Omnitele RAN Design Diagnostics

Omnitele RAN

Design Diagnostics

May 2020

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Omnitele RAN Design Diagnostics

FAST TRACK TO MAXIMAL RAN EFFICIENCY

QUICK EXECUTION

FULLY REMOTELY

BASED ON EXISTING

NETWORK DATA

CONCRETE

ACTION PLAN

Omnitele has combined deep telecom expertise with modern data science, and has since

supported dozens of operators to reach the maximal efficiency in their radio networks

10-20% QUALITY

IMPROVEMENT

CAPEX FREE

20-30% CAPEX

SAVING IN RAN

INVESTMENTS

QUALITY COST SAVINGS STRATEGY

5G

OPTIMISED &

FUTURE PROOF

LTE-5G STRATEGY

Omnitele RAN Design Diagnostics

QUANTIFIES THE FULL POTENTIAL OF RAN

Diagnostics typically identifies 30-50%

gap to the maximum achievable

performance due to RAN limitations

▪ Spectrum licenses are not in full use

▪ Site density is not always sufficient

for the local traffic demand

▪ RF design in not fully optimised

▪ Advanced features and antenna

solutions are not optimally deployed

▪ Parameters are not always configured

for maximal performance

80%

90%

66%

83%

57%69%

Mbps QoE Mbps QoE Mbps QoE

Mbps = Avg Effective DL user throughput QoE = % of time Effective DL user throughput > 10Mbps

0 MAXMAX 0 MAX MAX0 MAX MAX0

20-30% Capex savings can be achieved,

while reaching the quality targets with

additional RAN investments

▪ LTE & 5G bands are deployed where they

have the highest quality & QoE impact

▪ 3G spectrum is re-farmed to LTE when no

risk for quality degradation

▪ New sites are implemented where they

are critical for quality improvement

▪ Features and antenna solutions are

deployed when proven effective

10-20% quality improvement potential

is typically identified from Capex-free

RAN optimisation.

▪ RF design should provide better

coverage & quality in many locations

▪ Traffic steering optimisation can

notably improve customer experience

▪ Parameter optimisation can improve

the spectral efficiency and performance

▪ Carrier aggregation optimisation can

provide better spectrum utilisation

CURRENT RAN GAPS CAPEX-FREE POTENTIAL CAPEX OPTIMISATION

EXAMPLE OPERATOR CASE

RAN DESIGN GAPS AGAINST MAXIMAL PERFORMANCE

Mbps43

25

0

RAN DESIGN GAPS IMPACTING AVG DL USER THROUGHPUT

24,55,5

2,53,5 0,8 1,7 1,6 1,4 0,6 0,9 43,1

CURRENT LTEBANDS

LTEBANDWIDTH

SITEDENSITY

256QAM 4X4 MIMO RFDESIGN

TRAFFICBALANCE

CAUSAGE

MCS / CQIREPORTS

MAX

Most of the throughput gap caused by CAPEX dependent spectral

capacity & features

Current LTE user throughput 25Mbps,

when maximal achievable is 43Mbps

MAXIMAL LTE

PERFORMANCE

CURRENT

PERFORMANCE

69%

QoE0 96%

RAN DESIGN GAPS IMPACTING % OF TIME DL USER THROUGHPUTS >10Mbps

69% 2,9 % 3,4 % 2,8 % 0,6 % 1,0 % 3,5 %8,2 % 1,7 % 2,1 % 96%

CURRENT LTEBANDS

LTEBANDWIDTH

SITEDENSITY


TRAFFICBALANCE

CAUSAGE

MCS / CQIREPORTS

MAX

Most of the QoE gap caused by

non-Capex dependant RAN design

Current QoE level 69%, when

maximal achievable level is 96%

MAXIMAL LTE

QOE LEVEL

CURRENT

QOE LEVEL

Mbps43

28

0


CAPEX-FREE IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES


RF optimisation in 20% of sectors

Parameter optimisation in network level+3.9

3.9Mbps improvement achievable

by CAPEX-free optimisation

+0,9 +1.4 +0,6 +0,9

LTE optimisation has biggest impact on the customer experience

QoE0 96%

83%

RAN DESIGN GAPS IMPACTING % OF DL USER THROUGHPUT <10Mbps

83% 2,9 % 3,4 % 2,8 % 0,6 % 1,0 % 1,8 % 0,0 % 0,0 % 0,0 % 96%

AFTER CAPEXFREE

LTEBANDS

LTEBANDWIDTH

SITEDENSITY


TRAFFICBALANCE

CAUSAGE

MCS / CQIREPORTS

MAX

+14%

14%-points improvement

achievable for QoE level

RF optimisation in 20% of sectors

Parameter optimisation in network level

+1,7% +8,2% +1,7% +2,1%

QOE LEVEL

AFTER

OPTIMISATION

MAXIMAL LTE

QOE LEVEL

28,45,5

2,53,5 0,8 1,7 0,7 0,0 0,0 0,0 43,1

AFTER CAPEXFREE

LTEBANDS

LTEBANDWIDTH

SITEDENSITY


TRAFFICBALANCE

CAUSAGE

MCS / CQIREPORTS

MAXMAXIMAL LTE

PERFORMANCE

PERFORMANCE

AFTER

OPTIMISATION


CAPEX-OPTIMISED LTE EXPANSIONS

L2600 in 11% of sectors

L2100 refarming in 32% or sectors

3% increase to site count (LTE 4CC)

256QAM activation

4X4 MIMO in 8% of sectors

Mbps43

35

0


+6,6

Further +6.6 Mbps feasible with

LTE expansions & new sites

+2.5+2.0 +1.0

+0.4 +0.6

LTE CAPEX impacts both average throughput and customer experience

QoE0 96%


90%

90% 1,2 % 0,6 % 0,8 % 0,3 % 0,5 % 1,8 % 0,0 % 0,0 % 0,0 % 96%

AFTER LTECAPEX

LTEBANDS

LTEBANDWIDTH

SITEDENSITY


TRAFFICBALANCE

CAUSAGE

MCS / CQIREPORTS

MAX

L2600 in 11% of sectors

L2100 refarming in 32% or sectors

3% increase to site count (LTE 4CC)

256QAM activation

4X4 MIMO in 8% of sectors

QoE improves further 7%-points,

meeting target level of 90%

+1,7% +2.8% +2.0% +0.3% +0.5%+7%

QOE LEVEL

AFTER LTE

EXPANSIONS

MAXIMAL LTE

QOE LEVEL

35,03,0 0,5

2,5 0,4 1,1 0,7 0,0 0,0 0,0 43,1

AFTER LTECAPEX

LTEBANDS

LTEBANDWIDTH

SITEDENSITY


TRAFFICBALANCE

CAUSAGE

MCS / CQIREPORTS

MAXMAXIMAL LTE

PERFORMANCE

PERFORMANCE

AFTER LTE

EXPANSIONS


OPTIMISED 5G ROLLOUT

Mbps

65

0

RAN DESIGN GAPS IMPACTING AVG DL USER THROUGHPUT65,3 29,2

1,2 3,0 0,5 2,5 0,4 1,1 0,7 0,0 0,0 0,0 43,1

AFTER 5GCAPEX

5G 3500(80MHz)

5G 700(10MHz)

LTEBANDS

LTEBANDWIDTH

SITEDENSITY


TRAFFICBALANCE

CAUSAGE

MCS / CQIREPORTS

MAX LTE43

+30.3

5G 3500 in 24% of sectors


Total 8Mbps gaps remains in LTE, as the required

CAPEX is not cost-effective compared to 5G

+30Mbps from 5G-3500, exceeding

the maximum LTE performance

+29.2 +1.2

5G CAPEX impacts mainly on the average user throughputs

MAXIMAL LTE

PERFORMANCE

PERFORMANCE

AFTER 5G

EXPANSIONS

QoE

0QoE

96%

92%




92% 0,9 % 1,3 % 1,3 % 0,6 % 0,8 % 0,3 % 0,5 % 1,8 % 0,0 % 0,0 % 0,0 % 96%

AFTER 5GCAPEX

5G 3500(80MHz)

5G 700(10MHz)

LTEBANDS

LTEBANDWIDTH

SITEDENSITY


TRAFFICBALANCE

CAUSAGE

MCS / CQIREPORTS

MAX LTE

Total 6%-point gaps remains in LTE, as the required

CAPEX is not cost-effective compared to 5G +2,1%

QoE improves 2%-points, mainly by

the selected 5G-700 deployments

+0.9% +1.3%

MAXIMAL LTE

QOE LEVEL

QOE LEVEL

AFTER 5G

EXPANSIONS

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TOP SECTORS FOR LTE ACTIONS & IMPACT ON TOTAL AVG USER THROUGHPUT

LTE 2600 (20MHz)

LTE 2100 (10MHz)refarming

256QAM ACTIVATION

4X4 MIMO DEPLOYMENT

NEW SITE (LTE 4CC)

SNR OPTIMISATION

TRAFFIC STEERING

CA OPTIMISATION

MCS / CQI OPTIMISATION

22 %

17 %

9 %

3 %5 %

19 %

12 %

5 %8 %

SHARE OF TOTAL IMPACT

LTE 2600 (20MHz) LTE 2100(10MHz)refarming

NEW SITE (LTE 4CC) 256QAM ACTIVATION 4X4 MIMO DEPLOYMENT SNR OPTIMISATION TRAFFIC STEERING CA OPTIMISATION MCS / CQI OPTIMISATION

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RECOMMENDED LTE ACTIONS TO MITIGATE RAN DESIGN GAPS

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THP

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bp

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TOP SECTORS FOR LTE ACTIONS & IMPACT ON TOTAL % OF USER THROUGHPUT <10Mbps

LTE 2600 (20MHz)


256QAM ACTIVATION

4X4 MIMO DEPLOYMENT

NEW SITE (LTE 4CC)

SNR OPTIMISATION

TRAFFIC STEERING

CA OPTIMISATION


8 %

13 %

9 %

2 %2 %

11 %37 %

8 %

10 %

LTE CAPEX OPTIMISED LTE CAPEX FREE


LTE ACTIONS PRIORITISED IN SECTOR LEVEL


5G EXPANSIONS PRIORITISED IN SECTOR LEVEL

5G 3500 (80MHz) 5G 700 (10MHz) LTE 2600 (20MHz) LTE 2100(10MHz)refarming

NEW SITE (LTE 4CC) 256QAM ACTIVATION 4X4 MIMODEPLOYMENT

SNR OPTIMISATION TRAFFIC STEERING CA OPTIMISATION MCS / CQIOPTIMISATION

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RECOMMENDED LTE & 5G ACTIONS TO MITIGATE RAN DESIGN GAPS

LTE CAPEX OPTIMISED LTE CAPEX FREE5G CAPEX OPTIMISED

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TOP SECTORS FOR LTE & 5G ACTIONS & IMPACT ON TOTAL AVG USER THROUGHPUT

LTE 2600 (20MHz)


256QAM ACTIVATION

4X4 MIMO DEPLOYMENT

NEW SITE (LTE 4CC)

SNR OPTIMISATION

TRAFFIC STEERING

CA OPTIMISATION


5G 3500 (80MHz)

5G 700 (10MHz)

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IMP

AC

T O

N T

OTA

L %

OF

THP

UT

>10M

bp

s

TOP SECTORS FOR LTE & 5G ACTIONS & IMPACT ON TOTAL % OF USER THROUGHPUT <10Mbps

LTE 2600 (20MHz)


256QAM ACTIVATION

4X4 MIMO DEPLOYMENT

NEW SITE (LTE 4CC)

SNR OPTIMISATION

TRAFFIC STEERING

CA OPTIMISATION


5G 3500 (80MHz)

5G 700 (10MHz)

69 %3 %

6 %

5 %

3 % 5 %


20 %

24 %

5 %7 %5 %

6 %

21 %

4 %6 %


DETAILED & ACTIONABLE REPORT

2. Conclusive report (PDF)

▪ Summary of RAN design gaps and improvement potential

▪ Descriptions of the RAN design gaps and their mitigation plan

▪ Prioritised list of recommended optimisation & expansion actions

1. Sector level diagnostics report (Excel spreadsheet)

▪ RAN design gaps and their impact on quality

▪ Improvement potential from CAPEX-free optimisation actions

▪ Improvement potential from LTE & 5G expansions

RAN DIAGNOSTICS IS THE EASY FIRST STEP

Parameter optimisation

RF design optimisation

LTE & 5G expansion strategy

RAN

diagnostics

RAN Diagnostics tool deployment

• Based on readily available operator data (PM data / measurement logs)

• Can be executed and reported fully remotely (due to Covid-19 restrictions)

• Quick results, reporting three weeks from data collection

• Omnitele available for follow-up execution – with SLA on improvement

• Diagnostics can be deployed as stand-alone tool for operator use

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