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Huawei SingleRAN Entering a Giga World
Network capacity and O&M are among the main concerns for operators in the mobile broadband era. Based on deep understanding of operators’ needs, Huawei has again taken the lead in the industry to introduce SingleRAN to a Giga World era.
long with the consistently increasing requirements on mobile broadband (MBB), telecommunication technolo- gies have swiftly passed the Kbps and Mbps era over the past 20 years. Accordingly, the throughput capability of a single site of the mobile network has also passed the KiloSite and MegaSite. Currently facing explosive growth of MBB traffic with the development of new smartphones and applications, the uni- versally acknowledged opportunities of mobile broadband are compelling operators to escalate investments in strategy and planning. Currently the main developing trend of the MBB network is HetNet, with low power consumption small cells (micro, pico, and femto) overlapped on the macro network. However, as network scale becomes larger—and GSM, UMTS and LTE will have to coexist—the network will become more and more complicated. Within this scenario, it is very difficult to operate and maintain the HetNet network using traditional methods. When then have to look at how to pro- vide a rich-experience, profitable MBB network, and realize large-scale integrated O&M. A majority of this accelerated fiscal demand is simply to keep pace with the projected growth of subscribers and their expectations. Long before a return on any MBB investment can be considered, a parallel concern therefore becomes one of maintaining profitability. This concern is compounded by two simple facts:
A Mr. Leo Xu, Vice President of Huawei Middle East
2008), Huawei has again taken the lead in the industry to bring SingleRAN to the Giga World era. In making that leap, Huawei SingleRAN Beyond solutions deliver on three key elements: GigaSite, Small Cell and SingleSON.
GigaSite
• Lower ARPU represented in large part by the numbers of newly added and future new subscribers worldwide;
• Higher bandwidth requirements to meet the predicted 500 times increase in traffic man- date expansion of bandwidth service to meet demand.
Unless addressed comprehensively from the outset, the challenges of lower profits and debatable future ROI may defeat even the most alluring opportunities presented by MBB. To sustain operators’ profitability, Huawei believes the first step in ensuring cost effective development of any MBB network must be to secure and improve the efficiencies of key related assets. Building on Huawei’s converged network solution SingleRAN (introduced in
The GigaSite solution has been specifically designed to enable operators to improve network capacity and meet the challenges of growing in a mobile industry where traffic is now measured in gigabytes. GigaSite utilizes future-oriented technologies to realize higher spectrum ef- ficiency and increased throughput and peak speeds. The GigaSite also supports multi-band, multi-mode and multi-sector for increased total capacity. The power amplifiers offer the highest power output possible for the smallest possible volume. Based on Huawei’s widely-deployed SingleRAN solution, GigaSite supports the convergence of GSM/UMTS/CDMA/WiMAX/ LTE and evolution to LTE-Advanced.
Small Cell
When available macro-sites have already been exploited, there still exists hot-zones and blindspots where capacity and coverage are insufficient. To this end, Huawei’s Small Cell is an ideal solution. The compact and elementary design of Huawei Small Cell enables it to quickly be composited into a suitable frequency/mode/ backhaul combination to flexibly satisfy different operators’ scenarios. Small Cell also has the capability of plug & play, self-configuration and self-optimization. This enables operators to pro- tect network investment and decrease total cost of ownership through easy site acquisition, fast de-
ployment, green design, multi-mode convergence and smooth evolution to LTE-Advanced.
SingleSON
Since the GigaSite and Small Cell both have multi- mode and multi-band features, the whole network complexity will be severely increased compared to previous eras. As a result, the Huawei SingleSON has become the “smart” engine of the SingleRAN solution. The solution is capable of automatically managing multi-mode and multi-layer networks, improving O&M (operation and maintenance) ef- ficiency and ensuring the smooth evolution to future technologies. Furthermore, SingleSON improves the efficiency of O&M throughout the network life cycle. In the case of a breakdown, for example, the time taken to resume service is reduced from days to minutes. Adopting SingleSON enables the throughput at the cell edge to be enhanced by 30% which ensures the same network experience as users receive when they are in the cell center. Huawei’s SingleSON is also compatible with future-oriented technologies and is capable of evolving to serve the future multi-mode heterogeneous network which is composed of macro and micro base stations. As a whole, Huawei SingleRAN Beyond solutions are the embodiment of an industry trend that will revolutionize the global mobile communication industry. Huawei has continued to be a pioneer in developing SingleRAN solu- tions ever since launching the industry’s first commercial SingleRAN solution in 2008. To date, Huawei has deployed over 140 SingleRAN networks for leading operators worldwide, including Telefonica O2 Germany, China Unicom, America Movil, Telenor, Net4Mobility, TeliaSonera, Etisalat and STC, and so on. Looking ahead, accelerating the applica- tion of our SingleRAN Beyond solutions will contribute to a world where integrated mobile networks will become ubiquitous, responsible for helping operators to realize future network experiences such as HSPA+ and LTE. It is time to move forward into the Giga World. n
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