Etisalat LTE Deployment (Lte in 2.6Ghz vs 1800Mhz vs. 800Mhz)

Lte Deployment in different bands 2.6Ghz Vs. 1800Mhz Vs. EDD800Mhz

May 2011 Abu Dhabi Mobile Access Planning

Outline eUTRA FDD Spectrum IMT-E 2.6Ghz Band DCS 1800Mhz Band EDD 800Mhz Band Advantages Vs. Disadvantages

eUTRA FDD Spectrum (1 of 2)

 The eUTRA Bands defined by the 3GPP for the LTE deployment Vs. the allowed  BW’s for each defined band. •

Bands of interest; Band 7 (IMT-E 2.6Ghz) , Band 3 (DCS 1800Mhz) and Band 20 (EDD 800Mhz – Available in the UAE). •

eUTRA FDD Spectrum (2 of 2)

Bands of interest - with 20Mhz Channel B.W; Band 7 (2.6Ghz) , Band 3 (1800Mhz) and Band 20 (EDD 800Mhz – Available in the UAE). •

Lte Deployment in IMT-E 2.6Ghz Sample Link Budget for 2.6Ghz LTE deployment with the below  Assumptions;

 Band: 2.6Ghz / FDD  Channel BW: 20Mhz / 100RB’s  Clutter Class: Dense Urban  RRH Output Power: 2 X 40Watts  MIMO 2X2  eNB Ant. Gain: 18dB & feeder Losses: 1dB  eNB Ant.HBA: 25m  Coverage: Outdoor  UL Service: PS128  Shadowing margin: 8.6dB  Coverage Probability: 95% • • • • • •

• • • • •

Lte Deployment in DCS1800Mhz Sample Link Budget for DCS1800Mhz LTE deployment with the below Assumptions;

 Band: 1800Mhz / FDD  Channel BW: 20Mhz / 100RB’s  Clutter Class: Dense Urban  RRH Output Power: 2 X 40Watts  MIMO 2X2  eNB Ant. Gain: 18dB & feeder Losses: 1dB  eNB Ant.HBA: 25m  Coverage: Outdoor  UL Service: PS128  Shadowing margin: 8.6dB  Coverage Probability: 95% • • • • • •

• • • • •

Lte Deployment in EDD800Mhz Sample Link Budget for 800Mhz LTE deployment with the below  Assumptions;

 Band: 800Mhz / FDD  Channel BW: 20Mhz / 100RB’s  Clutter Class: Dense Urban  RRH Output Power: 2 X 40Watts  MIMO 2X2  eNB Ant. Gain: 18dB & feeder Losses: 1dB  eNB Ant.HBA: 25m  Coverage: Outdoor  UL Service: PS128  Shadowing margin: 8.6dB  Coverage Probability: 95% • • • • • •

• • • • •

2.6Ghz Vs. 1800Mhz Vs. 800Mhz

2.6Ghz Vs. 1800Mhz Vs. 800Mhz

Band Re-Farming Impact (1 of 2)

GSM Spectrum Evacuation for the Lte Band

Lower no. of GSM Carriers & hence high RF load in the GSM NW.

GSM NW Quality impact & Quality Degradation

Band Re-Farming Impact (2 of 2)

Major KPI variations during 1st phase 100.00%

2.00% 1.80%

99.00% 1.60%

Case Study for 5Mhz Band evacuation & re-farming in Other operators (Please notice that Etisalat Case will be much more as its 10/20Mhz)

1.40% 98.00% 1.20%    R    S    S    C

97.00%

1.00%

CSSR CSSR_target Call Drop Rate CDR_target HO_out_2G_2G_drop_rate_target HO_out_2G_2G_drop_rate

96.00%

0.80% 0.60% 0.40%

95.00% 0.20% 94.00%

0.00%

   8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    8    0    0    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    0    2    2    /    /    /    7    /    9    /    /    3    /    5    /    7    /    9    /   1    /    3    /    5    /    7    /    9    /   1    /    3    /    5    /    7    /    9    /    /    3    /    5    /    7    /    9    /    3    5    0  1    /    0    0    0    /    0    /  1  1    /  1    2    /    2    /    2    /    2    /    2    /    0    /    0    /    0    /    0    /    0    /  1  1    /  1    /    /    /    /  1    /  1    /  1    /    /  1    2    /  1    2    /  1    2   1    2   1    2   1    2   1    2   1    2   1    2   1    2   1  1   1  1   1  1   1  1   1  1   1  1   1  1   1  1   1  1   1  1   1  1   1  1   1  1   1  1   1  1   1   1   1

Date

  e    t   a    R   p   o   r    D    O    H  .    R    D    C

Band Re-Farming Impact / Etisalat AUH

Scenario (1): Evacuating 20 Mhz out of the existing band for the Lte indoor installation will have the following outputs;   Severe high degradation on the existing GSM NW as the DCS1800Mhz is carrying the majority of the traffic in the GSM NW (preferred band in traffic sharing with P-GSM & E-GSM)   Keeping in mind that the degradation shown in previous slides was only for 5Mhz band evacuation.

Scenario (2): Evacuating only 10 Mhz to be used in Lte indoor installation will have the following Output; The existing indoor Infra-structure for Etisalat supports only SISO and hence the Capacity will be divided by ~ 2 & as the spectrum goes down from 20Mhz to 10 Mhz will again divide the Lte Capacity by ~ 2 resulting in   Over all Cell capacity ~ 33 Mbps which is less than the HSPA+ (dual carrier 42Mbps). 

Band Re-Farming Impact / Etisalat AUH

10 Mhz Evacuation & SISO Indoor Deployment:   HSPA+

(dual carrier) gives up to 42 Mbps which needs Lte to be competitive with higher values and not less.

HSPA+ (Dual Carrier)

* Rough Values for DL Thrpt (not exact)

Vs.