• LAA Boosts LTE data speeds with unlicensed 5 GHz band • 4% or less of 5 GHz band provides up to 150 Mbps boost • Unlicensed spectrum to be shared fairly between Wi-Fi and LTE • LTE LAA is on road to 5G • Ericsson first to announce availability of commercial LAA in 2015

1. LTE
License Assisted
Access

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41% mobile users highly satisfied with indoor
mobility – users will pay more for better service
Mobility Demand
Source: Ericsson November Mobility Report &
Ericsson ConsumerLab
Willingness to pay: Indoor vs. Outdoor
8x Growth in Smartphone Traffic by 2020
. . . Growing & Emerging Indoor Apps
Video on Command Virtual group activities
Real-time assistance
& learning
Wearable devices
Real Time Calling Contextual augmented
reality shopping

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Wireless spectrum is finite
Higher data speeds & more capacity
requires better spectrum utilization
LTE Carrier Aggregation optimizes
spectrum use & increases data speeds
Mobility supply
Wi-FiLTE
Consumer, Business,
Enterprise and
Industrial Users
Residential,
Enterprise
Supply of
Unused
Spectrum
Wireless
Network
Demand

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Band Availability
• Large amount of unlicensed spectrum
available in 5 GHz band
Regulatory Activity
• Extensive collection of global regulations
within 3GPP RP-140054
• Mid 5 GHz radar detection in most regions
• Japan has a 4ms max transmission
duration and listen before talk (LBT)
• Europe has LBT, max transmission
duration & transmission BW requirements
5 GHz Spectrum
A Wireless Opportunity
5 GHz Spectrum
Korea
China
Japan
US
EU
100 MHz 150 MHzS180 MHz100 MHz
255 MHz100 MHz 100 MHz
125 MHz100 MHz 100 MHz
100 MHz 100 MHz 255 MHz
100 MHz 100 MHz 255 MHz 100 MHz
5150 5350 5470 5725 5825 5875
f [MHz]

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License assisted Access (LAA)
Applying LTE-A Benefits to Unlicensed Spectrum
LTE
Consumer, Business, Enterprise
and Industrial Users
Wi-Fi
Residential, Enterprise
LAA
Aggregation of LTE on
Licensed & Unlicensed
Spectrum
Supply of
Unused
Spectrum
Wireless
Network
Demand
Unlicensed
Spectrum
Licensed
Spectrum

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LTE licensed spectrum for performance
PLUS
LTE unlicensed spectrum for speed boost
• Speed boost to carry additional data payload
• Using only 4 percent of the 5 GHz band, LAA
can provide up to a 150 Mbps speed increase
• LTE efficiencies applied to unlicensed
spectrum
LAA
Unlocks 5 GHz spectrum for LTE
LTE Small Cells
improved performance
LAA Unlicensed
1+ Gbps
LTE Macro
Performance
LTE Primary Carrier
Licensed Spectrum
LTE Secondary Carrier
Unlicensed Spectrum
Using LTE Advanced Technology to
Aggregate Licensed & Unlicensed Spectrum

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Sharing Goal – LAA not to impact Wi-Fi
services more than an additional Wi-Fi
network on the same carrier
• 2-step approach
• On start up, choose least busy carrier
• Share channel access time fairly with Wi-Fi,
conforming to regulations in various regions
• 3GPP studying coexistence options
Sharing 5 GHz spectrum fairly
LTE Wi-Fi Coexistence
Fair Sharing
Wi-FiLTE

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Fair sharing Trial
Wi-Fi Performance Maintained
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Total served traffic per operator and macro cell [Mbps]
ObjectDataRatePerUser(Meanand5thperc)[Mbps]
0 100 200 300 400 500
Simultaneous Wi-Fi and LAA
(with coexistance solution)
LTE A ON/OFF
WiFi B
Source: Ericsson
Two Wi-Fi operators only
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
0 100 200 300 400 500
Total served traffic per operator and macro cell [Mbps]
ObjectDataRatePerUser(Meanand5thperc)[Mbps]
WiFi A
WiFi B

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LTE In-Building
• Two Carrier LTE with peak
speeds up to 300 Mbps
• Performance maintained
under load
Wi-Fi In-Building
• Peak speeds of 1 Gbps
• Performance may degrade
under load
LAA Improving App Coverage
300 Mbps
peak
1 Gbps
peak
Wi-Fi
LTE

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LAA Improving App Coverage
LAA Delivers Performance and Speed
LAA Performance
• Excellent LTE
performance on Licensed
Band
• Speed bursts &
performance of LTE on
Unlicensed Band
• Real-time Apps supported
with LTE on Unlicensed
Band
1 Gbps peak
LAA Real Time Video Call

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LAA Benefits All Users
• Additional capacity and
efficiencies of LAA can
offload LTE and Wi-Fi
• More capacity to support
indoor applications for all
users
LAA Improving App Coverage
All Users Benefit
300 Mbps
peak
1 Gbps
peak
Wi-Fi
LTE
LAA

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Developing EcoSystem
DEVICESSTANDARDS
NETWORK
Device availability
Regulatory activity
Band availability
Standards development
LAA chipsets expected to be
available late 2015

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LTE Operator
• Access to unlicensed spectrum for increased
network capacity and higher data speeds
• Quality LTE coverage with LTE spectral
efficiencies
• Management of a single network
• Enhanced performance for Enterprise
• Enables operators to realize full LTE-A
potential
Consumer
• Faster mobile broadband data speeds
• Excellent network performance – both
indoors and outdoors
• Seamless Indoor / Outdoor Mobility
• Carrier-grade security, reliability and QoS
• LAA increases system capacity which
benefits all consumers (LTE, Wi-Fi, LAA)
LAA Benefits summary
Improving App Coverage
Consumers Receive Excellent Performance and High Data Speeds

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3GPP Study Item approved in RAN #65
• This study will evaluate LTE enhancements for a single global solution framework for
licensed-assisted access to unlicensed spectrum.
• High priority is on the completion of the DL only scenario.
RAN1 and RAN4 Work Items expected to start afterwards
Rel-13 LAA Standardization
3GPP Update
Work ItemsStudy Item
RAN#64
Jun. ‘14
RAN#65
Sept. ’14
RAN#66
Dec. ’14
RAN#67
Mar. ’15
RAN#68
Jun. ‘15
RAN#69
Sep. ‘15
RAN#70
Dec. ’15
RAN#71
Mar. ‘16

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LAA small cell enhancement
Wi-FimRRUSRBS 6501 RBS 6401RBS 6302
Outdoor Indoor
RBS 6402 Radio Dot System
LTE
LAA
Wi-Fi
LAA on
RBS 6402 Indoor Pico Cell
LAA Available on Pico Cell (RBS 6402), 2015
Pico Cell Configuration
• Licensed LTE Band
• Unlicensed 5 GHz LAA
• Optional Wi-Fi
LAA on rest of small cell portfolio as per market demand
3GPP Rel. 13 solution expected 2016 - 2017
Small Cell Portfolio

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LAA 5G Components:
LAA – On the road to 5g
Combines
licensed and
unlicensed
spectrum
Utilizes
High Band
5 GHz
Small Cell
Based

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• LAA Boosts LTE data speeds with unlicensed 5 GHz band
• 4% or less of 5 GHz band provides up to 150 Mbps boost
• Unlicensed spectrum to be shared fairly between Wi-Fi and LTE
• LTE LAA is on road to 5G
•Ericsson first to announce availability of commercial LAA in 2015
LAA summary