Download as PDF, PPTX
Uploaded byDavid Chambers
Choosing an enterprise wireless solution
This document summarizes key points from a January 2015 webinar on choosing the right in-building wireless solutions. It discusses the worsening of cellular service indoors and an overview of options like distributed antenna systems (DAS), distributed radio systems (DRS), small cells, and enterprise Wi-Fi. Factors that influence the choice of solution include the building size, user needs, operator requirements, usage scenarios, and commercial models. The document provides a comparison of DAS, DRS and small cells and discusses primary decision factors for choosing a solution.
More Related Content
Similar to Choosing an enterprise wireless solution
Choosing an enterprise wireless solution
- 1. January 2015 ThinkSmallCell Webinar David Chambers, Senior Analyst, ThinkSmallCell Choosing the right In-‐building Wireless Solu4ons Webinar sponsored by SOLiD Technologies A top-‐down view of In-‐building Wireless opDons
- 2. January 2015 Cellular service worsening indoors Poor and worsening in-‐building service – Building construc@on materials – Increasing traffic demand – Increasing reliance on wireless connec@vity
- 3. January 2015 Signal aCenua@on in-‐building In-‐building signal strength from outdoor cellsites is affected by RF transmit power, spectrum and external/internal building construc4on materials
- 4. January 2015 Range of building sizes Ericsson tele-‐briefing for Radio Dot, Sept 2013 Most in the industry agree: -‐ DAS appropriate for very largest buildings/venues -‐ Small Cells for small-‐ medium, where outdoor-‐in coverage inadequate Stronger debate on which of the many solu@ons offered suits medium-‐large proper@es
- 5. January 2015 Range of building sizes Source: Rocky Mountain Ins@tute 2011
- 6. January 2015 End User Requirements Simplicity Compa@bility Consistency Security Mobility I just want it to work!!
- 7. January 2015 Building Owner Requirements Mul@-‐Operator Value Genera@on Customer Profiling Regulatory Compliance Sa@sfied Customers
- 8. January 2015 Network Operator Requirements Low total cost of opera@on (TCO) Macrocell offload System compa@bility Premium Brand Loca@ons Alterna@ve methods of delivering Quality Service
- 9. January 2015 Use cases vary between businesses Use Case Examples Density of Users Movement of Users Assembly Halls Conference centres, theatres High Tidal Mass Transit Railway Sta@ons, Airports, Metro High Tidal Higher Educa@on University Campus Medium Steady Flow Office Sedentary Work Area Medium Sta@c, Some Tidal Healthcare Hospitals, Clinics Medium Steady flow Hospitality Hotels, Restaurants Medium Steady flow Manufacturing Factories, Warehourses Low Sta@c, Steady Flow
- 10. January 2015 Usage Considera@ons • Real-‐Time Video is the most demanding service • Design for free capacity rather than consump@on • Mobility vs Nomadicity The rise of real-‐@me video hCp://www.wired.com/2012/03/ opinion-‐levy-‐backchannel-‐video/ You don’t care how much the freeway is used… just whether there’s space for you when you need it
- 11. January 2015 Evolving Commercial Models Building owners now prepared to pay towards in-‐ building wireless services – Value-‐Add to overall service provided – Lower cost to install latest solu@ons – Poten@al for new revenue streams Clear evidence from wide success of amenity Wi-‐Fi
- 12. January 2015 Audience Poll Results Are building owners prepared to pay more towards the cost of In-‐building wireless solu4ons? Most owners would be happy to pay for a solu@on outright 14% More owners are prepared to contribute than before 47% No change in recent years 33% Fewer owners would be prepared to contribute than before 6%
- 13. January 2015 In-‐building Wireless Toolkit • Small Cells • Distributed Radio Systems (eg RadioDOT, Lampsite) • Distributed Antenna Systems • Enterprise Wi-‐Fi View our earlier webinar on Cellular Enterprise Solu@ons at youtube.com/thinksmallcell
- 14. January 2015 In-‐building Wireless Toolkit DAS DRS Small Cell Antenna Distributed Normally integrated into the radio head but can use adjunct external Normally integrated but can use adjunct external Radiohead Centralized Distributed Integrated Wi-‐Fi Separate but can use nearby DAS nodes for backhaul Integrated Enterprise Wi-‐Fi Integrated Enterprise Wi-‐Fi Bene5its Multiple Operator Highest Coverage & Capacity per antenna Compatible with existing cellsite vendor equipment Highest spectral efJiciency Maybe compatible with existing cellsite vendor system Ethernet cabling Low power Low cost Scalable Frequency Bands Multiple bands (2G, 3G, LTE, VHF) Typically 1 or 2 regulated wireless bands (3G and/or LTE) Challenges Dedicated in-‐building cabling Design-‐intensive, network planning Co-‐ordination between multiple operators Single network operator Dedicated in-‐building cabling Single network operator New vendor equipment to integrate Target use cases: Campuses Large Buildings Stadiums Shopping malls OfJices OfJice Buildings Retail Homes
- 15. January 2015 In-‐building Wireless Toolkit DAS DRS Small Cell Leading Vendors (Alphabetical, not exclusive) Axell Wireless BTI Wireless Comba Commscope Corning JMA Solid TE connectivity Ericsson Huawei Airvana Alcatel-‐Lucent Cisco Contela ip.access NEC Spidercloud (+ Many startups) Typical Cost (including project mgmt., cellsite equipment, installation) $200K to $2M $50K to $500K $10K to $300K
- 16. January 2015 Primary Decision Factors • Mul@ple Operator vs Single Operator • Traffic Profile/Density • Building Size • Total budget and funding sources • Internal building construc@on or new build
- 17. January 2015 START Do you need mul@-‐ operator service Accept Wi-‐ Fi for mul@-‐ operator access? N Can you afford DAS? Y Engage SI to install DAS Y Engage SI to install Small Cells Y Can you afford DRS? Y Engage operator to install DRS Y Does operator offer Small Cells? N Y Rethink Requirements N N Change to operator with Small Cells Y Does operator offer DRS? N N Change to operator with DRS? Y N Rethink Requirements N Decision Tree
- 18. January 2015 Other Factors • Use of local server based applica@ons • Device mix between 3G/LTE and evolu@on • Mul@ple Operator via MOCN or MORAN • Small Cell solu@ons for Medium/Larger buildings typically use an in-‐building controller
- 19. January 2015 Future Developments • Commercial partnership agreements • Wider adop@on of offloading solu@ons • Interoperability • First Responder/E911 adop@on of LTE
- 20. January 2015 Summary Urgent demand for solu@ons today -‐ Making a good choice today is beCer than an ideal choice tomorrow Work though a clear set of requirements and priori@es to determine what suits best Support from network operator for a given solu@on/architecture is key
- 21. January 2015 Further Informa@on White Paper: Available from our website resources hCp://www.thinksmallcell.com/viewdownload/4-‐white-‐papers/69-‐ selec@ng-‐an-‐enterprise-‐wireless-‐solu@on.html Monthly NewsleCer and regular ar@cles www.thinksmallcell.com Vendor websites and conferences David Chambers ThinkSmallCell feedback (at) thinksmallcell.com Webinar sponsored by SOLiD Technologies