Transcript WiMAX: A reality in Spain

WiMAX.
a reality in Spain
Milan, October 27, 2005
Milan, October 27, 2005
Gonzalo Garzon, Network Director Iberbanda
INDEX
 Iberbanda’s Evolution: LMDS to WIMAX
 Rural Iberbanda pre-WiMAX Kick Off – 2004
 Rural Deployment Status and Next Future Plans
 Urban Deployment Status and Next Future Plans
 Iberbanda in urban areas – 2006
 WiMax Deployment forecast - 2006
Milan, October 27, 2005
Gonzalo Garzon, Network Director Iberbanda
Overview of Spain
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43 M people
500.000 sqkm
600 B$ GDP
Average annual GDP
growth since 1992:
3,2 %
Milan, October 27, 2005
Gonzalo Garzon, Network Director Iberbanda
Iberbanda’s Evolution
• Startup in 2000. 3.5 GHz, 20+20MHz paired, spectrum nationwide
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– 3.440-3.460 and 3.540-3.560
• Phase I (2,000 - 2,003) – LMDS 3.5 GHz
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Targeting SME and corporations
Data services (E1, Internet, VPN) and Voice services (ISDN PRI, BRI)
Networks deployed in areas where competitors have been present for 10 yrs
High customer acquisition cost  Service for larger customers
• Broadband in Spain = ADSL
– Increasing bandwith
– Reducing incoming per user
• Difficult to success in that market...
Milan, October 27, 2005
Gonzalo Garzon, Network Director Iberbanda
Iberbanda’s Evolution
• Phase II (2004 – Now)
– Targeting Rural Areas due to...
• Universalization of Broadband Services pushed by local Govs
• Broadband where ADSL is not present
• Cover the GAP between Urban and Peripheral/Rural
• Lower installation and CPE cost
– Deployment of a preWiMAX network in 25% territory of Spain (Andalucía,
Murcia, Cataluña).
– Begin to think about extending the technology Wimax to Urban areas
• Achieve lower costs
• Take advantage of preWimax Deployment
– First tests of Intel’s WiMAX chip in Q3.
– Iberbanda will deploy WiMAX technology in Q4.
Milan, October 27, 2005
Gonzalo Garzon, Network Director Iberbanda
Rural Iberbanda pre-WiMAX Kick Off - 2004
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Deployment in Andalucia and Cataluña during 2004
– Data service 256/512/1024/2048/4096kbps with 1:10;1:5;1:2;1:1 CIR
– VoIP with up to four POTS lines – September 2004
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Over 200 pre-WiMAX BS’s planned with 4 sectors (90º) each in 2004
– 20.000 services planned
– Avg/Max number of CPEs/sector = 40/250CPEs
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CPEs equipped with 18° directional antenna
– Just Ethernet at CPEs, external MTA (RJ-11) when VoIP required
– Installations performed mostly in rural areas with near-LOS environment
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Cell radius
– 31km – best recorded (in LOS conditions)
– 10km – average (in near LOS, with high variance)
Milan, October 27, 2005
Gonzalo Garzon, Network Director Iberbanda
Rural - Deployment Status and Next Future Plans
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Services to Residential, SMEs and Corporations
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Targeted 54% of Spain’s population in 2004
– Andalucia + Cataluña + Murcia
– Pushed by regional Governments
– VoIP service started in Sept ’04
– Customer satisfied with installation time & reliability
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Targeting 68% of Spain’s population in 2005-2006
– Navarra and Castilla y Leon already scheduled
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300 pre WiMAX BS already deployed in Jun’05 – 500 expected Dic’05
25000 services up and running
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Up to 1,000 BS during 2006 – Iberbanda leads Wimax deployments...
Milan, October 27, 2005
Gonzalo Garzon, Network Director Iberbanda
Urban Deployment Status and Next Future Plans
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275 LMDS BS on air in urban areas on the roof – 72 towns in Spain
Installing Wimax sectors in 30 BS – Since Q3 2004
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After several tests...
– Expensive CPE installation – License / Neighbours / LoS
– Complicated migration process
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CPEs outdoor with directional antennas
Bad CPE modulation decreasing BS capacity
Frequency availability
Interoperability not yet ready
¿CPE Auto installation?
– Technology & Marketing & Sales discussion
• To be a complement of ADSL, target specific urban areas
• To be a competitor of ADSL, target the whole town
• FDD or TDD – Different capacity for downstream or upstream
– TDD / 802.16e / mobility
Milan, October 27, 2005
Gonzalo Garzon, Network Director Iberbanda
Iberbanda in urban areas – 2006
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Installing Wimax sectors in 50 additional BS
Targeting specific areas with high customer density
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Until 2006 Q2 - Going on with tests...
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FDD / TDD
CPEs indoor
BS not only on the roofs (micro-pico cell)
Cell radius in urban areas ( 1 – 3 km ??)
TDM over IP (E1, ISDN Primary,...)
2006 Q2 – NOMADICITY as new service - PILOT
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Smart antennas / OFDM A (better uplink)
Indoor installation – Be careful with bad modulation!!!!!!
Interoperability – Low cost CPE
Better QoS – Link with several BS
Easier migration process when introducing Capacity BS
Milan, October 27, 2005
Gonzalo Garzon, Network Director Iberbanda
WiMax Deployment forecast. 2006
Areas with Iberbanda’s network
Milan, October 27, 2005
Gonzalo Garzon, Network Director Iberbanda