Call Data Record analytics

Call data records is data that is gathered by telecom operators that are specific to individual customers. We are going to take a look at telecom domain-specific use cases in this recipe.

Getting ready

To perform this recipe, you should have an up and running Hadoop cluster. We need some sample data for these use cases; I have written a data generator, which can used for your reference. You can find it at https://github.com/deshpandetanmay/cdr-data-generator.

How to do it...

Before jumping into the solution let's first try to understand a problem statement.

Problem Statement

Telecom companies keep records of each and every call made by their subscribers. They also keep information such as when a call was made, who it was made ...

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