Cell Site Analysis
Cell site analysis is a technique used to determine which cells a mobile telephone is likely to connect to given the features and behaviour of the mobile network at a particular geographical point or region of interest. A forensic cell site expert can correlate this information to the connection data records provided by the mobile networks to determine possible locations of a mobile telephone at the time of past connections.
The geographical area that a cell covers is determined by a combination of factors including the cell type, cell orientation, transmission power, the arrangement of other cells, network usage and the physical features of the locality. These are often variable over time and must be considered as part of a cell site examination.
