This project involves a series of tests to detect the road signal coverage for the networks of mobile operators throughout Southern Italy. We use smartphones with Rohde & Schwarz technology and scanners, to analyze coverage and interference and to evaluate the goodness of the configuration of the cells recorded during the paths.
What do we analyze? Events (failures and/or call drops, low download, low upload, low coverage), interference signal (multiple signals that arrive in a single geographical area produce noise phenomena that lower the quality of service).
The test results are analysed to assess the prospects for improved coverage and quality of service, making hardware and/or software changes to transmission systems.
What can the changes consist of?
- Upgrading/De-powering a site.
- Increase/decrease of tilt and detection of cell inversions.
- Reorientation of the cells
- Adding new cells on existing sites
- Adding technology layers on existing sites
- Create a new site.
In November 2021 we carried out our tests on the following motorway segments:
- A1
- A4
- A14
- A14 dir Ravenna
- A25
- A24
- A5
- A26-A5
- A35
- A1
- A2
- A3
In January 2022 we carried out our tests on the following motorway segments:
- A30 Caserta Salerno
- A16 Napoli Bari
- A14 Bologna Taranto
- A12 Genova Roma
- A1 Milano Napoli
- Milano Tangenziale
- A23 Alpe Adria
- A28 Portogruaro – Conegliano
- Roma Tangenziale
In March 2022 we carried out our tests on the following motorway segments:
- GRA Lazio
- A13 Emilia Romagna
- A57 Veneto
- A31 Veneto
- A20 Sicilia
- A18 Sicilia
- A19 Sicilia
- A11 Toscana
- A12 Liguria
- A11 Toscana
- A26-A5 Liguria
- A7 LIguria
