Dallas-based Vecta Labs has announced the global launch of its RF Seeker interference hunting service, which uses AI to “quickly and precisely” locate interference for rapid mitigation in a mobile operator’s network.

“Many mobile operators don’t even realize how much capacity they are losing due to interfering signals,” Joe Madden, principal analyst at Mobile Experts Inc., said in a statement. “The interference can originate from unlikely places like alarm systems or even fluorescent lighting. This translates into lost capacity for the operators in urban centers, and lost coverage in rural areas. Either way, it’s causing unhappy customers and unnecessary network investments.”

Vecta said that after years of development and testing, this new solution is set to transform the wireless industry by dramatically improving how interference is detected and managed.

A ‘cutting-edge machine learning engine’

RF Seeker is driven by artificial intelligence, specifically a cutting-edge machine learning engine, that is designed to identify interference sources with unmatched speed and accuracy, Vecta said.

The company said that traditional methods can be slow and require extensive expertise.

RF Seeker, however, simplifies the process, allowing users to pinpoint issues within minutes and with precision down to a few meters. That not only enhances efficiency but also makes advanced RF knowledge unnecessary for effective interference management.

Vecta said that one of the industry’s significant challenges is the shortage of skilled personnel to diagnose and mitigate RF interference, but Vecta Labs can address that by enabling operators, regardless of their technical background, to maintain optimal network performance with an intuitive interface that offers clear, actionable insights, streamlining operations, and empowering proactive network management.

Insights on interference and the first U.S. trial

The first real-world deployment of RF Seeker in Miami occurred in collaboration with a Tier One mobile operator, Vecta said.

Miami, with its dense urban environment and high wireless traffic, served as an ideal testing ground, the company said. Vecta said the results were “remarkable,” demonstrating RF Seeker’s ability to locate interference sources with pinpoint accuracy and swiftly address issues, proving its practical value.

Madden, along with Jonathon Labadie of Vecta Labs, will be discussing the interference challenges mobile operators face, the potential financial loss, and the options to mitigate interference during a webinar at 10 a.m.,CDT on Sept. 10.

Labadie will also talk about the results from the first U.S. trial in Miami, the company said.

“The Miami launch marks just the beginning for RF Seeker,” Mike Symes, co-founder and director at Vecta Labs, said in a statement. “We plan to expand deployments to other major cities, continually enhancing the tool based on user feedback. The vision is to eliminate interference as a connectivity barrier, fostering the growth and innovation of the wireless industry.”

Founded in 2014, Vecta Labs specializes in the testing of cellular and mobile radio frequency (RF) devices, including antennas and active antenna systems.

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