GPRS for a Mobile Internet

Symmetry Communications
We Make the Internet Mobile
Patrick Tao VP, Product Marketing
Patrick_tao@symmetrycomm.com
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Our Mission
To develop and deliver award winning packet data solutions that drive rapid adoption of the mobile Internet.

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Mobile Internet Vision

Enabling the Mobile Internet GPRS
Traditional Circuit Switched Wireless Network

BTS
Traditional Mobile Voice

BSS
PSTN

Independent and Affiliated Content & Application Providers

Devices
Enterprise Networks

eBusiness Powered Corporations

Diverse Devices and User Styles

Mobile Internet

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Mobile Data Market Opportunity

Worldwide Cumulative Subscribers
2,000 1,714M

CAGR 2001-06

Cumulative Subscribers (Millions)

1,594M 1,500 1,302M 1,110M 1,000 677M 500 465M 2G 1G 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2G (1%) (52%) 899M 2.5G 54% 1,464M 3G 2.75G 153% 62%

1G

2006

Source: CE/NSS Forecast used for Cumulative Subscribers

Mobile Wireless is the Next Telecom Revolution

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New Revenue Opportunities

Grow Market Share and Revenues through Network of

Devices

Subscribers Characteristics Device optimized Location based Timely Highly segmented Open access Benefits Rich Applications

Content
Yahoo! AOL Yellow Pages etc.

High-value content Lower churn Higher ARPUs

Applications & Services

Corp Retail Fin etc.

Personalized Customized mBusiness mConsumer

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Cut Operating and Network Costs

Deploy Networks that Leverage IP Technologies

Devices

Subscribers

Content
Migrate from voice-only mobility to mobile eCommerce Evolutionary transition to IP networks Higher Speed radios

Applications & Services

Network
IP WCDMA.

Optimize network for Mobile Internet services and applications

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Operator Business Imperative

Net Revenues

Bottoming out
ARPU*

Voicebased Business

Voice Services Revenues

Information Service Revenues Informationbased Business

2G

2.5G Systems Transition Phase

3G Systems

*ARPU: Average Revenue per Unit in Service

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GSM Data Services

CSD - Circuit switched data (9.6 kbps) HSCSD - High Speed CSD (n x CSD kbps) GPRS - General packet radio service (up to 115 kbps) EDGE - Enhanced Data service for Global Evolution (up to 384 kbps) UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (up to 2Mbps)

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Wireless Packet Switched Data

Transmits information in packets Connectionless or datagram service with destination address in packets Radio channels are shared by multiple users Always on, always connected Well suited for IP data transmission

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GPRS Standard
A standard from ETSI on packet data in GSM systems Accepted by TIA for TDMA/ANSI-136 Supports IP and X.25 Up to 115 kbps (14.4 kbps x 8) Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint services

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GPRS Terminals
Class A support simultaneous GPRS and GSM voice services with two channels

Class B support either GPRS and GSM voice services with simultaneous network attachment
Class C support only GPRS service

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GPRS Data Rates

Scheme CS-1 CS-2 CS-3 CS-4 Data Rate (kbps) 9.05 13.4 15.6 21.4 Note
Best performance for low C/I values CS-2 and CS-3 have similar performance CS-2 and CS-3 have similar performance Needs high C/I values

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Services Enabled by GPRS

Everything you can do on the Internet today but Anywhere, Anytime, Anyplace:
eCommerce -> mCommerce WAP and iMode applications (mobile internet browsing)

Mobile Corporate Intranet (online publishing, corporate automation, )

File sharing (MP3, MPEG4, ) P2P Messaging (IM, E-mail, SMS) Others: Active Personal Information Management

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GPRS Architecture
PSTN, ISDN etc SMS-GMSC SMS-IWMSC E C H MSC/VLR A TE TE MT MT BTS BTS BSS BSC D HLR SM-SC AuC

F EIR

Gs Gf

Gd

Gr Gn

Gc GGSN Gi Internet TE

SGSN

TE

MT

BTS

BSC

Frame Relay Network

Gb

Gn BG SGSN Gp BG

Um

Abis

Signaling Interface Signaling and Data Transfer Interface

Other PLMN

Cost Efficient Mobile Internet Upgrade of GSM and TDMA Networks

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GPRS G Interfaces
Ga Charging data collection interface between a CDR transmitting unit (e.g., an SGSN or a GGSN) and a CDR receiving functionality (a CGF). Gb Interface between an SGSN and a BSS (Base Station System). Gc Interface between a GGSN and an HLR. Gd Interface between a SMS-GMSC and an SGSN, and between a SMS-IWMSC and an SGSN. Gf Interface between an SGSN and an EIR (Equipment Identity Register). Gi Reference point between GPRS and an external packet data network. Gn Interface between two GSNs within the same PLMN. Gp Interface between two GSNs in different PLMNs. The Gp interface allows support of GPRS network services across areas served by the co-operating GPRS PLMNs. Gr Interface between an SGSN and an HLR Gs Interface between an SGSN and an MSC/VLR

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Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)

Perform mobility management for GPRS terminals (attach/detach, user authentication, ciphering, location management) Manage the logical link to mobile terminals (packet traffic, SMS traffic, layer 3 signaling)

Route packets between mobile terminals and the GGSN

Charging information

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Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN)

Function as a gateway router between SGSN and external networks

Authenticate users to external networks

Assign or obtain from external packet network PDP addresses to mobile terminals Charging information

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GPRS Network Functions

PSTN, ISDN etc SMS-GMSC SMS-IWMSC E C H MSC/VLR A TE TE MT MT BTS BTS BSS BSC F EIR D HLR SM-SC AuC

Gs Gf

Gd

Gr Gn

Gc GGSN Gi Internet TE

SGSN

TE

MT

BTS

BSC

Frame Relay Network

Gb

Gn BG SGSN

Um

Abis

Gp
BG

1 2 3

Mobile Power up

Signaling Interface Signaling and Data Transfer Interface

Other PLMN

Connect to Web
Mobility Handoffs

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Mobile Internet Summary

GPRS is the proven path to the high speed Mobile Internet

GPRS packet technologies improve usage efficiency of network resources

Creative billing options (e.g. volume based charging) GPRS is a gateway to 3G for operators and equipment vendors Real, immediate revenue opportunities Efficient migration to next generation technologies

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Thank You

Symmetry Communications
We Make the Internet Mobile

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