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Smart EnterpriseMWC 2016

• How small cells have “crossed the chasm” – small cell numbers are getting big• Nemertes survey – what the verticals want from MNOs• How SCF is accelerating deployments• HetNet 2020 – how SCF is accelerating the delivery of integrated HetNets• Q&A

Agenda

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Small cells have “crossed the chasm”

Big number:• 13.3 million small cells shipped to date• $1 billion in small cell revenue in 2015• Non-residential shipments constituted 38% of

total small cells in Q4• Non-residential small cells comprised 66% of

SC revenue in 2015• In 2015, Enterprise shipments doubled• In 2015, Urban shipments grew 280%

Outlook:• Enterprise small cell shipments will grow by

270% this year • Urban small cell shipments will grow by

150% this year

Note: Small cell definition now includes low-power remote radio-head units


Enterprise: First sector to achieve critical mass with small cells

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Largest independent Enterprise survey

• 500 enterprises surveyed – across four major regions – North America (30% of respondents), Asia (28%), Europe (25%) and South/Central America (17%).

• 17 sectors – largest response from financial services (17.8%), professional services (14.3%), manufacturing (10.3%) and software/hi-tech (7.8%).

• Over 40% of respondents were at CxO or VP level, 27% were managers and 18% directors.

Nemertes – leading US consulting specialists in analyzing business value of emerging technologies.


• 94% said in-building cellular performance had an impact on their business, with 42% rating it between 8 and 10 in terms of seriousness, especially in pharmaceuticals and hospitality.

• Poor voice quality was cited by almost 45% of respondents as a challenge, while 36% pointed to slow data or email.

• 63% of enterprises said they would be willing to pay more for improved quality of service, despite being generally sensitive to service and device costs.

• 30% of enterprises think small cells are the best solution to their in-building mobile challenges, compared to 19% for DAS.

• 55% say they would be more willing to buy services from a mobile operator which includes small cells in its portfolio.

What verticals are telling us: Key drivers


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Drivers to deploy small cells in public venues


• 60% of companies surveyed will deploy small cells by the end of 2017. • 14% of companies surveyed have already deployed some small cells,

while a further 46% expect to do so within two years. In addition, 23% are evaluating small cells.

• Largest number of existing deployments is in the financial services and IT/software sectors, though as a percentage of each segment, logistics/distribution and retail are the most enthusiastic deployers. In these two areas, over 20% of respondents already have small cells in use.

• More than 70% of enterprises surveyed expect to have small cells in use by the end of 2017 in logistics/distribution, retail, energy and construction.

• More than half of Asian enterprises (52%) are planning small cells by the end of 2017, closely followed by Europe on 49.6%.

Enterprise: Significant commitment to small cells


Enterprise small cell shipments alone will rise to be worth $4 billion annually in 2020

Small cell revenue forecast

• Better communication with Enterprise IT – by some measure lack of information and education emerged as the single biggest factor inhibiting deployment.

• Sort out who pays for what – service providers challenged to come up with simpler and more compelling Enterprise packages.

• Deliver a multi-operator offering – this issue was cited by many Enterprises as a barrier to adoption – particularly important for public-facing locations.

• Device management & security with BYOD – opportunity to drive more innovation from service providers.

How can we accelerate Enterprise deployment?


How SCF is accelerating Enterprise deployments


SCF164 Future of voice – cellular & Wi-Fi

• Voice quality and coverage, especially indoors, increasingly important as usage moves to mobile-first

• Wi-Fi voice options, esp VoWi-Fi, are sometimes presented as full alternative to cellular voice

• But there remains a critical role for cellular voice – indoors, usually enabled by small cells

• VoWi-Fi performs strongly on carefully tuned and controlled networks

• These cannot be guaranteed everywhere, and QoS becomes more challenging as congestion rises

• User reaction to unpredictable service can be serious for some operator models

• Ideal balance of Wi-Fi and VoLTE depends on use case – achieving this is part of the Forum’s work on integrated HetNet

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Top 5 reasons for operators to continue to invest in their own voice platforms

SCF017 Delivering multi-operator solutions

Multi-operator support could make difference of 4m non-residential cells by 2020Essential to:• lower barriers to enterprise deployment (eg BYOD)• improve economics of dense metrozones• support larger range of MVNOs and use cases• complement Wi-Fi and DASNext steps:• Target areas of most immediate demand (enterprise)• Assemble evidence-based case to address MNO

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What’s next?

SCF in 2016 –leading the way to HetNet 2020


nFAPI – enabling virtualized HetNet

• SCF is moving at pace to align the industry behind its nFAPI based MAC/PHY split.

• This enables multi-vendor interoperable physical and virtual small cell network functions.

• nFAPI is central to the current processes of defining the HetNet, vRAN and 5G.

• The work inputs to 3GPP/RAN 5G study items, & aligns with ETSI NFV.

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Evolving the TR-196 data model

• SCF is leading work with 3GPP/SA5 and Broadband Forum to standardize enhancements to small cell management data models.

• Our pioneering work in virtualized small cells, SON, service level APIs, and multiple carriers & carrier aggregation, introduce critical enhancements to the TR-196 data model, which are being driven through these collaborations.

TR-196


Enabling small cell/Wi-Fi integration

• SCF/WBA joint taskforce working together for three years.

• We’ve just published SCF178, a second collaborative paper which addresses specification-gap in the architecture, interfaces and operations of trusted WLAN – i.e., the network connecting the Wi-Fi APs to the core network.

• SCF/WBA task force now exploring architecture and opportunities of 3GPP’s LWA solutions for enterprises.

Wi-Fi integration


Delivering common API/services framework

• Encourage developers to create mobile based enterprise AP.

• Provide carriers with a broader range of value added service which can be delivered to Enterprise.

• Provide carriers with a level of confidence that AP will not disrupt their network.

• Simplify the integration process between infrastructure providers, carriers and AP developers.

APIs

HetNet 2020 work items


HetNet and SON market drivers

Enterprise SON use casesUrban SON use cases

HetNet and SON architecture

X2 interoperability for HetNetsUsing SON in HetNet deployments

Location based API for HetNetsSON API

SON test casesCarrier Wi-Fi Wi-Fi CallingMulti-operator architectures LAA & LWA

Small Cell Forum leading the way to HetNet 2020

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