Planet | RF Planning and Optimization Software

Accurate and efficient wireless network planning

Deliver exceptional radio designs with the world’s first AI-powered RF planning solution

Accurate RF planning and optimization

Intelligently plan and optimize 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G networks with Planet’s powerful capabilities 

With Planet, planning engineers can deliver higher quality radio network designs within the ever-tighter budgets and shorter deadlines demanded by the business. 3D simulation technologies, underpinned by machine learning and multiple live data sources, help you create more accurate designs. While comprehensive what-if scenario planning ensures maximum return on CAPEX investments and automation of planning tasks increases engineering efficiency, reducing the time-to-market of new designs.

Key benefits and features

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Accelerate your 5G roll-out

With automatic site selection, advanced AI-driven propagation modeling, native 3D planning and technology support for mmWave, latency, MIMO and more.

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Improve your RF propagation modeling

Enhance accuracy without the need for extensive calibration thanks to machine learning from AIM, Planet’s AI-driven 3D propagation model.

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Automate and integrate for improved productivity

Automate repetitive tasks to free up engineer time and integrate across business silos via open APIs to drive productivity.

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Maximize your insight with external data sources

Base your planning on real world data for improved accuracy, with Planet’s support for multiple input data sources including crowdsourced data.

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Optimize your network CAPEX return on investment

Determine your optimal network design based on network performance and quality targets as well as revenue and cost metrics with Planet ACP.

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Identify and resolve service quality issues faster

Troubleshoot subscriber experience problems down to Layer 3 messages via live network call trace recording analysis in Planet Call Analytics.

Network planning accuracy makes business sense

A 1 dB improvement in RSRP modeling precision, could save a nationwide U.S. mobile network approximately $2 billion over a 10-year period

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Use cases

5G network planning

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5G employs radically new technologies like massive MIMO and flexible numerology, as well as new bands like sub-6 and mmWave. Planet has been developed to support 5G NR use cases like eMBB, FWA or URLLC, and complies with the latest 3GPP standards. With true 3D planning capabilities, Planet helps your engineers to make the right design and optimization decisions. By simplifying the design and evolution of complex 4G/5G networks, Planet helps you to transition to 5G faster and at a lower cost. 

5G network planning

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5G employs radically new technologies like massive MIMO and flexible numerology, as well as new bands like sub-6 and mmWave. Planet has been developed to support 5G NR use cases like eMBB, FWA or URLLC, and complies with the latest 3GPP standards. With true 3D planning capabilities, Planet helps your engineers to make the right design and optimization decisions. By simplifying the design and evolution of complex 4G/5G networks, Planet helps you to transition to 5G faster and at a lower cost. 

Network planning in 3D

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In many cities, 70-80% of mobile broadband traffic comes from indoor locations. This means the subscribers are not necessarily at ground level, making traditional 2D planning ineffective. It is therefore critical to be able to plan your network in 3D. Planet natively supports 3D planning and optimization with support for high-resolution 3D geodata including building and vegetation vectors, 3D propagation models with ray-launching, 3D traffic maps, 3D beamforming analysis and 3D site-selection.

Network planning in 3D

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In many cities, 70-80% of mobile broadband traffic comes from indoor locations. This means the subscribers are not necessarily at ground level, making traditional 2D planning ineffective. It is therefore critical to be able to plan your network in 3D. Planet natively supports 3D planning and optimization with support for high-resolution 3D geodata including building and vegetation vectors, 3D propagation models with ray-launching, 3D traffic maps, 3D beamforming analysis and 3D site-selection.

Data-driven network planning

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Planet allows you to combine live network measurements including crowdsourced data, and call traces with predictions, to connect your plans with reality and ultimately improve the accuracy of your planning and optimization. With seamless integration of call trace data and direct access to crowdsourced data, your engineers have an unprecedented level of geolocated insights into mobile subscribers' behavior and coverage experience directly inside their planning solution.

Data-driven network planning

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Planet allows you to combine live network measurements including crowdsourced data, and call traces with predictions, to connect your plans with reality and ultimately improve the accuracy of your planning and optimization. With seamless integration of call trace data and direct access to crowdsourced data, your engineers have an unprecedented level of geolocated insights into mobile subscribers' behavior and coverage experience directly inside their planning solution.

ROI focused network planning

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The Planet ACP module allows you to quickly create and evaluate network upgrade scenarios such as 5G overlay or 4G capacity expansion. It includes automated site placement capabilities to perform dimensioning and initial planning of new wireless networks, geographical expansions, or technology overlays like 5G rollout scenarios. In addition to performance KPIs, Planet ACP can consider revenue, time-to-market, and total cost of ownership models for a plan that balances ROI and performance.

ROI focused network planning

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The Planet ACP module allows you to quickly create and evaluate network upgrade scenarios such as 5G overlay or 4G capacity expansion. It includes automated site placement capabilities to perform dimensioning and initial planning of new wireless networks, geographical expansions, or technology overlays like 5G rollout scenarios. In addition to performance KPIs, Planet ACP can consider revenue, time-to-market, and total cost of ownership models for a plan that balances ROI and performance.

Unified indoor/outdoor planning

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Planet offers seamless integration with the world leading in-building RF design solution from iBwave. The integrated solution enables unification of indoor and surrounding outdoor network RF design activities. With it, you can automatically pull RF prediction data generated by Planet into iBwave Design for greater indoor prediction accuracy, as well as send indoor prediction information to Planet to greatly improve RF designs for campus outdoor environments.

Unified indoor/outdoor planning

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Planet offers seamless integration with the world leading in-building RF design solution from iBwave. The integrated solution enables unification of indoor and surrounding outdoor network RF design activities. With it, you can automatically pull RF prediction data generated by Planet into iBwave Design for greater indoor prediction accuracy, as well as send indoor prediction information to Planet to greatly improve RF designs for campus outdoor environments.

Strategic mobile network planning

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Whether you are looking to deploy a greenfield network, a technology overlay such as 5G, or just expand your existing network, there are many different approaches you could take. Strategic RAN planning helps establish the cost vs. benefit of various scenarios to meet your business objectives.  Planet’s what-if scenario planning and unmatched post-processing analysis of simulations helps you determine the best solution from both a network performance and a cost standpoint.

Strategic mobile network planning

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Whether you are looking to deploy a greenfield network, a technology overlay such as 5G, or just expand your existing network, there are many different approaches you could take. Strategic RAN planning helps establish the cost vs. benefit of various scenarios to meet your business objectives.  Planet’s what-if scenario planning and unmatched post-processing analysis of simulations helps you determine the best solution from both a network performance and a cost standpoint.

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