Scalable UMTS

Optimal solution for refarming fragmented GSM spectrum!

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Scalable-UMTS: accelerating GSM refarming!

S-UMTS!
UMTS/HSPA+ in " and # bandwidths!
Enables refarming of fragmented GSM spectrum !

Maximizes the utilization of existing UMTS/HSPA+ spectrum!

Squeezes-out additional " or # carrier from existing contiguous 15 or 10 MHz allocations!

Maintains coverage and spectral e$iciency!

Same link-budget as UMTS/HSPA+; Voice and data capacity scales with bandwidth!

Broad industry support for standardization!

Candidate feature in 3GPP Rel. 12!

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GSM refarming challenge - non 5MHz fragments!

Representative examples of 900 MHz Spectrum ! ! Czech Republic!
1.8! 3.6! 1.4! 3! 4.4! 2.8! 2.4! 1.2! 2!

China!
MHz!
19! 6!

MHz!

Brazil!
(Spectrum is allocated based on geography) !

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1.5!

2.5!

2.5!

2.5!

2.5!

2.5!

MHz!

India (Delhi)!
4.1!
Operator 1! Operator 2 ! Operator 3 !

4.1!

4.1!

2!

2!

2!

2!

2!

MHz!

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S-UMTS: UMTS/HSPA+ in <5MHz bandwidth (" & # carriers) !

2.1 MHz!

Typical deployed bandwidth !

4.2 MHz!

" UMTS!
carrier!

Full UMTS carrier!

1.05 MHz!

5 MHz!

Nominal UMTS spectrum allocation per carrier!

UMTS! carrier!

#!

Reduces bandwidth by changing chip rate!

Overhead scales with the bandwidth!

Supports both voice/SMS and HSPA/+ data!

Simple system design leveraging existing network assets!

Applicable to all 3GPP bands!

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Maintains coverage, spectral e$iciency & voice quality!

Same coverage!
S-UMTS! Full UMTS!

Same spectral e$iciency & voice quality!

Capacity scales with bandwidth!

Same link budget*!

Same signaling overhead percentage!

Less UE implementation complexity!

Same Coverage* !

Uses same voice codecs!

* When using same spectrum!

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S-UMTS enables refarming of all GSM spectrum!

Allows use of ! <5 MHZ fragments! Aggregates fragments! Enables phased refarming!

UMTS!

"

UMTS!

UMTS!

"

Full UMTS Carrier! (900 or 2100 MHz)!

UMTS!

GSM

Rapidly launch UMTS/HSPA+, without waiting for full clearing!

S-UMTS!
(while continuing to support GSM tra$ic)!

5 MHz!

Full UMTS! Carrier!

Eventually, migrate fully to UMTS/HSPA+!

Stand-alone WCDMA/HSPA+!

Through HSPA+ multicarrier!

5 MHz!

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Maximizes the utilization of existing UMTS/HSPA+ spectrum!

Today!
4.2 MHz! 4.2 MHz!

With S-UMTS!
Additional # Carrier!
4.2 MHz! 1.05 MHz!

10 MHz!

Full UMTS! carrier!

10 MHz!

Full UMTS! carrier!

Full UMTS! carrier!

UMTS!

Full UMTS! carrier!

10 MHz!

Additional " Carrier!

4.2 MHz! 4.2 MHz! 4.2 MHz!

15 MHz!

4.2 MHz!

2.1 MHz!

Full UMTS! carrier!

Full UMTS! carrier!

15 MHz!

Full UMTS! carrier!

Full UMTS! Carrier!

Full UMTS! Carrier!

15 MHz!

Full UMTS! Carrier!

UMTS!

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Additional use cases!

Launch 3G even with only small amount of spectrum! Dedicated carrier for M2M services! Dedicated carrier for FEMTO deployments!

Traditional services!

M2M Only!

Macro Network!

Femto only!

GSM

GSM S-UMTS!

Full UMTS Carrier!

S-UMTS!

Full UMTS Carrier!

S-UMTS!

Especially useful for emerging markets and areas where operators dont have enough spectrum !

Allows o$ering di$erentiated QoS/features suitable to M2M services! Provides su$icient capacity, and data rates!

Many more!
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S-UMTS standardization industry support !

Supported by! China Unicom! Telefonica !
Candidate feature in Rel. 12!

Huawei! Ericsson! Qualcomm!

HiSilicon! ST Ericsson!

Barcelona 25 28 February 2013!

Live over-the-air demo! Qualcomm and Huawei joint e$ort!

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