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service (QoS) is improved and better user experience enabled. W h e n c o n s t r u c t i n g a U M TS 9 0 0 network, operators can protect their investment in the original GSM network by reusing infrastructures like the antenna and site. However, due to limited spectrum resources on the GSM900 band, most operators cannot provide a complete 5MHz frequency band to build the UMTS network. In addition, the existing GSM900 network has accumulated a large subscriber base and is an important source of profits for operators. This is why the GSM/UMTS 900MHz refarming solution was proposed in the hope of constructing l ow - c o s t U M TS 9 0 0 n e t w o rk s w i t h wide coverage and implementing joint networking between UMTS and GSM networks while ensuring the continuous capacity expansion and QoS of the GSM network.
Due to the advantages of a UMTS900 network, increasingly more countries have begun to formulate policies regulating the deployment of 3G networks on the 900MHz band. The EU passed a new 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 the 3G mobile communications industry. 900MHz operators can utilize the frequency for any technology, at their own discretion, without license restrictions.
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Get ready for 900MHz refarming be minimized; 2) Feeder and Antenna sharing to protect existing investment; 3) Guarantee of GSM network capacity enhancement and continuous development; 4) Unified operation and maintenance of the two networks to reduce OPEX. As a leading Next Generation Mobile Network solutions provider, Huawei has launched innovative SingleRAN solutions based on 4th generation base stations. Huawei then releases its end-to-end commercial SingleRAN based refarming solutions, which effectively address the four key issues above. be no less than 2.6MHz. If less than 2.6MHz, the other carriers GSM network, given its unknown RF performance, may interfere with the UMTS network, especially when the system is used on the Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) or Packet Data Channel (PDCH). Since the power control is disabled, more interference will be generated on the UMTS. For the frequency gap f1, Huawei SingleRAN based 900MHz refarming solutions support a minimum bandwidth of 2.4MHz in urban areas and 2.2MHz in rural. For the frequency gap f2, if the adjacent frequency is idle, the solutions support a minimum bandwidth of 2.5MHz. If the adjacent frequency is occupied as other carriers GSM band, the bandwidth spacing must be no less than 2.6MHz. Figure 2 shows the sandwich-type GSM/UMTS frequency allocation. Within the carriers frequency band, the UMTS frequency is placed in the middle, with GSM frequency band on its two sides. The frequency gap between the center of UMTS and the GSM on its two sides, is equal and can be configured based on the gap requirement of the product. If f1 and f2 are equal and both are less than 2.6MHz, the frequency bands on two sides of the UMTS can share spectrum resources with the GSM system. Compared with edge-type allocation, this method doubles the number of the GSM carrier spectrums. According to sandwich-type allocation, the UMTS carrier spectrums can be placed anywhere within the spectrum of the operators (not necessarily the center of the spectrum). This can be determined based on the operation strategies of the operators. For example, the carrier may split some spectrums in the future to obtain 2 UMTS bands, which can reduce subsequent UMTS frequency adjustments. For the frequency gap of f1 and f2, Huawei SingleRAN based 900MHz refarming solutions support a minimum bandwidth of 2.4MHz in urban areas and 2.2MHz in rural.
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systems. The solution has been put into successful commercial use by Optus in Australia.
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maintenance costs. Fourth, the improvement of network performance and the sustainable development of the GSM network can be assured. Huawei has independently developed a series of technologies for interference preelimination and interference reduction. They can effectively improve network performance, increase network capacity, enhance spectrum utilization efficiency, improve user experience and increase revenues. Consequently, the capacity and quality of the GSM network can be improved despite limited spectrum resources. The tight frequency reuse solution from Huawei, together with the optimized channel allocation policy, can effectively reduce and suppress network interference, increase system capacity by up to over 200% with limited frequency resources and guarantee voice quality of the entire network. This is especially helpful in scenarios with low network capacity, high traffic and an insignificant improvement from frequency hopping.
Three vendors in the industry, including Huawei, have successfully developed a commercial UMTS900 network. So far, Huawei has constructed and released more than three GSM900/UMTS900 SDR commercial networks. Ten UMTS900 networks in the industry have been put into successful commercial use and at least 60 UMTS900 networks are being planned or deployed in 2010. Terminal vendors are speeding up the R&D and manufacturing of UMTS900 terminals. According to a survey by Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), 34 terminal vendors in the world have released 190 UMTS900-HSPA terminals, including 118 UMTS900-HSPA mobile terminals and 39 USB dongles. Routers, PC cards and built-in modules that support the UMTS900 have also been commercially released and all UMTS900 terminals support GSM/EDGE functions. In Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific region, the UMTS900 is becoming a standard terminal frequency. Growing mobile broadband service demands, deregulation of telecom policies on 900MHz, as well as the launch of a large number of terminals means that increasingly more UMTS900 frequency refarming networks will be operational.
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