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US 700MHz and Mexico APT Border Planning
Patrick Kaiser
Director Product Marketing NA
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Benefits of 700Mhz APT Spectrum Plan
Key Benefits of 700 APT Plan
US plan
 2 times the capacity in 15MHz compared to typical
10MHz bandwidth providing critical capacity as MBB
quickly grows
 Smartphones have increased business costs. Larger
economies of scale promotes lower device costs.
 Dedicated capacity on demand rather than dedicated
spectrum contributes to greater capacity on average
Traffic is Booming
Mobile
Business
MBB: 19x
Web / Email
P2P
APT plan
Global economies of scale –
lower handset costs, simplified
roaming
400 million users 4 billion users
Amount of spectrum
harmonised for large scale
commercial use
37 per cent
83 per cent
Amount of spectrum dedicated
16% dedicated
to public safety and connectivity
spectrum
model
0%, spectrum not
dedicated (capacity
guaranteed)
Number of 2 x 10/2 x 15 MHz
2/0
networks that can be supported
4/3
Cost of covering the entire
population
$150 million
$800 million
Minimum time it will take to
deploy a network covering the 2.5 years
entire population of Mexico City
1.5 years
Video
Characteristics of the two segmentation models for the 700 MHz band
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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2016
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Reference Source: Cofetel
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US-Mexico Border Spectrum Coordination Challenges
9MHz guard band provides
cleaner 10MHz block
15MHz carrier would
overlap with SDL
Scenario1a,b
UL
DL
Guard gap:
16M
DL
10M:verizon
DL
Guard band
9M
DL
10M:ATT/VZW
UL
scenario2
scenario2
Scenario1a,b
UL
Greater challenge because of the
overlap of DL/UL inter-systems
Scenario1a,b US
Public Safety
Challenge
UL
UL
DL
Scenario1a: BS-BS Inter-channel interference – BS1 TX overlaps BS2 RX, most challenging. Requires separation distance at key cites (ex. San Diego-Tijuana),
sharper BS filter, careful RNP. Will require detailed regulatory coordination in transition zone. Lower 10MHz will have lower interference due to 16/9MHz guard bands.
Scenario1b: UE-UE Inter-channel interference – UE1 TX overlaps UE2 RX. Coordination is probabilistic (close proximity of UE1-UE2) and difficult to control.
Scenario2: BS-UE inter-channel interference, channel of BS1 TX overlaps UE RX. Usually covered by existing treaties. Similar scenario as inter-technology
interference. Requires traditional RNP. Interference to BS1 RX from UE2 TX usually considered negligible due to low TX power of UE. Similar to scenario1a.
Scenario3: Interference from DTV51 significantly reduced due to 5MHz guard band.
Scenario4: Spectrum in US currently owned by ATT, broadcast only, commercial plans unknown. Will likely require regulatory coordination.
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US-Mexico Border Spectrum Interference Mitigation Options
Antenna
Down Tilt
Antenna
Down Tilt
Added BS Filtering*
*Not beneficial for co-channel
interference.
macro
macro
Small(er)
cell
Small(er)
cell
Vs.
 Coordinated antenna orientation can substantially
reduce interference as a lower cost option
 Required 90dB isolation for lower 10MHz block can
be obtained with <1km ISD (54km if direct line-of-site)
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Mitigation Options
 Small/smaller cells (reduced BS TX levels) within buffer zone
operate at lower power levels as will UE. Required on both sides.
 RNP options
 Down tilt of antennas facing away from border reduce cell size and
interference
 Orientation of antenna main load and back lobes reduce interference
 Consider restriction to lower 10MHz block near key cities (SD-Tijuana)
reducing buffer zone to ~54km
 Added TX/RX BS filtering can improve BS-BS Inter-channel
interference
 RNP restrictions unnecessary past ~60-70km inter-site buffer zone.
Will make US 700MHz plan difficult in smaller LA countries
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