Network Intelligence

Advanced network systems are required to gather network intelligence so that network operators can utilize network capacity efficiently and profitably. Long Term Evolution (LTE) is designed to deliver broadband speeds that will unleash the full potential of the mobile network to deliver ultra high-speed mobile broadband.

As the primary benefits of LTE are increasing bandwidth, improving spectral efficiency, reducing latency, lowering the cost per byte, and enabling improved mobility, this combination aims to enhance a subscriber’s interaction with the network. This has further driven the adoption of mobile multimedia services, such as on-line television, streaming video, video-on-demand, social networking, and interactive gaming.

This impacts the mobile operators’ most valued asset, spectrum and it's capability to churn revenue. This leaves operators very little choice but to gain insight into their core network.

Network Intelligence is gathered by various techniques from evolving network functions, LTE (long term evolution) and IMS (IP multimedia subsystem). Network Intelligence is utilised to build rules under policy and charging control (PCC) standard architecture, which instructs the bearer network to enforce them. Latest mobile standards enhance the collaboration between core network (IMS) and access (e.g. LTE), through events reporting.

Advanced heuristic DPI / DCI (deep packet inspection / deep content inspection tools) can deliver more accurate user and session intelligence. Advanced analysis tools to model user behaviour from network intelligence can improve knowledge of users' behaviour, market demands and real time communication context that enhance applications, targeted advertising and the whole user experience.

This technology offers the prospect of new value chains and business models for operators on the one side, and the increase of the end user experience through converged and blended services on the other.

Network Intelligence is the basis for applying policy and differentiating charging capabilities, which are driven by the need to monetise the record growth of mobile broadband data.

Typical benefits of network intelligence: