Karl-Heinz Laudan

Deutsche Telekom AG
16 June

2011
Mobile Broadband

of Deutsche Telekom AG

LTE to cover

White Spaces
2
Satellites

(1,5

2,2 GHz)
big distances
low capacity
Spectrum is the basis for any mobile radio communication
service
GSM,UMTS, LTE

(800 MHz

2,6 GHz)
Wide Area Network
high data rates
universal access
WLAN

(2,4 GHz)
high data rates
small cells
Bluetooth (2,4 GHz)
very small cells
small, low power consumption
low power devices

but: Radio Spectrum is a very scarce resource
Only a small part (UHF) is commercially viable for White spaces
Source: Ofcom
Low frequencies few MBit/sec -
but big range, good inhouse coverage
High frequencies many MBit/sec
but low range, bad inhouse coverage
1000 MHz = 1 GHz
LTE
2600 MHz
GSM
900 MHz
450 MHz GSM/LTE
1800 MHz
(in future: LTE)
Broadcast
470-790 MHz
UMTS
2100 MHz
(in future: LTE)
for

capacity

needs

beyond

1 GHz for

coverage

needs

below 1 GHz
LTE
800 MHz
Mobile service and TV-

Broadcast in UHF-band
4
Broadband with spectrum below 1 GHz

only 1/3 of the costs
2100 MHz
700 MHz
UHF-

Band
cell radius ~ 10 km
UMTS-Band
cell radius ~ 5.5 km
4
Mobile Broadband can close the Digital Divide
2100 MHz
2100 MHz
5
Evolution of mobile standard from GSM to LTE

from just voice to extensive data usage
Multimedia
Cellular
Enhanced
Mobile Services
Enhanced
Multimedia Mobile
Broadband

Mobile
Communication
Optimised
Multimedia Mobile
GSM
GPRS/

EDGE
UMTS
R99, 1st version
of 3G
HSDPA
Downlink
Enhanced 3G
HSPA / HSPA+
Downlink / Uplink
Enhanced 3G
NGMN -

LTE
Broadband radio, IP based architecture

Future Wireless Cellular
2000 -

2003 2003 -

2004 2005 -

2006 2007 -

2009 2010+
32 -

128kbps 64

384kbps 0.384 -

4 Mbps 0.384 -

7 Mbps 30 (avg) to 170 (peak) Mbps
GSM (GPRS / EDGE)
3G -

UMTS
Enhanced

UMTS
Optimised

UMTS
NGMN -

LTE
6 6
1.4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz 20MHz 1.4 MHz 1.4 MHz 3 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz 20MHz 10 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz 15 MHz 20MHz 20MHz
LTE can operate in different frequency bands and with different
band width

performance determined by bandwidth
LTE Performance:

The higher the channel bandwidth the higher the achievable data rate.
FDD (Frequency Division Duplex)
Forward and backward link on two different,
so called paired, frequencies
Transmitter/
Receiver
TDD (Time Division Duplex)

Forward and backward link

on the same
frequency but on different time slots
Transmitter/receiver
f1 downlink
f2 uplink
currently maximum LTE channel bandwidth
: Channel bandwidth
7
Success factors of LTE
High
throughput
and capacity
170
Early availability of
complete
Eco-system
120
100
80
60
40
20
140
Re-use of existing network
structures (grid)
Self configuring
Self testing
Self optimizing
Self monitoring
Self detecting
Self diagnosing
Self healing
Self organising networks
(SON)
Mobile high speed needs
high capacity backhaul
Killer Experience
Legacy

compatibility
Automation
Backhaul
Ecosystem
Spectrum
1400 MHz
1700 MHz
2700 MHz
Sufficient spectrum for
coverage and capacity
400 MHz
Low latency
5 MHz
TDD
5 MHz
TDD
5 MHz
TDD
10 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz
5 MHz
TDD
10 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 10 MHz
14 MHz
TDD
2.100
T-Mobile
Vodafone
O2
E+
5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz
2.600
5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 17,4 MHz
5,4
MHz
5 MHz 17,4 MHz
1.800
5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz
2.600 TDD
800
5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz 5 MHz
900
5 MHz 5 MHz
2,6
MHz
7,4 MHz
6,2
MHz
4,4
MHz
3,8
MHz
Spectrum assignments in Germany after the Auction 2010
Telekom, Vodafone and Telefonica

O2 achieved 10 MHz blocks in 800 MHz
9
>90% of households

<1Mbps
50% .. 90% of households

>1Mbps
<50% of households

>1Mbps
5
10
70
15
5 25
10
5
GSM"D-Net"
900 MHz
17 5 17
GSM"E-Net"
1800 MHz
Digital Dividend
800 MHz
1 4 4 6 7
10 10 10 14
2 5
5
5
IMT-2000 ext. band
2600 MHz
50
IMT-2000 (UMTS)
2100 MHz
5 10
License

conditions

LTE 800
Priority classes
Prio 1: < 5.000 inhabitants
Prio 2: 5.000-20.000 inhabitants
Prio 3: 20.000-50.000 inhabitants
Prio 4: > 50.000 inhabitants
Step wise approach to cover high
priority areas first.
90% population coverage has to be
achieved before starting in the next
area of lower priority
Target: 50% pop-coverage until
January 1, 2016.
but:
existing broadband access counts
(fixed or mobile)
also competitors taken into account
Broadband

coverage
License conditions for the 800 MHz band request prioritisation for
rural areas w/o broadband access
Issues to be taken into account while deploying LTE800
Cross border coordination (difficulties concerning deployment)
Coordination in border areas with broadcasting services (difficult due to high power high tower
versus medium power medium tower)
Coordination with mobile networks in neighbouring countries also using Digital Dividend mobile,
Protection of Aeronautical Mobile Services in Eastern Europe has to be ensured
Interference inside Germany (Prevention and measures to resolve interference cases):
Protection of DVB-T- reception in 470 - 790 MHz has to be safeguarded, resolve interference cases
BNetzA coordinates all LTE800 BSs in Germany to protect future DVB-T reception
Front end filters for DVB-T receivers may need to be applied in case of interference to suppress
mobile signals
Electromagnetic compatibility with cable networks using the band 790 862 MHz: small risk but
politically sensitive, prepare for solution of interference cases
Wireless Microphones: support coordinated transition to alternative spectrum during LTE800
deployment phase; provide information about LTE800 deployment to microphone users (via BNetzA)
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Cross border coordination

One critical success factor
European

harmonisation is essential
Currently a certain corridor along borderlines
cant be covered sufficiently with LTE800 w/o
violating the thresholds defined for the protection
of broadcasting in the neighbouring country.
A lot of sites cant be put in operation since
bilateral negotiations between BNetzA and
foreign NRAs are still ongoing.
European wide migration of broadcasting services
below 790 MHz at the latest until 2013 is a key
factor for being successful in closing the digital
divide also in border areas.
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LTE800

Deutsche Telekom Coverage Overview

480 villages already covered end of 2010
Coverage end of 2010
Coverage planed for 2011
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Deutsche Telekom offer

for

the

White Spaces

Call

& Surf Comfort

via Funk
LAN
WLAN
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What

is

Call

& Surf Comfort

via Funk

?
Proposition for customers w/o any broadband access in rural areas
(stationary usage)
Double-flat rate: For voice (entire German fixed line networks) and
broadband (by LTE800 or UMTS-HSPA)
Monthly fee: 39,95 Euro
(+router rental fee 4,95 Euro/mth. or 9,95 Euro/mth.)
LTE800- or UMTS/HSPA- router (Speedport LTE or
Speedport HSPA)
Access of several PCs/Notebooks/Smartphones
via WLAN or LAN
Data rates up to 3 MBit/s downlink, up to 500 kBit/s uplink
Current fixed line number remains
Access to Telekom Mediacenter incl. 25 GB storage
Minimum contract duration of 24 month
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Thanks for your attention.
Karl-Heinz Laudan
Public & Regulatory Affairs
Spectrum Policy
Deutsche Telekom AG
Phone +49 228 936 15230
Mobile

+49 160 536 1210
E-mail karl-heinz.laudan@telekom.de