A Large-Scale Dataset of 4G, NB-IoT, and 5G Non-Standalone Network Measurements

Mobile networks have become highly complex systems. In order to better understand how network features affect performance and suggest additional improvements, it is crucial to examine them from an empirical perspective. In the following, we present a large-scale dataset of measurements collected over fourth generation (4G) and fifth generation (5G) operational networks, providing Long Term Evolution (LTE), Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) and 5G New Radio (NR) connectivity. We collected our dataset during a period of seven weeks in Rome, Italy, by performing several tests on the infrastructures of two major mobile network operators (MNOs). The open-sourced dataset has enabled multi-faceted analyses of network deployment, coverage, and end-user performance, and can be further used for designing and testing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions for network optimization tasks.

If you use our dataset in your research, we kindly request that you cite the following paper:

K. Kousias et al., "A Large-Scale Dataset of 4G, NB-IoT, and 5G Non-Standalone Network Measurements," in IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 62, no. 5, pp. 44-49, May 2024, doi: 10.1109/MCOM.011.2200707.