1. A method comprising: storing in a network mapping database mapping information between one or more cells of a wireless communications network and virtual instances from a pool of virtual instances available for use by the one or more cells, wherein storing the mapping information comprises storing the mapping information in a repository; configuring an operator interface between the network mapping database and a network operator; configuring a virtual instance controller interface between the network mapping database and one or more network virtual instance controlling entities; in response to cell information received from or requested by the network operator and virtual instance information received from and requested by the one or more network virtual instance controlling entities, associating the cell information with associated virtual instances using the network mapping database; in response to identification of a specified cell, querying the network mapping database to determine which instances of appropriate layers are associated with the specified cell; and in response to a request from a network operator for cell information relating to a specified cell, determining consolidated cell information based on statistics relating to the virtual instances associated with the specified cell and providing the consolidated cell information to the network operator.