Due to the introduction of new services, the volume of data transferred in mobile networks is rapidly growing and operators periodically face the necessity to upgrade their network. Such upgrades allow them to increase the capacity and provide adequate Quality of Service (QoS). In this paper we...

In this paper, we illustrate how a mobile data network operator can plan an upgrading investment to anticipate explosions of the demand, taking into account the expected generated profit and the customers satisfaction. The former parameter grows with the demand, whereas the latter sinks if the...