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DATA:MOBILE HANDHELD

DATA:MOBILE PCs/TABLETS

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Indoor Pico base station

Takes over the connection when moving indoor. 70% of traffic is generated indoors.

Macro base station

Powerful base stations, often installed on rooftops, cover large areas and many users. This is the backbone in the Heterogeneous Network solution.

Wireless transmission

Small, powerful transmission link between base stations and the rest of the network.

Wi-Fi

Used as a complement in small indoor/outdoor hotspots.

Micro base station

A small base station with full features that can be used to cover indoors and outdoor crowded areas.

Heterogeneous Network involves a mix of radio technologies and cell types, working together seamlessly to deliver the additional capacity and coverage needed.

2016

In 2016 there will be more than 8 billion mobile subscrip-tions in the world.

Mobile Broadband subscrip-tions expected to reach close to 5 billion by end of 2016.

Overall mobile data traffic is expected to grow 10-fold by end of 2016.

2020

Ericsson envisions that there will be 50 billion connected devices by 2020.

Heterogeneous Network (Hetnet)Servicing data hungry smartphonesWatching streaming videos, uploading pictures and using cloud-based services will make high demands on mobile networks. At the same time more devices will be connected. Heterogeneous Networks will play an important role to create an optimal customer experience, especially in crowded areas.

Improve existing macro cells - this involves improving macro cells with more spectrum, advanced antennas and advanced RBS processing within and between nodes.

1Densify the macro network with a small number of strategic cells to improve capacity. In dense urban areas, inter-site distances could be as low as 100 meters.

2Add small cells and dedicated indoor solutions, which may be based on 3GPP standard (micro cells, pico cells, or low-power Remote Radio Unit (RRU)), as well as WiFi.

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3 steps TO A HIGH-QUALITY MOBILE USER EXPERIENCE