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    FEB 2008 ISSUE

    GREEN BTSgives fresh breath

    Mobile IP surgesacross Europe

    The fourth generation BTSPointing the wind vanes for BTSs

    A winning PTN strategy

    LTE, are you ready?

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    Sponsor:

    Editorial Department of

    Huawei COMMUNICATE,

    Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

    Consultants:

    Hu Houkun, Xu Zhijun, Xu Wenwei

    Yu Chengdong, Tao Jingwen, Huang Chaowen,

    Hou Jinlong, Li Shenzhuo, Yu Xiangping

    Editor-in -Chief:

    Gao Xianrui ([email protected])

    Editors:

    Pan Tao, Liu Zhonglin, Xu Peng, Xue Hua

    Huang Zhuojian, Chen Yuhong

    Zhou Huajiao, Yao Haifei, Zhou Shumin

    Contributors:Peng Bo, Luo Gang, Zhang Wenlin

    Qiao Xiaoping, Chen Haijun, Qiu Heng

    Liu Peng, Chen Wei, Shu Chaohai

    Yang Xiaozhong, Qiang Jun, Xiong Lening

    He Jie, Hou Yingzhen, Jiang Tao, Han Jiayin

    Li Changzhu, Xu Xueming, Wu Shang

    Zhu Nianguo, Wang Yudan, Zhao Yuan

    Tel: +86 755 28780808Fax: +86 755 28356180

    Address: A10, Huawei Industrial Base,

    Bantian, Longgang, Shenzhen,

    China 518129

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Publication registration No.:

    Yue B No.10148

    The information contained in this document is for

    reference purpose only, and is subject to change

    or withdrawal according to specic customer

    requirements and conditions.

    Copyright 2008 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

    All Rights Reserved.

    No part of this issue may be reproduced or

    transmitted in any form or by any means without

    prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

    007 witnessed the continuous growth o 3G networks. GSM networks still have

    much vitality in the next ive years, and emerging technologies such as WiMAX and

    LE have been highlighted in commercial application agendas. Rapid changes in mobile

    network modes and upgrades in technologies have raised a challenge to operators: How to

    seamlessly integrate various network modes and technologies?

    he accelerated growth o mobile broadband video services - coupled with an ever

    greater user base and a higher average Minutes o Usage - is mounting increasing pressure

    on mobile operators in terms o network expansion and operation. o win out, mobile

    operators not only need to control the construction and operation costs in an end-to-end

    manner, but also need to take up the social responsibility o environmental protection,

    energy savings and emission reductions. Huawei has been ocusing on the pressures and

    challenges aced by operators, and has predominated the our technical directions o Green,

    Convergence, Evolution and Broadband.Huawei has proposed its Green Site solution that integrates a range o innovative

    technologies to reduce the number o cabinets required by traditional BSs rom 10 to 1.

    Meanwhile, the BS capacity is increased rom 1 to 36/7 carriers, and the system power

    consumption is halved to 800W. Embodying a win-win situation, the solution delivers

    both environmental and economic benets or operators.

    he need or seamless integration o dierent network modes and technologies has

    inspired Huaweis ourth generation BS platorm. Breaking the system barrier, the

    integrated platorm supports various network modes such as UMS, CDMA, WCDMA

    and LE. Sotware upgrades acilitate changes between dierent modes, and this greatly

    simpliies operators cost structures in a way that protects long-term investment by

    ensuring smooth uture evolution.

    In terms o mobile broadband, Huawei has taken a leading step in IP transormation

    research and raised the IP BSS/RAN solution. Tis solution provides an end-to-end IP-

    based architecture, including kernels, interaces, and service guarantee mechanisms, which

    enables operators to substantially reduce transmission cost, improve QoS, and expand

    bandwidth and throughput, thus allowing exible mobile broadband service deployment

    and smooth service adaptation.

    Now Huawei has become a key strategic partner or mobile operators worldwide.

    Successul cooperation with Vodaone Spain sparked Huaweis selection as the supplier

    or Vodaones subsidiaries in Greece, Romania and Hungary. eleonica/O deployed

    Huaweis dual-mode (G/3G) BSs to optimize its GSM networks in southern Germany,

    and was urther awarded its HSPA contracts or Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile.

    France elecom selected Huawei to construct wireless networks or its operations in

    Belgium, Romania, Poland and the Greater Cairo region o Egypts Mobinil. In Australia,

    Optus selected Huawei as its sole contractor or the worlds largest UMS 900 network.In India, Reliance partnered with Huawei in building its GSM network o 300 thousand

    carriers. In Chicago, Huawei successully deployed Americas rst All-IP CDMA network.

    Te new wind vane or the global mobile market has come to ruition. Huawei and its

    innovative mobile solutions represented by the ourth generation BS will help operators

    stride into the new mobile era.

    The wind vane forglobal mobile market

    Yu Chengdong

    President of Wireless NetworkHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

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    Cover Story

    09 Mobile IP surges acrossEurope

    What decisions, plans and choices have Vodafone, Orange

    and Telecom Italia made with the mobile IP wave surging

    across Europe?

    By Liu Zhen

    Whats inside:

    P.17 P.45

    Experts Forum

    05 WiMAX leads a new wirelessbroadband life

    By Li Xiaojuan

    02 Telefnica/O2 lower European data

    roaming tariffs

    03 Huawei launches solution

    to cut base station power consumption

    Global Digest

    01 Vodafone Australia plans national

    mobile broadband network

    Main Topic

    17 The fourth generation BTS

    Pointing the wind vanes for BTSsBy Xu Peizhong

    19 2G BTS draws on 3G technologiesBy Pang Yingwen

    23 Green BTS gives fresh breathBy Wu Wujun

    25 What can wideband RFbring for GSM?

    By Feng Baoshun

    Wideband RF technology had been put into commercial

    use in WCDMA and CDMA systems. The application of

    this technology to the GSM system will deliver with it a

    breakthrough in traditional mobile networks, which will

    greatly assist GSM operators to lower TCO and achieve a

    low cost for rapid expansion. Moreover, it will offer smooth

    future evolution potential.

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    P.15 P.2P.46

    47 Moving towards multi-systemintegration

    By Liu Ping

    Leading Edge

    50 VoIP over HSPA:running in the fast lane

    By Li Xuanbo

    Interview

    39 The Ferrari of Telecoms: TIracing towards record prosperity

    By Wang Yudan

    Solution

    45 WiMAX maximizes your potentialBy Liu Wang

    53 LTE, are you ready?By Xu Yan

    35 Seeking for a winning PTN strategyBy Bian Mingang

    42 Vitality of mobile broadbandBy John Lee

    Media Insight

    27 Harvesting in the US, India and China

    Huawei makes it large in CDMABy Li Chuantao

    Lets COMMUNICATE beyond technology and share understandings of the latest industry trends,

    successful operational cases, leading technologies and more. Based on in-depth analysis of the

    matters that lie close to your heart, we will help you stay on top in the competitive telecom indus

    33 Intelligent heart of mobile InternetBy Chi Zhentao & Zhang Baoguang

    How to Operate30 International roaming leads

    everywhereBy Xiao Qian

    As the demand for lower tariffs for international roaming becomes

    more pervasive, major mobile operators are beginning to research

    methods globally for providing the lowest international roaming

    tariffs, while delivering services that are similar to those of a home

    network. This, of course, is under the precondition that operators

    business revenue remains ensured.

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    GLOBAL DIGEST

    FEB 2008 . ISSUE 381

    Events

    Japan: Softbank and KDDI lead in wireless

    subscriber growth

    Japans third largest mobile phone

    operator, Softbank, led competitors

    in terms of subscriber growth in

    December 2007, adding 210,800

    new subscribers over the course of

    the month, and bringing its total

    subscriber base to 17.61 million.

    Softbank was fo l lowed by

    KDDI, which posted net subscriber

    additions of 138,600 in December,

    2007, for an end-of-year total of

    29.19 million subscribers.

    Market leader, NTT DoCoMo,

    trailed its smaller rivals, adding

    ju st 12 1, 50 0 ne w su bs cr iber s,

    for a nationwide total of 53.15

    million. 27,900 of DoCoMos newsubscribers signed on to the so-

    called 2in1 service, which allows

    subscribers to have two phone

    numbers and email addresses for a

    at monthly fee.

    Meanwhile, EMOBILE, a newcomer

    to Japans wireless market, added

    83,600 new subscribers in the final

    month of 2007, giving it a subscriber

    base of 205,900.

    T-Mobile and 3 UK create Britains largest 3G network

    3 UK and T-Mobile UK have signed

    an agreement to combine their 3G

    access networks in a ground-breaking

    collaboration that will lead to almost

    complete population coverage for

    3G services across Britain by the end

    of 2008 with significant fill in and

    improvement to dense urban in-

    building coverage in 2009.

    As the world's largest known

    active 3G network sharing agreement,

    this will significantly increase both

    operators' 3G network quality and

    coverage, accelerate the provision of

    new high-speed mobile broadband

    services and deliver substantial cost

    savings as well as environmental

    benets.

    First Wi-Fi / 3G transport network in UK

    Strathclyde Partnership for

    Transport (SPT) and network operator

    Arqiva have announced a ground

    breaking deal to provide a combined

    cellular and Wi-Fi network across the

    15 Glasgow Subway stations.

    Under the agreement, Glasgow

    will become the rst UK city to provide

    passengers with combined 2G and 3G

    cellular mobile and Wi-Fi access.

    Arqiva Wireless Solutions division

    wil l begin deployment of the

    network later this month, with initial

    testing at Buchanan Street Subway

    station.

    The new network will enable

    Subway customers to access the

    Internet and mobile phones at

    stations, and provide public access to

    Wi-Fi services.

    This unique Wi-Fi project is part of

    the massive programme of Subway

    modernisation and efciencies being

    undertaken by SPT, which sees great

    potential in using Wi-Fi technology

    to migrate some of its existing

    applications and services, including

    ticketing, onto the network.

    Vodafone Australia plans to

    complete its hardware and software

    vendor selection process early in 2008

    and has already commenced work

    on its core network in preparation for

    the upgrade. Vodafone will maintain

    normal mobile network services

    during the rollout period.

    It said it will continue its 3G

    joint-venture with Optus in major

    metropolitan areas. However,

    Vodafone Australia will undertake

    its own upgrade to its 900 MHz and

    2100 MHz mobile network in allother parts of the country.

    Vodafone Australia plans national

    mobile broadband network

    Vodafone Australia said it plans to

    roll out a national high-speed mobile

    broadband network that will provide

    coverage to 95% of Australia's

    population by the end of 2008.

    In a statement , Vodafone

    Australia said it plans a significant

    mo b i l e b ro a dba nd ne t wo rk

    expansion and upgrade to provide

    high-speed packet access, or HSPA,

    to customers, enabling faster

    download and upload speeds.

    The upgrade will also improve

    network coverage and capacity forstandard 2G and 3G voice calls, it said.

    AT&T launches 3G mobile broadband in Baltimore

    AT&T announced that it had

    expanded its 3G mobile broadbandnetwork throughout Baltimore and

    the surrounding suburbs, thanks

    to technology upgrades at 250

    cell sites in the area.Customers from

    Philadelphia to Northern Virginia now

    have the option to access the Internetover AT&Ts 3G wireless data network,

    which acts as a gateway to a variety of

    feature rich web content, including

    streaming video and music downloads.

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    Data

    210 million

    The Chinese government said its

    Internet population has soared to 210million people, putting it on track to

    surpass the US online community this

    year to become the world's largest.

    The off icial China Internet

    Network Information Center, also

    known as CNNIC, said the online

    population grew 53%, from 137

    million reported at the same time last

    year. According to the government's

    Xinhua News Agency, China is only5 million behind the US, a figure

    consistent with some American

    estimates.

    China still lags the US in many

    respects, however. Xinhua placed

    China's online penetration rate at

    16%, the point Americans were at in

    the mid-1990s.

    80.74 million

    By the end of 3Q2007, 80.74

    million of China Mobile's customers

    were using MMS, according to the

    operator. This represented an increase

    of 16.8% from 2Q2007 and brought

    the share of its customers using

    MMS to 23%, according to Informa

    Telecoms & Media.

    To ta l MMS sent by Ch ina

    Mobile's customers in the rst three

    quarters in 2007 amounted to 9

    billion messages. In 3Q2007 alone,

    approximately 18 billion MMS were

    sent in the Asia-Pacific region as

    a whole, according to Informa's

    World Cellular Data Metrics. Value-

    added services, such as MMS, ring-

    back tones and WAP continue to be

    the main drivers of China Mobile's

    revenue growth.

    6 billion

    Vodafone has announced plans

    to spend USD2 billion a year over thenext three years expanding its Indian

    network coverage and improving

    service quality. The company would

    be launching a range of new services,

    but did not elaborate on what and

    when.

    Speaking during a visit by the UK

    Prime Minister to India, Vodafone's

    CEO Arun Sarin said "We shall be

    investing USD2 billion annually for

    the next three years on our Indian

    operations... We have set a target ofreaching 100 million subscriber base

    from the current level of 40 million."

    He also ruled out any talk of an

    IPO for the Indian company in the

    short term saying that he wanted

    to build up the company operations

    before any possibilities would be

    explored in that direction. The funding

    for the USD6 billion of expenditure

    would come from company resources.

    80%

    In 3Q2007, 80% of mobilehandset models on sale in Japan were

    WCDMA models. The remainder were

    mostly CDMA models (18%) sold by

    the country's second largest operator

    KDDI, while just 2% of models on sale

    were PDC handsets.

    The share of WCDMA handset

    models on sale has increased70% year-on-year from 47% of

    the models on sale in 3Q2006, as

    Softbank has strongly expanded its

    WCDMA portfolio and market-leader

    NTT DoCoMo has also continued to

    promote the technology under its

    FOMA brand.

    Polish telecom incumbent begins testing FTTH

    broadband technology

    Polands incumbent telephone

    provider, Telekomunikacja Polska SA,

    is ready to start testing its fiber-to-

    the-home broadband technology,

    after rolling it out to all residents of a

    new apartment building in the Wola

    district of Warsaw.

    All of the 265 apartments are

    eligible to participate in the pilot,

    which will last until the end of

    November. Residents will be able

    to browse the Internet at speeds of

    up to 50Mbps through a Livebox

    FTTH modem, as well as access on-

    demand television, video rental,

    and Internet telephony services, at

    a cost of just PLN49 (USD20) per

    month.

    Telefnica/O2 lower European data roaming tariffs

    Telefnica has announced cuts in

    its data roaming tariffs of up to 40%

    within Europe. The company says that

    consumers in Spain, UK, Germany,

    Czech Republic and Ireland will

    benet from cuts of more than 40%

    in data roaming prices, while the cost

    of sending a text message home from

    anywhere in the European Union

    falls to a maximum of EUR0.32+

    taxes. For business travelers, a new

    roaming bundle provides worldwide

    access to data at a price equivalent

    to EUR1 per megabyte (MB) - subjectto a minimum spend of EUR50 per

    month.

    O2 businesses and Movistar in

    Spain will implement a range of

    new data roaming tariffs aimed at

    consumers traveling within Europe

    ahead of this year's summer holiday

    season in July. These will include both

    significant reductions in the per-MB

    price and the introduction of time-

    based charging principles, such as daily

    rates. The resultant savings for

    customers will be anything

    between 42% and 80% over

    November 2007 prices.

    Recognising the ever-

    increasing popularity of

    text messaging as a way of

    staying in touch, both prepaid

    and postpaid consumers will,

    starting from early February, pay no

    more than EUR0.32 to send an SMS

    from any EU country - representing

    a reduction of up to 49% on current

    prices. The new rate will apply to

    all customers by April. It will cost

    nothing to receive a text.

    Telefnica also intends to increase

    the transparency of data roaming

    prices and reduce the possibility of

    bill shock by combining its simple

    tariff schemes with a range of usage

    monitoring tools. From March 2008,

    mobile laptop users will be able tomonitor their data usage in real time

    via their Connection Manager

    so f tware , wh i l e a l l roaming

    customers will automatically receive

    a text message containing SMS, data

    and voice pricing information.

    In addition, O2 and Movistar

    customers will not incur penalties if

    their phone selects a non-preferred

    network - removing any potential

    concerns about hidden charges.

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    GLOBAL DIGEST

    FEB 2008 . ISSUE 383

    Huawei News

    Huawei launches solution to help operators cut base

    station power consumption

    China, 18 January 2008Huawei has launched a new

    solution that can reduce base

    station power consumption by up

    to 60%. The Green Sites Solution,

    uses optimized hardware design,

    an innovative power amplifier and

    power consumption management to

    help operators realize a high level of

    power saving.

    Reducing the power consumption

    of base stations has emerged as

    one of the key concerns of telecomoperators around the globe.

    Huawei's Green Sites Solution adopts

    leading power amplier technologies,

    including DPD and A-Doherty, that

    boost the power efficiency of base

    stations by 45%, reducing the overall

    power consumption of the facilities.

    It also uses a distributed architecture

    that allows 20W base stations to have

    the same output frequency coverage

    as traditional 40W base stationsand high-efficiency power amplifier

    technologies that make convection

    cooling, direct cooling, and intelligent

    cooling technology in a base station

    possible. This reduces the need for

    air-conditioners that cause noise

    pollution and helps to reduce a base

    station's electricity consumption to

    less than 500W. Huawei's Green Sites

    Solution is also able to be integrated

    with environmentally friendly energy

    sources such as wind, solar power,and methane.

    "Huawe i has a lways been

    committed to looking after the

    environment," commented Mr Yu

    Chengdong, president of Huawei's

    Wireless Product Line. "As one of

    the leading telecom equipment and

    solutions providers, we are putting

    this goal into practice by designing

    environmental friendly products."

    Vodafone UK partners with Huawei to launch their smallest HSUPA USB Stick

    Newbury, 11 January 2008

    Vodafone UK and Huawei have

    launched the next generation of

    USB device, the Vodafone Mobile

    Broadband USB Modem Stick or

    E172. Boasting High Speed Uplink

    Packet Access (HSUPA) technologies

    and innovative design, it wil l

    be available to Vodafone UK's

    customers from today.

    The E172 ena b l e s up l i n k

    speeds o f up to 2Mbps and

    download rates of 7.2 Mbps. Within

    Vodafone's HSPA network, thedevice will facilitate fast Internet

    browsing, instant access and the

    uninterrupted ability both to upload

    and download data. Combining

    cutting edge technologies with

    sleek design, Vodafone's customers

    can look forward to enjoying high-

    speed wireless access, both at

    home and on the go. The plug-

    and-play featured devices are

    compatible with Windows (Vista

    and XP) and Mac OSX, whether run

    on a PC, laptop or handheld device.

    The Vodafone E172 is the

    world's slimmest and smallest

    HSUPA USB stick, and was designed

    with the elegance of a sleek white

    piano in mind. Highly portable, is

    perfect for mobile users, and built-

    in features ensure that the USB'scap cannot be dropped or lost.

    "For personal use or remote

    working, customers buy Vodafone

    fo r p red ic tab i l i t y, unr i va l l ed

    speeds, reliability and ease of

    use. Our customers are seeing

    real benets from the ease of use

    offered by our USB plug and go

    device, coupled with our increased

    network speeds. As a result, they

    have increased their usage six-

    fold as they use the service to

    work more productively or surf

    the Internet", commented Kyle

    Whitehill, Vodafone UK, Enterprise

    Director. "Vodafone was the first

    to improve download speeds with

    HSDPA (High Speed Downlink

    Packet Access), the rst to increase

    upload speeds with HSUPA, andnow we're pushing the boundaries

    of usability even further with a

    groundbreaking compact design."

    "We are looking forward to

    launching the E172 in collaboration

    with Vodafone and are confident

    that customers will be delighted

    with the mobile lifestyle they will

    enable," said Steven Lau, director

    of Huawei European Terminal

    Department. "Consumers expect

    mo b i l e s e r v i c e p ro v i de r s t o

    demonstrate constant innovation

    and Huawei is very pleased to be

    working with Vodafone to fulfill

    these expectations."

    Huawei attains No.1 position in global IP DSLAM market

    Shenzhen, China, 14 January

    2008 Huawei announced thataccording to a report published in the

    third quarter of 2007 by the leading

    industry consulting firm Gartner, that

    it is currently in the NO. 1 position in

    the global IP DSLAM Market, with a

    market share of 31.5%, and that its

    DSL market share is continuing to rise.

    According to a Gartner, report,

    published on 18 December 2007,

    entitled "Market Share: DSLAM

    Equipment, Worldwide, 3Q2007" by

    Gauri Pavate, IP DSLAMport shipments are

    rapidly increasing and

    in 3Q2007, accounted

    fo r 77 .3% of a l l

    DSLAM shipments.

    Huawei holds the No.1

    position in the global

    IP DSLAM market

    and has increased

    its market share in

    Europe and the Middle East and Africa

    (EMEA). By the end of the third quarterof 2007, Huawei had shipped more

    than 70 million DSL ports to more than

    90 countries including the UK, France,

    Germany, Singapore, Thailand, Brazil,

    South Africa and China.

    Huawei IP DSLAM is fully compliant

    with the TR-101 standard and enables

    carriers to provide excellent broadband

    networks with its powerful bandwidth

    handling capabilities and abundant

    service features.

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    TransTelecom selects Huawei to deploy commercial WiMAX network in Europe

    Sofia, Bulgaria, 3 January

    2008 Huawei has been selected by

    TransTelecom, a telecom operator

    in Bulgaria, to deploy a commercial

    WiMAX network, covering central

    business districts and hot spots in the

    country's major cities, including its

    capital, Sofia, and Varna, Bulgaria's

    largest harbor city. According to thecontract, Huawei will supply an end-

    to-end WiMAX solution working

    on 3 .5GHz f requency band,

    including terminals, as well as a

    major upgrade of the TransTelecom

    central exchange equipment for the

    operation of a fully mobile WiMAX

    network in 2008.

    In 2006, TransTelecom deployed a

    16d-based WiMAX network to meet

    the country's increasing broadband

    needs, and the operator has chosen

    Huawei to deliver an upgraded

    16e-based network. Huawei's

    16e-based WiMAX solution integrates

    the most advanced technologies such

    as multiple-input multiple-output

    (MIMO) and orthogonal frequency

    division multiple access (OFDMA),which features high bandwidth,

    wide area coverage, large capacity,

    as well as providing better mobility.

    Huawei 's new base stat ions,

    enable TransTelecom to quickly roll

    out innovative new services to its

    customers, while reducing Total Cost

    of Ownership (TCO).

    "We are delighted to choose Huawei

    as our WiMAX equipment supplier,"

    said Mr John Munnery, Chairman of

    TransTelecom. "Extensive tests of this

    new technology have surpassed all our

    expectations. In particular, we witnessed

    Huawei demonstrate one of the first

    handovers of traffic from one base

    station to another in Europe. Huawei

    has exhibited total commitment to

    the project throughout our selection

    process, and has proven them to be

    one of the leaders in this fast-developing

    technology. What's more, we are also

    impressed with Huawei's localized

    engineering and delivery capability."

    Huawei to deploy first commercial mobile WiMAX

    network in Central Asia

    Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 25

    December 2007 Huawei has been

    selected by Babilon-T, the largest

    telecommunication operator in

    Tajikistan, to deploy the Central Asia's

    rst WiMAX commercial network.

    Under the terms of agreement,

    Huawei will provide an end-to-end

    mobile WiMAX network, including

    distributed base station, Wireless

    Access Service Node-Gateway,

    Network Management Equipment

    and Terminals.The network will cover the four

    major areas of Tajikistan, including

    its capital Dushanbe. Rollout will

    start immediately and is expected

    to launch during the rst quarter of

    2008.

    To meet the increasing demand

    f o r b r o a d b a n d , a n d t a k i n g

    into account the mountainous

    terrain in Tajikistan, Babilon-T is

    adopting WiMAX technology to

    enable its subscribers to realize

    wireless broadband access. Upon

    completion of the network Babilon-

    T's subscribers will be able to enjoy

    high-speed Internet access, watch

    mobile TV, use VoIP at home, in the

    company, or even on the street by

    using Customer Premise Equipment

    (CPE) or a PC card provided by

    Huawei.

    "Babilon-T is looking forward

    to implement wireless broadband

    access infrastructure nationally,"said Fayzullaev B, General Director

    of Babilon-T. "By introducing mobile

    WiMAX technology, we will be able

    to provide our customers all over

    Tajikistan with broadband access to

    the Internet."

    "This new technology wi l l

    undoubtedly bring new market

    opportuni t ies for Babi lon-T,"

    commented Mr Wang Kexiang,

    President of Huawei CIS Region.

    Huawei showcases innovative mobile solutions

    at Mobility World Congress

    Hong Kong, 14 December

    2007 Huawei showcased i t s

    innovative wireless solutions at

    the "Mobility World Congress" in

    Hong Kong from 3 to 7 December

    2007. As senior sponsor of the

    congress, he ld by the CDMA

    Development Group (CDG) and

    other industry organizations Huawei

    reinforced its leadership in taking

    mobile networks to IP through

    CDMA2000, WiMAX, UMTS/HSPA,

    GSM demonstrations.Huawei used the Mobi l i ty

    World Congress to exhibit its

    mobile solutions with integrated

    4G mobile technologies and green

    energy sources such as solar/wind/

    firedamp energy that can help

    operators reduce their equipment

    consumpt ion and reduce the

    discharge of carbon dioxide.

    Huawei also showcased its FMC

    technologies such as its IP-based

    CDMA solutions which adopt next

    generation con-platform and multi-

    mode integration solutions that

    provide operators with the means to

    implement ultra-mobile broadband

    networks while reducing their costs.

    "Broadband mobile networks

    of the future ought to be based

    on IP in order to simplify networks

    and enhance their capabilities in

    terms of transmission, diversified

    service expansion, and intelligent

    maintenance," sa id Mr ZhaoMing, vice president of Huawei

    Wireless marketing dept. during the

    congress. "The major factors driving

    mobile networks towards IP derive

    from the need for operators to

    reduce their TCO, the abundance

    of IP-based convergent commercial

    appl icat ions, and the smooth

    future evolution into LTE/UMB. All

    of Huawei's IP-based solutions will

    help operators grow in the IP era."

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    WiMAX leads a new wireless broadband life

    WiMAXleads a new

    broadband life

    wirelessBy Li Xiaojuan

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    The 3rd Global WiMAX Summit authorized by the WiMAX Forum was successfully held in Beijing,

    in September 2007. In attendance were a range of high level industry experts from carriers,

    vendors, government ofcials, and research institutes. Discussion focused on the global WiMAX

    deployment and its convergence with 3G, and the search for methods of combining industry chain

    strengths to effectively guarantee the global popularization of WiMAX.

    s we know, WiMAX possesses

    unique superiority in a range oways such as remote transmission,high-speed broadband access

    and multimedia communication. WiMAXhas entered the application phase, and hasalready been successully commercialized bysome mainstream operators. In China, 3Gis drawing nearer, and the mass testing anddeployment o WiMAX has gradually begun.

    At the 3rd Global WiMAX Summit,three experts: Mo Shakouri (Vice Presidento the global WiMAX Forum), Hyun-PyoKim (Director o the WiMAX Unit, K) andCai Liqun (Ex-President o Huawei WiMAXProduct Line, is now in charge o Core NetworkProduct Line o Huawei echnologies Co., Ltd.)oered their views.

    WiMAX looking ahead toprosperity

    Mo Shakouri: he outcome o ourresearch in the U.S. indicates that wirelessbroadband will emerge as consumers

    largest communications expenditure,and this relects a considerable shitnecessitating much investment. heWiMAX industry o ers s igni icantopportunities as current technology andnetworks have not yet been ully applied.We kn ow th at in so me eme rg in g an ddeveloped countries broadband orms aprecursor or increased GDP, economicactivity and social value - this is whyWiMAX possesses such enormous globaldevelopment potential.

    ACai Liqun:WiMAX has already entered

    a critical phase. In addition to traditionaloperators, there are many new operatorsocusing on WiMAX, such as ISPs. hisully relects the industrys expectationregarding All-IP based mobile broadbandapplications. Currently, most operatorsselect wireless access to underpin WiMAXbreakthrough, and our mission is to helpthem meet existing market demands orwireless broadband access so as to realizethe WiMAX global strategy, accelerate theindustrys development, and lay a solidoundation or uture mobile WiMAXdevelopment.

    Mo Shakouri: WiMAX is a supplemen-tary rather than competitive technology.hough it diers rom the Internet interms o its business model, WiMAX isrich in value. It can meet users demandsor wireless broadband technology, andthe number o users is certain to grow ata rapid rate. his achievement has arisenthrough unstinting eorts made over thepast 5 years.

    At present, many operators are investing

    heavily and orienting themselves to theuture, and this trend is anticipated inthe WiMAX industry. New capabilitiesand unctions are being added to cellularnetworks, one o which is WiMAX, notleast because o its extra broadband andInternet-based capabilities. We thereorebelieve that both cellular networks andWiMAX wi l l grow rap idly over thelong term to reach maturity. O course,compared with cellular networks, WiMAXis still in its inancy.

    Over the next 5 years, however, WiMAX

    wireless Internet technology is set to takeits seat as a signiicant contributor toglobal broadband interconnection. Werecommitted to assist operators ully utilizeWiMAX to increase prot streams, whileallowing users better broadband andcontent access. Users who demand morebandwidth are not just concerned withbandwidth itsel, but with the derivedsubsequent content.

    Win-win industrial chain

    cooperation

    Hyun-Pyo Kim: K Wibro has enjoyedconsiderable success in terms o WiMAXoperations. Our rst advantage is that wehave a range o equipment available orend users, including terminals. Secondly,weve priced our products at an aordablelevel, or example, the promotional priceset or 1G capacity is only USD10. Tirdly,we oer the best quality - compared withexisting 3G networks, mobile WiMAX

    oers the highest uplink and downlinkspeeds. In addition, we beneit roman open IP-based platorm to supportconverged services, Internet access, andmobile riple-play services.

    Ater receiving our WiMAX license inJanuary 005, we began deploying thenetwork in some areas beore embarkingon wide urban coverage including 17universities, the suburban campuses orwh ic h were jo ined unde r th e sc he me .his was complemented by large-scale

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    promotional and marketing activitiesprior to its real commercialization inApril 007. Since then weve completedimplementation, our network continues togrow, and will soon be supported by theperormance enhancing MIMO.

    Cai Liqun: o equipment vendors,

    helping operators achieve ast and low-cost WiMAX networking is an importantactor that requires consideration. Weknow a common problem that operatorsace is website acquisition and, in viewo WiMAXs high bandwidth and bandutilization, operators are mostly concernedwith issues such as identiying ways oreducing the number o WiMAX websitesand how to utilize existing G & 3Gresources eectively to minimize auxiliaryinvestment. he WiMAX standard isdeveloping and progressing at a steady

    rate, which requires us to provide a cost-eective platorm o products capableo supporting a smooth evolution thatprotects operators current investments.

    Dr. Mo Shakouri: Board Director and Vice President of Marketing with the WiMAX Forum. He has 22 years of

    experience in wireless system, microwave and ber optic networks. In addition to his position with the WiMAX

    Forum, Shakouri is on the board of directors for the Wireless Communications Association and was IEEE MTT-SVC

    2004 chairman.

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    Te convergent solution is a key concernor both mobile and ixed operators.

    Integrating WiMAX with existing NGNand ADSL networks must be realizedto oer a wired and wireless convergentnetwork solution, so as to lay a solid

    oundation or the uture strategy oFMC deployment. Achieving this goalis primarily a concern or ixed networkoperators. Mobile operators, on theother hand, are mostly concerned withgiving end users low-cost multimediaservice experiences anywhere, anytime

    by combining WiMAX with G & 3Gnetworks to maximize the interworking otheir respective advantages. Tereore, ourconvergent solution must aim at providinga unied service experience or end usersthrough uniied services and platorms,uniied core networks, uniied billingsystems and authentication managementorganization - this would maximally reducecosts or existing operators in a mannerthat adheres to business convergence.

    MoShakouri: A crucial issue regardingWiMAX is the authenticat ion o i ts

    standard. Te rst authentication laboratorywas set up in Spain in August 005 andthe second in South Korea. Were alsoestablishing laboratories successively in the

    The most essential

    factor for deciding the

    maturity of the WiMAX

    industry and its futuregrowth pace should be

    its required large scale,

    diversication, and low

    cost terminals.

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    US, mainland China, and aiwan, and were planninga laboratory or Japan. So ar, some o the productshave already passed authentication, and notebookcomputer will do so soon. Much more equipmentwill be authenticated in the year 009. In WiMAXauthentication, equipment represents the ripest portionamong all, and surely is a most important portion.

    CaiLiqun:Te most essential actor or decidingthe maturity o the WiMAX industry and its uturegrowth pace should be its required large scale,diversication, and low cost terminals. Te demandso dierent operators vary depending on the stage oWiMAX development and, since our applicationsmainly rely on ixed and nomadic equipment,the requirements or CPE and PC cards presentlydominate. However, mobile WiMAX developmentwill see mobile and multi-mode terminals integrateWiMAX with existing G & 3G networks, and thesewill inherit the mainstream position. In the uture,WiMAX, I and electronic product convergence

    will bring greater convenience and enjoyment orusers. O course, such preconditions must occur on asuitably wide scale and be underpinned by low cost,diversied terminals and cutting-edge chipsets.

    Hyun-Pyo Kim: here are various terminaldevices that people currently use based on speciicmarket demands, but multi-mode equipment is setto dominate the market. Some products are alreadyavailable such as typical mobile devices includingPortable Media Player (PMP) with embedded portablePC. Additionally, other electronic equipment such as

    some digital cameras already integrates WiMAX.

    Latest progress across theglobe

    Mo Shakouri: Global WiMAX developmentpresents a gratiying situation. First i we considerspectrum eatures, the main WiMAX spectrumallocations include .3-.7GHz and 3.5GHz. heWiMAX network spectrum already covers .7 billionpeople, which is hugely exciting. We must strive toobtain more bandwidth as in some areas operators

    still share a bandwidth o only 10MB. We hope tohelp them increase bandwidth and thus acceleratebusiness growth by establishing a viable WiMAXmechanism with an enormous customer base. Tiswill acilitate the efcient operation o the WiMAXvalue chain.

    It is well known that Sprint-Nextel has developedmany exemplary services and K provides anothermodel example, having deployed WiMAX, andcovering ,500,000 users. his is only the start asWiMAX is being currently developed in a host ocountries including Pakistan, Chile, Russia and Brazil.

    Cai Liqun: Since 006, Huawei has beenstrengthening WiMAX expansion in the contexto a global market platorm. So ar weve alreadycommunicated with over 100 operators across theglobe to discuss the progress regarding the WiMAXstandard, as well as the technology, constructionand operations. Weve already established 30 triallaboratories in the Asia-Paciic, the Middle-East,North-Arica, Europe, Russia, the US, and LatinAmerica, and were currently constructing 8 WiMAXcommercial systems.

    Editor: Zhou Huajiao [email protected]

    Hyun-Pyo Kim: Director of Technology Cooperation Division at WiBro (Mobile WiMAX) Business Unit in KT

    Corporation. His major responsibilities include WiBro standardization in TTA, IEEE and WiMAX Forum and related

    technology cooperation activities in WiMAX area. Currently he is a board member of the WiMAX Forum.

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    Mobile IP

    COVER STORYMobile IP surges across Europe

    surges across Europe

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    The new telecom era has unleashed a tide of IP that is advancing across the world through

    mobile networks. Numerous operators have already started implementing their IP-basednetwork strategies as part of the inevitable trend. Europe represents a region replete with both

    GSM and WCDMA technologies. It boasts the worlds most developed mobile communications

    market with a handset penetration rate approaching 110%, and is home to many leading

    operators including Vodafone, Orange, and Telecom Italia. What decisions, plans and choices

    have these operators made with the mobile IP wave surging across Europe?By Liu Zhen

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    Mobile network IP transformation describes ana decrease in TCO and the construction of E2E

    improvements, future-oriented long-term investment

    challenges has galvanized Vodafone to orient its

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    D

    Vodafone extends its leadership

    ata services are orming a greater proportiono operators overall income in the rapidlyexpanding mobile communicationsmarket. However, demands on mobile

    networks are increasingly stringent due to the evolvingdiversity and complexity that characterizes services suchas mobile video, voice, music, broadband Internet,video conerencing and interactive gaming. Operatorsmust eectively respond to a range o key issues thatinclude identiying how to successully decrease networkconstruction costs and deployment times while increasingrevenue and enhancing network perormance.

    Richard Deasington, Director o the UKconsultancy Network Eect, agrees that as mobileoperators mature as enterprises, serving highlypenetrated markets, they also become more concernedthan they used to be with inding ways to reducecosts. Mobile operators (in Western

    E u r o p e )are out ostart-upmodeand

    into the business-as-usual phase. Tey need to showinvestors ongoing prot growth. o do that, they needto chip away at the cost side o the equation. Anothertrend pushing them in that direction is the act thattaris are alling, too, he says.

    Mobile network IP transormation describes anextremely complex and systematic project that notonly demands a decrease in otal Cost o Ownership(CO) and the construction o end-to-end IPcapabilities, but also ocuses on service innovations,Quality o Service (QoS) improvements, uture-oriented long-term investment protection andcohesive development. Te context o these challengeshas galvanized Vodaone, Orange and elecom Italiato orient their practices to promote IP transormationin world mobile networks.

    As one o the worlds largest operators, Vodaone is bombarded with competit ion.Crucial measures to guarantee its continued leading position and market expansion

    are OPEX reductions coupled with a boost in network perormance. According toan ofcer o Vodaone, An operator must look at the total cost o ownership. At a

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    extremely complex and systematic project that demandsIP capabilities, and focuses on service innovations, QoS

    protection and cohesive development. The context of these

    practice to promote IP transformation.

    and site numbers are reduced, great savings are madein network construction costs.

    Previously each base station used huge amounts opower to support uninterrupted 4-hour operations,and air conditioners were essential to lower equipmentheat. Its mega-money, says Richard Deasington,reerring to the enormous potential or savings thatmany operators have not yet ully grasped. heHuawei node eliminates the need or air conditionersby supporting natural heat dissipation, and its powerampliication technology can utilize green energyorms such as wind, solar and marsh gas. Each Node Bcan reduce power consumption to below 500W andCO2 output by 60%.

    Statistics demonstrate that since Vodaone Spainemployed Huaweis Node Bs to deploy its High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network, 30% lessinvestment was required to acilitate a much more

    environmentally riendly network. he Vodaoneoicer mentioned above is quick to point out thescale o the inancial and environmental impact inthe context o thousands o Node Bs. Moreover,Richard Deasington observes that operators can adoptother measures to realize urther savings, not least owhich is wise vendor selection. He estimates that theoperational technology dierence between vendorsculminates in a cost discrepancy reaching tens omillions o euros, which is exactly why Huaweiproved the right choice or Vodaone.

    Lighting up El Gordo

    On December 007, the Spanish Christmaslottery El Gordo (Te Fat One in English), was asusual announced on schedule in Spain. As usual,Lucy was enjoying a Swiss Christmas vacation withher husband on December. Vacationers like Lucyhave become used to browsing Internet news or thenumbers, unable to enjoy real-time anticipation,

    rough calculation, only 30% o the total cost oownership is directly related to product cost, theremaining 70% has to do with product eiciency,such as cost o installation, maintenance, operationsand transmission. Its all about working jointly withthe vendor to ind more eicient ways to run thenetwork.

    Vodafone Spain shining withinnovations

    Vodaones headquarters o Wireless is situated inSpain, and Vodaone Spain epitomizes the vitalityand key characteristics o Vodaones success. Asone o the groups most outstanding and importantsubnets, it supports 1. million 3G subscribers andoccupies 65.33% o the Spanish WCDMA market.

    Maintaining this market lead is dependent uponguaranteed network perormance and a constantservice innovation platorm that generates sufcientprot levels.

    Distributed Node B climbs up towerseasily

    European network construction engenderstwo major concerns or operators: environmentalprotection and CO reductions. Vodaone Groupis o course no exception, and in response to bothconcerns, Vodaone Spain has adopted Huaweis

    small and lightweight next-generation DistributedNode Bs or its 3G network.

    hese smart nodes possess several advantages.Ropes rather than cranes are suicient to load aremote radio unit (RRU) onto a tower, and theRRUs location near the antenna allows optical berconnections with the baseband unit (BBU). Witheeder loss is decreased, coverage is greatly enhanced,

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    Even i I dont win, its still a realdisappointment not being able to enjoythe live experience on V.

    Developing rom a small sweepstakein southern Spain dating back 00 years,it was gradually popularized to the rest othe country and now orms a Christmastradition worth USD1.7 billion. Due toits attractive probability, over 70% o thenations 40 million population buy tickets- which are also available in the U.K. - andpin their hopes on the all o El Gordos150 year-old lottery balls.

    he draw, which lasts 3 hours andorms a prime slot on national V towhich most Spaniards tune in, has nothistorically been broadcast on mobile Vdue to poor network conditions. However,

    007 marked the irst year when peoplelike Lucy joined in with the Spanishestivities in real time.

    A te r se le ct ing Huawei or ho li st icnetwork construction in June 006,Vo d a o n e S p a i n r e c o r d e d a 3 0 %improvement in network perormancesubsequent to scheme completion, andthis laid a platorm or quick mobileV service deployment. Providing 10digital channels or Vodaone Lives 3Gsubscribers including El Gordo, travelersno longer have any problems accessing the

    Spanish shows that are important to them.

    Winning in HSDPAbenchmarking test

    In May 007, Vodaone Spain conducteda test to compare its high speed downlinkpacket access (HSDPA) benchmark with

    those o other operators. he test resultillustrated that the HSDPA throughputenabled by Vodaone Spain in its 9coverage areas was unsatised - in these areasVodaone had adopted other vendors wirelessequipment to achieve network coverage.

    Shocked by the result, Vodaone Spainstechnical sta anxiously consulted Huawei,and the two partners selected eight hotspotareas in Madrid to be covered by Huaweiswireless network. he new network wasthen put to the same HSDPA test as beore,and then optimized. he results exhibitedan HSDPA with ar greater stability andwith a throughput that exceeded otheroperators by over 30% on average.Furthermore, ater optimization, single-site HSDPA throughput was signiicantly

    improved. In the HSDPA benchmarkingtest that ollowed, Huawei received highrecognition rom Vodaone Spain.

    Vodafone Iceland covering120km of seas

    Located near the Arctic Circle, Icelandsits on the westernmost tip o Europe inthe middle o the North Atlantic. Beingthe second largest European island, Icelandhas a 4,970km coast line and an economy

    that is underpinned by ishing. henumerous o boats leaving shore each daynecessitates high-level sea-based as well asland-based network coverage.

    Jack re pre se nts a ty pica l Ic elan dicsherman who attaches great importance tohigh-quality oshore communications. Inthe past, these were inadequate, and while at

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    Total data transferred 148.90MB 8.29MB

    Max. transfer rate 4.65MB/s 0.42MB/s

    Average transfer rate 1.74MB/s 0.10MB/s

    Table 1 Vodafones UMTS/HSPA network

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    Total data transferred 148.90MB 8.29MB

    Max. transfer rate 2.06MB/s 0.25MB/s

    Average transfer rate 266.6KB/s 24.4KB/s

    Table 2 Other operators UMTS/HSPA networks

    sea, Jack and his ellow shermen requentlylost contact with the people onshore. Seekinghelp was impossible i we were caught in astorm, recalls Jack, whose amily could donothing but worry or his saety during hisdays and nights at sea.

    Responding to Ice land s spec ia llandorm, Huawei proposed a solution thatsought to perect oshore communicationsand enhance 10km o sea coverage. InMay 007, Huawei began reconstructingVodaone Icel ands GSM ne twork. Byusing the dual-timeslot extended cellscheme and eectively combining its powerenhancement, transmission diversity, and4-way receiver diversity unctions, thesystem has achieved downlink gains andhigher receiver sensitivity. As a result,

    the receiver unction is now directionallybalanced or both uplinks and downlinks.Whats more, Huawei took advantage othe nations unique landorm or highterrain sites and mounted antennas atsuitable points to expand sea coverage.Consequently, system coverage radius wasincreased by 0% and the total coveragearea by at least 40%. Te number o siteswas proportionally reduced by 30%, whichboth curtailed investment and acilitatedgreater environmental protection.

    Since the projects inception, the key

    perormance indexes (KPIs) o VodaoneIcelands network have all improvedconsiderably. Network quality, subscriberexperience, customer satisaction andoshore traic have all been greatlyenhanced, ensuring that Jack and his ellowisherman can beneit rom the greatersaety that eective communications deliver.

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    Orange opens up the Belgian Grand Prix

    In addition to other regions, Orangeoperates in European countries andserves nearly 85 million mobile subscribers.Regarded as the most capable Europeanoperator in R&D terms, the company boasts16 research institutes around the globe.Positioned as a leading European mobileoperator, Orange has remained dedicatedto developing new services and solutionsto perpetuate its stature across the industry.Te company has also been searching or a

    long-term strategic partner to help reduce itsCO and increase its operational revenue,and a strategic choice came to ruition withthe Belgian Grand Prix.

    Sharing excitement on theSpa-Francorchamps circuit

    GO, GO, GO KIMI! On September16, 007, the Belgian Formula 1 GrandPrix began in Spa-Francochamps amidst aurry o deaening screams and shouts and

    a sea o mobile phone activity as countlessans made video calls to share theirexcitement, while reporters rom all overthe world took ull advantage o the HSPAnetwork to cover the race.

    Te Spa-Francochamps circuit is locatedin the center o Belgium and has been thevenue or the Belgian Grand Prix since1985. he 6.973-kilometer circuit is thesports longest, and is generally regarded asthe leading world venue and home to the

    best races. racing the uneven contours oa hill, the circuit is considered to be one othe most challenging Grand Prix circuits,the downhill run providing an especiallybreathtaking stretch. he rugged terrainhas always hindered network coverageand high-speed mobile data serviceshave remained uneasible, representinga disappointment to the legion o answishing to record the action.

    In April 007, Huawei began deployingDistributed Node Bs in Belgium having

    ully considered the topographical variationsamong dierent spots in the circuit andlandorm complexity. Huawei proceededto implement its wireless network planningsolution and antennas based on existingsites surveys in a move to signicantly savethe operator, Orange, network constructioncosts by utilizing current equipment rooms,site equipment and antennas. IP and multi-carrier technologies were introduced toOranges network so as to enable end-to-

    end IP networking rom the interior tothe exterior, while greatly improving thesystems bandwidth throughput capability.

    Ater network reconstruction, Orangewas ab le to provide subscr ibers wi th arich and lexible service experience thatincluded mobile broadband services, VoIPand mobile V. he communicationsnetwork covering the Spa-Francochampscircuit has remained as a permanentxture that will benet legions o ans andreporters or years to come.

    GO, GO, GO!

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    Telecom Italia: higher speeds andnewer experiences

    elecom Italia is the seventh largest operator inthe world and is amous or its innovation. It plays adominant role in its domestic market, and operatesin numerous European and Latin American regionsincluding Germany, France, Holland, Brazil, Argentina,Bolivia and Cuba. Having already secured nearly 30million ixed and 60 million mobile subscribers, thecompany is seeking to expand its activities by investingEUR14 billion between 006 and 008.

    he constant development o the mobilecommunications industry has necessitated continualbase station adjustment in elecom Italias existingnetwork. Essential upgrades or HSPA and IPradio access networks (RAN) increase costs andendanger network perormance. elecom Italiaexpects to strengthen its position by providing anew network while decreasing capital expenditure(CAPEX) to meet the ast growing requirements or3G network capacity and the demand or the rapidinception o new services. Huaweis next-generationNode B solution and its associated business modelare designed to save millions o euros in network

    adjustment areas, and as such attracted elecomItalias interest.

    Mobile experiences on high-speedrailways

    By 008, Italy will deploy over 1,000km ohigh-speed railway track, with the Rome-Naplesand Milan-urin stretches already up and running.he highest train speeds reach 300km per hourand, in response to the public need or high-speedInternet services while in transit, elecom Italia hasplanned to launch its high-speed Internet servicein partnership with the railway company. HSDPAtechnology is adopted or back transmission throughwhich data is converted to Wi-Fi signals to acilitatethe Internet and other high-speed data services.

    On a h igh- speed r a i lway, ca l l t r a i c i sconcentrated in moving carriages, and solutiondesign in terms o construction costs and high-speed perormance should be considered, especiallytechnical diiculties brought about by Dopplerrequency shits at high speeds. Huaweis unique40W power amplier enables bi-directional divided

    linear coverage. Its unique high speed algorithm canovercome inluences rom both the Doppler eect

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    Telecom Italia expects to

    strengthen its position by

    providing a new network while

    decreasing CAPEX to meet the

    fast growing requirements for

    3G network capacity and thedemand for the rapid inception

    of new services. Huaweis next-

    generation Node B solution

    and its associated business

    model attracted Telecom Italias

    interest.

    and excessive cell handovers. Multi-RRUcombination technology can improveHSDPA perormance, and BBU pooltechnology can reduce BBU numbers andthus construction costs.

    o date, Huawei has completed thesolution design and network planningor the trial section o the Rome-Napleshigh-speed railway. In the near uture,subscribers can conveniently use high-

    speed Internet services on trains betweenRome and Naples with the same results asofce use.

    Romantic, golden holidays inSicily

    Sicily provided the scenic backdrop orthe award-winning movie Malena, and iswidely regarded by both ordinary touristsand celebrities as a romantic island anddesirable get-away location. July and August

    represent its peak-season months duringwhich tens o thousands o tourists descendon the island to enjoy the sunshine, thebeach and the islands rich history.

    For elecom Italia, the clusters otour is t s br ing about huge businessopportunities as the more diligent touristsutilize the HSPA network to keep upwith their business tasks, while others usetheir mobile phones to send photos orvideos to relatives and riends. elecomItalias existing network, however, ails

    to meet modern requirements and it isalmost impossible or subscribers to usehigh-speed mobile data services in Sicily,thus prompting the drive or networkenhancement.

    Guided by the premise o high-qualitybut low-cost customer solutions, Huaweiully employed elecom Italias existingresources while ensuring high qualityintegrity. Including towers, equipment

    rooms , power supp ly sys t ems andtransmission equipment, reuse has savedelecom Italia much investment during thenetwork reconstruction process. In terms operormance, the download rate o SicilysHSDPA network gradually increased rom1.8 to 7. Mbps, and more importantly,the network was adjusted beore the 007peak season. he KPIs have demonstrablyimproved, and problems concerningnetwork congestion and poor indoorcoverage have been completely eliminated.Network quality has been optimizedand improved, as enhanced customersatisaction and rapidly increasing traicrates testiy. Te new network is based onull-rate HSPA technology and enableselecom Italia to deploy new services. Notonly do greater number o subscribers nowuse elecom Italias services during theirstay in Sicily, but also the increased averagerevenue per user (ARPU) reects a positivegain or elecom Italia.

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    The fourth generation BTS

    n the mid-1990s, the rst generationBS with analog power amplier (PA)enabled people to have un in theirmobile communications. In 000,

    the second generation BS with digitalPA greatly accelerated the development omobile networks. In 005, the distributedBS, which represents the third generation

    BS, brought substantial changes tonetwork construction. With the applicationo the wideband RF and IP technologies,the ourth generation BS has nowbecoming a highlight in the industry, andully displaying its eatures o Convergence,Integration, All-IP and Green.

    Convergence

    he constant development o mobilecommunications has accelerated theupgrades o technologies and products.GSM networks are heading to the enhancedata rates or GSM evolution (EDGE)and EDGE+, while WCDMA networksare evolving to high-speed packet access(HSPA), HSPA+, and long term evolution(LE). Faced with dierent systemsincluding WiMAX, operators have toinvest much on operation and maintenancei dierent networks are constructed.Tereore, convergence has become a majorconcern throughout the industry.

    he BS accommodating dierentsys t ems deve lops typ ica l ly in twodirections. First is the initial stage, inwh ic h th e eq uipm en t room , an tenna,eeder and auxiliary equipment are shared,whil e di er ent networks use di eren ttypes o BS. Second, the sotware denedradio (SDR) technology is adopted to

    uniy the hardware o BSs in dierenttechnical systems. As a result, a hardwaremodule can be conigured to support aunique system such as GSM, WCDMAand CDMA, or even support two systemssimultaneously. his can enable smoothupgrades and reduce operation costs,including the cost o service parts.

    Integration

    Te need or greater capacity has beenincreasing with the drive o high-speeddata services. BSs adopting the multi-carrier technology have higher integrationand lower power consumption, and theycan acilitate smooth capacity expansion.Multi-carrier technology is the currenttrend or radio requency (RF) broadbandusage, and it is a key technology or theourth generation BS.

    Multi-carrier technology was irstapplied in 3G BSs. he G networkused single-carrier technology in its early

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    phase, but can now use multi-carriertechnology introduced rom 3G networks.In a traditional BS using single-carriertechnology, each carr ier inc ludes atransceiver and a power ampliicationunit. Multi-carrier technology employswid eba nd RF te ch nol og ie s, in wh ic hmultiple signals are combined through the

    digital intermediate requency (IF) and aretransmitted through a broadband powerampliier. In each multi-carrier module,the number o carriers can be lexiblyconigured and power can be sharedamong carriers. As a result, combinersare no longer needed, enabling lexiblecapacity expansion and reduced powerconsumption.

    In a grand expo our months ago inChina, the trafc was estimated 10 timesmore than usual. Te technical guarantee,however, had been proven to be an easyone. With the help o Huaweis ourthgeneration BS equipped with multi-carrier module, the network capacitywas expanded three times through dataconguration in one minute, without theneed o adding new cabinets or rentingnew equipment room.

    All-IP

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    Apple gained a whopping success by wining 10% of operators revenue generated from iPhone users, which

    raised a heated topic about changes in the value chain. In an industry with stiffer competition, transnational

    operators have to fight tooth and claw to get a new market share from their competitors, while regional

    operators are striving to grab a larger stage. The industry is undergoing a hurricane, a telecom analyst said.

    Higher requirements have been imposed on the existing networks with the introduction of new services,

    increased number of users and higher average minutes of usage. Facing decreased ARPU and increased OPEX,operators need a future-oriented wireless network solution to handle these challenges and boost their prots.

    ourth generation BS is to reduce resourceslike equipment room and energy. Highly-integrated BSs with low powerconsumption are the key to greencommunications.

    he ourth generation BSboasts enhanced eatures in itsintegrity and power consumption.

    ake a 1-RX BS o 3 sectors or example. Atraditional BS requires three cabinets and 8000Wpower consumption i air conditioning included.he ourth generation BS, however, needs onlyone cabinet and 000W power consumption evenin an equipment room with higher temperature. Bycomparison, costs on auxiliary equipment can bereduced by over 30%, while power consumptiono BSs can be saved more than 75%. For anoperator in South Arica, its traditional BSs canconsume energy equaling to USD1. billion in ave year period. I all the BSs use Huaweis ourthgeneration ones, a total o USD0.75 billion can besaved.

    Te year 008 will be characterized by networktransormation. An innovative and quick-responsepartner is needed in operators eort to explore theblue ocean. Relying on customer-based innovation,Huawei positions its technical development onGreen, Convergence, Broadband and Evolution.Huawei has taken the lead in releasing the ourthgeneration BS in the industry, and will always be apartner in building a uture-oriented network withoperators.

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    Pointing the wind vanes for BTSs

    higher requirements or bandwidth. Operators,however, have to ace various challenges in eachbandwidth expansion, such as replacing the existingequipment at a large scale, or making drastic changesin network architecture, especially in transmissionnetwork. High cost has become a curse in openingthe door o broadband.

    Te ourth generation BS can solve the above-

    mentioned problems. Based on IP and widebandRF technologies, the RF channel can be up to0MB, while transmission interace can support100MB traic. As only data coniguration isneeded to enable the changes between dierentsystems, operators can protect their investmentduring network transormation. For example, a3x4 GSM BS can be conigured to a 3x HSPABS. Tis conguration does not require hardwarereplacement, but the transmission speed can beincreased rom MB to 0MB.

    Huaweis ourth generation BS has gaineda leading position, thanks to the companys richexperience in broadband and IP. In 006, Huaweisucceeded in deploying an All-IP HSPA networkin Japan, which marks the very irst time that IPtechnology is introduced into mobile networks.At the end o 007, Huawei helped an operatorestablish its networks in Szechwan, China, using theGSM BSs based on a wideband platorm.

    Green

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    3G technologieswo h i gh l igh t s in the r i chdevelopment o the 3G networksare advanced technologies andhigh eiciency. However, the

    GSM network is the most widely appliednetwork in the world. Ater a decade odevelopment, the GSM network is stillavored and constantly evolves due to thematurity o technical applications and

    business models.Reviewing the G developments

    rom 3G commercial applications, peoplemay ask: Is it possible to apply the high-eiciency and energy-saving technologieso the 3G systems to the G systems? Canwe smoothly evolve the G systems tothe 3G systems? Huaweis new-generationEnerG GSM solution will oer you thebest answer.

    Multi-carrier technology

    for 2GIn the traditional GSM base transceiver

    station (BS), a radio requency unit(RFU) can only process one carrier signal,thereore, a 1-RX macro BS needs 1RFUs. Each BS is cumbersome whenequipped with the necessary combinersand duplexers. With technical innovations,each RFU can now process two radiorequency (RF) signals, and a 1-RX

    High efficiency 3G PAtechnology for 2G

    o deploy a wireless network withoverall coverage and good perormance,thousands o BSs may be needed. As aresult, the costs o BSs account or thebiggest proportion o overall network

    construction costs. In each BS thatworks as a radio transceiver, the RF powerampliier (PA) is the most importantcomponent. he linear PA accountsor about 1/3 o the total cost o eachBS, and the RF PA is a main powerconsumption unit o BS.

    o cut BS costs, an eective methodis to decrease the costs o the RF PA unitor each BS. his requires the use o aPA that has wide bandwidth, high lineareatures, and increased efciency.

    Te DPD + Doherty high-efciencydigital PA technology does quite well. Tedigital pre-distortion (DPD) technologyenables signal pre-distortion. A pre-distorter is cascaded over a PA. Because thenon-linear distortions enabled by the pre-distorter are equivalent to those enabledby the PA in quantity but are opposite inunction, thus high linear PA output canbe achieved.

    he Doherty PA technology has twomain parts: the carrier (C) ampliier and

    By Pang Yingwen

    2G BTS draws on

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    macro BS needs only 6 dual transceiverunits (DRUs) and less combiners andduplexers. Compared with the BS withsingle-RXs RFU, the new-generationBS is smaller, leaner, and oers betterradio perormance.

    Currently, Huawei is the only vendorwho has developed a QRU - a type oRFU based on multi-carrier technology.

    Each QRU supports the processing o sixRF signals. Digital intermediate requency(IF) combining technology is also used. SixRF signals are combined in the QRU,and no independent combiner is required.Power o the six RF signals can be sharedto improve radio perormance. Te QRUbased on the multi-carrier technology isthe same size as a DRU, but has threetimes the capacity o the DRU.

    Multi-carrier technology can bringno t ewor t hy imp r ovement s t o Gnetworks. ake Huaweis indoor macroBS301 or example, since the QRUand DRU are the s ame s i ze , theBS301 is able to support both theQRU and DRU at the same time. TeDRU-based BS301 can support upto 1 RXs and needs combiners. heQRU-based BS301 can support up to36 RXs without combiners. o constructa S1/1/1 site, an operator needs threeDRU-based BS301s or only oneQRU-based BS301 with no combiner.

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    the peak (P) ampliier. he carrier PA works constantly,whi le the peak PA works only at the preset peak. hecarrier PA works in a nearly saturated state to get higherefciency, and it amplies most signals. Te peak PA works

    only at the peak value, and does not consume power mosto the time. he linear area with combined output andinput eatures has been greatly expanded rom the lineararea o a single ampliier, which enables high eiciencywhen signals are in the linear area.

    Huaweis new-generation GSM RF PA improveseiciency up to 50% while saving over 49% in powerconsumption when compared with a traditional BS.his is accomplished by coupling power ampliicationtechnology with some innovative PA power consumptionmanagement technologies like intelligent shut-o o PApower and dynamic adjustment o PA voltage.

    I existing sites are replaced by Huaweis new-

    generation BSs that adopt the 3G high-eiciency PAand the multi-carrier technology, a medium-sized citywith ,000 sites can save 33.9 million kilowatts (KW)o electricity each year. Te environment is spared ,000tons o carbon dioxide (CO) emissions and the operatorsaves money too.

    Distributed architecture for

    2G BTS

    o reduce 3G network construction costs, Huaweipioneered in launching 3G Node Bs based on thedistributed architecture in 005. In the distributedarchitecture, the baseband unit (BBU) and the remoteradio unit (RRU) are separated and connected through thestandard common public radio interace (CPRI).

    he distributed architecture divides the traditionalNode Bs into two small modules, BBU and RRU. hisacilitates site acquisition, simpliies installation, anddrastically cuts 3G network construction costs. Basedon its mature design and application experience in 3Gdistributed Node Bs, Huawei launched the DBS3036, aGSM distributed BS with large capacity, high integrity

    and high reliability.By applying advanced 3G RF technologies like multi-

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    Huaweis next

    genaration GSMdistributed BTS

    3G distributed Node Bs are maturing and GSMoperators have begun to cooperate with telecom vendors toexplore the possibilities o applying distributed BSs in theGSM eld. However, many products are simple imitations

    o 3G distributed Node Bs in appearance, installationeatures and transmission media. he act is that GSMnetworks are signicantly dierent rom universal mobiletelecommunications system (UMS) networks, especiallyin capacity, evolution and environmental impact.

    Not mere imitations

    GSM distributed BSs are not mere imitationso the 3G models, but are deinitely inheritance andimprovement based on the original. Hardware sharing thesame platorm represents the idea o modular design andproduct maturity. As the smallest and lightest BS in theindustry, Huaweis next-generation GSM distributed BSis based on the latest platorm that is applicable to UMSnetworks and even long-term evolution (LE) networks.

    Te next-generation GSM distributed BSs basebandunit (BBU) inherits high integrity rom the 3G distributedNode Bs. Its common public radio interace (CPRI) andboard structure are o mature designs, while the remoteradio unit (RRU) has been greatly improved. By adoptingthe natural heat dissipation mode and compact size, theRRU is o higher stability, larger capacity, and greateroutput power. he distributed BS maturity has beenshined based on in-depth commercial test data, and the

    BS eatures optimized radio requency (RF) components,heat dissipation, and antenna system.

    A basic re quirement or GSM networks i s theassurance o smooth evolution to uture networks.Huaweis next-generation GSM distributed BS enablesGSM and UMS systems to share the same platorm,ully supporting coexistence o G and 3G networksand smooth evolution to uture networks. he productalso adopts the IP platorm design mode and uses IP

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    carrier technology and the high-efciency digital PA tothe G system, Huawei will soon launch the RRU3036or new-generation G distributed BSs. EachRRU3036 can support up to 6 carriers. For an S6/6/6site, only three RRU3036 modules are needed. In theuture, big, bulky BSs with high power consumption

    will be phased out in G network construction.

    End-to-end IP technologies

    he GSM and the WCDMA belong to the samestandard system and support smooth evolution. heIP radio access network (RAN) technology used in 3Gsystems has many similarities to the BSS IP technologyused in G systems. Te IP technologies adopted in 3Gsystems can all be used in G systems and guarantee thesustainable development o G systems.

    In product platorm development, the BSC and

    BS o the GSM system are both based on an All-IPplatorm. his dramatically improves the integrationo G products, decreases power consumption andmaintenance costs, and enables smooth evolution to 3Gsystems. In the past, 5 to10 cabinets were needed or aBSC that supports ,000 RXs, including the packetcontrol unit (PCU) and transcoder (C). Now onlyone cabinet is required with Huaweis new-generationBSC6000 designed with the IP platorm technology. TeBSC6000 and the radio network controller (RNC) areboth based on the PARC IP platorm. Te BSC6000 canbe upgraded to a RNC by a simple sotware upgrade andreplacement o a ew interace boards.

    In networking, Huaweis new-generation distributedBS provides IP interaces or G networks. heGb interace, Abis interace and A interace are alldesigned to support IP connection directly. As a result,the structure o the G network is simpliied, thetransmission expenses in G networking are curtailed,and increased requirements or digital services canbe accommodated. For example, the 3G network oEMOBILE in Japan has saved up to 95% lease expenseson transmission devices each year ater adoptingHuaweis IP RAN solution.

    When 3G IP technologies are used in G productdevelopment and IP networking, the reliability andeiciency o G networks can be greatly improved.hrough IP networking, such unctions as the BSCpool or the MSC pool can be conveniently enabled.I a BSC or MSC in the network ails in transmission,another BSC or MSC can take up the services andsystem services will not be interrupted.

    Huawei has diversiied and upgraded mobileapplications by introducing advanced 3G technologiesto the G system. By adopting the same technologies,G and 3G products will naturally evolve rom technicalconvergence to product convergence.

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    technologies rom the core to interaces.Based on extensive experience in the IPield, Huawei has pioneered in usingthe IP clock server to transer clockson IP networks and realized IP mobilenetworking rom network elements to theoverall network architecture.

    Full display of distributedfeatures

    Di e r ing r om Nod e B s in 3Gnetworks, GSM BSs require largerc ap ac i t y . A t p r e s en t , many GSMdistributed BSs in the industry supportonly two carr ier s due to technical

    limitations, which seriously limits coveragescenarios. hese BSs can only be usedas components or macro BSs or orsmall-capacity indoor coverage. o utilizedistributed eatures, the next-generationGSM distributed BSs must supportlarge-capacity networking and providethe capabilities o macro BSs in terms ocoverage and expansion.

    Huaweis next-generation distributedBS stands out rom al l the GSMdistributed BSs that can be installedon towers or its support o S4/4/4conigurat ion and S1/1/1 aterupgrades. he application perormancewith 30W cab inet- top output power isequivalent to that o a macro BS.

    By using Huaweis next-generation GSMBS, operators can have up to 36 carriers inbaseband processing, and can add two BBUsto expand each single BS to support 1cells and 7 carriers. Tis can greatly enrichthe application scenarios o GSM distributedBSs and handle the requirements o heavy-traic users and highly-integrated services,

    whether indoors or outdoors. In each sector,a single RRU o Huaweis next-generationGSM distributed BS can support 4 carriers,and the capacity can be urther expandedthrough cascading. Since the unit supportstransmit diversity and 4-antenna receivediversity, the receive sensitivity can be upto -11.5 dBm at normal temperature.Operators can stop worrying about degraded

    quality o service (QoS) and wont need toconstruct more sites or plan more networks,while enjoying the eatures o distributedBSs.

    Wi t h t h e p u r p o s e s o r e d u c in genergy consumption, noise pollution,electromagnetic radiation and intererence,Huawei has transplanted a green ideainto the design o its next-generationGSM distributed BS. By adopting digitalpower ampliier and intelligent powercontrol technologies, Huaweis next-generation GSM distributed BS achievesa power ampliication eiciency o morethan 40%. As a result, power consumptionis urther decreased while the same outputpower is maintained.

    Experience promises abright future

    Engineer ing exper ience rom 3Gnetworks is greatly helpul in deployingGSM distributed BSs. With its 3Gdistributed Node Bs, Huawei helpedVodaone Spain migrate the networks inMadrid and Barcelona. By installing RRUson towers to improve coverage, VodaoneSpain greatly improved its voice qualityand high-speed packet access (HSPA) datathroughput.

    In Hong Kong, where eatures themost complicated wireless environmentand great diiculty in site acquisition,

    Huawei used the ray-tracing model and3G distributed Node Bs to build a high-quality network, while saving space andrental costs.

    In Singapore, Huawei used distributedNode Bs to realize the coverage o twodierent scenarios in downtown areas andresidential areas. By using ber extensionsand reading directly the original networkconiguration data, Huawei managed tospeed up the network optimization witha record-setting delivery o 100 sites perweek.

    I n J a p a n , H u a w e i t a i l o r e d i t sdistributed Node Bs to meet the operatorsrigorous requirements or earthquake

    resistance, moisture resistance, natural heatdissipation, and reliability, and succeededin cons t ruc t ing the a s t e s t mobi lebroadband network nationwide with morethan 70% coverage.

    Al though the mature appl icat ion o3G distributed Node Bs have signicantlyinuenced the GSM network deployment,operators are still looking orward to anext-generation distributed BS solutiontailored or GSM networks, rather thanequipment that enables simple separationin physica l architecture. he next-generation GSM distributed BS cantruly help operators build high efciency,high quality and quickly operable GSMnetworks that provide competitive servicesand products.

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    Green BTS

    By Wu Wujun

    loba l t e l ecom equipmentsuppliers are rolling out theirown green BSs. However,each might have a dierent

    understanding on the denition o a greenBS since currently there is no deinedstandard in the industry.

    I we analyze the one-time capitalexpenditure (CAPEX) beore launch timeand the operational expenditure (OPEX)aterwards, it is apparent that a real greenBS should incorporate environmentalprotection into product design and produce

    to signiicantly lower the total cost oownership (CO) while saving energy.

    he green BS bene i t s mobi leoperators mainly in these three importantareas: auxiliary equipment, networkdeployment, and environmental protectionand resources utilization.

    Reducing sites andsaving auxiliary cost

    As the cost o BS oten occupies onlyaround 30% o one site CAPEX, whilein Europe and other developed countries,the proport ion in CAPEX is about15%. Reducing the site related auxiliaryequipment will directly decrease CAPEX.Higher integration is thus demanded.

    Suppose a GSM site with S1/1/1typical coniguration in dense urban, theootprint o site with traditional BS willbe over 1.5m. I the ootprint can bedecreased to 0.5m, acquisition o 10,000

    sites will save operators over USD10million in Europe. Due to small dimensionsand light weight, more than 70% civilworks can be reduced at the same time.With increasing price o uel, more cost onOPEX could be urther saved.

    In the industry, promoting integration,adding external combiner, or shortening thebackup time by reducing battery acilities iscommonly used to make the site acquisitioneasier. Due to low BS integration and sitelimitation brought by tower, space, cost etc.,the number o eeders and antennas will

    be consequently restricted. o realize thatmultiple carriers share the same eeder andantenna, an expensive external combinerhas to be added.

    Te green BS will be able to provide4 to 6 carriers by one common port. For aS1/1/1 site, only 1 to battery cabinetsare required, about 0.5m occupied, whichmakes site acquisition more convenientand lexible, saves CAPEX, and shortensthe network planning and rollout period.

    Power consumption cutby 50%

    Environmentally riendly productsgenerally eature lower power consumption,less noise, less electromagnetic radiation,and lower environmental impact. hatis precisely what the green BS aims toachieve.

    For example, a typical GSM S4/4/4 sitewith a traditional macro BS consumed

    1,600W in 007, and the total powerconsumption o the site was around3,000W. I power consumption o bothBS and auxiliary equipment can beoptimized, a site with less than 450Wpower consumption will lead to 85%decrease in total power consumption,which is about ,000 kilowatt hours persite every year. hat means 70 millionliters o uel, accounting or USD400million, and would be saved or an AricanGSM operator with 10,000 outdoor sitesin 5 years.

    o achieve this target, Huawei greenBS adopts enhanced Doherty technology,the latest power ampliier chipset, andbrand new hardware design to realizeenergy conservation and environmentalprotection by a three-tier approach.

    First, the latest power amplier chipsetand high eiciency scheduling algorithmcan eectively reduce more than 60% othe static power, substantially avoiding theunnecessary waste o energy.

    Second, industry-wide power ampliereiciency was less than 33% in 006,but with the latest chipset and enhancedDPD & Doherty technologies , theampliier eiciency is improved rom33% to 45%. It is sae to orecast thatthe power ampliier eiciency will beimproved to 50% by the year 008. As aconsequence, power consumption will beurther decreased, and uel consumptionand emission o carbon dioxide will besigniicantly reduced. By using high-eiciency power ampliier technologies

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    and the latest ampliier chipset, the internal heatgenerated by the BS components is greatlydecreased. Te traditional heat dissipation methodssuch as air-conditioning and heat-exchange canbe replaced by convection cooling or natural heatdissipation, eliminating noise and saving energy.

    hird, according to a number o industryconsulting rms, 750W power supply is a dividingline between green energy and uel engine. I a less-than 750W BS uses green energy, investmentbalance can be reached within three years comparedwith that uses a uel engine. For small BSs ordistributed BSs in low traic areas, such as theBSs o one sector and less than transceivers,their power consumption is ar less than 750W.Tereore, the green energy such as solar, and windcan be used to power the BSs. Tis not only savesthe investment, but also takes ull advantage o usingnatural energy to eliminate environmental pollution.

    Easier installation

    It is well known that a traditional BS iscomposed o many modules including baseband, RF,combiner, transmission, operation and management.hese cause very complicated wiring and rigidinstallation mode, making site construction andexpansion difcult.

    In 005, distributed BS with open commonport radio interace (CPRI) was developed as the rstmodular BS. As the distributed BS is physically

    divided into baseband module and RF moduleinterconnected through optical ber, the exibility osite acquisition and installation is greatly enhanced.With regard to the dimensions, a baseband modulethat is 3U to 4U in height can enable the installationon the existing equipment such as an automaticpower management (APM) cabinet, transmissionequipment cabinet or remote equipment room.Tanks to its light weight, the RF module supportsvar ious ins tal lation modes inc luding instal lat ionon tower, pole, or against wall. Because o itssmall capacity (one or two carriers), a traditionaldistributed BS is only


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