the speed of change: the impact of mobile technology advances

The Speed of Change: The Impact of Mobile Technology Advances

January 27, 2015

Speakers

Cory Autrey Area Manager – West Region

AT&T Services Inc.

Mark Reynolds

Associate Director, IT University of New Mexico

President, ACUTA

Tracy Ford Director of HetNet Forum

PCIA—The Wireless Infrastructure Association

Patrick Lau Director of Business Development

CommScope

About the

• Originally founded as the DAS Forum in 2006, the HetNet Forum is the only national network of leaders focused on shaping the future of heterogeneous wireless networks (the HetNet). The HetNet is a wireless ecosystem, comprised of a variety of mobile and wireless technologies and infrastructure, interoperable with the macro-cellular network providing harmonious voice and data communications.

• The HetNet Forum members own and manage all of the neutral-host and many of the carrier-owned

indoor and outdoor small cell installations in the U.S.

• The HetNet Forum's membership includes all of the major indoor and outdoor small cell infrastructure providers, as well as major carriers, equipment manufacturers, and professional services firms.

• We also produce one event a year, HetNet Expo. This year HetNet Expo takes place Oct. 27-28 in Los Angeles.

www.HetNetForum.com www.HetNetExpo.com

Overview of the HetNet Forum

http://www.hetnetforum.com/

http://www.hetnetexpo.com/

Mobile Broadband Trends

• 67% of workers use personal devices in the workplace – Microsoft

• College students bring an average of 6.9 devices with them on campus – Crux Research

• College Championship football game this month broke 6 Terabyte wireless data mark– AT&T

• 1 out of 3 college-age and young professionals say Internet is as important as air, food, and shelter – Cisco.

People expect the same broadband experience they have at home when they on the road

Impact on the Network

• 70% of mobile voice connections take place indoors

• 80% of mobile data connections take place indoors

• Wireless Data Traffic up 50,000% in last 7 years – AT&T

• Network needs to get closer to end user via DAS, Small Cells and Wi-Fi

• Operators solving for Capacity, not just Coverage

Operators are working to bring the network closer to the end user via Small Cells

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Voice

Data

Evolution

2G

3G

4G

Mobile Data Traffic In Q1 2014 Exceeded Total Mobile Data Traffic In 2011

Ericsson Mobility Report Q3 2014


It’s ALL about Capacity!

Paul Rasmussen.O2’s Network In Meltdown From Smartphone Usage.

FierceWireless Europe 11/18/2009

Did you know that watching a video on a smartphone uses the same capacity on a network as sending 500,000 text messages simultaneously?

UNM Network Snapshot (Baseline)

• Over 1 million voice calls per month

– 911 traffic

– operator calls

– ACD (automatic call distribution)

– auto attendant (UNM, HSC, UH,

branch

• Over 1,000 miles of network fiber

• Over 10,000 miles of copper cable

plant (50,000 pair)

• Over 55,000 wired connections per

day

• Over 18,000 wireless connections

per day

Cellular / Wi-Fi Technology Roadmap

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Availability

2G

3G

IMT Advanced

LTE-A Mobile WiMAX

CDMA GSM

1XEV-DO WCDMA

Data Rate

802.16m

<64kbps

3~21Mbps

50Mbps

100Mbps

1Gbps

Mobile WiMAX

802.16e

LTE

4G

HSPA+

802.11b 11 Mbps

802.11a/g 54 Mbps

802.11n 300 Mbps

802.11ac 1 Gbps

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What is LTE Advanced?

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A mobile communications standard that has been standardized by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), defined from Release 10 onwards as a major enhancement of the LTE standard. Benefits:

• Higher data rates

• Greater capacity

• Better support for the Heterogeneous Network (HetNet)

• Reduced cost of deployment

• Backward compatible with LTE


University Wi-Fi Challenges

• Staffing –Small staff to support enterprise

Wi-Fi solution – 18,000 connections

per day, customer expectations for

coverage anywhere, anytime

• BYOD – Dual-mode devices working

between cellular and Wi-Fi

• NAC requirements – Authentication

(roaming from classroom to another – Re-authenticate)

• Classrooms – register (malware), access online exams, printing, securing

the network, reduce rogue devices on open network, tying up bandwidth

• Dormitories – Heavy-hitters that watch online classes, take courses

University of New Mexico Gap Challenges

• Verizon Network Extender for business

@ $400 (3G only) – 4 can be hooked

together, limitation and no hand off

• Spotwave BDA @ $2500 – all frequencies,

all carriers

• Wilson BDA @ $1300 is a 5-band booster

Fusion 5 is 4G LTE with coverage up to

10,000 feet.

• Force 5 @ $3500 – donor, dome antenna

• 100 users/200 users – 4 antennas

• Donor AMP as close as possible supports 3G, LTE

• 70-72 db

• $150,000 range for a basement area to cover all frequencies

HOTSPOT 2.0 – 802.11AC – HAND OFF FUTURE EXPECTATIONS

HotSpot 2.0 and Passpoint

• Hotspot 2.0 is an initiative driven

by the Wi-Fi Alliance and is broadly based

on the 802.11u standard.

• Passpoint is the certification from

the Wi-Fi Alliance that says a piece of

equipment works with HotSpot 2.0.

• Next generation HotSpot takes the

process beyond the equipment – covering authentication back to operators,

service providers and carriers.

• Better experience for End User, regardless of names we call the intermingled

elements of HotSpot2.0 and Next Generation HotSpot (NGH).

http://www.wi-fi.org/



https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-certified-passpoint

Small Cells And The Emergence Of Ho to 2.0

WHAT IS OUT THERE TO MEET THE NEED FOR SPEED?


Drilling Down into Definitions

• What tools are in

the toolbox and

where do they

best work?


Small Cell Comparison

Solution Description Technology # Users Cell Radius

DAS Typically fed by a macro or micro base station. High power, multi-frequency, multi-carrier. Low-power DAS also available.

GSM, CDMA, UMTS HSPA+ LTE, PS

Up to 1,800 users per base station

Up to 3 miles

Wi-Fi A wireless access point connects a group of wireless devices to an adjacent wired LAN.

802.11b 802.11g 802.11n

Up to 200 users per a 3-radio access point

65 feet

Microcell Short-range base station used for enhancing indoor and/or outdoor coverage.

UMTS HSPA+

32 to 200 users Up to ≈1 mile

Metrocell High-capacity, low power device that fills in coverage holes within buildings.

UMTS HSPA+

16 to 32 users 7,000 – 10,000 square feet

Picocell Typically used for indoor applications such as office buildings, airports, and malls.

UMTS 32 users Up to 750 feet

Femtocell A small, low-power cellular base station typically used for a home or small business.

UMTS 4-6 users 40 feet

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Four paths to expand capacity


DAS – The original small cell

Multi Tenant

Multi Operator

Multi Technology

High Capacity

Dynamic Capacity


PICO / Mini RRH

Medium to large

buildings single

operator


Out side in – hot sectors

Split hot sectors

Increase gain for better building penetration

Cover outdoor congestion spaces


Mini Macros


A successful small cell eco system

Site acquisition

Site power

Backhaul

Performance

MAP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO CENTRAL

CAMPUS EXAMPLE

The University of New Mexico today)

• MLA (master level agreement),

SLA (service level agreements)

reworking for all macro sites

(work with operators first,

then RFQ, RFP for third parties)

– 25-year commitment

• Carriers want to stand up new macros

for coverage holes (full macro and small cell)

• Customers purchase consumer-grade BDAs and install without IT support

• Crown Castle (VZW anchor tenant) at the basketball arena and football stadium

• Carriers install fiber to macro sites for 3G/4G capabilities

• Interviewing different vendor/carriers for solutions, strategies

– roadmap, partnership, cost share, exchange in services

The network will continue to evolve

VIP

• LTE, IP Broadband and Fiber Network

• Video First Architecture

• 21st Century Public Policy for 21st Century Networks

Agile

• Simplified Processes

• Standardized Platforms

• Effortless Customer Interaction

• Aligned Product Portfolios

User Defined Network Cloud

• Virtualize the Network

• Software Centric Infrastructure, Services, and solutions

• Improved Cost Structure

• Improved Cycle Time

Skilled Workforce

• Software

• Quality Intense

• Communication and Service

• Applications Rich

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The industry must evolve

Effortless

• Table stakes will be the Ability and the Will to deliver an Effortless Customer Experience.

Virtual

• The Cloud will be how content is stored and processed.

• Software Defined Networks will rule

Ultra-Fast and Global

• All IP

• Significantly Fiber

• Willing Partners with Global Scale

Mobile

• All Solutions must have a Mobile option

• Customers will not know (or care) whether it is a Fixed or Wireless Network


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Past vs. Future

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Considerations for building owners

• Who Pays?

• Wireless service is critical and embedded in everyone’s life - it should be considered a 4th utility

• Consider incorporating wireless during the new building construction phase

• Pull extra fiber, coax, and GigE cable installed in risers between floors and in conduit across the building

• Ensure additional space and AC power is available in IDF closets

• Ensure additional space, AC power and temperature controlled space is available near the telecommunications demarcation point


Brains & Brawn

time eff

ort

Design & Planning

Installation

Setup & Commissioning

System Optimization

Specialized Knowledge

Documentation

Mistakes


Summary

• LTE growth requires high

performance in-building data

• DAS design viability for LTE depends

on many factors

• Capacity

• Quality

• MIMO

• Plan ahead for campus capacity

• Plan for transition zones in stadiums

from seating to parking lots for

continuous coverage

• Hybrid designs are best for campus

diversity of buildings

Contact Information

Cory Autrey [email protected].

Mark Reynolds

[email protected]

Tracy Ford [email protected]

Patrick Lau [email protected]

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