MulteFire Alliance Board Chair and VP of Nokia Incubator, Stephan Litjens, Wi-Fi NOW Europe 2017 presentation.

1. MulteFire – Driving Wireless
Innovation in Enterprise
Stephan Litjens
Board Chair, MulteFire Alliance
VP, Nokia Incubator

2. Today’s Wireless Networking Challenges in Enterprise Markets
Dense Device Environments
User Mobility
Cost-Effective Solutions
Secure Wireless Transmissions
Business-Critical Connectivity
for Operationally Intensive
Markets

3. Enter MulteFire – LTE-based Technology for Unlicensed and Shared Spectrum
Delivers true neutral host solution
Broadens the LTE ecosystem to
enterprises, retail, healthcare,
hospitality, venues, industrial IoT
and more
LTE-like performance with Wi-Fi-
like deployment simplicity
Suitable for any band that needs
over-the-air contention for fair
sharing

4. MulteFire Delivers Key Performance Advantages
LTE-based Security
Both SIM & Non-SIM credentials,
locally routed traffic for privacy
Seamless Mobility
Seamless handovers, high mobility devices,
service continuity with WAN
Industry-grade Reliability
Customized QoS classes
guaranteed latency
Capacity
Low to high data rate applications,
large number of devices,
supports dense device environments
Future Proof
Rich LTE roadmap: VoLTE/voice,
IoT optimizations like eMTC
Coverage
Superior range,
both indoors and outdoors
Interoperability/Co-Existence
MulteFire, Wi-Fi and LTE-based solutions

5. MulteFire 1.0/1.1 is an LTE-based Technology Built on 3GPP Standards
Broadens the LTE & 5G
cellular ecosystem
Operates in unlicensed
and shared spectrum
Worldwide
deployments
New deployment
opportunities
LAA/eLAA eMTC/NB-IoT
3GPP Rel. 13/14 3GPP Rel. 13 and beyond
MulteFire Alliance drives standardization
MulteFire 1.0 MulteFire 1.1
Expanded
IoT support
Standalone 5G NR in
unlicensed bands
3GPP Rel. 15 study item
5G MulteFire
MulteFire Alliance drives commercialization
New, wider bands—e.g. mmWave

6. MulteFire Release 1.0 Specification Completed
• Pioneering LTE-based technology for standalone unlicensed operation, over-the-air spectrum sharing and
neutral host network architecture
• Supports seamless mobile broadband suitable also for high-performance IoT services
• Tightly aligned with 3GPP and leverages LTE’s benefits, such as security and interworking with 3GPP networks
• Implements Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) for fair co-existence with Wi-Fi and LAA
• Available for public download: http://www.multefire.org/specification/specification-release-1-0-1download/
150MHz
500MHz
3.5 GHz (USA) 5 GHz (Global)
Shared
spectrum
Unlicensed
spectrum

7. MulteFire Release 1.1 Initiated to Expand IoT Capabilities by Supporting eMTC/NB-IoT
MulteFire 1.0
For mobile broadband
& high-performance IoT
MulteFire 1.1 eMTC
Broadest range of IoT use
cases, e.g. industrial IoT
MulteFire 1.1 NB-IoT
For low-power, wide-area
(LPWA) IoT use cases
150MHz
500MHz
3.5 GHz
(USA)
5 GHz
(Global)
400/800/900 GHz
(Regional)
2.4 GHz
(Global)
~80MHz
1.9 GHz
(Regional)

8. Cost-effective Enterprise Deployment Model
Traditional mobile deployments
Separate spectrum bands and
deployments may prohibit reaching
all venues, enterprises and homes
Neutral host deployments
Using common spectrum and
common deployment provides
neutral host services

9. MulteFire Deployment Models Serve New Business Opportunities
Allows more entities to deploy and benefit from the LTE technology and ecosystem
Traditional Access Mode
Single network operator,
e.g. private IoT Network or MNO
Neutral Host Access Mode
Self-contained, single deployment
can serve multiple operators

10. Neutral Host/Enterprise Example – Challenges
Airport Case Study
Capacity/Coverage
• Best-effort Wi-Fi service: data service
shared between all passengers at a
low QoE
• Airplane engine can generate
terabytes of data per flight that needs
to be offloaded
Costs
• Partnership with multiple MNOs for
deployed DAS/small cells is not cost
effective
Reliability
• Robust wireless connectivity needed
for passengers, business tenants, etc.

11. Neutral Host/Enterprise Example – MulteFire Benefits
Airport Case Study
Enhanced Voice and Data cellular
access for passengers, guests and
MNO subscribers
Dedicated Access to business tenants
such as restaurants, bars, lounges, etc.
Secure Wireless to airport operating
agencies, support staff and
government agencies
Additional IoT Services: wireless
surveillance, monitoring of assets and
IoT devices

12. Introducing the MulteFire Alliance
Independent, international
member-driven consortium –
3GPP/ETSI style org with IPR policy
and working procedures
Goal to develop technology
standards that will be widely
adopted in global standards
Voluntary call for membership –
Join Us
Additional resources at
www.MulteFire.org

13. Board of Directors
Full Members

14. Test Lab / Test Equipment Participants
Adopter Members

15. MulteFire Enables Innovation for Enterprise Markets
Delivers enhanced coverage, capacity,
seamless mobility, reliability and
security
Enables both neutral host and single
operator deployments to support new
business models
Allows anyone to create, install and
operate their own private or neutral
host MulteFire network
Trial deployments targeted for early
2018