System, method, and computer program for performing mobile network related tasks based on performance data acquired by an unmanned vehicle

1. A method, comprising:

receiving from one or more unmanned vehicles mobile device performance data transmitted by a plurality of different networks included within a geographical area defined as part of a test plan that further indicates the mobile device performance data to be collected from the plurality of different networks, the mobile device performance data including subscriber trace data, performance log data, dropped call data, blocked call data, radio frequency (RF) data, Evolved High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA+) service data, and Long Term Evolution (LTE) service data;

analyzing the received mobile device performance data;

adjusting the test plan in real time based on the analysis of the received mobile device performance data; and

performing one or more mobile network related tasks corresponding to the geographical area based on the analysis of the received mobile device performance data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more mobile network related tasks include generating one or more radio frequency (RF) attribute maps.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more mobile network related tasks include investigating Evolved High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA+) service performance.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more mobile network related tasks include investigating Long Term Evolution (LTE) service performance.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more mobile network related tasks include providing detailed diagnostics for dropped calls.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more mobile network related tasks include providing detailed diagnostics for blocked calls.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more mobile network related tasks include optimizing network coverage of at least one network.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more unmanned vehicles include an unmanned aerial vehicle.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more unmanned vehicles include an unmanned ground-based vehicle.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geographical area includes an indoor area.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geographical area includes an outdoor area.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device performance data is acquired by the one or more unmanned vehicles utilizing at least one portable testing platform included with the one or more unmanned vehicles.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more mobile network related tasks include planning a small cell deployment project.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a computer program product, the computer program product comprising computer code for:

receiving from one or more unmanned vehicles mobile device performance data transmitted by a plurality of different networks included within a geographical area defined as part of a test plan that further indicates the mobile device performance data to be collected from the plurality of different networks, the mobile device performance data including subscriber trace data, performance log data, dropped call data, blocked call data, radio frequency (RF) data, Evolved High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA+) service data, and Long Term Evolution (LTE) service data;

analyzing the received mobile device performance data;

adjusting the test plan in real time based on the analysis of the received mobile device performance data; and

performing one or more mobile network related tasks corresponding to the geographical area based on the analysis of the received mobile device performance data.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the computer program product is operable such that the one or more mobile network related tasks include generating one or more radio frequency attribute maps.

16. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the computer program product is operable such that the one or more mobile network related tasks include investigating HSPA+ service performance.

17. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the computer program product is operable such that the one or more mobile network related tasks include investigating LTE service performance.

18. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the computer program product is operable such that the one or more mobile network related tasks include providing detailed diagnostics for dropped calls.

19. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the computer program product is operable such that the one or more mobile network related tasks include providing detailed diagnostics for blocked calls.

20. A system comprising:

a memory system; and

one or more processing cores coupled to the memory system and that are each configured for:

receiving from one or more unmanned vehicles mobile device performance data transmitted by a plurality of different networks included within a geographical area defined as part of a test plan that further indicates the mobile device performance data to be collected from the plurality of different networks, the mobile device performance data including subscriber trace data, performance log data, dropped call data, blocked call data, radio frequency (RF) data, Evolved High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA+) service data, and Long Term Evolution (LTE) service data;

analyzing the received mobile device performance data;

adjusting the test plan in real time based on the analysis of the received mobile device performance data; and

performing one or more mobile network related tasks corresponding to the geographical area based on the analysis of the received mobile device performance data.