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hy Refarming is Essential for MBB
Development
19 H
ow Convergent SingleRAN Delivers
Seamless UMTS Coverage
Huawei Technologies
Business and personal lifestyles are evolving faster than ever. Revenue from data services
has replaced that of stalled voice income and has in turn become the key driver for service
growth.
Mobile ARPU per user per month (EUR)
45
40
35
30
China
Poland
UK
USA
25
20
15
10
5
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Millions
6,000
5,000
4,000
UMTS/HSPA
GSM
3G
CDMA
Other
3,000
2,000
F
eeder and Antenna sharing to protect
existing investment.
G
uarantee of GSM network capacity
enhancement and continuous development.
U
nified operation and maintenance of the
two networks to reduce OpEx.
1,000
Dec
2008
Dec
2009
Dec
2010
Dec
2011
Dec
2012
Dec
2013
WCDMA2100 1Mbps
WCDMA2100 Voice
GSM1800 Voice
WCDMA900 1Mbps
WCDMA900 Voice
GSM900 Voice
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
Cell area [km2]
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
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Eco-system Readiness
T
hree vendors in the industry, including
Huawei, have successfully developed
commercial UMTS900 networks.
T
o date, Huawei has constructed nine
GSM900/UMTS900 SDR commercial
networks.
R
outers, PC cards and built-in modules
supporting UMTS900 have also been
commercially released.
T
he EU passed a resolution on July 27,
2009 approving refarming the 900MHz
band, and requested that its member
countries enforce the bill within six
months to drive the development of
A
ccording to a global survey from the GSA
(Global Mobile Suppliers Association),
34 terminal vendors have released 190
UMTS900-HSPA terminals, including 118
UMTS900-HSPA mobile terminals and 39
USB dongles.
Regulatory
Green Light is ON:
U900 Terminal
258+ UMTS900 commercial terminals available
49+ suppliers released commercial devices
50-70%
Reduction
UMTS900
2100MHz
50-70% site saving with U900
Figure 5: UMTS900 CapEx and OPEX Savings
Source: GSA UMTS900 Operator Case Study
UMTS2100
900MHz
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GSM
G+U
U+L
CapEx Saved
Antenna
legacy devices
additional devices
saved devices
SASU
No TMA
No combiner
Reuse of legacy A/C (air conditioning) for G/U
Reuse of legacy batteries for G/U
OpEx Saved
G/U
SDR
U900
GSM
Batteries
UMTS
Batteries
Normal (4 x 3 reuse)
S1/1/1
2.4
2.4
0%
S2/2/2
4.8
3.6
-25%
S3/3/3
7.2
4.2
-42%
S4/4/4
9.6
-48%
S5/5/5
12
5.9
-51%
S6/6/6
14.4
6.7
-53%
S7/7/7
16.8
7.6
-55%
S8/8/8
19.2
8.4
-56%
Frequency
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S4/4/5
S2/2/2
Industry
Interference
Cancellation
Technology
S3/3/3
FRLOAD 50%
S4/4/3
FRLOAD 70%
FRLOAD 90%
DTX
IBCA
UISS (w/o GPS)
Enhanced ICC
Enhanced UISS
Power control
ICC
AMR
IBCA
AMR
A
GSM900 sites
area A
frequency planning as usual
Buffer Zone
area B
900MHz frequency is
different from A and C area
UMTS900 sites
area C
UMTS900 frequency may be
same as A area frequency
Service-Based Handover
UMTS
UMTS
Voice
Heavy
Load
Heavy
Load
GSM
Heavy
Load
Heavy
Load
Load control by
inter-RAT HO
PS service
GSM
Benefits
Load-Based Handover
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f1
GSM system
GSM system of
other operators
f2
UMTS system
GSM system
f1
f2
GSM system
UMTS system
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New Opportunities
Generated for Carriers
by Refarming
Sharifah Amirah
Principal Analyst Telecoms Europe Frost & Sullivan London
t lower frequencies radio signals propagate further so that fewer sites are needed
for network roll-out. At 900MHz, networks can be built and operated with the
cost savings of about 50-70% when compared to networks deployed in the
2.1 GHz core-band third-generation (3G) spectrum. These coverage and costsaving benefits allow carriers to bring 3G services to less-densely populated areas that were
previously uneconomical to cover.
Although refarming is recognized as one of the most significant regulatory applications,
those with 900 MHz of assets consider refarming as a threat to both their competitive
advantage and network quality. In time carriers will see the benefits far outweigh the
challenges.
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GSM
UMTS
GSM
Huawei Technologies
Former
Vendor
3.60%
Huawei
97.12%
Former
Vendor
95.80%
Former
Vendor
Huawei
0.50%
0.30%
Huawei
0.57%
Immediate Assignment
Success Rate
99.35% 99.36%
0.29%
97.84%
0.21%
GSM only
97.05%
0.08%
GU mode
0.02%
SDCCH
Drop Rate
0.34%
0.28%
SDCCH
Congestion Rate
(Overflow)
TCH Congestion
Rate (Overflow)
TCH
Assignment
Success Rate
Immediate
Assignment
Success Rate
Figure 17: GSM KPI comparison before and after activating GU refarming
The combined GSM/UMTS mode was shown to have no adverse impact at all on GSM performance
UMTS2100
UMTS900
Drive test results comparison: UMTS900 was shown to have better propagation than UMTS2100
Huawei Technologies
"This is the biggest upgrade of the mobile network in Norway. It will create a solid and
flexible base for further developing the services offered by the Telenor mobile network.
Selection of Huawei was a combination of technical quality, reliability in terms of
handling a large-scale equipment replacement operation"
-- Ragnar Krhus, CEO, Telenor Norway.
Operator Objectives
Project Highlights
Swap all the 2G/3G sites nationwide
Roll-out of LTE & HSPA+
Benefits to Telenor
Apply Telenor Norways MBB
strategy to roll out nationwide
2G/3G/4G sites
Modernize the 2G&3G with
optimized TCO
MIMO ready enables smooth
evolution to HSPA+
Telenor Norway
With headquarters in Fornebu near Oslo,
Telenors original base of operations
has expaned from Norway to provide
telceommunications services in 14 countries
across Europe and Asia. In addition to voice,
Telenor provides a wide range of services
including broadband and content. As the
foremost subnet of Telenor Group, Telenor
Norway launched GSM operations in 1994
and UMTS operations in 2004. By Q2 2009,
the operator served over 3 million subscribers
and secured 54% of the mobile market
with ARPU of USD55. With a focus on
improving network quality, Telenor Norway
accounts for 30% of the group's annual
capital expenditure (CapEx). Prior to sourcing
from Huawei, Telenor Norway purchased
its 2G and 3G network equipment from
regional vendors Ericsson, Nokia and Siemens
Networks.
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SFR - Successful
900M Refarming
There are three major operators in France:
France Telecom, SFR and Bouygues Telecom.
With more than 34% market share, SFR is
the second largest mobile communications
operator in the country. As of January 2009,
the carrier reported more than 20 million
customers of which over 4.7 million were
3G subscribers. Currently, the French group
Vivendi and Vodafone respectively hold 56%
and 44% ownership of SFR.
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Operator Objectives
Strengthen control of CapEx & OpEx
Improve network efficiency and
coverage
Maintain leadership of Mobile and
Fixed Broadband
Project Highlights
Exchange base station to roll-out
GSM900/1800M and UMTS2.1G
Deploy UMTS900M with the first 900M
Refarming in France
Introduce a unique, ETSI compliant,
RRU3908 SDR Module
Benefits to SFR
Huaweis SingleRAN allows for easy
and economic deployment, network
simplification and optimization as well
as overall, immediate and ongoing
CapEx & OpEx savings
SFR is guaranteed smooth SDR
evolution; Huaweis unified solution,
addressing varied technologies (GSM,
UMTS, and LTE), provides for at least
ten years of network evolution
By providing leading edge mobile
broadband (HSPA+, 64QAM, MIMO,
All-IP RAN), SFRs time to market can
be shortened and their competitive
position increased
Huawei Technologies
Huawei is the only vendor capable
of delivering ETSI compliant 2G and
3G RRU products. The SFR case
study illustrates that because of this
competitive advantage, Hauwei is
uniquely positioned to effectively
respond to multiple operator challenges
related to convergent needs. From
operational management and cost
controls, to meeting current and future
end user expectations, Huawei is poised
to set the standard in performance.
About Belgacom
Belgacom S.A. is the primary
telecommunications company in Belgium and
market leader in a number of areas, including
retail and wholesale fixed-line telephony,
mobile communications, broadband data and
Internet services.
Belgacom A Nationwide
Partnership for an
LTE Future
30 Spectrum Refarming for New Growth
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An LTE-oriented Future
Benefits to Belgacom
Operator Objectives
Resolve end of life-cycle network
Reduce and contain high OpEx and
power consumption
Future-proof equipment
Respond to escalating demand for
data services
Project Highlights
TCO Savings
- Power consumption savings of 60%
- Transmission savings with Hybrid
IPRAN capability
- OpEx savings from Co-O&M, CoTransmission and Co-RNP/RNO
Smooth Evolution to Future
Technologies
- Hardware ready and smooth
evolution to HSPA+ and LTE
- Sustained leadership with cutting
edge mobile broadband
- HSPA+ 64QAM/MIMO, All-IP RAN
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