This report presents a technical analysis of HSPA+ technology as well as issues surrounding the refarming of WCDMA at 900MHz,A significant number of mobile operators will be upgrading from HSPDA to HSPA+ technology as an interim stop gap before eventually migrating to LTE, according to the latest report from EJL Wireless Research titled '3GPP Release 7 HSPA+ (Evolved HSPA) Network Migration Analysis.' 'LTE technology remains on the longer term horizon but HSPA+ is here and now. The increase of UMTS downlink speeds of up to 21Mbps peak will significantly improve the consumer's mobile broadband experience.While mobile operators are migrating towards Evolved HSPA (HSPA+), many questions remain: How will operators implement 64-QAM and MIMO in HSPA+ Node B sites' How will UMTS/WCDMA be implemented through spectrum refarming' We have completed a detailed technical analysis on both issues, highlighting opportunities for suppliers to benefit from this migration,' said founder and President, Earl Lum. 'Given the economic uncertainty through 2009 and 2010, it is clear that mobile operators will upgrade to HSPA+ technology during 2009-2011. Furthermore, the drive for higher spectral efficiency will mean that mobile operators need to begin planning on CAPEX for 900MHz refarming during this timeframe,' said Lum.The report includes detailed analysis for the following mobile equipment vendors: Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei Technologies, NEC, Nokia Siemens Networks, and ZTE. Detailed block diagrams for RF filters, duplexers, multicarrier power amplifiers (MCPA's) and antennas are included.

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3GPP Release 7 HSPA+ (Evolved HSPA) Network Migration Analysis
Published on January 2009
Report Summary
This report presents a technical analysis of HSPA+ technology as well as issues surrounding the refarming of WCDMA at 900MHz,
A significant number of mobile operators will be upgrading from HSPDA to HSPA+ technology as an interim stop gap before
eventually migrating to LTE, according to the latest report from EJL Wireless Research titled '3GPP Release 7 HSPA+ (Evolved
HSPA) Network Migration Analysis.' 'LTE technology remains on the longer term horizon but HSPA+ is here and now. The increase of
UMTS downlink speeds of up to 21Mbps peak will significantly improve the consumer's mobile broadband experience.
While mobile operators are migrating towards Evolved HSPA (HSPA+), many questions remain: How will operators implement
64-QAM and MIMO in HSPA+ Node B sites' How will UMTS/WCDMA be implemented through spectrum refarming' We have
completed a detailed technical analysis on both issues, highlighting opportunities for suppliers to benefit from this migration,' said
founder and President, Earl Lum. 'Given the economic uncertainty through 2009 and 2010, it is clear that mobile operators will
upgrade to HSPA+ technology during 2009-2011. Furthermore, the drive for higher spectral efficiency will mean that mobile operators
need to begin planning on CAPEX for 900MHz refarming during this timeframe,' said Lum.
The report includes detailed analysis for the following mobile equipment vendors: Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei Technologies,
NEC, Nokia Siemens Networks, and ZTE. Detailed block diagrams for RF filters, duplexers, multicarrier power amplifiers (MCPA's)
and antennas are included.
Table of Content
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .4
CHAPTER 1: STATUS OF HSDPA AND HSUPA DEPLOYMENT ..5
1.1 HSDPA.. 6
1.2 HSUPA .. 6
CHAPTER 2: UPGRADE TO HSPA+8
2.1 MIMO Technology ..... 8
2.2 Vendor Compatibility with 64-QAM.....10
CHAPTER 3: THE OPPORTUNITY IN 3/3.5G INFRASTRUCTURE..... 12
3.1 New Network Capacity: ..13
3.2 China...16
3.3 India....17
CHAPTER 4: SPECTRUM REFARMING .. 18
4.1 Technical Challenges with Spectrum Re-farming: ...20
CHAPTER 5: DESCRIPTION OF BTS HARDWARE IN THE INSTALLED BASE..... 26
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5.1 Antenna Configurations ..26
5.2 Exceptions in North America27
5.3 Filters and RF Plumbing ..28
5.4 Power Amplifiers31
5.5 Radios .32
CHAPTER 6: REMOTE RADIO HEAD ADOPTION ANALYSIS..... 33
List of Tables
Table 1: Evolution of the 3GPP Standard.....5
Table 2: Global W-CDMA NodeB Market Share (normalized to 3 sector sites), 2007-2008 ... 12
Table 3: Global Forecast of NodeB Deployment by Frequency, 2006-2010..... 12
Table 4: Global Forecast of W-CDMA NodeB Deployment by OEM (normalized to 3 sector sites). 15
Table 5: Global Forecast of W-CDMA NodeB Installations by Architecture (2005-2010) . 34
Table 6: Global W-CDMA Networks (Albania-Kuwait) .. 38
Table 7: Global W-CDMA Networks (con't) (Latvia-USA) ... 39
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1: W-CDMA Networks Deployed and/or Announced to date .....6
Exhibit 2: Networks to be upgraded by Dec 2010.....7
Exhibit 3: Real-world Performance of Mobile Data Networks 7
Exhibit 4: Estimated Throughput Benefits of MIMO and Higher Order Modulation ...9
Exhibit 5: Peak Downlink Data Rate Limits, In Standards vs. Practical Implementation ...9
Exhibit 6: The Opportunity for Hardware Upgrades to HSPA+ .... 11
Exhibit 7: Global W-CDMA NodeB Market Share by Vendor, 2008 (3 sector sites), 2008 13
Exhibit 8: Potential Frequency Bands and Regions for W-CDMA Spectrum Re-Farming.. 18
Exhibit 9: Throughput performance for 900-WCDMA tests. 20
Exhibit 10: Architecture of a 900 MHz W-CDMA Overlay.... 22
Exhibit 11: Overlay of W-CDMA on a typical 850 MHz GSM system in North America .... 23
Exhibit 12: An 850-WCDMA overlay using a 3rd-party power amplifier..... 24
Exhibit 13: Example of Complex Plumbing for UMTS with TDMA, GSM, and EDGE 25
Exhibit 14: Typical Antenna Configuration for W-CDMA, GSM and EDGE.. 26
Exhibit 15: A Typical 1990's Antenna Configuration (United States).. 27
Exhibit 16: A Common 2008 Antenna Configuration (United States) . 28
Exhibit 17: A Common GSM/EDGE/W-CDMA Deployment Outside of North America 29
Exhibit 18: Deployment of GSM/EDGE/W-CDMA using 900/1800/2100 MHz bands . 30
Exhibit 19: Remote Radio Head architecture.... 33
Exhibit 20: Global Forecast of W-CDMA NodeB Installations by Architecture (2005-2010) ... 34
Exhibit 21: Trial Site Implementation of RRH for Vodafone UK ... 35
Exhibit 22: Vodafone Rationale for RRH .... 36
Exhibit 23: Benefits of RRH Deployment ... 36
Exhibit 24: Integration of the RRH into an Antenna Array.. 37
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