rural 5g small cells: connecting the unconnected today and tomorrow
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Rural 5G Small CellsConnecting the Unconnected Today and Tomorrow
KEVIN KLEINSMITH, SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
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Introductions
• Founded in 2012• Over 25 Industry awards received• HQ in Nashua, NH; Offices in Pune
and Bangalore• Active Deployments and Trials on
6 Continents in service provider and public safety LTE Networks
• Award winning rural solution that changes economics of rural small cell deployments
• 21 years in Wireless Telecom space
• Sprint PCS• Verizon (PrimeCo)• MetroPCS• VoiceStream and T-Mobile• Union Wireless• Microsoft• airBand
• Primary focus has been RF Design, network deployments…large to small
• 2012 CCA Industry Innovation Award
Who am I ? Who is ?
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More of our stories here: http://www.smallcellforum.org/resources/deployment-stories/
Parallel Wireless: Who We are
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The Digital Divide
The digital divide = 3.7 billion* people unconnected worldwide…
*per internetworldstats.com June 2016
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What are the Rural Coverage Challenges?Complexity and Cost
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Source: Informa UK
Maintenance cost
installation cost
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Biggest Challenges in Implementing 5G
Upgrading backhaul to support enormous amounts of traffic
Too many consortiums
Backwards compatibilitywith 3G, 4G, etc.
Future-proofing the network
Ensuring 5G is safe
Meeting performance targets
Source: Light Reading Poll, April 2015
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Challenges in USA facing CarriersSept 2016
FCC Chairman Wheeler statement from CCA Convention
“11% of roads have no LTE access…16% of Land Area have no LTE access…1.4 Million people do not have LTE access…550,000 miles of roads have no access whatsoever.”
“Estimates are that 5G will require a 10x growth in cell sites, potentially even more…these small cell sites will require to be connected, so we’ll need a lot more backhaul.”
“There are just over 200,000 cell towers in the U.S., but there may be millions of small cell sites in the 5G future.”
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Options for Rural Coverage
Regular Mast in the Rural Environment
INNOVATION: PW Rural Solution using distributed Small Networks
Located within the communityDelivering focused coverage
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+ often doesn’t deliver on coverage requirement
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Key Requirements and how PW Meets ThemInnovative, Cost-effective, Flexible, Future-proofed
Plug-n-Play
Cost-effective
Flexible and Open
Future-proofed
4 hours to install and commission one CWSUnder 3 days to light up a rural community with cluster of 4 CWS
Planning “Lite” – designed to be within notification rules
Cost-effective Integrated Wired & Wireless Backhaul, all in-oneLow power consumption OPEX savings
Self-configuration, self-optimization with SON
Eliminates backhaul challenge – can integrate capacity as becomes availableInteroperates with any vendor core, any type of backhaul
Software defined Nodes – can be re-configured UMTS & LTE
Supporting 3G for voice now, VoLTE in the future, Gateway is a key element for future 5G networks.
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World’s Smallest, But Most Powerful Small Cell
• Low cost small cell• 3G/4G access, integrated flexible
backhaul • Mesh-backhaul enabled• Self-configuring, self-optimizing by
HetNet gateway• Groundbreaking technology, Highest
RF power in it’s class• Consumes less power than MAC
laptop running on full CPU
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Installation Example, UK Bundling Antennas to Solve Municipal Regulations
• Addresses challenges of node/antenna installation when no towers are available
• Allows for unobtrusive installations on the side of homes and buildings
• Addresses municipal law regulations
Discrete Compact Integrated Antenna Bundle containing:• Mesh • Access Antennas
Simple (not obscure) Mast Mounting Similar to TV Mast
Cable Run in Matching Conduit
Node ONLY Cabinet (nothing else is in the cabinet) for aesthetics and to meet zoning laws
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Ease and Low Skill of InstallAutomation and Programmability Enabled by virtualization
PW VP of business development and repo men, yes, repo men! w/ little training on telecom equipment
Military cadets
2013
2015
2016
Sheriff in Montana, US
2014
Installer in Europe
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CWS Cluster orchestrated via HNG located in Data Centre
LTE Backhaul
Ethernet
Backhaul
Satellite Backhaul
Backhaul Flexibility: use ANY available fixed or wireless backhaul
HNG
Backhauls of varying capacity and latency available at
different times
Private/Public Internet
Mesh Backhaul
• A RAN solution based on any available today/tomorrow backhaul:
• Fixed – i.e. fiber, microwave, satellite
• Wireless Hybrid – 3G/4G services
• Disaster recovery, dynamic routing
• Easy deploy, easy to maintain
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Beyond Fixed Small Cells…Rapid wireless coverage on land, air, and sea
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Solving Rural Connectivity Today with Tomorrow in Mind
Speeds
Yesterday Today Tomorrow
200Kbps 100Mbps+ 1Gbps+
Backhaul
Services
Access 2G/3G
Voice/Broadband
TDM
3G/4G/4G+
Fast broadband, emergency services
TDM/IP
4G+/5G
Super-fast, low latency, video
Flexible – Fiber, wireless
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