Determination of wireless communication device types associated with below-average call durations

1. A method of operating a call duration analysis system, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of call detail records (CDRs) from a network database, wherein the CDRs comprise information associated with a plurality of calls over a wireless communication network;

processing the CDRs to determine an average call duration for the wireless communication network;

processing the CDRs with the average call duration for the wireless communication network to determine at least one wireless access node associated with a below-average call duration, wherein the below-average call duration is determined by comparing an average call duration for the wireless access node with the average call duration for the wireless communication network;

processing the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine a first set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node exhibiting a good radio frequency (RF) status and a second set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node exhibiting a bad RF status; and

processing the first set of the CDRs to determine a wireless communication device type associated with the below-average call duration.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

processing the first set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine an individual wireless communication device associated with the below-average call duration.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

processing the first set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine dropped calls associated with the below-average call duration.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

processing the first set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine a bad line quality of the wireless access node associated with the below-average call duration.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

processing the second set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine a wireless communication device type associated with the below-average call duration.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

processing the second set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine an individual wireless communication device associated with the below-average call duration.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

processing the second set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine an RF problem of the wireless access node associated with the below-average call duration.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the good RF status and the bad RF status are determined based on threshold values.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein processing the CDRs with the average call duration for the wireless communication network to determine the at least one wireless access node associated with the below-average call duration comprises determining whether an average call duration for the wireless access node is less than a call duration threshold based on the average call duration for the wireless communication network.

10. A computer apparatus comprising:

software instructions configured, when executed by a processing system, to direct the processing system to:

process a plurality of call detail records (CDRs) to determine an average call duration for a wireless communication network,

process the CDRs with the average call duration for the wireless communication network to determine at least one wireless access node associated with a below-average call duration, wherein the below-average call duration is determined by comparing an average call duration for the wireless access node with the average call duration for the wireless communication network,

process the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine a first set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node exhibiting a good radio frequency (RF) status and a second set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node exhibiting a bad RF status, and

process the first set of the CDRs to determine a wireless communication device type associated with the below-average call duration; and

at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing the software instructions.

11. The computer apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:

the software instructions configured to direct the processing system to process the first set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine an individual wireless communication device associated with the below-average call duration.

12. The computer apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:

the software instructions configured to direct the processing system to process the first set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine dropped calls associated with the below-average call duration.

13. The computer apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:

the software instructions configured to direct the processing system to process the first set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine a bad line quality of the wireless access node associated with the below-average call duration.

14. The computer apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:

the software instructions configured to direct the processing system to process the second set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine a wireless communication device type associated with the below-average call duration.

15. The computer apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:

the software instructions configured to direct the processing system to process the second set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine an individual wireless communication device associated with the below-average call duration.

16. The computer apparatus of claim 10 further comprising:

the software instructions configured to direct the processing system to process the second set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine an RF problem of the wireless access node associated with the below-average call duration.

17. The computer apparatus of claim 10 wherein the good RF status and the bad RF status are determined based on threshold values.

18. The computer apparatus of claim 10 wherein the software instructions configured to direct the processing system to process the CDRs with the average call duration for the wireless communication network to determine the at least one wireless access node associated with the below-average call duration comprises the software instructions configured to direct the processing system to determine whether an average call duration for the wireless access node is less than a call duration threshold based on the average call duration for the wireless communication network.

19. A call duration analysis system comprising:

a first means for receiving a plurality of call detail records (CDRs) from a network database, wherein the CDRs comprise information associated with a plurality of calls over a wireless communication network; and

a second means for processing the CDRs to determine an average call duration for the wireless communication network, processing the CDRs with the average call duration for the wireless communication network to determine at least one wireless access node associated with a below-average call duration, wherein the below-average call duration is determined by comparing an average call duration for the wireless access node with the average call duration for the wireless communication network, processing the CDRs associated with the wireless access node to determine a first set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node exhibiting a good radio frequency (RF) status and a second set of the CDRs associated with the wireless access node exhibiting a bad RF status, and processing the first set of the CDRs to determine a wireless communication device type associated with the below-average call duration.