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Nov 01, 2014
WCDMA Frequency RefarmingOverview
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End-users want 3G services at a reasonable priceMarket Trend5000
Operator challengesCost efficient WCDMA network expansion and operation
WCDMA subscriptions growing
Subscriptions in million
4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 02001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Demand for 3G coverageis growing Voice ARPU decreasing
HSPA services are operatorGSM 2+2.5G WCDMA (incl. HSPA ...)
iDEN Other Technology CDMA Family
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ARPU decreasing
key assets Most HSPA usage comes from indoors Data pricing typically based on flat rate
Guaranteed high speed data services for indoors
ARPU ( per month)
35 30 25 20 15 10 5 020 01 20 02 20 03 20 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10 20 11 20 12
Regulators are opening
Voice
Data
900 MHz band for WCDMA WCDMA 900 MHz terminals arriving to market
Successfully accommodate WCDMA into the GSM/CDMA/TDMA bands
Source: Nokia Siemens Networks
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Addressing challenges with WCDMA at 900 MHz frequency3G Low band cell 3G High band cell
Sub-urban & rural 3G coverage expansion
Initial 3G roll-out
Urban 3G coverage improvement
Wireless broadband for sub-urban & rural with HSPA / I-HSPA
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WCDMA refarming to 900 MHz frequency band Introduction of 3G services intofrequency band that is already used for other technology, like GSM In order to fit the WCDMA carrier into same bandwidth, typically spectrum efficiency needs to be improved2100 MHz bandOperators current GSM bandwidth
WCDMA/HSPA = WCDMA = GSM after refarming
900 MHz band
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WCDMA 900 MHz can be used today All major WCDMA chipset platformvendors support WCDMA 900 MHz Operator requirement for WCDMA 900 MHz capable terminals growing WCDMA 900 MHz devices arriving to the marketSome examples:Nokia 6121 classic Nokia 3120 classic Nokia 6220 classic
There will be data cards and USB modems very soon from all the vendors Next year, UMTS900 will be an available feature in a significant number of the 3G terminals sold in Europe, and in 2009, UMTS900 will be a standard feature.Eetu Prieur Head of radio networks, Elisa Finland
Nokia N96
Nokia N78
Nokia 6210 Navigator
(3G Wireless Broadband, December 19, 2007)
Customer confidential 5 Nokia Siemens Networks 5 Nokia Siemens Networks
/ WCDMA Refarming Solution MP / S.Lankinen / 18.02.2008
What to consider when deploying WCDMA 900 MHzGSM capacityGSM capacity & service quality must remain unchanged Careful frequency planning and network optimization Implementation of GSM spectrum efficiency functionalities Minimized frequency need for WCDMA carrier
InterworkingSmooth GSM/ WCDMA interworking to ensure high user experience Different GSM/WCDMA handover options Traffic balancing between GSM and WCDMA cells
Network managementNew technology in same frequency band complicates the network management Common management system for both GSM and WCDMA networks Automated joint network management
Nokia Siemens Networks WCDMA Frequency Refarming Solution taking into account all needed aspects6 Nokia Siemens Networks /
Building blocks of the Nokia Siemens Networks WCDMA Frequency Refarming solution
GSM & WCDMA functionalities
BTS site systems
OSS tools & functionalities
Services
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Elisa Finland launched world's first commercial WCDMA 900 MHz network (8 November 2007) WCDMA 900 networkThanks to the Nokia Siemens Networks frequency refarming solution, we are now running
launched in 2 areas in southern Finland Target to cover 75% of Finns with 3G services at the beginning of 2008 Data rates are at beginning up to 2 Mbps and 2008 planned to be increased close to 10 Mbps
extend our 3G services costeffectively from cities to the less populated areas of Finland.
WCDMA and GSM efficiently in our 900 MHz frequency allocation, enabling us to
President and CEO, Elisa CorporationNokia Siemens Networks press release, November 8, 2007
Veli-Matti Mattila
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Thank you
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