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Vertical Markets: Fertile Ground for Small Cell Technology
Lorna SlottArea Manager Midwest Region, Antenna Solutions GroupAT&T Services, [email protected]
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Small Cell Technology
AT&T’s Investment in Small Cells
Small Cell Deployment Results
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What are Small Cells?
Small cells are low-power wireless access points that provide improved cellular coverage and capacity for homes, enterprises, and metropolitan and rural public spaces. They range from femtocells (the smallest) to microcells (the largest).
ResidentialFemtocell
EnterprisePicocell/
Metrocell
Metropolitan & RuralMetrocell/Microcell3
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When are Small Cells Practical?Address
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Comparing In-Building Solution optionsRepeaters*Repeaters (also called BDA or bi-directional amplifier) are used in small (<100K sq. ft) venues to expand coverage. A repeater uses a rooftop antenna draw capacity from a nearby macro cell site as the RF source and rebroadcasts the signal throughout the facility. Donor cell site capacity is shared with external traffic and is not dedicated to the venue. DAS antennas and splitters provide coverage to various locations inside the building from the input of the BDA.
Base Transceiver Station (BTS) The Macro BTS is the RF source primarily used in the macro network. For in-building applications, BTS are expensive and require dedicated backhaul, but offer a coverage & capacity solution that can support a large number of users over a wide area.
Distributed Antenna System (DAS) The DAS distributes the RF signal across antennas that are installed throughout the facility. A Small Cell, BDA or BTS can be used as the RF source for the DAS. Primarily used to modify, improve or extend coverage of a site. Primarily used in large buildings, stadiums, public spaces, airports, enterprise & outdoor environments with strict zoning, etc.
Small CellsLow-powered radio access points (less than 1 Watt) that improve indoor and outdoor coverage to increase capacity and offload traffic. Deployments have been underway since the beginning of this year.
FemtocellsFemtocells are small personal BTS providing service over a limited area (5K sq. ft) to a limited number of users (4~20). Primarily used in small office / home office or residential areas.
* Repeaters are not available in some markets or venues
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What’s in the Toolbox?
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Neutral-Host Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS)
Wi-Fi
Small Cells
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ASG Value PropositionGet Wireless Where Your Customers Want It.
Target Markets •Public Venue
• Stadiums• Arenas• Convention Centers• Airports• Hotels• Commercial Towers• Casinos• Retail• University• Office• Manufacturing• Production• Hospitals
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Premier Mobile Network: DensificationSupporting Growing Customer Demand
Densification of Wireless Grid
Enhances AT&T’s ability to offer best-in-class voice and data services
Supports launching Voice over LTE
Multiple technology deployments PLANNED*:
• 10,000+ new macro sites
• 1,000+ distributed antenna systems
• 40,000+ small cells*Over plan period for Project VIP (2013-2015)
Lead to Better Customer Experience, Usage and Revenue
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Premier Mobile Network: Small Cell TechnologiesSmall Cells: Delivering Flexible Coverage Where It’s Most Needed
Improve in-building coverage
Used in densely populated areas to help augment the wireless carrier’s capacity and coverage needs
Multi-technology UMTS/HSPA+/LTE/Wi-Fi• Initially 3G UMTS and 4G HSPA+
– 4Q12: First field application
– 1Q13: Start general deployment
• 2014: Future evolution to 4G LTE and Wi-Fi
of densification program to use Small Cell Technology by 2015
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The Future is bright with Small Cells
Features• To meet coverage hot spot, coverage hole filling and
capacity requirements• Increased capacity to meet enterprise capacity demands• Broaden market penetration to business segments• Flexible deployment - IT Tech installation possible in future• Lower cost than alternatives. (Macro, Micro, DAS, etc.)• Simple IP connectivity, intended to leverage existing
IP backhaul, where possible• Multi-mode technology: 3G/LTE/Wi-Fi Standards• Low profile, compact, scalable unobtrusive solution
Macro Cell
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Designed for easy deployment
Metrocell can be deployed with minimal disruption• Compact measuring 9.5” X 9.5” X 2” and weighing 4.4 lbs.• Supports multiple antenna options • Wall and ceiling mountable - can be deployed almost
anywhere• Uses existing Internet access for backhaul can be either
shared or dedicated• Self-configures when multiple Metrocells are deployed
which makes installation significantly less complex and costly than traditional distributed antenna systems
• Low profile, compact, scalable unobtrusive solution
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Metrocell features
Solutions for indoor and outdoor coverage
Cover 7,000-15,000 sq. ft. depending upon building construction
Access open to all AT&T users in range of the device
Each Metrocell can:• Connect up to 32 devices with each device supporting
simultaneous voice and high speed data sessions • Securely connect to the AT&T network via Ethernet and
the Internet • Seamlessly handoff calls to other Metrocells as well as
support seamless two-way interworking with the greater AT&T network
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Crystal Lake Park, MO:Outdoor Coverage Enhancement:14 Access Points Deployed in a residential environment
Small Cells – First Trials (Outdoor 3G)for your neighborhood
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Office Building, Waukesha, WI:
Indoor Coverage Solution:
12 Access Points deployed in an enterprise environment
Customer & Network Experience:
• 15% Increase in traffic
• Combined (metro/macro) drop rates equivalent to the macro network and trending down
• Processed more than 50,000 data sessions per day
Small Cells – First Trials (Indoor 3G)for your office
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Customer Satisfaction:“The Metrocell is working very well, we’ve seen significant improvements with data connection
and speed which was our biggest issue before installation. Voice also seems to be working well.”
“The individuals within the office have seen a stronger signal and are able to make and receive calls in areas that they couldn’t before.”
“The new system seems to be working – my primary benchmark is whether or not I experience dropped calls …. I am not. In the past I received a voice mail notice but the phone never rang to
give me an opportunity to answer it. Now all calls are coming through.”
Multiple Enterprise Customers, New York City, NY:
Indoor Coverage & Capacity Solution:
Ex. 20 Small Cells: 4 per floor x 5 floors
Small Cells – First Customer Deployments (Indoor 3G)for your office
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Lessons Learned
Small Cells are used in densely populated areas to help augment the wireless carrier’s capacity andfor small pockets of coverage
Macro BTS will continue to be the most efficient way to provide wireless service across America
Small Cells offer operators a system that is potentially more cost effective than other solutions
Cost effective backhaul solutions are necessary in order for Small Cells to realize their potential
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Arrowhead Stadium: DAS Design
• DAS Site in Kansas City, MO• Home to the Kansas City Chiefs• Due to the slope of the stadium, the antennas were required
to be placed above the vomitories.• The Kansas City Chiefs requested that the new boxes match
the existing vomitory signs.• Two shades of red were used due to the fading of the boxes on
one side of the stadium.• The boxes were required to have a three dimensional logo and
be RF transparent.• The Kansas City Chiefs also required a mock up to see how
the new boxes compared to the existing boxes.
Skies the Limit: Village at Sandhill
• Site location: Columbia, SC• The site contains an outdoor shopping mall housing
over 90 stores and restaurants.• The Development was not originally designed for a
cell site, but the newly populated area required wireless coverage.
Village at Sandhill: From Design to Installation
Tower Design Tower Installation
• The Development Company decided to build a 90’ tall, multi-carrier concealment tower
Village at Sandhill: Installation to Completion
Panel Installation
Inside the Tower
Complete Sign Tower
• Aesthetically pleasing installation allows for antennas to remain out of
sight.
Las Colinas Medical Center
• Hospital in Irving, TX
• Built in 1997 and houses 100 beds
• Two carriers’ antennas are concealed along the roof.
Las Colinas Medical Center: Box it Up
Side mounted box concealment
Photo from Las Colinas Medical Center’s Website showing a concealment side mounted box
Las Colinas Medical Center: Up on the Rooftop
Photo simulation of new screenwall concealment.
Design for New Screenwall
Perspective
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October 4th 1931
Book 1948 // Movie 1968
Perspective
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June 29, 2007
Data to the smartphone is greater than data to the laptopThe Smart phone is quickly becoming “the computer”
In ‘6’ YEARS 2.0 billion active smartphones in use globally,
more than 89 billion apps downloaded
If 3G is a garden hose ...4g is a fire hose
COVERAGE CAPACITY
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More towers?
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Just Erect More TowersActivate More Sites
Don’t think so!
• No matter how many towers carriers erect. There will always be indoor spaces without coverage
• Societal concerns makes erecting towers/site more difficult if not impossible
• The 4G signal penetrates building less effectively than current technologies • 80% of all cell connections are made from in-side buildings
• LEEDS building materials makes it difficult for the signal to penetrate the building’s outer skin
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The Perfect Storm
So meeting the new expectations
• Every Where
• Every Time
• Full Speed
• Dependable As A Land Line
• A Guaranteed Wireless Dial Tone
• Changed From Amenity To Utility
Is not possible under the current macro-network method of delivering the source
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So what’s the answer?
Put the cell site in the building!
BTS or Small Cell
Driving “THE DAS”
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So what’s the answer?
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Available spectrumAccess to considerable spectrum assets allows Sprint to maximize capacity and coverage
Cap
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Coverage
CDMA/LTE in-building enhancements 800 MHz
Initial LTE G-block for voice/data 1900 MHz
Clearwire sites 2500 MHz
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Small Cell Solutions Use Case*
E-Femto
DAS
Pico (cluster)
Indoor: 250mWOutdoor: 5WCoverage Indoor:90k sq. ft.Coverage Outdoor:0.5 sq. Km
Outdoor: >10WCoverage radius: 1-25 Km Macro
WiFiIndoor: 20-100mWOutdoor: 0.2-1WCoverage radius: 100-500m
K 12 School
Mall / Shopping center Hospital / College Campus / Tall bldg.
Dense ResidentialUrban canyon - downtown
Major Highways
Airport
Office Park - Low
Office Park - High
Residential
C-Femto
Indoor C-Femto: 10 mWOutdoor: NACoverage: 5k sq. ft.
Indoor E-Femto: 200 mW Outdoor: NACoverage: 100k sq. ft.
Indoor or outdoor and can be fed by a Pico or Macro which will vary power output