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Methods and apparatus to discover spectrum usage of mobile carriers

  • US 9,763,123 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2014
  • Issued: 09/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to determine reliability of a mobile network operator comprising:

  • extracting channel information from messages transmitted to mobile devices at a plurality of locations to determine a quantity of available channels;

    segregating the extracted channel information into a first group corresponding to channels of a first mobile network operator and a second group corresponding to channels of a second mobile network operator; and

    determining, with a processor, a relative reliability between the first mobile network operator and the second mobile network operator based on a respective quantity of channels in the first group and the second group.

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