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Ultra-Reliable Networks – A Mobile Operator
Perspective
Critical Communications World
Amsterdam – June 2nd 2016
Mansoor Hanif
Director of Radio Access Networks

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1. Introduction: EE/BT driving UK comms to the front and center
2. Characteristics of an Ultra-Reliable Network
3. A Roadmap to Ultra-Reliable Networks
4. The Role of Innovation
5. Future Business for Ultra-Reliable Networks
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Contents

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02/06/2016EE Confidential 4
Characteristics of an Ultra-Reliable Network
EE is building an “Ultra-reliable” network because we believe every call
is Mission Critical
• Networks should work always and everywhere
• Mobile Coverage: Close to 100% population coverage, 95% Geographical
coverage
• IoT Coverage: Close to 100% (Indoor and Outdoor)
• >4*9s Reliability on system level through layered contingency
• Voice Drops < 0.05%, Data Drops close to 0% in a pervasive seamless multi-
RAT environment (LTE/Wifi/LAA/D2D)
• Airborne rapid response within 1 hour/ Terrestrial within 3 hours/Temporary
coverage replacement through tethered balloons and UAVs
• QoS prioritisation and capacity on demand

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Ultra Resilient Network
Battery/Generator backup
Building an “Ultra” Resilient Network
Flood protection
2nd Transmission link
Air mast/UAV/Network in a Box
Site Design solutions Temporary solutions
Rapid response Vehicles
(Mobile BTS with Satcom)
Portable Transmission unit
Existing Operational contract uplifted to
deliver improved SLA
Swap out old (20+ years) BTS & Txm
equipment for new equipment with
improved reliability and monitoring
Operational support uplift
Network refresh

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• Coverage & Capacity: new site builds, carrier aggregation, 800MHz
deployment + VoLTE
• Investment: Battery Backup, Fixed and Mobile Generators, resilient
transmission, Flood defences, RRVs
• Mindset: Site Access, Preventive maintenance, Mobile Generator pre-
positioning. Revised SLAs
• Regulatory: Wider powers for site access and planning permission/antenna
heights, power protection, access to underground tunnels
• New 3GPP features: Security, QoS-Prioritisation, High Availability and
Resiliency, MC-PTT, Pro-Se, Nb-IoT, eMTC
• Innovation: Sat backhaul, Airborne DR, Amphibian RRV, NiB
Predictive policing
Remote health
management
Building an Ultra-Reliable Network
Community
reassurance and crowd
sourcing

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Rural small cell
with in-band
backhaul
Rural small cell with
satellite backhaul
Some high terrain not suitable for
terrestrial coverage
Rural small cell –
BT products
Infill railway coverage
(cuttings)
Railway
tunnel
coverage
Tethered Balloons &
UAV NiB solutions
Innovating to Reach 100%

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Mission-critical things: on land sea & air
• Guaranteed
Narrow-Band+ QCI-Priority+D2D: tighten the net
• Rel 13 brings eMTC and NB-IoT: less bandwidth
and more deep indoor coverage (up to 20dB) for
lower data rates and battery life up to 10 yrs –
modules expected <5USD
• Mission-critical 4G networks can provide location
tracking and command/control services nationally
for commercial UAVs or any connected vehicle
• A mission-critical 4G network is the best solution
to avoid accidents, enforce no-fly zones and
controlled descent
• EE proposes to work with CAA/NATS/MOD/OfCom
and the RPAS community to pilot, socialise and
industrialise UAVoLTE networks
• Future D2D capability will bring 100% coverage
by meshing all devices to the macro network

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Ultra-reliable networks for Business
• Guaranteed
LTE-Pro Networks: One ring to connect them all
• Unbeatable Coverage and Capacity compared to
any dedicated “vertical network”
• New 3GPP features to offer tiered QoS to
Businesses (Industrials, Energy, Education,
Defence, Broadcast) and Public Services
• Mission-critical command-and-control services for
connected cars, UAVs, trains, ships
• Mission-critical IoT with Nb-IoT and eMTC
• A2G + LTE-Satellite Backhaul + Airmasts: Building
Hetnets in the Blue Sky
• Mobile Vehicle Gateways + D2D: A moving mesh
to reach 100% coverage and reliability