Option 1

Plug out 1T/2R and plugin 2T/2R

 S S S
S S S
B B B
2 2 2 Cost Escalation B B B
2 2 2
1 1 1 Purchasing new 2T/2R Additional
1 1 1 5Mhz with
0 0 0 RFM at additional cost. 0 0 0 existing
0 0 0 1T/2R can be reused 0 0 0 5MhzSpectrum
provided new BBU/SM is Total 10Mhz for
4G
purchases along with
Div Mai
n accessories. Div Mai
n

Will
get
spared

3G RFM(1T/2R) FRGX 3G to 4G 4G
4G RFM(2T/2R)
RFM(2T/2R) FRGU
FRGU

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Same SM can be
System reused
System
Module(2G/3G/4G) Module(2G/3G/4G)

4G Up-gradation 3G RFM replaced with 4G

3G Working
RFM all other things remain same
 Option 2
Both 3G and 4G Co-location
 S S S Cost Escalation
Purchasing new 2T/2R RFM S S S
B B B
B B B
2 2 2 at additional cost. 2 2 2
1 1 1 1T/2R continues for 3G 1 1 1
0 0 0 Separate 3 Antennas for 4G 0 0 0
0 0 0
Additional IP Cost/power 0 0 0
cost
Div Mai
Div Mai
n Additional
n
5Mhz
5Mhz
Spectru
Spectrum
m for 3G
for 4G

3G
3G RFM(1T/2R)
RFM(1T/2R) FRGX
FRGX 4G
4G RFM(2T/2R)
RFM(2T/2R) FRGU
FRGU

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System Module(2G/3G/4G)

For 3G & 4G parallel working : Separate 3 Antennas required with 4G RFM along with 3G RFM. System module
remains same
 Option 3
Adding one more 1T/2R and using
diversity port of antenna
 Lesser Cost Escalation
S S S Purchasing new 1T/2R RFM at additional cost
B B B which costs less than 1T/2R
2 2 2 Additional IP Cost/power cost
1 1 1 No new antennas required as diversity port will
0 0 0 be used.
0 0 0 Diversity gain of 5dB may be lost. Coverage may
come down

3G
3G RFM(1T/2R)
RFM(1T/2R) FRGX
FRGX RFM(1T/2R)
RFM(1T/2R) FRGX
FRGX

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System Module(2G/3G/4G)

Note: NSN is saying by adding one more 1T/2R, 4G can be radiated at 10mhz or 3G/4G both can be
radiated at 5Mhz each. But the catch is if it is made to work as 4G (with 1T/2R*2) only, then if any one
RFM goes down 4G wont work at the site