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Frequency Refarming

Without a data-driven approach, frequency refarming is a complex and time-consuming process that risks service disruptions and leaves spectrum efficiency on the table. With Locatium, Spectrum Management and Network Planning Teams can now unlock a proactive, optimized refarming strategy that ensures a seamless transition to 5G and modern standards, while minimizing interference risk and maximizing spectrum utilization. By modeling demand growth, legacy dependency, and interference risk, teams can confidently schedule refarming efforts to achieve optimal spectrum efficiency and future-proof their networks.

3.2x
Spectrum efficiency gain
25%
Reduced refarming costs
12 weeks
Accelerated 5G deployment
The Challenge

What makes frequency refarming hard today

Incomplete subscriber visibility
Operators lack a single, accurate view of subscriber behavior, making it hard to prioritize refarming efforts.
Refarming's ripple effect
Uncoordinated spectrum reassignments can cascade into unforeseen network congestion and service disruptions.
Manual analysis paralysis
Analysts waste weeks reconciling disparate data sources, delaying refarming decisions and spectrum optimization.
Inefficient spectrum allocation
Suboptimal spectrum usage results from relying on intuition rather than data-driven insights to guide refarming strategies.
The Product

Smart Network CapEx powers this use case

Smart Network CapEx
Network planning & rollout optimization
AI-powered capital expenditure planning that fuses demand signals, spectrum assets, competitor coverage, and site feasibility into a prioritized rollout plan — cutting planning cycles from months to days.
RAN FTTH/FWA Transport & Core Data Center Towers
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Case Studies

See frequency refarming in action

Telecom · APAC
Leading Telco Operator in APAC
78%
Faster planning
$40M+
CapEx reallocated
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