Yaounde Presentation CFruAne1

ITU/BDT Regional Seminar on Broadband
Wireless Access (BWA) for rural and

remote areas for Africa
Presentation 6
CDMA DEVELOPMENT IN
CAMEROON
YAOUNDE 18 – 21 SEPT.
Mr. FRU ANE

CDMA Development in Cameroon 1
PRESENTATION PLAN
1 - Where Do We Come From?
2 - Where Are We Today?
3- What is Our Way Forward?
4- What Are Our Main Challenges?

1 - Where Do We Come From? CAMTEL’s global context
• Predominantly copper in the access network
• Copper technology around the decrease stage of its life cycle

• Major changes in the telecommunications environment of Cameroon (1998)
Market opened for competition with two mobile operators (1999)
Internet service provisioning is fully liberalized (both IAP and ISP)
• Camtel is created in 1999 as a 100% owned state company
(historical operator) and immediately put to the market (privatisation).
• 7 years after the privatisation process is still on.
Dilapidated and outdated infrastructure
Services offered are essentially those carried by
copper lines
No or insignificant infrastructure renewal
Constant loss of revenues (High OPEX due to infrastructure
aging, static copper based offer vs. dynamic range of services
required by the demand)

Life cycle of CAMTEL
1 - Where Do We Come From? copper access network
Service Growth
High growth
Introduction
Maturity
Decline
2005* Time
*Timid takeoff due to :

1-Succesful clean up operation of access network mainly in Yaoundé and Douala
2-Several completed low scale copper extension projects
3-Effective introduction of ISDN and ADSL services

1 - Where Do We Come From? Wireless Swipes Fixed Base
From ITU data, the number of wireless

subscribers overtook that of fixed Network
in 2002.This turning point was reached
much earlier in Cameroon
The number of wireless subscribers

increases much faster than that of the fixed
network. In Cameroon the ratio is much less
than one fixed subscriber for 10 mobiles.
Yet the most important part of the global
demand remain unsatisfied.
The fast spreading wireless subscribers

base has diverted huge traffic from
traditional PSTN. This erosion of traffic has
caused a constant slash of CAMTEL’s
revenue.

PRESENTATION PLAN

2 - Where Are We Today? CAMTEL’s Response
1- Adoption of CDMA Broadband Wireless Access since 2005.
2- Identification of key focus points Infrastructure development
Competitive prices
and tariffs
CAMTEL
Introduction
of VAS
Structural & cultural

transformation
CDMA WLL (10k + 20k lines in
2 - Where Are We Today? Yaoundé and Douala) First 2 phases
BSS System
(Douala)
PSTN/PLMN
BTS3606 CITY
(Total 8, 5 new) V5.2 YAOUNDE
M2000
Fixed Switch,
S1/1/1 Abis Yaounde
RAC/PCF/IWF
(DOUALA)
A10/A11
PSTN/PLMN
CITY
BSS System DOUALA
V5.2
(Yaounde)
BTS3606 Fixed Switch,
(Total 7, 4 new) Douala
S1/1/1 Abis
A10/A11 IP Network
BTS3606
Internet
RAC/PCF/IWF
(Total 3, 3 new)
(YAOUNDE) AAA
O1 PDSN FIREWALL

CAMTEL ’s Full CDMA Network
2 - Where Are We Today? infrastructure Third phase – 125K
Douala MSCe2 MSCe1 Yaounde

IP
PSTN PSTN
TDM
OMC
TDM IP TDM IP
Terminal TDM
TDM
PLMN PLMN
MGW2 SCP
TDM MGW1 HLR/
TDM AC SS7 Network
SCP
SS7 Network TDM IP

HLR/
AC TDM
TDM VMS
SMSC
TDM
BSC2 TDM
VMS BSC1
SMSC MGW3
PSTN BSC3
TDM
M2000
OMC
Terminal
BTS3606 BTS3606
BTS3606
Signal Garoua
Bearing CDMA Development in Cameroon 9
Summary table of CAMTEL’s CDMA
2 - Where Are We Today? INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK
Trial phase - 10k ( 7 sites, 450Mhz) First acquisition - 20k (12 sites, 450Mhz ) Second acquisition - 125k , 800Mhz
Total per cities
S2/2/2 S1/1/1 O1 S2/2/2 S1/1/1 O1 S2/2/2 S1/1/1 O1
DOUALA 3 2 5
BANA 1 1
BAFOUSSAM 1 1
BUEA 1 1
YAOUNDE 3 1 2 4 10
KRIBI 1 1
MEYOMESSALA 1 1
MENGWA 1 1
EBOLOWA 1 1
MBALMAYO 1 1
GAROUA 1 1
Total as of 10 Sept, 2006 24
Sub Total(450 MHz) S2/2/2 S1/1/1 O1 BTS BSC MSC MG PDSN

Total
First Phase 0 7 0 DOUALA 8 1 1 1 1
Second Phase 1 8 3
YAOUNDE 15 1 1 1 0
Total(450 MHz) 1 15 3 19
Total(800 MHz) 0 5 0 5 GAROUA 1 1

2 - Where Are We Today? Main services offered& Billing
Two types of billing:

Pre - paid
Post - paid

2 - Where Are We Today? HANDSETS - 450MHz & 800 MHz
• For Voice and SMS applications
GCP 500
• For Voice, SMS and Data applications
VIP
ETS388 ETS310 ETS688
• 800 MHz for Voice, SMS and Data applications (Use RUIM card)
C218 C506

Some Fixed Wireless Terminals&
2 - Where Are We Today? accessories
Indoor antenna
ETS1001
Outdoor Outdoor
ETS2077 omni antenna directional antenna
Packet data service, max.Rate:153.6kbps/38.4kbps (uplink/downlink)

Circuit data service, max. Rate: 14.4kbps.
G3 analog fax (applicable only for ETS1001/ ETS1201/ETS1501).
PC digital fax
Extends coverage by FWT with outdoor direction antenna, cost effective
solution for WLL in remote area
2 - Where Are We Today? ETS2000 series-applications
Voice service Data service

or PC fax

2 - Where Are We Today? ETS1000 series-applications
Phone call Public phone call

(with a charging meter)
Data service
G3 analog fax
or PC fax CDMA Development in Cameroon 15
2 - Where Are We Today? The market response-Sales
06
05
20
20
An average monthly growth of 90%

Double digit increase of the number of subscribers from
October 2005 to July 2006

PRESENTATION PLAN

3- What is Our Way Forward? Fixed + Wireless + IP
PSTN PSTN + Fixed WLL Soft Switch + PSTN CDMA MMD

CSCF
MSCe MSCe MGCF MGCF
Switch CSOFTX3000
No.7
SIP
IG SIP-T
No.7 No.7 H.248 H.248 H.24
8
H.248
TDM / IP IP
TDM
TE TE
TG BSC
IP UMG8900
PSTN CDMA BSS PSTN CDMA BSS
LE LE PSTN CDMA
BSS
Up to 2005 From 2005
2006
From 2006 CAMTEL is operating both Fixed copper network and a modern CDMA
Wireless network with a strong potential for growth.
Expand then introduce pertinent
3- What is Our Way Forward? innovative technologies and services
• Continue to expand the customer base trough

and adequate blend between copper and
wireless services
• Improve wireless network attractive by introducing
innovative services like EVDO
The debugging of EVDO is on the way and it
is anticipated that the service will be opened
to public by the end of September 2006
Life cycle of CAMTEL
3- What is Our Way Forward? wireless access network
Service Growth
EVDO
High growth
Introduction
Maturity
Decline
2005 Time
CAMTEL anticipated a faster growth of its wireless subscriber base due to the
coming introduction of EVDO connected services

3- What is Our Way Forward? Why EVDO?
Comparing of Different Technologies.
End-user bit rate
1 Gbit/s
Optic
Fiber Super 3G
100 Mbit/s
10 Mbit/s ADSL2+ CDMA EV-DO

WiMax HSDPA
Rev A
1 Mbit/s ADSL
384 kbit/s WCDMA CDMA EV-DO

100 kbit/s EDGE
50 kbit/s COPPER
GPRS CDMA1X
10 kbit/s GSM Application
Fixed Mobile Broadcast

From 1X to EV-DO:
3- What is Our Way Forward? A smooth migration
No SW upgrade
MSC
M2000
PDSN
BSC
Supports 1X and DO 1X/1xEV-DO RRU
Add 1xEV-DO
channel cards
No HW/SW upgrade only
Indoor/Outdoor Macro BTS

BSC6600
No HW/SW upgrade
Only 1xEV-DO channel cards are added to macro BTS

No extra 1xEV-DO O&M equipment
RRU, working in both 1X and 1xEV-DO modes

3- What is Our Way Forward? Services Offered
HLR
MSC
G3 Fax
BTS BSC/PCF/IWF
Circuit Domain
PDSN AAA/AN-AAA Internet
R
Internet
Handset Packet Domain
Internet surfing Online game VOD service Mobile E-business
CDMA2000 1X: 153.6kbps; CDMA2000 1x EV-DO: 2.4Mbps;

BSS: Support CDMA2000 1X and EV-DO mixed configuration in one BTS &BSC
Support post-pay and prepay packet data services
Some EVDO
3- What is Our Way Forward? Terminals
EC506
CDMA2000 1X EV-DO, CDMA2000 1X RTT and

IS-95
High-speed wireless data rate up to 2.4 Mbps CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / CDMA2000 1xRTT / IS-95
PCMCIA Type II interface Sharing 2.4 Mbps transmission rate with multiple users
Retractable whip antenna Build-in 10/100Mbps switch with 4 Ethernet ports
External antenna to improve the coverage Web-based management and configuration
Traffic display and statistics Build-in DHCP server, DNS relay and NAT
Windows2000/WindowsXP operating system

PRESENTATION PLAN

Some key
4- What Are Our Main Challenges? preoccupations
• Towers
• Transmission backbone
• Organizational structure and culture

From an exclusive fixed copper mindset to a
mixed of fixed copper and wireless fixed-portable-mobile mindset
Producing more and better quality in a context of downsizing
• Profitability
Striking the appropriate Data/Voice ratio

Determining CAMTEL’s point
4- What Are Our Main Challenges? of acceptable profitability
Data
Data
Voice
Voice
Bandwidth Revenue
Source: Gartner
Mobile and internet Voice maintains high

capture the growth revenue for a less BW

Thank You
Department of National
Backbone and Infrastructure
Mr. FRU ANE
Sub Director of Backbone
and Access Systems
+ 237 223 40 65 (Office)
+ 237 200 01 45 (CTPhone)
E-mail: fru_ane@yahoo.fr
fru_ane@camnet.cm

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ITU/BDT Regional Seminar on Broadband

Wireless Access (BWA) for rural and

Mr. FRU ANE

1 - Where Do We Come From?

2 - Where Are We Today?

3- What is Our Way Forward?

4- What Are Our Main Challenges?

CDMA Development in Cameroon 2

• Predominantly copper in the access network

• Copper technology around the decrease stage of its life cycle

CDMA Development in Cameroon 3

*Timid takeoff due to :

CDMA Development in Cameroon 4

From ITU data, the number of wireless

The number of wireless subscribers

The fast spreading wireless subscribers

CDMA Development in Cameroon 5

1 - Where Do We Come From?

2 - Where Are We Today?

3- What is Our Way Forward?

4- What Are Our Main Challenges?

CDMA Development in Cameroon 6

1- Adoption of CDMA Broadband Wireless Access since 2005.

2- Identification of key focus points Infrastructure development

Structural & cultural

CDMA Development in Cameroon 8

Douala MSCe2 MSCe1 Yaounde

SS7 Network TDM IP

S2/2/2 S1/1/1 O1 S2/2/2 S1/1/1 O1 S2/2/2 S1/1/1 O1

Total as of 10 Sept, 2006 24

Sub Total(450 MHz) S2/2/2 S1/1/1 O1 BTS BSC MSC MG PDSN

Total(800 MHz) 0 5 0 5 GAROUA 1 1

CDMA Development in Cameroon 10

Two types of billing:

CDMA Development in Cameroon 11

• For Voice and SMS applications

• For Voice, SMS and Data applications

ETS388 ETS310 ETS688

CDMA Development in Cameroon 12

Packet data service, max.Rate:153.6kbps/38.4kbps (uplink/downlink)

Voice service Data service

CDMA Development in Cameroon 14

Phone call Public phone call

An average monthly growth of 90%

CDMA Development in Cameroon 16

1 - Where Do We Come From?

2 - Where Are We Today?

3- What is Our Way Forward?

4- What Are Our Main Challenges?

CDMA Development in Cameroon 17

PSTN PSTN + Fixed WLL Soft Switch + PSTN CDMA MMD

Up to 2005 From 2005

• Continue to expand the customer base trough

CDMA Development in Cameroon 20

Comparing of Different Technologies.

End-user bit rate

10 Mbit/s ADSL2+ CDMA EV-DO

384 kbit/s WCDMA CDMA EV-DO

Fixed Mobile Broadcast

Indoor/Outdoor Macro BTS

Only 1xEV-DO channel cards are added to macro BTS

CDMA Development in Cameroon 22

Handset Packet Domain

Internet surfing Online game VOD service Mobile E-business