Session 12

Practical 4G deployment
cases and device
availability
ITU ASP COE Training on Technology,
Standardization and Deployment of Long
Term Evolution (IMT)
Sami TABBANE

9-11 December 2013 Islamic Republic of Iran

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Agenda

1. 4G Experiences
2. Devices
3. 4G Motivations and Usage
4. LTE Networks in the World

LTE/SAE

1. 4G Experiences

LTE usage compared with 3G

NTT DoCoMo: LTE Smartphone users consume nine

times more data than 3G users
MetroPCS (US): 40% of all MetroPCS gross additions in
September were made up of 4G subscribers
SKT (South Korea): average LTE data usage in South
Korea is higher than on 3G, with LTE users consuming
2.9GB of data on average a month compared with 1.2GB
for users on 3G.
Vodafone (Germany): LTE usage almost all via dongles, is
about 11.5-12GB a month, which is similar to its fixed-line
usage. Dongle usage is a lot higher than smartphone
usage, but Vodafone Germanys experience shows that
speed and usage amounts are closely linked.
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Biggest challenges faced when deploying LTE

LTE subscribers by region

Subscribers and markets

LTE/SAE

2. Devices

Devices distribution

Available terminals

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LTE devices

948 LTE User Devices July 5, 2013 (GSA report)

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LTE FDD and LTE TDD

TDD/FDD and Devices

Most LTE commitments and deployments use the paired spectrum

(FDD) mode,
LTE TDD: almost all countries have trials on networks operating in TDLTE,
LTE1800: several LTE terminals can operate in 1800 MHz.
LTE devices
Routers

36%

Dongles

24%

700 MHz

106

Modules

15%

800 MHz

42

Notebooks

5%

1800 MHz

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Smartphones

14%

2600 MHz

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Tablets

5%

800/1800/2600 MHz

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PC cards

1%

LTE FDD
LTE TDD
2300 MHz

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2600 MHz

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Examples of 4G LTE devices currently available in other markets

Many devices primarily aimed at consumers

Increasingly used in the workplace and often belong to employees.
Trend: bring-your-own-device, or BYOD.
Ex.: Samsung produces a version of Galaxy S3 for corporate use. It incorporates business features such as
enhanced security, improved Virtual Private Network (VPN) connectivity and enhanced collaboration and
calendaring.
Sources: Verizon, Huawei, ZTE, Apple, Nokia, Sony, Fujitsu, Amazon, BMW

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Devices trends

Better Performance, Larger View, Open OS for Enriched Services

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LTE Samsung terminals

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FDD/TDD support in Europe and Worldwide

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LTE/SAE

3. 4G Motivations and Usages

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LTE replacing home internet

Verizon LTE good enough to replace your home internet?

http://blog.laptopmag.com/is-4g-good-enough-toreplace-your-home-internet#axzz17VFMTuW1

.download the file nearly twice as fast

What amazed us most here was that, not only did Verizons
4G LTE download the file nearly twice as fast as our home
internet connection, but it also uploaded at over 10 times
the speed.
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Video on demand (streaming)

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Live video reporting

Tele 2 demo the

performance of their
network with live
video reporting

HD Satellite link replaced by an

LTE link
LTE

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Network hosted gaming

Games are hosted in the
network
Visual impacting games with
cheap consumer HW
Pure service, no game
purchase required
No download required,
instant gaming

Source: http://www.onlive.com/service/index
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Driving Factors to Increase Data Usage

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US Market example

Higher traffic demands from LTE users

LTE users more use video streaming than non-LTE users in US market.

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Specific Behaviors of Each Subscriber Group

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Benefits identified by US businesses using 4G LTE

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Advantages of 4G LTE over 3G and Wi-Fi

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Experience and usage of LTE

Experience in markets where 4G LTE has been launched suggests

that widespread adoption by businesses requires five essential
enablers: device availability and choice; reasonable pricing; clear
awareness of LTEs capabilities; applications that use its
capabilities; and widespread network coverage. These are, or will
soon be, in place in the UK.
In South Korea (100% coverage within 9 months) 4G LTE
penetration reached 18% of subscribers two years after launch
vital enablers:
1. Broad choice and availability of LTE-enabled devices
2. Extensive network coverage
3. Reasonable and attractive pricing
4. Awareness of LTEs performance and applicability
5. Applications that capitalise on the capabilities of 4G LTE
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Benefits

47% of early LTE adopters report

resultant cost savings
39% report increased sales.
The creative, hotel and leisure,
healthcare, IT and automotive and
transport industries have benefited
most widely.
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Business Impact of 4G LTE for US adopters

Sources: EE survey

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4G LTE deployment, and uptake status in selected lead countries

Months since launch on the date at which the data were collected. Penetration as % of mobile subscribers; coverage as % of total
population; Saudi expects 65% LTE coverage by end of 2012. Source: Operators; Informa; International Telecommunication Union;
Global mobile Suppliers Association; Arthur D. Little Analysis
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LTE usage on SKT networks

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Network demand and capacity for a typical operator

Source: Arthur D. Little, Exane BNP Paribas

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Mobile Data Growth by Technology

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LTE/SAE

4. LTE Networks in the world

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Commercial LTE networks launched

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LTE in 2013

Experiments

NTT Docomo tests of LTE Advanced: 1 Gb/s DL and 200

Mb/s UL
Orange: experimental >95 Mb/s bitrates on DL / LTE 20
MHz
Ericsson: 60 MHz aggregated spectrum, x10 bitrates on
DL / LTE 20 MHz
NSN: 8x8 MIMO demonstrated on the DL

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LTE Market Summary April 7, 2013

163 commercial networks in 67 countries

415 operators investing in LTE in 124 countries
361 operator commitments in 114 countries
54 pre-commitment trials in 10 more
countries
GSA forecasts 248 commercial LTE networks in
87 countries by end 2013
MVNOs are excluded
Worldwide LTE subscriptions: 90.5 million Q1
2013. Forecast: 1 billion connections end 2017.
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LTE FDD and LTE TDD

Most LTE commitments and deployments are based

on the FDD mode.
LTE

TDD

mode

for

unpaired

spectrum

is

complementary.
LTE TDD is an evolution for TD-SCDMA (deployed in
China).
Part of the 3GPP standards with commonalities
with LTE FDD and offers comparable performance
characteristics and same high spectral efficiency.
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LTE FDD and LTE TDD

LTE FDD subscribers: from 12 million in 2011 to more than 264 million
in 2015 (most in Western Europe, Japan, and the US);
LTE TDD subscribers: from 6 million in 2011 to nearly 158 million in
2015 (leading operators in Asia/Pacific and North America, including
China, India, Korea, Malaysia, Australia and the US).
Operators deploying LTE FDD are expected to achieve 63% of the
total LTE market, while LTE TDD operators are estimated to 37%
percent share worldwide.

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Outlook for LTE FDD et TDD Network Deployments

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Available LTE products vendors

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TDD networks

Six operators have launched combined FDD and TDD networks (April 2013)
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LTE subscribers forecast

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LTE UE Categories
Optionel
UE Categories

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

Class 5

Peak rate DL/UL

10/5 Mbps

50/25 Mbps

100/50 Mbips

150/50 Mbps

300/75 Mbps

Radio BW

20 Mhz

20 Mhz

20 Mhz

20 Mhz

20 Mhz

DL Modulation

64QAM

64QAM

64QAM

64QAM

64QAM

UL Modulation

16QAM

16QAM

16QAM

16QAM

64QAM

Rx Diversity

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DL MIMO

No

2x2

2x2

2x2

4x4

eNodeB diversity

1-4 Tx

1-4 Tx

1-4 Tx

1-4 Tx

1-4 Tx

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LTE 1800 MHz networks

1800 MHz is the most widely used band for LTE deployments globally. LTE1800 serves
millions of subscribers (Q4 2012 = 14.27 million) on over 45% of LTE networks today
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LTE networks per frequency band

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LTE networks in 2013

415 operators in 124 countries are investing in LTE

361 commercial LTE network commitments in 114 countries
54 pre-commitment trials in additional 10 countries
163 commercially launched LTE networks in 67 countries

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Example: US LTE networks

AT&T network performance: LTE download speeds averaging 18.6 Mbps
and peak speeds of 57.7 Mbps, plus upload speeds averaging 9 Mbps.
Sprints LTE network average download speeds of 10.3 Mbps, peak
speeds of 32.7 Mbps and downloads averaging 4.4 Mbps.
T-Mobiles current HSPA+ network offers average download speeds of
7.3 Mbps and close to Sprints LTE download speeds. Uploads on T-Mobiles
HSPA+ network averaged 1.5 Mbps.

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LTE DL throughput Drive test

Example of Cluster drive tests, Stockholm March 2011

Downlink Throughput CDFs

Grdet

Overall average (over

the 3 clusters before
and after):

Norrmalm

Peak:
90 percentile:
Median:
10 percentile:

stermalm

96Mbps
73 Mbps
50 Mbps
19Mbps

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LTE UL throughput Drive test

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Introduction to LTE and SAE and performance objectives

Practical user
data rates

LTEAdvanced
LTE

30 300 Mbit/s

5 60 Mbit/s

HSPA
1.0 7 Mbit/s

3G basic
150-350 kbit/s

100 kbps

1 Mbps

10 Mbps

100 Mbps

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Example: TeliaSonera network performance and technologies comparison

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Expected performance

RLC bitrate (22% OVH vs Physical Channel)

Bitrate DL @10MHz/20MHz and Spectrum efficiency
DownLink 2TX-2RX

UpLink 1TX-2RX

User Peak

Cell Average

Cell Edge

User Peak

Cell Average

Cell Edge

75Mb/150Mb
(7.5 b/s/Hz)

17Mb/34Mb
( 1.5 b/s/Hz)

5Mb/10Mb
(0.5 b/s/Hz)

42Mb/84Mb
( 4 b/s/Hz)

8Mb/16Mb
(0.8 b/s/Hz)

0.8Mb/1.2M
(0.08 b/s/Hz)

Response Time
Radio transmission delay:
1ms (non-HARQ) or 5ms
(with HARQ ACK)
X2 HO time (X2): <50ms
without Data Loss
Service
Establishment
Time: <100ms

SPEEDTEST.NET
WHAT SOME DEVICES ARE
REPORTING

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Thank you

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