Small Cell Forum Update: December 2014
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Small Cell Forum Chair Alan Law presented this update on the activity of the Forum at the 2014 Small Cells Americas conference in Dallas.
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Small Cell Forum Update: December 2014
- 1. Small Cells Americas Dallas Texas December 2, 2014 Alan Law, Chairman
- 2. http://scf.io scf.io December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 3. The Small Cell Forum • To accelerate small cell adoption to change the shape of mobile networks and maximize the potential of the mobile internet • Not-for-profit, founded in 2007 • Independent, inclusive, international Aims • Ecosystem development • Market education • Driving open standards 62 operators covering 3 billion global mobile subscribers 80 providers of small cell technology representing all parts of the ecosystem © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 4. Market deployments of small cells continue to grow Infonetics forecasts the small cell market to jump in 2014 and grow to nearly $2.5 billion by 2018 2013 2018 © Infonetics Research, Small Cell Equipment Biannual Market Size and Forecasts, March 2014 Rural Urban (Indoor+Outdoor) Enterprise Residential+SOHO 3 2 1 Global Revenue in $US Billions M 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Mobile Experts, September 2014 6.0 M 5.0 M 4.0 M 3.0 M 2.0 M 1.0 M 0.0 Small Cell Shipment December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 5. We asked leading operators what they considered to barriers to urban deployment 2014 operator survey: Perceived barriers to urban deployments Backhaul availability and cost Site acquisition Macro network interworking Securing optimal site locations Monetization Power availability and cost Network provisioning Site costs Cost of equipment Interference December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 6. Appropriate backhaul is essential for easy small cell deployment 2014 operator survey: Perceived barriers to urban deployments Backhaul December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 7. Site acquisition a key element for enabling large scale small cell deployment 2014 operator survey: Perceived barriers to urban deployments Backhaul Site acquisition December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 8. Ability to monetise small cell assets essential 2014 operator survey: Perceived barriers to urban deployments Backhaul Site acquisition Monetization December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 9. Management system must be able to manage small cells at scale and low cost 2014 operator survey: Perceived barriers to urban deployments Backhaul Site acquisition Monetization Management December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 10. We use our insight to drive the work of the forum 2014 operator survey: Perceived barriers to urban deployments 27.5 17.5 17.5 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 10 10 10 0 5 2.5 0 0 % of respondents December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 11. The Small Cell Forum continues to drive our effort to address leading challenges December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 12. Rural and Remote Release addresses diverse deployment scenarios December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 13. We continue to look to the future to shape future requirements and enable broader deployment December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 14. Network function virtualisation (NFV) and software defined networks (SDN) will be pivotal NFV allows not only for significant reduced cost per bit by using COTS hardware, but also delivers resource sharing so network and radio capacity can be provided where and when it is needed most. SDN delivers the ability to configure and reconfigure networks automatically and dynamically responding to traffic flows and spectrum availability. December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 15. We continue to address all challenges Small cell virtualization – a complex issue 5. Which need to be supported by system architecture NET 4. Which will likely be driven by fronthaul considerations 1. Business case MKT assessment 2. Enhance radio performances RPH 3. Offset by deployment costs BKH DEP STUDY PHASE OG Requirements capture RPH Decomposition option analysis BKH Backhaul/Fronthaul constraints DEP Data center hosting options NET Parallel Release Five NFV aspects if SC gateway and management MKT Business case analysis IOT SCF published study on virtualized small cell December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 16. We leverage our experience to prepare virtualised small cells for better scalability, flexibility and services • Our virtualization work stream considers whether existing SCAPI functional decomposition and associated multi-vendor ecosystem can be evolved to be able to support “front-haul over non-ideal networks”? Vendor B Vendor A PHY CTRL PDCP RRC RLC/MAC SCHEDULER SCAPI/FAPA PHY December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 17. We must continue to drive understanding to enable a sustainable connected future Energy & Performance Management Contextual aware service enablement Virtualization of small cell layer Multi-vendor SON orchestration December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
- 18. AMERICAS OPERATOR GROUP EUROPE OPERATOR GROUP ASIA OPERATOR GROUP MENA OPERATOR GROUP SMALL CELL FORUM OPERATOR GROUP RELEASE STEERING GROUP MKT MARKETING & PROMOTION RPH RADIO & PHYSICAL LAYER NET NETWORK REG REGULATORY SVC SERVICES IOP INTEROPERABILITY BKH BACKHAUL DEP DEPLOYMENT RUR Release publication: www.scf.io RURAL Operator requirements defined by SCF Operator Group December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014 SPECIAL INTEREST WORKING GROUPS GROUPS We remain an operator lead organisation, driving key deliverables for the benefit of the industry
- 19. Be part of the future - Join us today! • Full membership – open to any business or organisation supporting the promotion and worldwide deployment of small cells • Board membership – open to any SCF full members, subject to a membership vote • Explorer membership – a 12 month FREE trial membership open to any non-member carrier – includes two free passes to SCF plenaries for the trial period • Pre-commercial membership – open to any startup business supporting the promotion and worldwide deployment of small cells < $500,000 USD gross annual revenues – just $1,200 pa fee • Academic membership – Only available to accredited academic institutions – shall not apply to any individuals or consultants December 2014 © Small Cell Forum Ltd 2014
Editor's Notes
- Focus of today’s presentation Update on The Forum Today’s announcement – urban small cells Where next?
- A little earlier in the year, SCF completed a major piece of work that addressed the deployment of small cells in an urban context. I’d like the share the background and context of this work and tell you how you can access it. I also want to tell you more about our release program and its roadmap for the next year to 18 months. And this is my most important takeway – the url of our release site where you can download everything you need to know about deploying small cells in an urban context.
- Small Cell Forum continues to attract new members – 25 in 2013, another 15 this year. What has been interesting is that the ecosystem has continued to expand – for example, we’ve seen more companies joining from the backhaul community, more companies focusing on deployment issues. All this reflects industry focus.
- In rural and remote environments small cells can reduce deployment costs and provide platforms to enable rapid, simple customisation to fit the requirements of specialised user groups. Their simple deployment model opens the way for new ecosystems that give cellular operators the opportunity to engage with rural and remote user groups and service partners at varying degrees to best fit their business ambitions for these areas.
- UK regulator Ofcom recently noted that whilst overall levels of consumer satisfaction with mobile networks are high – only two thirds of those living in rural areas say they enjoy a good mobile service. The Forum is addressing this in its next release, Release Five, which is themed around small cells for Rural & Remote deployments. Blue sky thinking: Virtualization has moved to the forefront of our thinking in response to its growing role in operators’ planning in parts of their RAN. Small cell rollout is entering denser and more complex HetNet scenarios. Small cells therefore need to fully interwork with other platforms that already offer virtualized RAN offerings if they are to remain a significant part of operator planning in the years to come.
- Small cell ecosystem already aligned around MAC/PHY split – one of the alternative NGMN decompositions Original FAPI/SCAPI requirements centered on a shared memory/DMA based decomposition between ecosystem partners
- Annual membership subscription (2014/15): Full membership – £ 7,765 (+VAT) Explorer membership - £750 (+VAT) Board membership – £15,530 (+VAT) Explorer membership – complimentary for the first yea