ICS telecom is the key package in the planners’ toolkit. It is capable of modelling any size of radio system from intensive local area to extensive countrywide.
ICS telecom provides benefit at all stages of network ownership including tasks such as:
  　 Technology evaluation 
  　 Business modelling 
  　 Infrastructure dimensioning 
  　 Network planning 
  　 Spectrum optimisation 
  　 Network proving 
  　 Engineering data sharing 
  　 System administration 
  　 Network optimisation

LMDS / Mesh (TDMA, FDMA, CDMA, DECT…): Design & Total Planning
  　Search & optimise Base Station localization 
  　 Associate each subscriber to the best base station according to spectrum occupancy (FDMA) and traffic 
  　 Calculate Link Budget for each subscriber 
  　 Analyze each station load 
  　 Frequency planning and advanced interferences analysis

Analogue & Digital Broadcast
  　Covered Population Analysis 
  　 Co-existence between analogue and digital networks 
  　 Frequency planning and Spectrum Optimization 
  　 Differential time delay consideration

Microwaves P2P & PMP Management
  　Point to Point Link Design 
  　 Link Budget 
  　 Point to Point Link Analysis 
  　 Frequency Planning / Interference Analysis

Mobile Network PMR, Tetra, Paging, GSM,…
  　Network design 
  　 Cell planning 
  　 Coverage analysis 
  　 Frequency planning 
  　 Interference calculation 
  　 Traffic analysis 
  　 Handover

3G dedicated Features
  　Existing Site Validation (GSM…) 
  　 Network Analysis 
  　 Network Design and Roll-out 
  　 Multi-service traffic modeling

3D Radio Network Planning
3D screen capture showing coverage from two transmitters and a link between two microwave sites. In 3D mode, users have the ability to view a project from any angle, any height and to zoom in or out of a project, restricted only by the users map resolution. In this view a town is shown in the foreground with hills rising beyond.

Analyse Potential Interference
Few radio networks today enjoy the freedom of noise limited coverage. Spectrum demand means frequency sharing. ICS telecom lets the planner analyse the resulting interference and balance network availability with spectrum resource and budget.

Best Server
In fixed radio access networks and indeed anywhere where links are needed to a multiplicity of outstations or subscribers, knowledge of which base station serves best is critical to antenna orientation at that subscriber. The report shown can also include 2nd, 3rd…, best server

Full Link Path Analysis
Comprehensive link path analysis is standard within ICS Telecom showing a full and detailed cross section of the terrain and path geometry. ICS Telecom gives the Radio Network Planning Engineer the confidence that a path between users will be available when needed.

Directional Subscriber Antennas
ICS Telecom has an internal equipment database that comes as standard. The tool allows the user to design their own antennas for use at base stations, link terminals and at subscribers. These polar responses can be viewed and used in 3D, allowing the Network Planner virtually unlimited network modelling potential.

High Capacity Sites Database
Individual subscribers are now included in a powerful separate database mirroring the transition from general area planning through to installed base with known future prospects thus developing the network from concept to roll out. Data may also be imported from a network planning departments existing database.

Multi-media Database per Site
Sites can comprise hundreds of co-located base station/terminal equipments. Each base station/terminal has the ability to be linked to Microsoft Word, Access, audio files, AVI files and to a range of Image file formats. This powerful utility gives the Network Planner the ability to log completely the history, current status and future of any site within their network.

UNICODE version
ICS Telecom is now available in UNICODE version: all strings left to the user’s convenience can be entered using UNICODE characters (Chinese, Japanese…).