new capability alone can reduce the time it takes to model the building environmentby over 50%, while enhancements to Ranplan’s extensive material database enables the design of networks operating in spectrum up to 6GHz.
“Network planning has always been to improve coverage and/or increase capacity at each cell site, regardless of whatusers are doing or would like to do, where they are and what devices they use,” adds Graham Peel . “With iBuildNet’sadvanced Wireless Network Simulator, engineers can plan a user centric model rather than a cell centric model, taking into consideration network technology, handset and service to maximize the user experience.”
Ranplan will be launching iBuildNet 3.0 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, in Hall 7 on Stand 7C12. iBuildNet will also be featured on the Ascom stand following the announcement last month of a global partnership withAscom Network Testing to market Ranplan iBuildNet technology as part of its TEMS portfolio.
About Ranplan
Ranplan is an innovative UK-based wireless technology company that has developed world leading software tools for outdoor/indoor wireless network planning, design and optimization, using advanced 3D building modelling and radio propagation simulation.
The company is at the forefront of research and development for radio propagation, femto/small cell and DAS design, automatic RAN optimization and the deployment of complex HetNets.
www.ranplan.co.uk
