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How to build
a mobile
network?
In 3 years network
traffic has increased
by a factor of 10…
…and revenue
increased by 35%...
En
Network
cost
Challenge!
Requested traffic
Smaller spectrum Larger spectrum
$
COST
Revenue
Traffic
With boosting data traffic there is a need for
more frequent network updates than before
Network cost
LTE
HSPA+
HSPA
Basic 3G
Traffic load
(*) Meaning that the average customer calls for 1,5% of the most busy hour of the day
For illustration purpose only – the conclusions and calculations are simplified
15. november 2022
Getting more spectrum essential for
meeting future service demand
Digital
Dividend 3G
(UMTS2100)
CDMA Mobile broadband
GSM900 GSM1800 extension band
500 MHz 1000 MHz 1500 MHz 2000 MHz 2500 MHz 3000 MHz
(HSPA)
In-Building
coverage area for
suburban terrain
800 MHz
2600 MHz
11%
800 MHz:
Very attractive for coverage, but how to
avoid traffic congestion if 89% of all
users only have coverage from the 800
MHz system?
7.5 Mbit/s
5 Mbit/s
2.5 Mbit/s
1 Mbit/s
10 Mbit/s
0.5 Mbit/s
5 Mbit/s
0.2 Mbit/s
2 Mbit/s
0.05 Mbit/s
0.5 Mbit/s
Digital
Dividend 3G
(UMTS2100)
CDMA Mobile WiMAX/ Fixed
EDGE900 EDGE1800 Mob. 3G extension band WiMAX
WiMAX
500 MHz 1000 MHz 1500 MHz 2000 MHz 2500 MHz 3000 MHz 3500 MHz
LTE
LTE LTE LTE LTE LTE LTEAdv.
Low Frequency High Frequency
Long range Short range
Disclaimer: Values should be taken as indicative. Performance will vary greatly with deployed solution,
surrounding environment, terminal penetration and size of frequency spectrum. HSPA assumes 14,4 Mbps
version. HSPA+ assumes 64QAM feature, not MIMO or Dual Carrier.
Source: CONTEST, Telenor.
Competitive power
-Determined by spectrum
10
2600
MHz
2600
20
800
MHz
Fakecom
LTE deployment strategy
must be tuned to our
relative ability to compete.
To summmm up…
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Key take-aways
LTE-
Advanced 30 – 300 Mbit/s
LTE
5 – 60 Mbit/s
HSPA
1.0 – 5 Mbit/s
3G basic
150-350 kbit/s
Media Subscriber
Core Gateway profiles ChargingService Platform
Network
Intelligent Network
Core
Packet
Transport
Internet
Switch
Base Gateway
Statio Packet
n Switch
Contro Serving
Transport Backhaul l Node
Network
Base station
Marie Anne
Cost distribution in mobile networks
BTS
MSC BSC
ISP internet
connection BTS
Hub
Core
Backbone network Access network
m*E1 n*E1
E1 BTS
MGW
Backhaul