Solving the many business problems of a telecommunications company requires a good understanding of where your network assets, facilities, and customers exist today and where they will be tomorrow. In an industry that changes so rapidly, the capability to find, manage, and analyze data quickly and effectively makes a strategic difference. Manage, and analyze data quickly and effectively makes a strategic difference.

Geographic Information System (GIS) is a technology that allows you to capture, manage, analyze, and display spatial data for use in solving complex problems.

GIS enables telecommunication professionals to integrate maps and information to make better decisions. From planning and maintaining network infrastructure to administering mobile telephone coverage, managing existing customers, and finding new ones, GIS users rely on location-based data to find the answers. GIS allows carriers to keep track of customer mobility and trends in the staggering bandwidth requirements driven by entertainment and Internet services. Viewing information on a map makes it quicker and more intuitive than relying on spreadsheets and other tabular data.