Huawei Mobile Infrastructure

Sharing Solutions
for BEREC Workshop

Dr. Hui Cao

Head of Strategy and Policy
Huawei EU

Security Level:
Content

Overview of Network Sharing

RAN Sharing Challenges and Solutions

Open Discussion
Network Sharing – Operator Business Drivers
Historical trends and examples

25-30% savings ~40% savings

Coverage improvement 10-20% savings
Benefits Nationwide coverage Best in class network

Type
Regional Roaming & Few Full Consolidation following
Large Scale Passive Sharing Large Scale RAN sharing
Site Sharing M&A

Main • High spectrum cost • TCO saving

• Cost limitation • Hardship of site acquisition
Drivers • Improve competitiveness • More service-concentrated
• Quick launch • 2G&3G Refresh
• Regulation • LTE fast deployment
Cases • Spain: VDF & Orange • Pakistan : Ufone & Mobilink • Canada: Bell & Tellus • Hong Kong: PCCW & CSL
• UK: H3G & Orange • Malaysia: Celcom & DiGi • Sweden: Tele2 & Telenor • UK: T-Mobile & Orange
• Hong Kong: PCCW & H3G • Indonesia: XL&AIS
• Germany: Telefónica & Eplus

2001-2007 2007-2011 2009-20xx 2012-20xx

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Network Sharing Approaches
Control & Decision

Stand-Alone Site Based

Highest Sharing
MORAN

Higher
MOCN

High
ROAMING

Middle

MVNO
Low
Cost
Low Middle High Higher Highest Saving

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Typical Network Models of Network Sharing
Passive Sharing Active Sharing MVNO

Roaming Site Sharing MORAN MOCN MVNO

GGSN, HLR,
Service platform

MSC/SGSN/
MME

BSC/RNC/
None for LTE

BTS/NodeB/
eNodeB

Cell

Operator 1’s Nodes/Resources Operator 2’s Nodes/Resources Shared Nodes & Resources

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 Content

Overview of Network Sharing

RAN Sharing Challenges and Huawei Solutions

Open Discussion

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Challenges for Network Sharing

Scalable Capability Resource Sharing Fairness

Wide RF bandwidth  Radio Resource fairness

Capacity resources sharing


High output power 

Roaming user fairness



5G Evolution

Flexible independency Expense split by usage

 Independent QoS Strategy  Independent license control
 Flexible transmission deployment scheme  Independent PM guarantee the
 Independent O&M resource usage visualization

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Strong RAN Sharing Capability for Future Consolidation
Huawei

2× Wider Bandwidth Operator1@100M Operator2@100M

3.5GHz: Huawei support 200MHz in total

4*80W

~15% Coverage
Extension
600 ~1.000m (Urban)

One Box instead of 2

All-in-One Leading
Multi-band
1800+2100M,4T4R (5G ready)

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5G: RAN Sharing with NSA Mode
NR & LTE Sharing Together NR Sharing Only

EPC EPC EPC EPC

Operator A Operator B Operator A Operator B

X2 X2 X2

Shared Shared eNodeB Shared eNodeB

eNodeB gNodeB Operator A gNodeB Operator B

NR or 4G MORAN NR or 4G MOCN NR MORAN NR MOCN

• NR&LTE Site belong to same Operator and Share to other • Shared NR (Maximal 6 PLMNs) + independent LTE
Operators (Maximal 6 PLMNs) • Same NSA option for Different Operators
• Support both MOCN and MORAN • X2 interworking in Multi-Vendor Scenario
• Support both MOCN and MORAN

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5G: RAN Sharing with SA Mode
MORAN MOCN

Operator A Operator A
Shared gNodeB
Shared gNodeB
PLMN A
5G Core Cell PLMN A 5G Core
A Cell
Dedicated
Cell Shared Cell
A
Cell PLMN B
5G Core PLMN B 5G Core
Cell B
Dedicated Cell
B Cell
Operator B B Operator B

 Independent Spectrum for Dedicated Cells  Shared Spectrum for each Cell
 Low Spectrum Usage Ratio  High Spectrum Usage Ratio
 Independent Configuration and feature Policy for  Coupled Configuration and feature Policy for
Operators Operators
 Shared RAN Hardware  Shared RAN Hardware

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China Case: Implementation Guidelines on Promoting Telecom
Infrastructure Co-construction and Sharing
Category Scenario Requirements
• MNO towers (including lamp pole sites, etc.)
• base stations 1. In principle, MNOs are not allowed to build the said facilities except for base stations.
• Public transportation (metro, railway, highway, 2. The tower company integrates resources, preferentially reconstructs and uses existing
Tower and
airport, etc) facilities, and can be shared without new construction.
indoor DAS
• Indoor distribution system for key buildings (large 3. After being coordinated by tower company, the indoor DAS that is needed by one MNO
stadiums, commercial buildings and governmental can be constructed by MNO.
facilities.)
4. New residential buildings are implemented according to two national standards: Fiber to
the home (FTTH).
Broadband • New residential area and buildings
5. The new commercial building is implemented according to national standards such as the
access • New commercial and office buildings
Engineering Design Specifications for the Integrated Cabling System.
network • Legacy residential areas/buildings, commercial and
6. Optical fiber reconstruction of existing buildings, encouraging each construction entity to
facilities office buildings
share resources such as cell pipes, drop fibers, and distribution facilities through resource
swap and paid use.

Transmission 7. MNOs must strictly follow the existing co-construction and sharing procedures when
resources • Poles, ducts and pipes constructing poles and pipes.
such as poles, • Base station access transmission resources 8. MNOs who have transmission to base stations are mandatory to share resource.
ducts and (including poles, pipes, and optical cables) 9. MNOs are encouraged to have cooperation with power/grid companies, and pilot the
pipes construction of shared power poles in some areas.

Appraisal facilities Sharing rate (not lower than) Co-construction rate (not lower than)
Pole 70% 30%
Pipe 45% 40%
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Indoor distributed system 45% 35%
 Open Discussion

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