This document discusses practical considerations for 5G rollout. It provides an overview of CommScope's capabilities and innovations. Key points covered include 5G spectrum bands and their characteristics, the evolution of active antenna technologies to support 5G, challenges of limited space on macro cell towers and solutions like integrated active-passive antennas. Consolidating equipment and using aerodynamic tower designs can support more tenants or lighter towers. Pre-wiring cell sites and modular solutions can reduce costs versus discrete fiber and power. Power solutions like PowerShift can help support the increased power needs of 5G by locating radio units higher on the tower.

1. Practical 5G
Your Guide to a Smarter Rollout
Dr. Mohamed Nadder
Director of Mobility Network Engineering
15 March 2022
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Base station antennas
(BSA), RF filters, cell
site connectivity,
microwave antennas,
metro cells and
cabinets / steel,
accessories, SAS
and Comsearch
Outdoor Wireless Networks
(OWN)
Broadband modems,
routers, gateways
home networking and
remote management
software. Set-tops
and smart media
devices
Home Networks
(HN)
Wi-Fi and switching,
distributed antenna
systems (DAS),
OneCell licensed and
unlicensed small cells
repeaters, security and
identity solutions
Networking, Indoor Cellular &
Security Solutions (NICS)
PON, enterprise
fiber and copper
infrastructure,
service provider fiber
connectivity and
hardened closures
Cable and Connectivity Solutions
(CCS)
Hybrid fiber coax
optical transceivers,
nodes, amplifiers and
taps; DOCSIS
converged cable
access platforms;
video headends and
control systems; video
content networks
Access Network Solutions
(ANS)

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5G facelift.. last step before 6G.
Contents approved in Dec 2021.
Standards maturity by Mar 2024.
A D V A N C E D

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Extended Reality
Requires high data rates with strictly bounded
latency constraints
• 30-100 Mbps at the application layer.
• Packet delay budgets of 5-15 ms
• Low packet error rate of 99% to 99.9%.
Source: Qualcomm WP
Source: NOKIA WP, 5G advanced
Source: Interaction Design Foundation

5. “In theory, theory and
practice are the same.
In practice, they are not.”
Albert Einstein
Physicist
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Your 5G gadgets!
Build Cost Spectrum

7. The necessity of Beamforming
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Spectrum

8. mmWaves
TDD
Mid Band
TDD
Mid Band
FDD
Low Band
FDD
Spectrum Challenges
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Frequency
Wavelength
1m 50cm 10cm 10mm 1mm
300MHz 600MHz 3GHz 30GHz 300GHz
1GHz 6GHz
5G Ph1
5G Ph2 5G Ph3
5G Ph4
Bandwidth
Capacity
Antenna Size
Coverage & Propagation

9. Vodafone on LinkedIn
This is how 5G works..
26GHz mmWave
• Does not cover indoor
• For stadium and events locations
• Up to 10Gbps data speed
3.5GHz
• limited indoor coverage
• For train station, airports and
workshops
• up to 1Gbps
1.8GHz
• urban and suburban coverage
• up to 500Mbps
700MHz
• Home Office and rural coverage
• Up to 200Mbps
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5G transmits on different frequencies. They have different advantages.
Extremely fast
network for very
small areas.
Particularly well
on a small area.
Fast network
for larger areas.
Brings 5G
far into the country.
Doesn't bring 5G
into the houses.
5G signal hardly
comes in houses.
Brings 5G also
in buildings.
Fast Internet
for the home
Source: Vodafone Germany
Up to ten gigabits per second More than one gigabit per second More than 500 megabits per second Up to 200 megabits per second

10. TDD Beamforming
8T8R on 8 subarrays
@2.3-3.5GHz
• Widened frequency range
• External Combiners for 2.3/2.6/3.5GHz
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2300-3800MHz
Mid Band
FDD
Mid Band
TDD
Low Band
FDD
600MHz 3GHz
1GHz 6GHz
Frequency

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8T8R Evolution

12. FDD beamforming
In collaboration with NOKIA US in 2018-2020
Connects 5 Bands with single unit
• LB Passive: B14/12/29 (698-894MHz)
• HB Beemforming:25/66 (1700MHz-2200MHz)
capacity gains of up to 80% as compared to 4T4R
B25/66 NR support and Beamforming with SW
Compact and modular structure.
4 Passive ports,
frequency range
698 – 894 MHz
B66 radio unit
B25 radio unit
1.824m
Mid Band
FDD
Mid Band
TDD
Low Band
FDD
600MHz 3GHz
1GHz 6GHz
Frequency

13. Space Constraints
For Macro Sites
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Build

14. mmWaves
TDD
Mid Band
TDD
Mid Band
FDD
Low Band
FDD
How do 5G radios and antennas look like?
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Frequency
Wavelength
1m 50cm 10cm 10mm 1mm
300MHz 600MHz 3GHz 30GHz 300GHz
1GHz 6GHz
Macro Sites Small Cells

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Macro Sites
Adding 5G frequencies, the classical way..
3G 900
4G 800
4G 1800
4G 2100
4G 2600
5G 2300
5G 3500
Active On top All in One Passive
Cluster connectors
MLOC/MQ4

16. Interleaved Passive
Active Arrays
• Full length Passive
Antenna
• Interleaved Active
Beamformer
• In collaboration with
NOKIA
Active
Beamformer
Top
Module
Bottom
Module
GADGET

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Active 5G + Passive 4G
GADGET

18. CommScope Evolved Architecture
Mosaic
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Full Stand-Alone
mMIMO Active
Antenna Unit
(AAU)
UAPM 2

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Mosaic
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Full Stand-Alone
mMIMO Active
Antenna Unit
(AAU)
Fully Combined Active / Passive
Antenna (CAPA)
• Allows seamless OpenRAN
upgrade to 5G mMIMO
• Single antenna overcomes zoning
and site restrictions
• No degradation of legacy
performance
700
900
1800
2100
210cm
GADGET
UAPM

20. Press Release
• Focus on developing
Massive MIMO reference
design
• Cooperate on standardized
antenna and radio
interfaces.
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CommScope Collaborates with
Connectivity to Accelerate the Adoption of
Open RAN
Hickory, N.C. – February 2, 2022 – CommScope
(NASDAQ: COMM) today announced a collaboration with
Meta Connectivity to join its Evenstar program and
accelerate the adoption of Open RAN by developing open
reference designs.

21. Tower Companies and Neutral hosts
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Cost

22. Consolidated + Aerodynamic = Lighter Towers or More Tenants
40 Port FDD + TDD for 2 operators

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Pre-Wiring
Connection fees Vs. Capex invest.
PFTTA
• Single cable for Fiber & Power
• Prewired Breakout box
Cost Analysis
• 30m Towers
• 3 operators
• 3RRU + 1 AAU / sector
Modular
&SkyBlox
Discrete Fiber
&Power
Total Cost Baseline
+2.2K

24. 5G Power Solutions
PowerShift®
Site upgrades by
• Added RRU’s
• Added MaMiMO 5G Antennas
are power hungry.
Solutions
• Add more copper lines
• Replace with thicker wires
• Use Powershift. >75% of new installations
have the RRU up the tower
Boost up to -73V
Maintain -54V
Cable loss=I2.R
W = V . I
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GADGET

25. “A clever person solves
a problem. A wise
person …avoids it!”
Albert Einstein
Physicist
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26. Dr. Mohamed Nadder
Mohamed.nadder@commscope.com
Thank You !
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