HetNets and Wi-Fi Offload – Finding the appropriate venues for small cells in urban environments by Art King of SpiderCloud

HetNets and Wi-Fi Offload – Finding the appropriate venues for small cells in urban environments

Art King, Director SpiderCloud Wireless

BOD Small Cell Forum (SCF) Board of Directors

Vice Chair, SCF Services Working Group

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• Small Cell Forum

• Release Program

• Benefits of Small Cells

• Urban Small Cells

• Use cases

• Deployment

• Integrated WiFi

• Summary

Agenda

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84 providers of small cell technology representing all parts of the

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Small Cell Release Program


HetNets are multi-dimensional

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DAS


Rapid growth in deployments, due to advantages of small cells

Key benefits include:

• Improved coverage

• Greater capacity

• Spectrum efficiency

• New applications

• These benefits apply equally in the home (femtocells), office (enterprise) or outside environments (metro, rural)

• Devices remain under control of licensed network operators and operate within their own spectrum

Benefits of small cells


Urban small cell opportunity


LTE user experience improvements with small cells (co-channel)

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2014 operator survey: Top drivers to deploy urban small cells

Source: Maravedis-Rethink survey of tier one and two mobile operators worldwide, January 2014

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Market Drivers for Urban Small Cells


SCF: 087 Urban Small Cells Business Case


SCF: 098 Urban Deployments Case Studies


• Urban Commercial Models

• Capability Design

• Physical Design

• Geographical Design

• Regulatory

• Installation, Commission and Acceptance

• Central Operations

• Field Force

• Performance Assurance

SCF: 096Deployment issues for urban small cells


Deployment Framework


Relative Complexity of Urban Deployment Tasks


SCF: 089 NGH-based Integrated Small Cell Wi-Fi


• Small Cells deliver increased capacity and coverage in urban environments.

• Finding the right venue is critical to maximize the capacity advantages and cost savings for small cells.

• Leveraging and integrating HetNets delivers maximized user experience improvements.

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HetNets and Wi-Fi Offload – Finding the appropriate venues for small cells in urban environments by Art King of SpiderCloud