Overture Modules
Overture can accelerate daily engineering tasks through easy-to-install modules.
Modules are leased independently of the Overture platform, allowing you the freedom
to get what you need when you need it.
Choose the right sites to deploy from multiple candidate portfolios. Understand
the impact and value of every single site. Suitable for greenfield or expansion
rollouts.
Automatically adjust sector parameters to maximize your networks performance. Physical,
electrical, and electronic parameters can be optimized quickly and easily.
This module combines Automatic Frequency Planning (AFP) and Automatic Cell Planning
(ACP) algorithms in a way that seamlessly accelerates the manual cell planning process.
Find and download public domain data from within Overture. The Data Manager module
integrates into Overture's process pages to seamlessly bring in the highest quality
free data available.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Overture?
Overture is a desktop application for wireless network planning. The problems it
helps you solve are known variously as RF engineering, RF planning, RF design, cellular
or cell planning, and network optimization. In the wireless engineering world, this
sort of software is often referred to as a "planning tool".
Do the RF predictions consider terrain?
Yes, Overture's "Presto" prediction system takes full account of terrain and obstruction
heights to calculate signal pathloss. It is fast, accurate, and easy to use.
Can I import sites from a spreadsheet?
Yes, Overture can bring data in from spreadsheets in plain-text or Excel format.
Both import and export can be customized to support most formatting schemes.
Does Overture support my wireless technology?
Overture supports LTE, WiMAX, WCDMA, GSM, CDMA, and is flexible enough to easily
take account of other technologies or manufacturer specific variations where necessary.
Does Overture support Google Earth / ArcView / MapInfo?
Yes, Overture supports import and export to all major mapping platforms. See the
list of
supported file formats
for more information.
Can I analyze drive test / mobile measurement data?
Overture is not a full measured data analysis solution, but
data can be imported
for visualization and statistical analysis in any of the supported file formats
(including spreadsheets).
Is prediction tuning supported?
All of the prediction models can easily be tuned against measured data. Measurements
and predictions can be compared statistically and visualized on the map.
Is backhaul / wireless backbone planning supported?
Not yet, but a backhaul module is currently in development. If you are interested
in getting involved with our beta testing program for the backhaul module, please
get in touch: info@overtureonline.com.
What's the alternative?
The most popular tools for wireless network design are Excel and Google
Earth because they are practically free. However, these tools have serious
limitations for RF planning: they do not consider signal propagation or interference,
have no technology-specific capabilities, and offer no automation or process guidance.
The total cost of ownership for these tools is actually high because it takes a
long time to get to an answer that is typically much less accurate than those from
a dedicated tool. Low accuracy can lead to under-performing networks with dissatisfied
subscribers or over-engineered networks with low returns on investment.
There are many dedicated commercial tools for wireless network design such as
ASSET by
Aircom,
Atoll by
Forsk,
Planet by
Mentum, and
SignalPro by
EDX. We are happy to list our competitors and
encourage you to visit them because we are confident that we offer the best tool
at the best price.
