There has been a lot of talk in the DPI industry about location awareness, especially as it applies to mobile networks. Understanding where congestion is affecting your subscriber’s Quality of Experience (QoE) is a critical factor in keeping high value data subscribers happy and renewing their service. But what really is “location awareness”?

Short Definition: Location awareness is the knowledge that a specific subscriber (maybe with a specific service plan) has accessed your network by connecting to a specific cell tower (as shown below). Read more [+]