Changing the Shape of Future Networks

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Changing the shape of future networks Singapore April 2015

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Changing the shape of future networks Singapore April 2015

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Small cells matter

More customers. More data revenues. More usage. Less churn.

Source: https://gsmaintelligence.com Feb 15, 2015 15:00 UTC

3,667,620,297 and counting

GSM ASSOCIATION TICKER OF UNIQUE MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS

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Indoor small cells for home or small office

applications

Coverage driven premises-based small cells for deployment beyond

the home – e.g., government buildings, hotels, hospitals as well as SMEs or corporate campuses

Small cells that offer capacity for dense environments, which may be indoor (e.g., shopping malls, convention centers or

transport hubs) or outdoor (e.g., parks or city centers)

Indoor & outdoor small cells connecting the unconnected – delivering services to users in rural

and remote environments (e.g., remote communities, disaster recovery, special events,

military applications, public safety, transportation)

RESIDENTIAL URBAN

ENTERPRISE RURAL & REMOTE

Small cells indoor, outdoor… everywhere

10 MILLION SMALL CELLS DEPLOYED WORLDWIDE

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Confidence in deployment of Small Cells is continuing to grow

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Plans are accelerating

Our release programme can help you accelerate Small Cell deployments

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•  However, still a long way to go towards widespread mass deployment

•  87% of tier one/two carriers have small cells in plans by end 2018 (exc residential)

•  But most still at trial or planning stage, with precise trigger dates often uncertain

Seize opportunities

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L America 19,965

Europe 418,695

China 186,750

APAC 356,760

MEA 282,325

We continue to drive our communications across the globe

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We are using our Release Programme to address understanding across use cases

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Regulation Standardization

Security Interoperability

Deployment Interference management

Business case Market drivers

Small Cell Forum helps them to answer these questions

OPERATORS SEE THE POTENTIAL OF SMALL CELLS. BUT THEY ALSO NEED THE RESOLUTION OF IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT:

So why do Small Cells need a forum?

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We have driven the standardization of key elements of small cell technology including Iuh, FAPI/SCAPI, SON,

the small cell services API, TR‑069 evolution and the X2 interface.

What have we done?

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Small Cell Forum

Release FIVE

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•  Rural & Remote comprises 16 documents, including Business Drivers and Case Studies

•  Individual documents also focus on backhaul, deployment challenges and architectures associated with rural & remote environments

•  Sets out a clear commercial and technical case for operators, businesses and communities – everywhere

•  Small cells could deliver mobile broadband to an additional 650 million users with GDP benefits close to $1 trillion

Release Five: Rural & Remote

•  Access to billions of new mobile users including high ARPU and high value application areas

•  Leverage existing investments in small cells infrastructure to work harder in new environments

•  Opportunities for differentiation and brand strengthening with specialist services

•  Significant social and economic value particularly for rural communities in developing nations and supporting disaster relief efforts

Small cells in Rural & Remote environments – the benefits to operators

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“Operators can tap into captive, previously untapped and unreachable markets due to reduced deployment costs

and new ecosystems to deliver via small cells”

Operator investment in small cells in Rural & Remote areas

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R5 Rural & Remote Business Case 051.05.01

Real Wireless

The Release Program is working

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•  Survey of 59 operators January 2015 found 80% had direct responsibility for small cell decisions or plans

•  77% found the Release documents “directly valuable” with 23% viewing them as “extremely useful”

•  54% said the documents had supported critical business or technical decisions

“The Release Program is highly rated by its users in terms of one of its most important objectives, to lower the barriers to deployment which still exist for many carriers by providing practical and in-depth information and best practice.” ReThink Technology Research February 2015

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TODAY CARRIER MEMBERS ARE DRIVING TECHNICAL WORKSTREAMS THAT INCLUDE:

Integration of small cells into 5G

standards evolution

HetNet interoperability

Regulatory development

What’s next: Technology

Smarter Wi-Fi integration – LAA & Wi-Fi calling

Smarter SON

Virtualisation of Small Cells

Small Cells and M2M

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What’s next: Advocacy

Who are we doing all this for?

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We are a carrier-led organization. Our operator

members feed us their requirements and we respond.

OPERATORS

We do this for you

What can you do?

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Make your voice heard.

Join us.

Tell us what your customers need.