Proactive determination of an updated transmission power

A method for proactively determining optimal uplink power for transmission to a wireless communications device (WCD), the method comprising:

• receiving an indication that wireless downlink signals have been transmitted by an access point to the WCD;
• collecting at least one set of historical and present network parameter data over a predetermined time period comprising one or more of communication channel quality, device power levels, and user device capacity;
• analyzing the at least one set of historical and present network parameter data collected to determine an uplink footprint for the WCD and an optimal transmission power level for the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol for a wireless communication session between the WCD and the access point;
• and
• in response to the determined optimal transmission power level for the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol, proactively instructing the WCD to subsequently communicate to the access point the optimal transmission power level for the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol.

A non-transitory computer storage media storing computer-usable instructions that, when used by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• receive an indication that wireless downlink signals have been transmitted by an access point to the WCD;
• collect at least one set of historical and present network parameter data over a predetermined time period comprising one or more of communication channel quality, device power levels, and user device capacity;
• analyze the at least one set of historical and present network parameter data collected to determine an uplink footprint for the WCD and an optimal transmission power level for the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol for a wireless communication session between the WCD and the access point;
• and
• in response to the determined optimal transmission power level, proactively instruct the WCD to subsequently communicate to the access point the optimal transmission power level for the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol.