1X Advanced

August 2011

1X AdvancedNatural Next Step for CDMA2000 1X

1 X A d v a n c e d

Up to 4x Increase in Voice Capacity Frees Up Spectrum for EV-DO Data Up to 70% Increase in Coverage Simple and Cost-Effective Upgrade

1X and EV-DO Have Strong Evolution Paths

2011
Commercial
Note: Estimated commercial dates

2012

2013

2014+

CDMA2000 1X
Best in class voice capacity 1.5x increase with available features4

1X Advanced
SIMULTANEOUS 1X VOICE AND EV-DO/LTE DATA (SVDO/SVLTE) Up to 4x increase5

Broadband Up & Downloads

3x data rates to all users in cell Multicarrier

Higher capacity and data rates

Higher network capacity and improved user experience

Rev A

H/W Upgrade

EV-DO
DL: 3.1 Mbps UL: 1.8 Mbps

EV-DO Rev. B
(Commercial)
DL: 9.3 Mbps1 UL: 5.4 Mbps DL: 14.7 Mbps2 UL: 5.4 Mbps

DO Advanced
DL: 14.7 Mbps3 UL: 5.4 Mbps

1Peak

rate for 3 EV-DO carriers supported by initial implementation. rate for 3 EV-DO carriers with 64QAM in the DL. Rev. B standard supports up to 15 aggregated Rev. A carriers. 3 Same peak rates as Rev. B, but with new dimension of enhancements 4Capacity increase possible with new codec (EVRC-B) and handset interference cancellation (QLIC). 54x increase with receive diversity; 3x without
2Peak

Created 06/20/2011

1X Advanced: Up to 4x Increase Over CDMA2000s Excellent Capacity

1X Advanced
4x

CDMA2000
Achievable Today 1.5x
Voice users
Single Antenna

Voice users

3x
Voice users

x
Voice users

Mobile Rx Diversity

EVRC Single RX

EVRC-B QLIC (device IC)

New handset Network upgrades

BTS IC + Adv. QLIC Radio Link Enhancements

New handset & New Channel Card

Leveraging Proven CDMA2000 Technology

Notes: Source Qualcomm Simulations using 3GPP2 simulation framework with embedded sectors, 4

Early Time-to-Market by Leveraging Available MSMs with MRD

4x 2.3x x 1.5x

Existing Channel Card

RLIC All Features New Channel Card

Available MSMs
Todays Devices

New MSMs
Mobile Rx Diversity (MRD) 1X Advanced Devices

EVRC-B QLIC

Relative capacity/sector (1.25 MHz) RLIC Reverse Link Interference Cancellation

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Free Up Spectrum for EV-DO Data

CDMA2000 1X 1X Advanced EV-DO

Same voice capacity in quarter of the spectrum Freed-up spectrum can be used for EV-DO data

Up to 70% Increase in Coverage

4x

Up to 4x higher capacity with same coverage as 1X today

Up to 70% larger coverage area with same capacity as 1X today

x
1X Today 1X Advanced

x
1X Advanced

Capacity and coverage tradeoff

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Notes: Based on Qualcomm simulations, coverage is defined as the maximum area with less than 1% of the users in outage; Assumptions : 3GPP2 simulation frame work, embedded sector, with all the 1X Advanced features considered including MRD, FL and RL Interference Cancellation, new RC

Simple and Cost-Effective Upgrade

Leverages existing assets Simple channel card upgrade Standards published in June 2009
CSM8700 1X Advanced

Interference Cancellation Radio Link Enhancements Mobile Receive Diversity

4x Voice Capacity

Increased Data Capacity Where EV-DO is Not Available

3x

Data Capacity

1X Advanced

1X Today

Voice Capacity

4x

UpHigher voice quality with withimpact on capacity to 3x data capacity increase no 1X Advanced
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Simultaneous 1X Voice and EV-DO Data

1X Voice

EV-DO Data SV-DO

Handset feature with no network impact Independent of the air link standard
Voice using 1X or 1X Advanced EV-DO Rev. A or Rev. B

Commercial in 2011
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1X Advanced and Rev. B: Strong Chipset Support

Devices
Smartphones/ Tablets & other Smart Devices
MSM 8660
Rev. B / 1X Adv HSPA+

Infrastructure
MSM 8960
Rev. B / 1X Adv LTE/DC-HSPA+

Macro BTS
CSM 6800 Rev. B CSM 6850 Rev. B CSM 8700
1X Advanced

MSM 8655
Rev. B/1X Adv HSPA+

MSM 7630
Rev. B/1X Adv HSPA+

Pico/ Femto
FSM 98xx Rev. B

QSD 8650
Rev. B/ HSPA

Feature & Basic Phones

QSC 61x5
Rev. B/ 1X Adv

QSC 6695
Rev. B / 1XAdv HSPA+

Modems & Data Cards

MDM 6600
Rev. B/ HSPA+

MDM 9600
Rev. B/ LTE/DC-HSPA+

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1X Advanced: Continuing the Voice Capacity Leadership

1X Advanced
4x
Voice users

LTE-VoIP
2.1x

CDMA2000
x
Voice users EVRC Single RX BTS IC + Adv. QLIC+ MRD Radio Link Enhancements
New Channel Card & New Handset

Voice users

AMR (12.2kbps) MRD (Rx Div)

New network w/ IMS & New Handset

Larger1X Advanced UL coverage because of soft-handoff and continuous UL

Notes: Source Qualcomm Simulations. The capacity comparison is based on 10 MHz spectrum using 3GPP2 simulation framework with embedded sectors, 7 carriers considered for 1X and 1X Advanced . 12

1X AdvancedNatural Next Step for CDMA2000 1X

1 X A d v a n c e d

Up to 4x Increase in Voice Capacity Frees Up Spectrum for EV-DO Data Up to 70% Increase in Coverage Simple and Cost-Effective Upgrade

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Additional Slide

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Better Voice Quality for Similar Capacity

Voice Quality

1X Advanced (EVRC-WB)

Higher Voice Quality for similar capacity

1X Today (EVRC)

1X Advanced (EVRC-B)

x
TM

3.5x Voice Capacity

4x

EVRC-WB voice quality with no impact on capacity Higher (4GV ) provides clear and natural voice
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