Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining information for the deployment of one or more small cells into an existing MNO network, the method comprising: retrieving a spatial map of building locations; retrieving a plurality of sensor data on the MNO network collected from a plurality of mobile network devices, wherein the sensor data comprises a measurement location; processing the plurality of sensor data and the spatial map of building locations to generate a spatial map of performance and/or usage characteristics of the MNO network.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for providing enhanced network coverage in a wireless network. The apparatus has a first antenna system for providing a first sector of a network, and a second antenna system for providing a second sector of the network. Further, the apparatus has a third antenna system for communicating with a base station of the network to provide a common wireless backhaul link for the first sector and the second sector. The apparatus also comprises control circuitry to monitor a performance characteristic of the common wireless backhaul link, and in dependence on the performance characteristic, to implement at least one mechanism to influence whether items of user equipment within at least one of the first sector and the second sector connect to the network via the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided, the apparatus having a first antenna system providing a first sector of a telecommunications network, a second antenna system providing a second sector of the telecommunications network, a third antenna system for communicating with a base station of the telecommunications network to provide a first wireless backhaul path for the first and second sectors, and a fourth antenna system providing a wireless communication link to facilitate coupling of the apparatus into a mesh network of devices, the mesh network having at least one point of access into the telecommunications network, providing at least one further wireless backhaul path. Backhaul management circuitry is arranged, in at least one mode of operation, to control utilisation of the third and fourth antenna systems to provide backhaul connectivity to the telecommunications network for items of user equipment connected to the apparatus via the first and second antenna systems.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for improving connectivity for items of user equipment in a wireless network. The apparatus has a first antenna system for providing a first sector of a network, and a second antenna system for providing a second sector of the network. Further, the apparatus has a third antenna system for communicating with a base station of the network to provide a common wireless backhaul link for the first sector and the second sector. In addition, an interface is provided to an internet connection of a building in which the apparatus is deployed, and backhaul management circuitry is then arranged, in at least one mode of operation, to control utilisation of both the internet connection and the common wireless backhaul link to provide backhaul connectivity to the network for items of user equipment connected to the apparatus via the first and second antenna systems.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for improving connectivity for items of user equipment in a wireless network. The apparatus has a first antenna system for providing a first sector of a telecommunications network, and a second antenna system for providing a second sector of the telecommunications network. Further, the apparatus has a third antenna system for communicating with a base station of the telecommunications network to provide a first wireless backhaul path for the first and second sectors. In addition, a fourth antenna system is used to provide a wireless communication link to facilitate coupling of the apparatus into a mesh network of devices. The mesh network has at least one point of access into the telecommunications network such that the mesh network supports provision of at least one further wireless backhaul path for the first and second sectors.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for providing enhanced network coverage in a wireless network. The apparatus has a first antenna system for providing a first sector of a network, and a second antenna system for providing a second sector of the network. Further, the apparatus has a third antenna system for communicating with a base station of the network to provide a common wireless backhaul link for the first sector and the second sector. The first and the second antenna systems are configured such that when the apparatus is deployed at a periphery of a building, the first sector extends into the building to provide enhanced availability of the network to items of user equipment within the building, whilst the second sector extends externally to the building to provide an additional source of network coverage to items of user equipment external to the building.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for improving connectivity for items of user equipment in a wireless network. The apparatus has a first antenna system for providing a first sector of a network, and a second antenna system for providing a second sector of the network. Further, the apparatus has a third antenna system for communicating with a base station of the network to provide a common wireless backhaul link for the first sector and the second sector. In addition, an interface is provided to an internet connection of a building in which the apparatus is deployed, and backhaul management circuitry is then arranged, in at least one mode of operation, to control utilisation of both the internet connection and the common wireless backhaul link to provide backhaul connectivity to the network for items of user equipment connected to the apparatus via the first and second antenna systems.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for providing enhanced network coverage in a wireless network. The apparatus has a first antenna system for providing a first sector of a network, and a second antenna system for providing a second sector of the network. Further, the apparatus has a third antenna system for communicating with a base station of the network to provide a common wireless backhaul link for the first sector and the second sector. The apparatus also comprises control circuitry to monitor a performance characteristic of the common wireless backhaul link, and in dependence on the performance characteristic, to implement at least one mechanism to influence whether items of user equipment within at least one of the first sector and the second sector connect to the network via the apparatus.