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This article performs a comparative analysis of the power intensity levels measured with the Network Cell Info Lite application and the performance of the different propagation models: Log-Normal, Okumura Hata, COST 231, Walfish Bertoni, and SUI in the 4G LTE Frequency Band. The study was conducted in five LTE coverage cells located in the southern area of the city of Riobamba. The model that best fits each cell was chosen by means of absolute error analysis, thus obtaining an empirical correction factor for the proposed models. For the analysis of the absolute error, three measurement campaigns were carried out with 50 samples where the mean value was obtained. After applying the aforementioned models, the Log-Normal model yielded the most favorable results, being the one that achieved the best adaptation in Riobamba, since the power levels vary in the range (-80; -106) dBm at a coverage area not exceeding 200m.
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