Benoit Fleury of iBwave presented this as part of the State of the Market Workshop at Small Cell Champions Day in Rome, September 2015.

1. THE IN-BUILDING
WIRELESS STANDARD
Benoit Fleury, VP Products & Innovation
September 8th, 2015

3. ASSESS &
SURVEY
DIMENSION &
PLAN
DETAILED
DESIGN
INSTALL &
COMMISSION
OPERATE &
MAINTAIN
§ Digitize notes, pictures &
drawings into .ibw file
§ Integrate RF data collection
into the same .ibw file
§ Create preliminary design
while on site from mobile
device
§ Complete design and reports

4. UPLOAD
MOBILE FILE
TO CLOUD/
UNITY
SEND PROJECT
LINK BY EMAIL
File stored
RF DESIGNER
DOWNLOAD
MOBILE
FILE FROM
CLOUD/UNITY
REVIEW ON
DESIGN
Design completion
and reports
As-Built
Documentation
SITE TECHNICIAN
Survey and
preliminary
design

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Small cell planning strategy 5

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Small cell planning strategy 6
• Maximize value of each site visit so there is only one
• Proper documentation, centrally stored, multiple access
• Up-front IT involvement for file exchange and storage
• Comprehensive training, trainer training… and retraining
• Need for flexible tool licensing to account for staff churn
• Integrated and automated workflow management