Minimization of drive tests in beamformed wireless communication systems

A device comprising:

• a processing system including at least one processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• receiving, from a mobile endpoint device, a measurement of at least one performance indicator, a location, and spatial orientation information, wherein the measurement of the at least one performance indicator is based upon at least one wireless signal from a base station of a cellular network, wherein the at least one wireless signal comprises a beamformed wireless signal that is transmitted via a first type of radio access architecture, and wherein the measurement of the at least one performance indicator is received by the processing system of the cellular network via a second type of radio access architecture that is different from the first type of radio access architecture, wherein the second type of radio access architecture utilizes non-beamformed wireless signals;
• and
• adjusting an activation status of a baseband unit from a baseband unit pool comprising a plurality of baseband units of the cellular network in response to the measurement of the at least one performance indicator, the location, and the spatial orientation information.