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metadata
license: gpl
task_categories:
  - text-classification
language:
  - en
tags:
  - telecom
  - call
  - detail
size_categories:
  - 1M<n<10M

Call Detail Records

Dataset Description

Comprehensive logs of voice calls, SMS, and data usage across Nigerian telecom networks

Dataset Information

  • Category: Network Performance and Operations
  • Format: CSV, Parquet
  • Rows: 1,000,000
  • Columns: 13
  • Date Generated: 2025-10-05
  • Location: data/call_detail_records/

Schema

Column Type Sample Values
cdr_id String CDR00000001
timestamp Datetime 2025-09-12 01:47:41
operator String Airtel
calling_number String +2349078978178
called_number String +2348057135387
call_type String data
duration_seconds Integer 0
data_volume_mb Float 69.63
sms_count Integer 0
tower_id String LAG-8972
city String Lagos
network_type String 4G
call_status String completed

Sample Data

     cdr_id           timestamp operator calling_number  called_number call_type  duration_seconds  data_volume_mb  sms_count tower_id       city network_type call_status
CDR00000001 2025-09-12 01:47:41   Airtel +2349078978178 +2348057135387      data                 0           69.63          0 LAG-8972      Lagos           4G   completed
CDR00000002 2025-09-14 13:49:36      MTN +2348133004465 +2347035891260      data                 0          342.29          0 WAR-7779      Warri           4G   completed
CDR00000003 2025-09-11 14:09:43  9mobile +2348090322661 +2348127029601     voice              2897            0.00          0 BEN-3528 Benin City           3G      failed

Nigerian Context

This dataset incorporates authentic Nigerian telecommunications characteristics:

  • Geographic Coverage: Major Nigerian cities including Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, Ibadan
  • Operators: MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile with realistic market shares
  • Phone Numbers: Nigerian format (+234 prefixes)
  • Currency: Nigerian Naira (NGN)
  • Time Zone: West Africa Time (WAT, UTC+1)
  • Network Types: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G distribution

File Formats

CSV

data/call_detail_records/call_detail_records.csv

Parquet (Recommended)

data/call_detail_records/call_detail_records.parquet

Loading the Dataset

Python (Pandas)

import pandas as pd

# Load CSV
df = pd.read_csv('data/call_detail_records/call_detail_records.csv')

# Load Parquet (recommended for large datasets)
df = pd.read_parquet('data/call_detail_records/call_detail_records.parquet')

Python (PyArrow)

import pyarrow.parquet as pq

# Load Parquet
table = pq.read_table('data/call_detail_records/call_detail_records.parquet')
df = table.to_pandas()

License

MIT License - For educational and research purposes

Citation

Nigerian Telecom Datasets - Call Detail Records
Generated: 2025-10-05
Category: Network Performance and Operations
Rows: 1,000,000

Related Datasets

This dataset is part of the Nigerian Telecom Datasets collection, which includes 34 datasets covering network performance, customer behavior, financial transactions, infrastructure, geospatial data, customer experience, and emerging technologies.