Platform — Predictive Analytics

Stop fixing Wi-Fi problems. Start preventing them.

TekFidelityIQ's Predictive Analytics layer tracks trends in SNR, channel utilization, and client load — forecasting capacity issues and flagging APs that are trending toward failure so your team can act before users notice.

Trend analysis

Track SNR, utilization, client count, and health score over time. Spot when a metric is trending in the wrong direction before it becomes a complaint.

Capacity forecasting

Project when specific APs will hit their practical client or airtime ceiling based on observed growth rate. Plan expansions before the problem arrives.

Failure predictions

Rising retry rates, declining SNR, or increasing reboot frequency on a specific AP often precede failure. Predictive alerts flag APs showing these patterns.

AP refresh planning

Score APs by age, load, failure history, and Wi-Fi generation. Get a prioritized refresh list that helps you justify hardware spend to customers and management.

How it works

From historical data to forward-looking intelligence

TekFidelityIQ builds a trend baseline for every AP and site from the first snapshot onward. After 4–8 weeks of data, the predictive layer has enough context to identify directional trends — is this AP's average SNR declining month over month? Is client count growing by 3 per week? Is channel utilization trending upward on Friday afternoons?

Capacity forecasts project these trends forward to estimate when an AP will hit a defined threshold — for example, when average client count per AP will reach 30 (a typical practical ceiling for 5 GHz on a Wi-Fi 5 AP) based on the current growth rate. This gives you a specific date to plan around, not just a vague warning that 'things are getting worse.'

Failure predictions watch for combinations of signals that historically precede AP problems: sudden increases in reboot frequency, rising retry rates without a corresponding increase in client count, or declining SNR on APs that haven't moved and where no channel change occurred. These patterns often show up 2–4 weeks before an AP starts generating complaints.

FAQ

Common questions

How much historical data is needed for predictions?
Meaningful capacity forecasts require 4–8 weeks of baseline data. Trend analysis begins immediately and becomes more accurate as the dataset grows.
What triggers a failure prediction alert?
Sustained negative trends: increasing retry rates, declining SNR, rising reboot frequency, or an AP consistently approaching its client ceiling.
Can predictive analytics help plan a hardware refresh?
Yes. The AP Recommendations layer scores each AP by age, load, failure history, and Wi-Fi generation to produce a prioritized refresh list with justification data.
Is predictive analytics available on all plans?
Predictive analytics is included in the Operational Intelligence tier ($799/mo) and above.

Get ahead of Wi-Fi capacity and failure problems.