Indoor network signal coverage of mobile telecommunication networks in West Malaysia: Selangor and Johor Bahru

Shayea, Ibraheem; Rahman, Tharek Abd; Azmi, Marwan Hadri; Chua, Tien Han; Arsad, Agus

doi:10.1109/micc.2017.8311774

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“…This section presents the research methodology used for collecting data and conducting this study, including the hardware and software employed, the tested geographical areas, the test processes, quality control aspects, MBB services and MNO networks of radio technologies. This methodology has been applied to various morphologies such as the rural areas of Malaysia, as presented in our previous works [26,54]. However, the morphology type and testing areas in this research are entirely different.…”

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“…However, this paper only focuses on the urban morphology, while the other papers highlight the remaining morphologies. The methodology used in this paper is the same as that used in our previous papers [26,54], but with one substantial difference: the scope of this study only focuses on the urban areas throughout Malaysia, while the previous study had focused on rural areas. The study outcomes will enable MBB service providers and radio regulators to establish plans for sustainable MBB services in Malaysia.…”

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Performance Analysis of Mobile Broadband Networks With 5G Trends and Beyond: Urban Areas Scope in Malaysia

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The performance of Mobile Broadband (MBB) services of Fourth Generation (4G) and Third Generation (3G) mobile networks over urban morphology is studied in Malaysia based on experimental measurements of drive test data. The aim of this study is to provide a roadmap for service providers to establish a realistic plan for future Fifth Generation (5G) networks. This work is a continuation of our previous work for the scope of rural areas in Malaysia. The MBB measurement data have been gathered through drive tests conducted in the urban areas of four states throughout Malaysia (namely, Klang Valley/Selangor, Johor, Sarawak and Sabah) to characterise and analyse MBB performances. The gathered data are from the cities, highways and federal roads of the chosen states, and encompasses three main Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). Data has been collected in a time span of 2 months, from January to February, using the Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone handsets. Four MBB Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are considered in this study (coverage, latency, satisfaction and speed) for two MBB services (web browsing and video streaming). The measurement data for characterising the performance of each MBB service has been collected using a dedicated smartphone handset. YouTube videos with 720p and 1080p resolutions have been sequentially streamed to assess the performance of MBB video-streaming services. Three distinct websites (Google, Instagram and mStar) have been accessed to evaluate the performance of MBB web-browsing services. The experimental methodology of this study integrates several diversified elements including four different urban states, four distinct KPIs, three main MNOs, two MBB services and two radio networks (4G and 3G), which are both accessible by the smartphones when available to mimic real-world scenarios. The results of this study reveal that the performance of 4G radio networks is generally superior to that of 3G . For instance, 4G networks achieved a vMOS score of more than 3 for both MBB video-streaming and web-browsing services, while 3G networks scored less than 3 across all four study areas. The analysed experimental results confirmed that compared to 3G networks, 4G technology presents an enhancement factor of up to 1.6 and 4.2 in download speed when streaming a video and browsing a web page, respectively. The study outcomes can contribute to the efficient planning of nonstandalone (NSA) 5G networks in Malaysia where 5G networks will be aided by existing 4G infrastructures. Analysing the 4G coverage performance is the first step towards deciding the deployment rate of NSA 5G in Malaysia.INDEX TERMS Mobile Broadband, urban areas, Malaysia, 3G and 4G networks, plans for 5G technology in Malaysia

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Performance Analysis of Mobile Broadband Networks With 5G Trends and Beyond: Urban Areas Scope in Malaysia

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“…That entails the software and hardware employed, the test processes, the tested geographical areas, quality control characteristics, MBB services, and MNOs. As presented in our earlier works [25][26][27], the rural and urban areas of Malaysia have witnessed the implementation of this methodology. Nevertheless, the testing areas and the morphology type are totally different in this research.…”

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Performance Analysis of Mobile Broadband Technologies and 5G Trends and Beyond Networks in Malaysia

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2021

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<p>This paper analysis and investigate the performance of Mobile Broadband (MBB) cellular networks based on the drive tests for suburban areas (at four states) in Malaysia. The data were collected from three main national Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) by using unbranded Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone handsets, while the period of data collection was between January and February. Two MBB services were considered which are the video streaming and web browsing. For each MNO, the performance data of one MBB service was collected through one a dedicated smartphone. One smartphone was used to browse three different webpages, and One smartphone was employed to stream two YouTube videos with two different resolutions. The study considered four MBB Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), namely: latency, coverage, speed and satisfaction. As per the results, the performance of Fourth Generation (4G) is found superior than that of Third Generation (3G) networks. For instance, a vMOS score of above 3.3 was achieved by 4G networks for MBB video-streaming service, while, score of below 2.6 was attained by 3G networks across all the four studied areas. In addition, it was observed that an enhancement factor of up to 2.86 and 2.83 in download speed was presented by 4G technology in case of video streaming and web page browsing respectively as compared to 3G technology. Examining the performance of current MBB networks is supportive before the deployment of the 5G network. The efficient development of 5G networks in Malaysia can be realized through these study findings, where the existing 4G infrastructures will contribute to supporting the 5G and 6G networks.</p>

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“…The building, trees, network density and heavy rains can cause reflection, diffraction and scattering of the mobile signal [47][48][49][50]; long distances between transmitter to receiver in the rural villages decreases the signal received by the users [51]; multiple service providers, (for example in India) such that users need to subscribe to two sim cards in a mobile phone to maintain a seamless signal coverage [52]; poor indoor coverage where signals cannot penetrate (for example inside shopping malls) [53]; network characteristics. 4G networks perform much better than 3G networks (for example in regions of Malaysia) [54]; unexpected high use of internet can exceed the capacity of the infrastructure (for example during the COVID pandemic) [55]; loss of internet for political (for example in Indonesia) [56], internet service providers (for example in Pakistan) [57] or other organisational reasons.…”

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Mapping national information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure to the requirements of potential digital health interventions in low- and middle-income countries

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Indoor network signal coverage of mobile telecommunication networks in West Malaysia: Selangor and Johor Bahru

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Performance Analysis of Mobile Broadband Networks With 5G Trends and Beyond: Urban Areas Scope in Malaysia

Performance Analysis of Mobile Broadband Networks With 5G Trends and Beyond: Urban Areas Scope in Malaysia

Performance Analysis of Mobile Broadband Technologies and 5G Trends and Beyond Networks in Malaysia

Mapping national information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure to the requirements of potential digital health interventions in low- and middle-income countries

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