Leatherhead, 19 January, 2012: Oxford Brookes University has licenced ASSET 7.0 from AIRCOM International, the leading independent network planning and optimisation solutions provider. The university will use the market leading network planning tool to educate students taking its specialist telecommunications postgraduate degree courses.

ASSET helps mobile operators around the world design, plan and optimise multi-technology radio networks. Its advanced network design capabilities automate time consuming tasks such as site configuration, traffic planning, network analysis, network dimensioning and parameter planning.

By using ASSET, students leaving Oxford Brookes University with an MSc in Mobile and High Speed Telecommunication Networks will have up-to-date knowledge and hands-on experience of how optimal radio frequency (RF) planning is achieved – including planning for the capacity, speed and efficiency improvements that will be required for LTE networks.

Oxford Brookes is one of the UK’s leading modern universities and offers a range of courses in telecommunications, giving students an in-depth knowledge of modern high-speed telecommunication systems.

“It is vital our students understand the impact that effective network planning has on network performance and profitability, especially with the imminent arrival of LTE,” says Dr Nigel Crook, Head of the Department of Computing and Communication Technologies, Oxford Brookes University. “By using ASSET, our aspiring engineers will learn innovative techniques to effectively manage the increasing levels of voice and data traffic operators are experiencing.”

“We’re delighted to be able to provide ASSET to Oxford Brookes University,” says Alwyn Welch, CEO, AIRCOM International. “Integrating the importance of network planning into degree courses highlights the significant role products like ASSET will play in delivering profitable networks today and in the future.”