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Small cells are becoming a vital part of wireless networks. They have existed for a number of years in the Wi-Fi segment of the market, but are increasingly being deployed to offl oad traffi c from 3G networks. Small cells become even more important with the development of 4G LTE systems (particularly LTE Advanced when that arrives), which use heterogeneous networks (HetNets) constructed from layers of small and large cells.

Small cells is an umbrella term for a genre of low-powered wireless access points capable of using both licensed and unlicensed spectrum (Wi-Fi). Small cells enable wireless users to enjoy high-performance data and voice communications at home, in the offi ce, in public areas, and wireless hotspots. As a vital tool to increase network capacity, small cells will soon reshape the wireless landscape indefi nitely.

Small cells improve coverage and, perhaps more importantly, they increase capacity by offl oading traffi c from the macro wireless network. With data demands growing substantially, wireless operators are now intending to leverage small cells for just this purpose. There are three primary market segments for small cells: household femto cells, enterprise cells, and metro cells. In the case of metro cells, the application is further delineated by placement – indoor or outdoor.

Wireless brings you its fi rst ever guide to this important and growing part of the wireless eco-system. Here you’ll fi nd discussion papers explaining the benefi ts of small cells and how to deploy them, along with some products from key vendors.

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Nemertes Research findings showed that enterprises today are facing multiple mobile service challenges across the board, including costs, service performance, device selection, and management of multiple service providers. The most significant concerns are with device and service costs, but slow data and e-mail service along with poor in-building or on-campus voice quality ranked second most important.

Interestingly, 64% of respondents indicated that managing multiple service providers was a challenge, which was made necessary because of coverage: ‘In a lot of areas, the signal is not strong enough. As a result, three providers are used based on coverage. One provider would be absolutely ideal,’ said an IT director of a small professional services company.

In-building coverage is important When choosing a mobile service provider, cellular voice and data performance in the office is just as important as performance in the field (see Figure 2). Nearly 91% of respondents said that they are “likely” or “very likely” to switch providers for solid reception throughout large complexes and for better cellular voice quality in the field. Another 90% indicated

that they would switch providers to achieve better data signal for cellular devices in the field, while 89% said that they are “likely” or “very likely” to switch providers to get better cellular data signal in facilities with poor cellular service. 87% of respondents also said that they would switch providers to get better voice quality in facilities with poor cellular service.

Not surprisingly, the study found that employees often prefer to use their mobile devices over landline phones in the office if voice performance and service costs were at parity. Nearly 30% of companies indicated that 26% to 50% of employees would prefer cellular over landline if quality was the same, while more than 30% of organizations said 76% to 100% of

Small cells and the enterprise

Figure 2. Likelihood of switching mobile service providers

Figure 1. Key enterprise challenges with mobile service

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employees would prefer cellular over landline if costs were at parity. The growing use of mobile data services on company-owned devices was also highlighted in the findings:

• 27% of companies indicated that 11% to 25% of mobile usage is for data • 26% of companies said that 26% to 50% of mobile usage is for data • 16% of companies indicated that > 50% of mobile usage is for data

‘Email is still a [big user of cellular data],’ noted a telecommunications director at a large media company. ‘We expect to see more corporate applications to start using more data. Tablets will result in more consumption.’

A high interest in small cells exists Research indicated that the majority of businesses are both knowledgeable of and interested in small cells. 72% of organisations indicated that they knew something about small cells (see Figure 3) while another 72% said that they were interested in small cells, and of that percentage 43% said they were highly interested (see Figure 4). Businesses experiencing mobile service performance challenges, such as dropped calls, poor voice quality, slow data, and e-mail service, and poor in-building voice and data service showed the highest interest in small cells. However, other

challenges, such as device choice, device cost, and service cost, also help to boost interest in small cells.

What is the interest in small cells according to company sizes? The survey showed that 78% to 79% of large, mid-sized and small businesses are interested in small cells, while only 62% of very small companies are interested. Mid-sized companies showed the most “high interest” in small cells with 57% indicating “high interest,” while very small companies

showed the least, with only 30% indicating “high interest”.

Of the countries surveyed, Brazil and the UK showed the most interest in small cells. This was followed by Singapore, Italy, Spain, Russia, and Australia. Research indicates a strong link between knowledge of and interest in small cells, highlighting that education is critical in driving enterprise interest in small cells. The more respondents knew about small cells, the higher their interest: • 41.3% of respondents knowing

Figure 3. Enterprise knowledge of small cells

Figure 4. Enterprise interest in small cells




nothing about small cells were interested in small cells • 74.7% of respondents having heard of small cells, but not sure what they do, were interested in small cells • 84% of respondents that understand the basics were interested in small cells • 92.5% of respondents that understand enough to make an informed decision to buy were interested in small cells

Enterprises are willing to pay for premium services The survey found that close to 40% of enterprises thought that a small cell overlay was justified to get better service: • Better cellular data signal in facilities with poor service (38.9%) • Consistent mobile device user interface while in the office and outside the office (37.6%) • Five-bar voice service in area with poor cellular service (37.2%) • Solid reception throughout large complexes (36.8%)

Additionally, nearly 44% of enterprises were willing to pay extra to get better service inside. The sweet spot for incremental pay for premium services was 6% to 20% (see Figure 5). Enterprises preferred to pay for premium services with a one-time fee (48.8%), followed by contract extension (42.1%). An increase in monthly billing was the least popular method of paying for small cells with only 9.1% of respondents

choosing it (see Figure 6). Large and very small companies

preferred a one-time fee, while small and mid-sized companies wanted a contract extension. In terms of countries, Brazil, Spain, and the UK liked a one-time fee, while Singapore and Italy preferred a contract extension. Russia and Australia were split between a one-time fee and contract extension.

Small cell-based services are viewed as valuable Research findings showed that enterprises viewed small cell-based services as valuable; that is, they

viewed them either as useful (a differentiator) or critical (a service that they would be willing to pay more for) (see Figure 7).

The most popular small cell-based service was the integration of cellular devices with the office PBX, with 68% of respondents indicating that it was valuable. Synchronising content on mobile devices as part of in-office collaboration and mobile voice and video conference calling tied for second place, each with 60% of respondents indicating it was valuable. Using presence for team alerts came in third (56%),

Figure 6. Billing choices for premium services

Figure 5. Willingness to pay extra for premium services




followed by controlling facilities lighting, environment and building security from mobile devices.

Around 15% of enterprises surveyed said they would pay for the integration of cellular device service with the office PBX and for mobile voice and video conference calling. Another 12% cited controlling facilities, lighting, environment and building security from mobile devices as a service they would pay for, while 11% indicated that synchronising content on mobile devices as part of in-office collaboration would be worth paying for. 9% of respondents said that they would pay for using presence for team alerts.

Wi-Fi and small cells go hand in hand Survey results also revealed that the majority of organisations are interested in both Wi-Fi and small cells, including a Wi-Fi integrated

small cell. When asked if a service provider offering a small cell overlay to their existing Wi-Fi infrastructure was important, 87% of respondents said that it was (somewhat important, important, and very important). Another 88% also indicated that a service provider offering combined small cell and Wi-Fi devices that replace their current Wi-Fi routers was important.

‘Integrated solutions would be very cool, especially for new installations. For existing infrastructure, we may go with femto cell overlay, depending on [the] life cycle for [the] AP,’ said a senior architect for a large professional services company.

Small cell self-installation and turnkey services are both important Enterprises placed equal importance on the self-installation

of small cells using existing internet access and on small cells offered as part of a turnkey service.

‘[Self-installation of small cell] is most appealing. Most of the industry is going toward sending stuff out and you plug it in and call and activate. Being able to do it on your [own] time schedule is very attractive,’ said a director at a mid-sized education institution.

‘[Small cell as managed service] is preferable. In this way, it becomes infrastructure that is managed for me, a commodity that is not part of core IT,’ said an IT director at a mid-sized professional services company.

Turnkey services listed on the survey included: • Self-installation of small cells using internet access • Mobile service provider installs and manages Wi-Fi router and small cells are plug-and-play • Same service provider offers

Figure 7. Value placed on small cell-based services




small cells, Wi-Fi router and internet connections

Enterprises placed about equal importance on all of the above turnkey services.

In general, the larger the company, the greater the interest in a turnkey service; for example, 66% of large companies, 64% of mid-sized companies, 50% of small companies, and 43% of very small companies viewed the turnkey service where the mobile operator installs and manages the router and the small cell is plug-and- play as “important” or “very important.”

Of the countries surveyed, the turnkey service where the mobile operator installs and manages the router and the small cell is plug-and-play was most important to Spain and Brazil, with 96% of the respondents in each country indicating that was important. Singapore was a close third, with

94% of respondents ranking it as important. 86%, 82%, and 81% of survey takers in Russia, the UK, and Italy, respectively, cited

this turnkey service as important, while Australia gave it the least importance with only 71% indicating it was important.

Table 2. Importance of small cell self-installation and turnkey services

Table 1. Importance of small cell overlay and Wi-Fi integrated small cells

recOmmenDatiOn FOr SerVice prOViDerS Mobile technologies and devices are playing an increasingly larger role within many enterprises, and small cells can open an entirely new marketplace for mobile network operators within the corporate environment. There are substantial opportunities for providers to not only reduce churn by increasing enterprise users’ quality of experience, but also to increase market share and revenue.

Small cells are ideal for overcoming in-building and on-campus cellular performance challenges that the majority of enterprises are facing today. Additionally, small cells can also reduce the cost of mobile service – cited as a key challenge and factor for switching mobile service providers by many businesses – by enabling a tiered billing structure within the enterprise that would have usage charged at a reduced tariff.

Small cell-based services, such as the integration of cellular devices with the PBX, and turnkey services, where a small cell offering is bundled with Wi-Fi and/or internet services, may also open up new revenue sources for service providers. Lastly, the research highlights the importance of education: The more knowledgeable the enterprise is regarding small cells, the higher the interest will be.


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SpiderCloud Wireless helps mobile operators rapidly deploy a multi-access, indoor small cell system made for targeted deployments for medium-to-large enterprise and venue customers.Mobile operators can now provide enterprise-class voice and broadband data coverage for hundreds to thousands of enterprise employees with a small cell system that can scale to 100 Radio Nodes with just one Services Node connection to the mobile core network.

Identify, verify and deploy an in-building system in days or weeks Why wait months or years and lose valuable enterprise customers? SpiderCloud’s Enterprise Radio Access Network (E-RAN) is deployable by a mobile operator in just days using SpiderCloud’s unique self-organising and self-optimising network (SON) software inside the Services Node, which controls up to 100 3G/LTE/Wi-Fi Radio Nodes. The system is commercially proven to handle hundreds of thousands of data sessions and handoffs on a daily basis.

Proven scale and performanceData collected from scalable network deployments, ranging from seven to 65 Radio Nodes and 500 to 3,000 people – show average

voice call set-up success rates of 99.5%, and average call drop rates of less than 0.8%. This is made possible with E-RAN support for mobile handoff and the ability to scale to the needs of thousands of employees. Today, each of the E-RAN systems manages hundreds of thousands of data and handoff sessions every day, with the largest deployment experiencing over 500,000 daily sessions.

Stand-alone or “mesh” small cells use hard-handoff and experience voice call drop rates upward of

5% or more without a central coordination point, or support for soft handoff.

Build trust with enterprise customers with a small cell services platformIn addition to providing reliable coverage and capacity, the Services Node includes an Applications Programming Interface (API). The API inside the Services Node provides trusted connections to the Radio Nodes and a logical view into all devices on the E-RAN, to enable secure services to any

A scalable small cell system made to enable the mobile enterpriseto enable the mobile enterprise

A scalable multi-access small cell system made for medium to large enterprise and venue customers

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Case StudyA large financial customer with 2,000 valuable subscribers in a challenging “green building” RF environment where seamless mobility, capacity and performance are “must deliver” requirements.

Challenge: Traditional methods of improving indoor coverage such as installing DAS take too long to deploy and are too expensive, and a “Mesh” of Femto cells are unable to support scalable network needs.

Solution: Operator managed SpiderCloud Enterprise RAN small cell system. One Services Node (SCSN) performs the roles of a Radio Network Controller (RNC), a Self Organizing Network (SON) manager and a cellular enterprise integration gateway – all in one small package. The SCSN provides authentication, security, traffic aggregation and session management for all mobile sessions delivered through small cells. Coverage and capacity with 65 Radio Nodes (SCRN): The Radio Node is a wall or ceiling mountable high-performance small cell that currently supports 32 simultaneous 3G voice and data channels.

Results: The E-RAN system provided uninterrupted, trouble-free mobile data and voice services within a week. Its ability to automatically detect macro neighbor and E-RAN cells, and adapt to the RF environment, allowed a rapid “drop in” installation by ensuring optimal power and scrambling code assignments.

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The small cell market has long been considered to be fuelled and ready for take-off. Will the departure delay continue, or are we now accelerating down the runway? Gavin Ray, VP of products and marketing at ip.access, gives us the inside story

There’s a different feel to the small cell market today. Long time industry observers have noticed the change – indeed, Informa’s recent operator survey showed that some 98% of operators believe small cells are an essential element of their future networks.

This air of confidence in the direction of travel is also reflected by the number of major global operators actually issuing tenders or initiating network projects. In other words, this is not just talking up the potential of these small but powerful home, office and public access points, but taking real action and growing investment. Last year saw more 3G small cell operator network tenders than ever before - and most of those tenders included 4G/LTE requirements as well.

So what is behind the change in both outlook and expectation? Is it the data explosion and the rise of the smartphone? Is it the challenge of the over-the-top, suppliers like Google, Apple and Amazon; or the demand for indoor hotspot coverage to compete with the Wi-Fi vendors? Or is it the roll-out of macro 4G/LTE networks and the rise of the vaunted heterogeneous-network, dubbed Het-Net, built from harmonised macro, metro, and small cell network infrastructures?

Of course the answer is all of the above. Mobile operators are responding to growing and complex market needs and plan to ensure the spectrum licences they invest so heavily in will continue to deliver unique value.

The simple fact is that small cells offer the most workable and affordable solution for mobile operators to create swift and accurate investment in high capacity mobile data networks in homes, offices, shops and public hotspots at the exact point of demand. And far from being the stand alone islands of coverage that were originally envisaged when the first femtocells were being designed and introduced, today’s small cells are a living, breathing part of the mobile network body - needing the intelligence of the brain, the capacity of the lungs, and the power of the heart.

As the market has evolved, so of course has the demand on the vendors. As the only major independent small cell developer and manufacturer in the space, ip.access has been in the vanguard of the change – creating a portfolio of small cell solutions aimed at the wide range of applications and environments operators now target.

With a worldwide presence in the networks and systems of more than 100 predominantly operator customers; with more than one million small cell access points shipped to market; and with a heritage of providing operator customers with an end-to-end solution of access points, network gateways and management systems - ip.access has more real-world small cell experience

than any other vendor in the marketplace.

That experience has not only shaped the way our business is structured today, it has also shaped the focus of our product development and market approach. It’s less about the cost and capability of an access point – more about the total cost of ownership and return on investment of the small cell layer of the macro network.

Today, our experience and direct operator relationships still mean that a large part of our business focuses on the development and supply of end-to-end small cell networks. Our nanoConverge small cell network gateway, for example, sits in the heart of that offer - allowing our existing 2G and 3G operator customers to easily and quickly upgrade their networks with 3G or future LTE access points without having to replace existing network gateways. This allows operators to extend the life and maximise return on investment of existing network infrastructure, while helping to re-write the economic dynamics of small cell deployment.

Another part of our business has always worked with specialist, highly focused suppliers in areas such as the security industry, the transport market or remote and rural communications. Our small cell components are at the heart of many of these systems and in particular on major international airlines such as Virgin Atlantic and on more than a thousand commercial and consumer ocean-going liners.

And it was this ability to partner - both with the operator and the vendor community - that fuelled our latest business line - ip.access FUSION.

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Our FUSION approach is all about customising and bringing together our small cell access points, gateways and management with the portfolios of our solution partners. It is based on the recognition that small cells now have a great many applications for operators and this customisation and integration process helps to tailor solutions for our partners that best target their chosen markets. Furthermore, in multi vendor, multi technology networks, one size no longer fits all, but the solution baseline ip.access delivers around the world today is the ideal starting point.

To build the networks of the future and make the het-net dream a reality, multiple components from multiple vendors need to come together and be built up to work seamlessly in a variety of applications, configurations and environments. FUSION delivers

this by providing the specific coverage and capacity options, at the right price-points and in the best configurations, to unlock new and valuable operator services.

This is a key part of that changing small cell landscape. At ip.access, our small cell solutions can offload and manage traffic, drive new services and interact with neighbouring small cells and with the macro network to ensure consistent operation. They also have carrier grade reliability, intelligent remote management systems, performance KPI reporting and extensive built in diagnostics to ensure operational costs are minimised.

Small cells are a vital part of the operator network solutions of the future, but you cannot introduce this degree of change into an existing network, or plan new networks

with this amount of granular detail, without a tried and tested formula and a wealth of small cell network experience.

Our business is based on our unrivalled carrier experience and deployment knowledge from more than 10 years of delivering small cell solutions. The FUSION Partner Program allows our global vendor partners and network operator customer to benefit from that knowledge, working with ip.access to supply, test and validate small cell network components and systems in a multi vendor, multi technology environment.

The small cell market has changed; ip.access has changed with it and our solutions and services will continue to lie at the heart of network evolution and inside next generation networks around the world.


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radio node

The SpiderCloud Services Node ensures ease of installation and self-organising control of a scalable system of multi-access small cells as part of a SpiderCloud Wireless Enterprise Radio Access Network (E-RAN) and the integration with the mobile operator’s core network. In its role as an RNC, it is responsible for radio resource management, mobility management, security, and integration with the mobile network. It implements soft handover between all Radio Nodes on the E-RAN and mitigates inter-cell and Macro RAN interference.

SpiderNet is a centralised configuration, fault, and performance management system that allows mobile operators to manage multiple SpiderCloud Enterprise Radio Access Network (E-RAN) small cell systems through a powerful and easy-to-use graphical interface. SpiderNet uses TR-069, a standard protocol, to manage SpiderCloud Services Nodes. Each Services Node manages all the SpiderCloud Radio Nodes connected to it, and connects to the SpiderNet server in the operator’s core network through secure IPSec tunnels.

The portfolio of radio nodes includes a high performance Multi-Mode 3G, LTE & Wi-Fi small cell for scalable indoor and venue deployments. All Radio Nodes are highly integrated and cost-effective Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) capable enterprise-class small cells with transmit power options of 100-to-250 mW.



Small CellS Spotlight

CisCo

3G smaLL ceLLThe Cisco 3G Small Cell is a self-contained small cell base station that can be quickly and easily deployed to enterprise locations and is part of the end-to-end Cisco Small Cell Solution. The 3G Small Cell delivers mobile operators a rapid and cost-effective deployment solution for increasing coverage and capacity, creating a new platform for mobile broadband services.

Features and CapabilitiesBuilding on the proven Cisco Small Cell Solution for the home, the Cisco 3G Small Cell generates a high-quality 3G signal inside offices, shops, and public spaces. It uses broadband backhaul for rapid deployment and low-cost operation.

The 3G Small Cell delivers high-performance 3G coverage indoors to enhance the mobile user experience, while empowering operators to significantly reduce infrastructure costs. It supports bidirectional handover with the macro network. It also operates in open access mode so all customers in the office or shop can get the benefit of improved coverage and fast data speeds.

Benefits• Increased mobile network capacity and coverage indoors, where it’s most needed. Usage reports show that up to 80 percent of mobile traffic today occurs indoors and while people are stationary.• Reduced network and operations costs. By having a self-contained small cell radio, mobile operators have the ability to quickly and easily deploy either with a desktop-mounted solution or a wall-mounted solution.• Install, power-up, and go with zero touch configuration. There are no extra steps required to enable the 3G Small Cell to be up and running in a DHCP environment. This approach can quickly provide 3G coverage to end users.• Highly secure, carrier-grade 3G base station technology. The 3G Small Cell Module provides the technology equivalent of an in-building mini cell tower. The device is highly secure and fully managed by the mobile operator to provide for 3G signals inside an office or enterprise.• Standards-based. The 3G Small Cell operates as a Home Node B (HNB) in the standard 3GPP Architecture for small cells and is connected to the network with the specified Iuh interface. This architecture provides for rapid deployment and multivendor interoperability.



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IP.ACCESS

Enterprise and Public Access small cellsnanoLTE, nano3G, nanoGSMEnterprise and Public Access small cells

GSM

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nanoLTE

Enabling Service Providers to improve in-building coverage not only to increase usage and off-load the macro network, but also to drive customer acquisition and retention strategies.

Small Cells are increasingly recognised as the most effective way to deliver great quality voice and data. Unlike repeaters, small cells don’t need an antenna on the roof and add capacity to the network while avoiding cell distortion and interference issues. Since enterprise small cells use Ethernet cabling and existing broadband IP connections, installation is much quicker and cheaper than traditional passive DAS.

The nanoLTE platform allows operators to efficiently build out indoor LTE capacity, while also offering the option of providing extra 3G infill and complementary Circuit Switch Fall Back (CSFB) capacity. Full mobility is provided between the nanoLTE AP and neighbouring LTE, 3G and 2G cells, while CSFB allows the option to offload voice service to 3G or 2G. Our E-40 supports up to 16 LTE users, delivering LTE specific coverage into situations where targeted and high performance 4G service is required.

The nano3G E24 APs support 24 simultaneous active users respectively (each with concurrent voice and high speed data sessions), available for Bands 1 and 2/5.

Each nanoGSM basestation (BTS) is a single TRX which can support up to 14 simultaneous voice calls using dynamic AMR with half-rate. For high traffic locations, where even greater capacity is needed, up to 4 nanoBTS can used to create a 2, 3 or 4 TRX cell.


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CONSUMER SMALL CELL

nano3G C8SOHO/SME SMALL CELL

nano3G S16


IP.ACCESS GATEWAYS IP.ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Flexible, scalable standards-based gateways that small-cell-enable both 2G and 3G mobile networks for single or dual mode operation.

� e nanoGW300 is a standards-based aggregator of the tra� c from the Iuh Access Points, marshalling and concentrating the data from up to 180,000 APs into a set of links to the Core Network.

Our nanoGW200 provides a scalable platform for both 2G and 3G and is price optimised for new market entry and smaller deployments of up to a few hundred access points.

ip.access Network Orchestration System (NOS) acts as a central control and integration point, delivering con� guration, fault management and operational support functions.

In addition, the ip.access NOS provides low-cost entry level con� gurations for smaller deployments, requiring minimal IT integration and designed to support expansion in the small cell layer as deployment increases.

IP.ACCESS GATEWAYS

Flexible, scalable standards-based gateways that small-cell-

Elegant, small, free-standing and with low power consumption, the ip.access Consumer Access Points are ideal for residential deployments. Designed for operation in Closed Access mode, our Plug-and-Play consumer model allows home owners to choose which phones can access the femtocell to make and receive calls, surf the web or download music and movies at speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps. � e nano3G C8 supports up to eight active simultaneous users and is available for Bands 1, 2/5 and 4.

� e small, free-standing form factor, low power consumption and self-con� guring features make it easy for small business customers to connect the nano3G S16 SoHo/SME access point themselves - just like a consumer femtocell. However, unlike a consumer femtocell, the S16 o� ce small cells come with a wider range of power and capacity and can also work in open access mode so that all customers or visitors to an o� ce or shop can get the bene� t of excellent coverage and fast data speeds. � e S16, for SoHo/SME, supports up to 16 active simultaneous active users and is available in Bands 1 and 2/5.



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