BACKHAUL ELASTICITY FOR UNLIMITED DEMAND IN A HETNET WORLD

Globecomm Tech Forum 2012 Mobile Track

Shayan SANYAL Chief Commercial Officer ssanyal@bluwan.com

ABOUT BLUWAN We are a network equipment provider that is revolutionising the way convergent operators delight their customers through the delivery of future proof mobile backhaul capacity

Offices in Paris & London 30 million 2nd round in 2011

Backhaul product released 2012 8 2012 trials & deployments in EMEA

NETWORKS ARE CONVERGING

Security

Datacentre

Connected Vehicle

Smart Devices

SmartGrid Appliances

Mobile Wallets

Digital Signage

Tele-Medicine

Self- Health

CHALLENGE EVERYTHING
2G to 3G was fairly painless HSPA pushes limits Customer experience becomes an issue
Small cell per macro forecast, 2013-15

So
Rollout 4G LTE In-fill with Wifi offload+Small Cells

Densification And is a the table-stake industry is prepared

Or is it ?

Source: Heavy Reading 2012 small cell survey

HOW FAR CAN WE STRETCH ?

40%

of advance mobile broadband users will churn in the next 12 months

How does VoLTE change the game? How will on demand video affect customer experience? How does mobile cloud computing affect device + network dependency?

The Quality of Experience will be the key differentiator for converged operators

COVERAGE, CAPACITY, COST: THE 3Cs

Elastic Backhaul Coverage:

Be able to cover a wide area with a single radio unit to prevent overcrowding Be able to extend the range of your backhaul coverage easily through relay nodes

COVERAGE, CAPACITY, COST: THE 3Cs

Elastic Capacity:
Supply more capacity than demand Be able to scale capacity as demand grows Look at providing at least 10x more capacity than existing wireless backhaul solutions

COVERAGE, CAPACITY, COST: THE 3Cs

Elastic Cost:
Pay as you grow business models will be required Be not only capex but opex efficient Minimise installation, site rental and operational costs with compact units that can generate area coverage

EXISTING BACKHAUL OPTIONS

st Generation nd 2 PtP Generation Evolved e-Band PMP, PMP 1 The Ideally ideal suited backhaul for low60-90 fast technology time GHz to bands 42GHz market in solution medium capacity 10.50/26/28GHz offers 1GHz radio Penetration limited to Block Filled the spectrum 2Gbit short sector term Scalable 20-50%, Delivers required typically allocations gap capacity in coverage 2G/3G with to 100deliver urban capacity (>100Mbits with increased deployments 400Mbit Terminal link to sites max issues over guaranteed) trenching to revenues capacity and at a good slow deployment Capex Still Now not network enough the PtP same Delivering Thishave 70-80% directly impacts PtP capacity Opex for within concerns 4G PMP on operator coverage driving revenues a as architecture existing MW and large time Yearly toPtP market Opex

Fibre PtP Microwave PtP mm Wave PmP Microwave

PmP mm Wave

1st GENERATION PMP OVERVIEW

1 x 28MHz Sector 145Mbits at 256QAM (up to 1.2km) 118Mbits at 64QAM (up to 1.4km) 40Mbits at QPSK (up to 2.7km) Terminal Limited to 150Mbits Capacity

2 x 28MHz Sector 290Mbits at 256QAM (up to 1.2km) 236Mbits at 64QAM (up to 1.4km) 80Mbits at QPSK (up to 2.7km)
10 Terminal Limited to 150Mbits Capacity

2nd GEN mmW PMP OVERVIEW

10 x 40MHz Sector 1,150Mbit at 64QAM (up to 900m) 750Mbits at 16QAM (up to 1.65km) 400Mbits at QPSK (up to 2.8km) Terminal Capacity 100/200/400Mbits

20 x 40MHz Sector 2,300Mbit at 64QAM (up to 600m) 1,500Mbits at 16QAM (up to 1.35km) 800Mbits at QPSK (up to 2.8km) Terminal Capacity 100/200/400Mbits11

42GHZ mmW (Q BAND) OPPORTUNITIES

All IP TDD Microwave platform 3GHz available 42GHz spectrum 1GHz wide band Multipoint Millimetre Wave radio 2Gbps Ethernet throughput per 90 sector 100/200/400*Mbps terminal equipment Light & compact Transmission Hub radio Small & light Network Terminating Equipment

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CONNECTIVITY TO REMOTE SITES

4 Independent, PoE powered NTEs 1 Sector Transmission Hub Equipped with 4 modems
NTE PoE LAN

1 TH Radio Sector
PoE
NTE LAN

PoE NTE

LAN

Multiplexer Modem Rack Traffic Mgt Switch

PoE NTE LAN

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LIVE HUB IN THE UK FOR TD-LTE TRIAL

Compact radio with integrated 90 sector antenna 1.2Gbps sector currently release V1 16 x 100Mbps capable models in each sector Extremely compact: 24 x 16 x 9cm

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LIVE NTE CONNECTED TO TD-LTE

Compact all-outdoor configuration: 24 x 16 x 9cm 3.4 kg installed weight without parabolic antenna PoC Version 75/100Mbps Network Terminating Equipment RJ45 + PoE connection Providing backhaul to UKs 1st TD LTE Network

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42GHz mmW CHANNEL AGGREGATION

Mux Front View

Mux Rear View

Wireless Wave Division Multiplexing (WWDM) aggregates up to 20 channels on to a single air interface

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DEALING WITH HOT SPOTS AND LOS

Matching PtP Peak Capacity PMP within mmW Architecture All the benefits of PMP technology Maximising 3GHz of 42GHz

1-2km 99.99% availability

1-2km 99.99% availability

ELASTIC BACKHAUL IN ACTION

2 Gbps, 1.5km 10x capacity of current solutions Extends coverage and capacity as new hot spots appear

Relay (Extender) Compact, all outdoor, solution for low opex

LTE-A eNB 350 Mbps, total 1.4 Gbps HetNet cell 50 Mbps, total 500 Mbps

ELASTIC BACKHAUL IN ACTION

Create a right sized area of massive capacity that can easily be extended to in-fill new, unplanned hotspots.

No need to compromise on customer experience at the expense of TCO

OPEX SAVINGS WITH mmWAVE PMP

FTTA v PtP Total Cost of Ownership
$1,400,000
$1,200,000 $1,000,000 $800,000 $600,000

TCO Overview 40 x 200Mbit end points

Tier1 PtP Pricing

Tier1 PMP Pricing UK Spectrum Fees UK Site Rental/Install rates TCO Outputs

$400,000 $200,000 $-

60% reduced Opex to PtP 5 Year Opex saving $600k Exceptional Cost per Mbit
Year 1 Capex Year 1 - Opex
Tier 1 PtP

Year 2
Tier 1 PMP

Year 3
FTTA

Year 4

Year 5

Capacity for future network upgrade/requirements

FTTA TCO Total Capacity Available Cost per Mbit - Capex Cost per Mbit - Opex

Tier 1 PtP Tier 1 PMP 8,000 1,200 $ 33.48 $ 178.67 $ $ 32.70 $ 116.33 $

FTTA 12,000 31.33 8.97

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SUMMARY
Predicting demand in network planning is increasingly difficult Service providers backhaul solutions need to stretch across all the sites that will need it, with no compromise in performance, coverage, and total cost of ownership HetNets are here, and will continue to evolve A solution is required that can:
easily extend gigabit coverage allow providers to plan and delivery for peak cost effectively Seamless integrate with small cells, wifi offload strategies

This will enable converged service providers to cost effectively deliver massive network capacity with no compromise on customer experience

Q&A

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