Ericsson, Facebook and XL Axiata today said they created a new methodology to measure and improve network performance.
Network-wide optimization implemented through the joint project delivered up to 70 percent improvement in app coverage.
The initiative is part of the strategy of Internet .org to enhance mobile Internet penetration across the world.
Indonesia has the fourth-largest Facebook user base in the world.
In Indonesia, 75 percent of users are on 2G GSM/EDGE networks.
XL Axiata says its data traffic rose 142 percent in 2013. More than half of the operator’s 62.9 million subscribers are data users and a majority of those use Facebook.
Hasnul Suhaimi, chief executive officer XL Axiata, said: “We believe app coverage is essential and correlating Facebook application use cases with network-wide statistics has proven to be an innovative and efficient way to detect and address network optimization opportunities.”
The joint project by XL Axiata, Facebook and Ericsson developed a framework for evaluating user key performance indicators (KPI) based on simulated Facebook application use cases using a test agent and correlated these KPIs with network statistics.
Chris Daniels, vice president, Internet.org, Facebook, said: “We have a model for improving network performance that can be applied globally by mobile network operators. This will help ensure we have more efficient use of existing network capacity and resources.”
Through this process, user-impacting issues were identified and addressed throughout the network.
The resultant optimizations improved app coverage by up to 70 percent:
Number of connections completed within three seconds improved up to 70 percent
Time to content improved up to 70 percent
Upload time improved up to 50 percent
Baburajan K
editor@telecomlead.com
