internet everywhere: technology, regulatory and network

Interneteverywhere:

Technology,regulatoryandnetwork-sharingsolutionsfortherural

HarriSaarnisaariJaapvandeBeek

MarjaMatinmikko-BlueRickardNilssonPekkaPirinenMattiLatva-aho

Ruralradiocommunications •  limitedaccesstoroads/infrastructure•  limitedaccesstillelectricity•  limitedaccesstoabackhaul•  fewpeople(perunitarea)•  abundanceofradiospectrum

•  compare:thelow-ARPUregime

March2015:“50Mbpseverywhere” Does5Gdeliver?

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3GPP’s5GNR–anurbanstandardtoday,arealcoverageisnotamongmarketedfeaturesbyoperatorspotentialrevenuerural: $262/squaremile/year*urban: $248,000/squaremile/year*

basedonresidentialend-users

*A.-M.Kovacs,"RegulationinFinancialTranslation:WilltheIncentiveAuctionIncreaseMobile-BroadbandCompetitioninRuralAmerica?",May2014

Increasingvaluesinrurality

•  economicvalues–  forestry–  mining–  power–  tourism–  transport/logistics–  maritimesector

•  societalvalues–  publicservices–  democracy–  attractiveregions–  migration/urbanization–  safety/security

Swedishgovernment–BroadbandStrategy,Dec.2016:by202598%accesstoatleast1Gbit/s 2%=90000households99.9%accesstoatleast100Mbit/s 0.1%=4500households100%accesstoatleast30Mbit/sand:mobilecoverage“whereverpeopleresideandmove”

Europeancommission-goals:by2020:50%EUcitizenshaveaccesstoatleast100Mbit/s100%EUcitizenshaveaccesstoatleast30Mbit/s

connectivitytargets

digital oasis •  cluster of residences/working places

•  remote •  peripheral to the ”urban” Internet

•  locally: •  high-quality local network •  high-quality local infrastructure

•  surroundings •  poor backhaul •  poor infrastructure

Can/will6Gaddressthisscenario?

a digital oasis – rural hot spot

New operators: micro-initiativesNew ways to share spectrum

New use of existing TV infrastructure

Caching, edge cloud, computing

Integration with satellite networks

energy-autonomous macro-base stations

new rural operators: local micro-initiatives

Local initiatives deploy local networks national roaming flexible spectrum licensing regimes network sharing

competitivemarkets localmonopolies

theurban therural

Current models work well here •  Agriculture •  Municipalities •  tourism •  industrial sites•  blue-light services•  E-health stations

network/spectrum sharing: MOCN

reducecapex/opexsuitableforruralroaming:neutralhost?3GPP:TS32.130(SA5)NetworkSharing–Conceptsandrequirements

rural

urban urban

Newuseofexisting TVinfrastructure

Nationaloperators

Nationaloperators5GandInternetofThingsGuaranteedindoorcoverageAlltypesofdevicescanaccessthenetwork

Localnetworks•  Indoor•  Companiesandreal-estateowners

NMT450

GSM,3G,4GHigherfrequencies,nofullcoverageFocusoncities,roads,andrailways

1stgenerationmobilenetworks,inSwedenNMT450Lowfrequencies,outdoorcoverageeverywhere

Umbrellanetworkwithfullcoverageonlowfrequencies

RURAL5G

RuralHotspots:•  Localhigh-speednetworks•  New(local)operators•  Connectedthroughfiberor

theruralumbrellanetwork

Ruralumbrellanetworkfor:•  Mobilecovergeeverywhere•  Backhaulforhotspot•  Society-driven?Blue-lightnetwork?

Nationaloperators

•  Combinedcoverage•  Mobilitybetweennetworks•  Backhauling

9999Model

Height500m1.7km/dB

Height150m1.1km/dB

Height50m0.8/km

CellRange

Base-stationSide

On150m:everyadditionaldBaddsa1.1kmincellrangeand1.9kminISD

300m

150m

50m

source:Ericsson– usedwithpermission

Base-stationsectorizationandbeamforming

Sectorization/Antennadesign:16sectors+31dB[+30km]

source:RadioInnovationAB

Modularhigh-gainantennas

Possibleupgradeconfigurations

•  basestation–  highertower–  higherpower–  MIMO,carrieraggregation–  Highersectorization–  LTE-M

•  later:mMIMO

rangeupto80kmpossible

•  userequipment–  higherup(FWA)–  highpowerUE–  localboosterrelays(FWA)

conclusionsemergingnewdriversforarealcoverage

•  safetyandsecurity–  911everywhere–  blue-lightservices

•  autonomoustransports–  onland(roads)–  intheair(corridors)

•  inclusivesocieties–  drivenbypublicsector

RegularLTE-Uplinkshown

114,8km

Kiirunavaaramasten,Kiruna,216m

Jupukkamasten,Pajala,335m

Dundretmasten,Gällivare,158m

Överkalixmasten,Överkalix,330m

Julträskmasten,Arvidsjaurs,323m Långträskmasten,

Haparanda,324m

Prästfäbobergetmasten,Skellefteå,326m

Storumanmasten,Storumans,326m

Vännäsmasten,Mast/Torn,323m

Knaftenmasten,Lycksele,326m

Älvsbymasten,Älvsbyns,325m

Multråmasten,Sollefteå,288m

Tåsjömasten,Strömsunds,325m

Snöbergsmasten,Ånge,331m

Stadsbergetmasten,Sundsvalls,216m

Strömsundsmasten,Strömsunds,199m

Brattåsmasten,Östersunds,330m

Åsmasten,Örnsköldsviks,259m

106km 124km

117km

125km

131km

147km

128km

81km

130km

102km

101km

116km

94km

61km

RegularLTEnetworkandUE•  20MHzLTEFDD•  700MHz,2x2MIMO•  eNBheight>150m•  eNB80W(49dBm)•  6sectorantenna(17dBi)•  Class-3UE(23dBm)•  Targetrate:10Mbit/s@cb

26km

source:Ericsson– usedwithpermission

Kiirunavaaramasten,Kiruna,216m

Jupukkamasten,Pajala,335m

Dundretmasten,Gällivare,158m

Överkalixmasten,Överkalix,330m

Julträskmasten,Arvidsjaurs,323m Långträskmasten,

Haparanda,324m

Prästfäbobergetmasten,Skellefteå,326m

Storumanmasten,Storumans,326m

Vännäsmasten,Mast/Torn,323m

Knaftenmasten,Lycksele,326m

Älvsbymasten,Älvsbyns,325m

Multråmasten,Sollefteå,288m

Tåsjömasten,Strömsunds,325m

Snöbergsmasten,Ånge,331m

Stadsbergetmasten,Sundsvalls,216m

Strömsundsmasten,Strömsunds,199m

Brattåsmasten,Östersunds,330m

Åsmasten,Örnsköldsviks,259m

106km 124km

117km

125km

131km

147km

128km

81km

130km

102km

101km

116km

94km

61km

73kmRegularLTE+Super-Booster-Uplinkshown

RegularLTEnetwork+Super-BE•  20MHzLTE•  700MHz,2x2Div.•  eNBheight>150m•  eNB80W(49dBm)•  6sectorfixed-beam(21dBi)•  Boosterrelay(61dBm)•  Targetrate:10Mbit/s@cbsource:Ericsson– usedwithpermission

Arctic Mobile Communications Architectures

#fullcoverage

Reference Group

• Super-basesinTVtowers

• Largeantennaarrays

LocalHotspots(SmallCells)

Fixed-wirelessAccess(FWA)

HetNet:Umbrellacells+LocalHotspotsMastheighteNBOutputpowerSectorizationAntenna/FeederDesign

RadioaccesstechnologySpectrum/BandProtocolparametersCoverageenhancements

Radio/Antenna

Baseband

Feeder/TMA

ExtremeInter-SiteDistance(ISD)

HeightOutputpowerBand-support(Semi-)Mobility

UE/CPE/Relay

CPE/Relay