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Predictive Analytics for Dynamic Field Technician Routing in Telecommunications Service Provisioning

Authors: Krishna Dornala;

Predictive Analytics for Dynamic Field Technician Routing in Telecommunications Service Provisioning

Abstract

The telecommunications industry faces increasing challenges in effectively managing field technician deployment for service provisioning amid rising network complexity and customer expectations. Traditional static scheduling techniques fail to account for real-time operational realities, resulting in inefficient resource utilization and suboptimal service delivery. This research proposes and validates a comprehensive predictive analytics framework that transforms field technician routing through integration of disparate data streams including real-time network telemetry, historical service patterns, weather conditions, traffic data, and customer information. The system employs advanced machine learning algorithms—including LSTM networks for demand forecasting, deep reinforcement learning for routing optimization, and spatiotemporal clustering for pattern recognition—to predict demand patterns and dynamically optimize technician assignments. Implementation leverages modern event-driven APIs using GraphQL and gRPC protocols with Apache Kafka streaming, enabling seamless integration with existing operational and business support systems while maintaining backward compatibility. Field deployment results demonstrate substantial operational improvements across multiple dimensions including service delivery times, technician utilization rates, first-time resolution rates, fuel consumption, and customer satisfaction scores. The framework successfully handles significant demand spikes while maintaining service quality through cloud-native auto-scaling infrastructure. This work makes significant contributions by demonstrating practical integration of advanced analytics with legacy telecommunications systems, providing comprehensive empirical validation across multiple operational dimensions, and offering honest assessment of implementation challenges and system limitations to guide future deployments.

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