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- An optimal network coverage is desired by both telecommunication operators and customers. The former have to comply to regulatory practices in order to receive permission for their business activ- ities and the latter consider the quality of service as one of the criteria to select their supplier. The growing need of connectivity and easier-than-ever access to connected devices add to the necessity of improvements in network capacity and coverage. Generally, spots are already equipped with basic technology. In light of this observation, the challenge is to build on top of an elementary network to accommodate new constraints. However, finding the optimal location for cellular towers is a notori- ously complex and important problem. Two approaches are commonly used, namely solving a pure optimization problem or using computational geometry methods. This master’s thesis will explore the second option by exploiting combinatorial optimization methods and the utilization of Voronoi Diagrams (VD). After developing methods combining these approaches, we will present a selection of criteria to determine the quality of service and how to include them in our models. The thesis exhibits the models outcome applied to a real life telecommunication operator based in Benin.