Neutral Host, Small Networks

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Small Cell Zone at MWCHall 7, Stand F61

Neutral Host Small Cell Networks

WiROI™Business Case Modeling

Planning and Simulation Tool

Neutral Host Small Cell Networks

Wireless 20/20 has been examining the role of neutral host small cells as a critical element of mobile network densification.

Focused on the business case for distributed network solutions in outdoor urban areas, subway systems and train stations with a high density of mobile broadband users.

Several leading tower companies and neutral host providers are looking for small cell vendors to address the need for multi-carrier small cells.

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Neutral Host Small Cell Solutions

For example, Crown Castle believes that small cell and DAS networks will be an important and fast growing to complement its traditional macro tower installations.

Crown Castle has also deployed one of the country’s largest fiber and outdoor small cell networks

Crown Castle has outdoor fiber-fed small cell nodes along these routes to serve all four MNOs.

Crown Castle competes with ExteNet Systems, Mobilitie, Zayo, Level 3 and American Tower in the fast growing market for neutral host, multi-carrier small cell networks.

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Crown Castle Fiber Assets

Crown Castle Fiber Assets

Acquisition Date

Fiber Network Miles Geographic Area

NextG Networks Yearend 2011 4,600 fiber miles90% urban/suburban

80% in Top 10 metros, NYC, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles,

Chicago24/7 Mid-Atlantic September

2014 800 fiber miles Maryland, Delaware, and Northern VirginiaQuanta Fiber (Sunesys) April 2015 10,000 fiber miles Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia,

New Jersey, Atlanta and Silicon ValleyTotal Fiber Assets 15,400 fiber miles


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• Crown Castle owns or has rights more than 15,000 miles of fiber in more than 20 large US metros,

• Crown Castle has deployed approximately 15,000 outdoor small cell nodes along these fiber routes including a combination of newly built and upgrades to pre-existing nodes.

• CC is now well positioned to address the desire for dark fiber backhaul solutions for small cell deployments by all four major US MNOs

Neutral Host, Multi-Carrier DAS and Small Cell Solutions

Sprint is planning to deploy 70,000 outdoor small cells over the next few years.

Most of the sites require zoning, permitting and negotiations with municipal authorities.

A single-carrier small cell deployment would require roughly the same number of discrete sites, and Sprint would have to secure the sites and negotiate terms for deployment.


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Small Cells in NYC More than 2,200 cells have already been deployed

in NYC, and another 8,800 applications are pending approval from carriers and neutral-host providers

Many areas of NYC are already saturated, and the city is looking to exchange old streetlight poles for multitenant poles with fiber backhaul where small cells could accommodate all four carriers.

Sprint alone wants to deploy 2,000 new small cells in 18 months in NYC and is considering the use of multi-tenant locations to place small cell equipment.

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Verizon Wireless LTE Small Cells Integrated into Street Furniture

Verizon installed small cells in JCDecaux Kiosks to enhance network performance in San Francisco.

Verizon plans to deploy integrated in over 9,000 JCDecaux US outdoor street furniture assets in NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and San Francisco.

JCDecaux is designing, providing and deploying Street Furniture elements that can elegantly house the outdoor small cells


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ExteNet Outdoor Small Cell Network Verizon partnered with ExteNet to deploy an

outdoor small cell network with more than 400 fiber-fed small cell nodes mounted on city-owned steel light posts and wooden utility poles throughout the financial district of San Francisco.

ExteNet is also working with Aldridge Chicago to deploy a distributed 4G network in the Chicago subway with all four mobile carriers participating, covering all 22 miles of tunnels and in the stations with plans for service on the trains. © Copyright Wireless 20/20, LLC. – All rights reserved

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Small Cell Deployment Challenge

Mounting Locations with Power and Backhaul

Many dense urban areas are already saturated for independent small cells

Cities are looking to exchange streetlight poles for multi-tenant poles which can house neutral host small cells in the base or the neck with fiber backhaul to support all four carriers

Manufacturers need to create designs that mimic the existing streetlight poles, especially those in historic and landmark areas


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Neutral Host Objectives

Small Cell Zone at MWC10

Leverage existing fiber assets to accelerate mobile network densification

Offer Neutral-host, multi-carrier, multi-technology solutions for MNOs & Venues

Neutral Host reduces the cost to deploy and operate MNO Small Cell networks


Neutral Host, Multi-Carrier DAS and Small Cell Solutions

Attractive option to increase capacity and provide faster, more reliable data and voice services to support multiple MNOs—especially in Indoor Venues and densely populated urban areas.


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Benefits of Neutral Host to MNOsSave Money on CapEx and OpEx Share network elements and expenses

Speedy Deployments Focus MNO resources on other projects

Access to New High Density ZonesMany Municipalities want/need only one network

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Neutral Host Small Cells Reduce MNO Costs

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Cost to deploy 4 separate Small Cell Networks by MNOs

Cost to Deploy Neutral Host Shared Small Cell Network

Cost Reduction passed to MNOs


WiROI™ Neutral Host Venue and Network Tool Technologies compared in the model

Small Cells, DAS, Wi-Fi, 3G/4G LTE and Cloud RAN Any Outdoor or Indoor Venue including:

Urban High Traffic Zones, Transit Systems, University Campus, Retail, Stadiums, Arenas, Airports, Malls, Enterprise, Hotels,

Neutral Host & Operator 10 year Modeling both included © Copyright Wireless 20/20, LLC. – All rights reserved

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Neutral Host Small Cell Networks WiROI™ Network Tool Business Case for distributed network solutions using

outdoor multi-carrier small cells in urban, suburban and rural areas, subway systems and train stations with a high density of mobile broadband users.

What is WiROI™ Neutral Host? WiROI is a multi-technology modeling tool that

enables neutral host providers to simulate and analyze in-depth, the business model necessary to support the business case for Outdoor Multi-Carrier Small Cell Networks

Flexible, scalable and customizable model: The engine and data have been hardened through > 100

client engagements The generic model provides a quick estimate based on

actual deployments Precise model generation is through client input

assumptions


15…4G Modeling Tool for

Venues…

WiROI™ Neutral Host Small Cell Networks Custom WiROI™ Business Case :

Detailed Summary of Assumptions Coverage and Capacity Planning Tradeoffs of using different technologies such as Small Cells, DAS and

Wi-Fi Analysis of Data Usage and Penetration Projections Financial Statement – 10 year Revenue Projections and Analysis of Value Added Services Capital Expenditures (Access Network, Core Network, Backhaul

Network) Operating Expenses (by category and detailed breakdown) Operating Metrics (30 different metrics) Valuation Summary (NPV and IRR figures) Sensitivity analysis and optimization

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LTE Small Cells

Neutral Host Small Cell Business Case

Cost Savings for MNO’s

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Cost per MNO

Neutral Host Cost per

MNO

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OpExCapEx

OpEx Savings

• >20%

CapEx Savings

• >30%

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MNOs…


Revenue Growth for Neutral Host Outdoor Small Cell Providers

Who We Are Consulting group focused on the broadband wireless market – 3G, 4G, LTE, Wi-Fi Expertise in technology, technical-financial Modeling, marketing and strategy

Investment grade business case development, RFP/RFQ development, administration and response analysis Vendor evaluation and selection Technology evaluation and selection Spectrum auction strategy Go to market strategy Investor presentations & due diligence

Targeting the “Broadband Wireless Ecosystem” Service Providers, Component Vendors, Equipment Vendors, Regulators and investors

Industry leader with over 100 Wireless Business Cases and network deployment plans for clients in North America, Latin America, Asia, Europe, Africa & Middle East

Proprietary tools to model broadband wireless networks, assessing the impact on ROI

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Berge

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TECHNOLOGY

SOFTWARE/SERVER

SEMICONDUCTOR

POLICY

M2M

HOSTED SERVICE

HANDSETS EQUIPMENT

DATACENTER

CORE NETWORK

…equipment vendor clients…

Thank You!Berge Ayvazian, Boston, [email protected] Sarkissian New York, USA +1 408 884-1561 [email protected] Randall Schwartz , San Francisco, USA +1 650 490-3090 [email protected]

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