EDGE Basics PDF

EDGE Workshop
The Powerful Upgrade of Your

GSM Network for High-Speed
Mobile Data
Siemens AG , Munich
Agenda
Welcome, introduction of participants
Small introduction of Telenor
EDGE at a Glance Basics, current market position
Mobile Data Market and EDGE Business Drivers
Siemens
Operator EDGE
Business
Solution
Drivers
& USP
The Need
Our Powerful
to Act
Solution
AMR presentation Today, future, with voice demo
EDGE Live on Air Introduction
EDGE applications Live demonstration
Siemens Your Partner, Wrap up
Siemens mobile - Networks, September 2003
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Agenda
Siemens
Operator EDGE
Business
Solution
Drivers
& USP
The Need
Our Powerful
to Act
Solution
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EDGE At A Glance
EDGE = Enhanced Data rates for the GSM Evolution

EDGE is a high speed mobile data bearer
Built on top of the GSM / GPRS Network
EDGE boosts additional revenue
New multimedia applications
Better multimedia applications
EDGE increases network efficiency
Increases network capacity
Frees up time slots for voice traffic
EDGE is easy to upgrade with low investment
EDGE ready base stations already installed today
Simple and fast upgrade
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EDGE Creates Mobile Data Revenue by Offering High

Speed Data For The End User
Maximum Handset Application Throughput EDGE vs. GPRS*)
kbps
220
75
40
GPRS CS2 GPRS CS4 EDGE MCS9

EDGE generates additional Revenue by
Growth of Mobile Data Traffic
New & better Multimedia Applications
Churn Reduction by fast time to market
*)Device data speed 4+1 MS; good radio conditions assumed
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EDGE is 2.5 to 3 Times More Efficient than GPRS

Use of timeslots in GSM vs. EDGE transceiver
Voice
Voice
Voice
Voice
Voice
GPRS
GPRS
GPRS
Voice
Voice
Free
TS
Free
TS
EGPRS
Standard GSM Transceiver
Voice
Voice
Voice
EDGE Transceiver
EDGE Value Creation:

Increase network capacity
Reduce radio timeslots needed
Gain additional radio time slots for voice
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EDGE is Not An Additional Network Technology Like

UMTS, CDMA 2000 etc.
Contrary to typical misunderstandings..
EDGE is easy to implement:

No new license
No new frequencies
No new network components
No new radio planning
No new sites
No new subscriber processes
No new supplier nomination
You only need

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Many Operators have EDGE Ready Base Stations Today

Implement EDGE by Replacing CU and SW Upgrade
Siemens GSM Network Upgrade for EDGE
Insert
Upgrade
Software
EDGE
Carrier Unit
GSM / GPRS BTS

(Siemens BTS+)
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Siemens has already eight EDGE Contracts All over

the Globe!
Siemens was the first vendor who has shown live EDGE calls worldwide
with live data rates up to 400kbps
Confidential
Status
2 Contracts in
TIM (Italy)
Europe / MEA
Cingular (USA)
TIM (Brasil)
Colombia
Mvil (COL)
Digi (Malaysia)
Telecom Americas (BRA)
Status: August 25, 2003

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Actual Status of public EDGE Commitments / Plans in the World

North America
EDGE
Rogers Wireless (CAN)

Microcell (CAN)
AWS (US)
Cingular Wireless (US)
T-Mobile USA (US)
Cellular One (US)
Dobson ( US)
Western Europe
EDGE
Latin America
EDGE
Eastern Europe
EDGE
EDGE
EDGE
TIM (Italy)*)
mmO2**)
Orange**)
EDGE committed
EDGE
EDGE considered
Pannon (Hungary)***)
Middle East
Batelco (Bahrain)
Etisalat (VAE)
Telcom Personal (Arg.)

Telecom Americas (Brazil)
Telemar Oi (Brazil)
BTC Mobility (Bermudas)
Comcel (Columbia)
Occel (Columbia)
Colombia Mvil (Columbia)
Conecel (Ecuador)
Telcel (Mexico)
APAC
EDGE
Peoples Telephone (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong CSL
DTAC (Thailand)
DiGi (Malaysia)
EDGE Telstra (Australia)
*) Refer to Mobile Communications; Issue 350; March 18th 2003

**) Refer to BWCS; Feb. 20th 2003
***) Press-release Heise Online; 14.5.03
EDGE
Source: Siemens ICN N EDGE Volume Push Project, 24.6.03

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Source: Status Report by EDGE Task Force (Edge Operator Forum, Cannes Feb. 2003)
EDGE Worldwide Uptake as of July, 2003
Agenda
Siemens
Operator EDGE
Business
Solution
Drivers
& USP
The Need
Our Powerful
to Act
Solution
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Demand for Mobile Data Capacity - The Take-off Is

Happening!
Live Measurement of a W-European Incumbent Operator
Mobile Data Market
GPRS Downlink Data Volume By Day 2002/3
The Demand
X 28
1 Jan 2002
1 Jan 03
Traffic Volume Growth:

Year 2002: increase by factor 11
Year 2003, Jan-Mid March: increase by factor 2,6
Average monthly growth for the past 6 months: 30 %
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Example Multi Media Messaging: Increase of

Messages Sent by 2 From Dec 2002 To Jan 2003
Example Germany: MMS Traffic from Dec2002 to Jan 2003
Mobile Data Market

The Demand
Multimedia Messages
# in mio.
x2
1
1
Oct 02'
1
Nov 02'
1
Dec 02'
Jan 03'
Launch of MMS was Oct 2002

MMS in Oct/Nov/Dec 2002 was 3 mio.
10.000 users with smart phone end of 2002
Duplication in January 2003
First significant sales of smart phones in Christmas business
Source: Focus 2/8/2003

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End-User Application Evolution

Messaging
Content to Person
Rich Call Services
Video-Streaming
Multimedia Messaging
Sending pictures
and video
E-Mail
More than 160
characters,
with attachments
Audio-Streaming
Instant connectivity,
color screen
Video-Download
Video clips,
movie-trailers
Audio-Download
Applications,
games, MIDI sounds
Internet Access
Surfing with
ISDN+ quality
SMS
Basic text
messaging
Video-conferencing
Video-telephony
Voice & data multi tasking
WAP
Ring-tones, logos,
simple graphics
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Exponential Increase Of Mobile Data Traffic

- Caused by 3 Key Drivers
Growing Need for High Capacity
Radio Networks
Key mobile traffic drivers:
Driver 3:
Usage*)
(eMail + SMS + MMS)
Driver 2:
Bandwidth Needs*)
Messages / user / month B2003: 41

Messages / user / month B2005: 77
Growth factor:
1,9
Figures are for Western Europe
(e.g. Messaging)
Driver 1:
Data Phones Sales**)
Volume / MMS B2003:

Volume / MMS B2005:
Growth factor:
Figures are for Western Europe
(enhanced phones + smart phones + PDAs)
Data Phone Sales World 2001: 243 mio.

Data Phone Sales World 2005: 456 mio.
Growth factor:
1,9
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5 kB
500 kB
100
*) Source:
Siemens Marketing
**) Source:
Gartner Dataquest;
January 2003;
replacement quote
2001 ~26 %;
2005~28 %
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In 2005 Almost 90% Of The Handsets Sold Will Be

Mobile Data Capable Phones
Data Phone Sales Forecast (World) 2001-2005
Driver 1: Sales of Data Phones
Mio.
x1,9
500
400
456
300
243
200
100
Data Phones *)
90%
169
Basic Phones
2001
2002
59
2003
2004
10%
2005
*) Including: Enhanced Phones (GPRS); Smart Phones & PDAs

Source: Gartner Dataquest, January 2003
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Bandwidth Demand of Applications
Video conferencing
W-CDMA
Video Telephony
EDGE
Video Streaming
Audio
Streaming
Video download
GPRS
Audio download
Multimedia
Messaging Service
Rich call services

Content to Person
Messaging
E-mail
SMS
40 kbit/s
75 kbit/s
220 kbit/s
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2 Mbit/s
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Extrapolating Past Growth Rate: GPRS CS1/2 (1 TS)

Network Capacity Is Reached in Q2 2004
Capacity Extrapolation of a Western European NW*)
Mobile Data Market

The Demand
Mobile Data Volume Downlink
kbps/cell
70
Estimated Factor/Year
x22 (extrapolated over
50
2002)
30
10
60
0,006
0,123
2002
2003
Typical
throughput
1 PDCH (TS):
GPRS CS 3/4
GPRS CS 1/2
2004
Live data !
*) assumption: all traffic through 1/3 of all cells during 10 hours per day
Source: Siemens AG, Mnchen 2003
Typical Throughput per PDCH

GPRS CS1/2 = 8kbps/cell
GPRS CS3/4 = 13kbps/cell
TS = timeslot
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Operator Business Drivers The Need to Act
End-User Benefits
Operator Benefits
Operator Strategies
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End-User Quality of Service, e.g. Download Times

Profile 1:
GPRS CS 1/2
GPRS CS 3/4
EDGE MCS9
GPRS CS 1/2
GPRS CS 3/4
EDGE MCS9
4 sec
3 sec
sec
High Resolution Image

GPRS
CS 4 EDGE
Savin
9 sec
g: 125 kBytes
(56%)
24 sec
16 sec
7 sec
10
Profile 3:
GPRS
CS 4 Data Size:
EDGE
Savin
1 sec
g:
(25%)
20 kBytes
7 sec
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Profile 2:
Application
Low Resolution Image
15
20
25
sec
Video Clip Download

90 sec
55 sec
GPRS CS 1/2
GPRS CS 3/4
EDGE MCS9
20 sec
GPRS
CS 4 ED
35 sec GE Saving: 480 kBytes
(64%)
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 sec
Estimated download time using 4+1 MS; 4/12 reuse & low load
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End User Benefits, e.g. Affordability Of Handsets

Affordability of Handsets (03)*)
UMTS
Premium
Budget
Users
GPRS /
EDGE
Factor ~2,5-3
Years
2003
*)
w/o subsidies
Mid
Budget
Users
EDGE ~ GPRS
EDGE<< UMTS
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End-User Benefits
Operator Benefits
Operator Strategies
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EDGE Provides a 2,4-fold Number of Active Users

Per Cell with a Triplication of User Throughput
GPRS & EDGE Performance Comparison*)
Active Users
X
Throughput Kbps
39
2,4
16
GPRS
110
36
GPRS
EDGE
EDGE
EDGE Usage Model:

10% of users >164 kbps
Mean user throughput 110 kbps
90% of users >52 kbps
*) Assumptions: GPRS CS 1/2; EDGE MCS1-9; 4TS MS; 4/12 TRX; 8 PDCH; load 50%, HTTP model 3GPP 30.03)
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Capacity Enhancements for Voice AND Data
Timeslots
Typical Throughput per PDCH

GPRS CS1/2 = 8kbps
GPRS
CS 1/2
Free
timeslot
Free
timeslot
Free
timeslot
GPRS
CS 1/2
GPRS
CS 3/4
Free
timeslot
Free
timeslot
GPRS
CS 1/2
GPRS
CS 3/4
EGPRS
Free
timeslot
Voice
(FR)
Voice
(FR)
Voice
(FR)
Free
timeslot
Voice
(FR)
Voice
(FR)
Voice
(FR)
EGPRS
Voice
(FR)
Voice
(FR)
Voice
(FR)
Voice
Voice
(FR)
Voice
(FR)
Voice
(FR)
Voice
Voice
GPRS CS3/4 = 13kbps

EGPRS = 30kbps
EDGE AMR HR
Voice
Capacity Enhancements
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Quality of Service Is a Key Factor of Success for the

Mobile Data Business
If End User Quality of Service is not provided
Expectations
Disappointment
Failure
.. Mobile Data Business is endangered
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Usability Requirements for Applications

EDGE provides Usability and Quality of Service for the Consumer
kbps
GPRS
40
75
EDGE
110
220
UMTS
300
Internet Access
EDGE !
Video Telephony
UMTS !
Rich Download
EDGE !
Small Download
GPRS !
Poor
Fair
Excellent
(ring tones,logos etc.)
Video Clip (480kBytes*)

GPRS CS 2
EDGE MCS9
90 sec
20 sec
Source: Siemens mobile

*)
Estimated download time using 4+1 MS for GPRS & EDGE; 4/12 reuse & low load
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EDGE Will Provide The Expected Handset Data Rates

For Successful Mobile Data Applications
Maximum*) User Data Throughput of
Different Handsets (down-link, in Kbps)
400
300
EDGE
200
380
220
100
0
40
75
120
GPRS CS1/2 GPRS CS3/4 EDGE 1st
175
EDGE 2nd
4+1 MS
4+1 MS
2+1 MS
3+1 MS
Available
Available
Available Announced
for US &
For H203
World
EDGE 3rd
4+1 MS
Announced
For H104
WCDMA
384 kbps DL,

64 kbps UL
Available
*) under ideal radio conditions

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EDGY - First Siemens EDGE Terminal

Highlights
Design
Elegant clamshell phone

Extraordinary, high value design
Key
Features
Camera &
Display
Integrated SVGA camera

(800x600)
Camcorder functionality
132x176 pixels, 64k TFT colour
display
Applications
Push to talk
Social noises
Instant messaging
Photo messaging/album/ editor
Accessory
Devices
Car Kit Bluetooth

Car Kit Easy
Premium Headset PTT
Action BT Stereo Headset
Classic Bluetooth Headset
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EDGE (EGPRS) MS Class 10

GPRS Class 10 (4Rx, 2Tx)
850/900/1800/1900 quad-band
Bluetooth
PIM
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End-User Benefits
Operator Benefits
Operator Strategies
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3 Operator Business Scenarios for EDGE

EDGE Scenario
1. EDGE Only
2. UMTS & EDGE

Parallel
3. GSM Only
Operator Licenses
GSM / GPRS only
Strategy
Launch high speed data
services; be competitive
against other operators
Offer full service

GSM / GPRS & UMTS portfolio; avoid churn;
create synergies 2G/3G
Save CAPEX in 2G
Greenfield roll out
situation or completion
of coverage over the
country
Not relevant
Depending on the regional circumstances

(3G license available or not)
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The 1st Scenario Is Suited for Markets with High

Mobile Data Potential And Operators w/o UMTS License
Scenario Description EDGE only
EDGE only
Operator Situation
Strategic Goals
Deploying GSM/GPRS network

Not owning an UMTS license
Data market with high potential
CDMA 2000 competitors
Offer high speed services

Be innovator
Increase market share
Develop existing subscriber base
Business Case
REVENUE
COST
EDGE
PROFIT
Business Goals
Additional data revenue
Relatively low investment for
high speed mobile data
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Roll out Scenario Proposes An Equal User

Throughput Over the Whole Country
EDGE only
EDGE is rolled out in the whole GSM/GPRS Network

30 kbps
30 kbps
30 kbps
30 kbps
30 kbps*)
EDGE Upgrade (100% coverage)

GSM/GPRS Network
Rural
Sub-urban
Urban
Sub-urban
Rural
Full EDGE coverage

Same user throughput in all regions
*)Note: typical throughput per time slot

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EDGE only End User Segmentation Marketing (At

EDGE Launch Date)
1
Premium Budget - Users

Early adopters, status seekers
Post paid users
High End EDGE handsets
High speed data applications
EDGE
Medium Budget Users

Cool followers, balanced enjoyers
Prepaid/post paid users
Medium level handsets
Using mobile data applications sometimes
GPRS
EDGE only
Low Budget - Users

Social nesters, family oriented
Prepaid users
Low end handsets
Mainly SMS oriented
GSM
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EDGE only Operator Business Case
EDGE
Data
Revenue
Revenue
CAPEX OPEX
Cumulated EDGE Case Increments
Cost
EDGE only
SACs*)
NW
Upgrade
Profit
New Data service revenue

Moderate SACs*) because handset price
Depending on % of EDGE ready equipment fast return on
investment
*) SAC = Subscriber Acquisition Cost
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The Model Is Suited for Markets with High Data

Volume and 3G Roll Out In Parallel
Scenario Description UMTS & EDGE Parallel
Operator Situation
Strategic Goals
Owning an UMTS license

License coverage requirements
Insecure uptake of UMTS
Relatively high GSM market share
Offer full service portfolio

Reduce churn (defensive strategy)
Create synergies between 2G/3G
Prepare UMTS business (migration)
Business Case
Business Goals
REVENUE
COST
EDGE
PROFIT
UMTS
UMTS & EDGE

Parallel
Optimize mobile data revenue

Optimize UMTS roll out CAPEX
Short pay back period for investments
Reduce SACs
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End User Segmentation (At Launch Date)

1
Premium Budget - Users

Early adopters, status seekers
Post paid users
Premium priced handsets
Highest speed data / video telephony
Medium Budget Users
Cool followers, balanced enjoyers
Prepaid/post paid users
Medium level handsets
Using rich mobile data applications
Low Budget - Users

Social nesters, family oriented
Prepaid users
Low end handsets
Mainly voice + SMS oriented
UMTS
UMTS & EDGE

Parallel
EDGE
GSM/GPRS
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Operators Maximise Mobile Data Business:

Parallel Roll Out Of EDGE & UMTS
Premium budget Users
High price UMTS Handsets
Premium services
Highest ARPU
Mid budget Users
Medium / low price handsets
Medium / low end services
Medium ARPU
using
UMTS
GPRS
using
UMTS Overlay NW
GPRS
GSM / GPRS Network
EDGE
GPRS
EDGE Upgrade
GPRS
Rural
Urban
Rural
Business Case Levers :

Additional revenue by large number of mid-budget users (EDGE)
Churn reduction by offering a complete service portfolio
Prepare mobile data mass market for UMTS
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The Business Case Shows An Improved EBITDAMargin Compared to UMTS/GPRS Case
Churn defence by
service differentiation
CAPEX
Data Users in rural

areas (YE 2004)
OPEX
Larger addressable
market
CAPEX OPEX
Comparison UMTS/GPRS vs. UMTS/EDGE/GPRS Case with equal

UMTS & EDGE
coverage
Parallel
Mixed SACs*)
Flexible EDGE roll out
NW investment
EBITDA
Revenue
Cost
Profit
Benefits of UMTS/EDGE/GPRS Case:
UMTS/GPRS
3 Revenue leverage effects: larger market, rural usage, lower churn
Mixed calculation of SACs per subscriber (UMTS+EDGE)
UMTS/EDGE/
Flexible EDGE & UMTS roll out (aligned EDGE/UMTS investments)
GPRS
Improved EBITDA (higher return with EDGE)
Positive cash flow from EDGE investment after 2-3 years *) SAC = Subscriber Acquisition Cost
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Agenda
Siemens
Operator EDGE
Business
Solution
Drivers
& USP
The Need
Our Powerful
to Act
Solution
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A short EDGE description
EDGE = Enhanced Data rates for the GSM Evolution

EDGE introduces new Modulation and Coding Schemes
(MCS1-9)
The new modulation is called 8-PSK
Main application for EDGE will be EGPRS
EDGE is fully compatible to GSM / GPRS
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Throughput per timeslot [kb/s]
EGPRS provides threefold data rates compared to

GPRS
Radio link quality is rewarded with EGPRS data boost

Average EGPRS throughput 30kbps per timeslot (C/I=18dB),
maximum throughput is 60kbps per timeslot
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Throughput per timeslot [kb/s]
More and faster coding schemes
EDGE offers 9 Coding Schemes instead of only 4 in GPRS

Much faster link adaptation and retransmission with EDGE
MCS 9-5 utilize 8-PSK, MCS4-1 use GMSK
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EGPRS standardized data rates, TS combining

MCS
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1TS
59,2
54,4
44,8
29,6
22,4
17,6
14,8
11,2
8,8
2TS
118,4
108,8
89,6
59,2
44,8
35,2
29,6
22,4
17,6
=
=
=
=
3TS
177,6
163,2
134,4
88,8
67,2
52,8
44,4
33,6
26,4
4TS
236,8
217,6
179,2
118,4
89,6
70,4
59,2
44,8
35,2
5TS
296,0
272,0
224,0
148,0
112,0
88,0
74,0
56,0
44,0
6TS
355,2
326,4
268,8
177,6
134,4
105,6
88,8
67,2
52,8
7TS
414,4
380,8
313,6
207,2
156,8
123,2
103,6
78,4
61,6
8TS
473,6
435,2
358,4
236,8
179,2
140,8
118,4
89,6
70,4
8PSK
GMSK
comparable to GPRS with 1-4 time slots

above GPRS with 4 time slots
above GPRS with 8 time slots
above 3G data rates
realistic data
rates for 2003/04
TS = timeslot
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Introduction of EDGE
Ok, I am interested in EDGE. But what about...
... radio planning?

... cell radius?
... compatibility to GPRS?
... footprint?
... capacity in my transport network?
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Prerequisites for Siemens EDGE deployment

BTS
BSC
SGSN / GGSN
MSC / HLR
ECU & SW
Dyn. Abis
(SW)
HCBSC/72
GR3.1 (SW)
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Siemens EDGE guarantee the coverage Cell size is same as existing GSM cell size!
Siemens EDGE
EDGE CU in 8PSK
8PSK transmit power similar to standard GSM CU
Siemens EDGE cell size same as existing GSM cells
No additional BTS sites for EDGE required
Best in class data rates even at the cell border
EDGE
GSM
GSM
EDGE
EDGE
GSM
GSM CU
EDGE CU in 8PSK
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Outstanding Siemens EDGE Solution

Lowest Deployment Cost For Operators
Siemens EDGE TRX**)
GSM
EDGE
Other vendor TRX

GSM
EDGE
EDGE
EDGE
EDGE
GSM
EDGE cell = GSM cell !
EDGE
GSM
EDGE cell < GSM cell !
Operator needs:
Additional booster ?
TRX combining ?
Additional sites ?
Radio Re-planning ?
Save investments & reduces operational cost with Siemens

No radio re-planning, no additional sites necessary
No additional components like power amplifiers or boosters necessary
Optimise space in the BTS rack with Siemens TRX (config. 24/24/24 possible*) !)
Reason: Siemens ECU has highest Output power (68W in GMSK mode)
*) with FlexCU in combination with SW release BR 8.0
**) CU = carrier unit
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EDGE from Siemens We offer a complete GERAN

product family with Mainline BTS+
BS40, BS41, BS240, BS241, BS240XS, BS240XL, eMicro II
Common Software
Optimized spare part pool
Comprehensive feature set
Mixed mode operation (GSM TRX / EDGE TRX)
ECU
Ultimate performance with latest features

Multi band: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
EDGE, GPRS, HSCSD, AMR
EDGE on demand by SW download, BTS can
be delivered with GCU and/or ECU
Dynamic Abis
Highest EDGE power per footprint on the market
12 high power EDGE TRX in a single rack
72 high power EDGE TRX in a cell (24/24/24)
Footprint only 60 x 45 cm
eMicro II
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BS-240XS BS-240/241 BS-240XL

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Siemens ECU the most powerful TRX on the market

Highest RF output power
GMSK:
68W
8PSK:
43W
EDGE TRX
No external booster required!

Compatible to Standard TRX (GCU)
Available in all frequency bands
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz
Best in class architecture
Latest DSP/ TI ASICs
Large memory banks
Fully prepared for future services/protocols
-
Incremental redundancy
Interference cancellation
VoIP
EDGE AMR
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Carrier Unit types and their key parameters

Note: Typical values shown (minimum guaranteed values are slightly lower)
CU
Number of TRX
Frequency
band
GCU
GSM900
GSM1800 GSM900
ECU
FlexCU
GSM1800
GSM900
GSM1800
GSM900
GSM1800
Output
Power/GMSK
+47,3 dBm +45,7 dBm +47,3 dBm +47,3 dBm +48,3 dBm +48,3 dBm +47 dBm
(54 W)
(37 W)
(54 W)
(54 W)
(68 W)
(68 W)
(50 W)
Output
Power/8-PSK
Mode not
supported
Typ. RX
Sensitivity
(Speech, Div.,
TU50FH)
Typ. Power
Consumption
SW Support by
Mode not
supported
Mode not
supported
Mode not
supported
46,3 dBm
(43 W)
45,3 dBm
(34 W)
44 dBm
(25 W)
+47 dBm
(50 W)
44 dBm
(25 W)
-114,0 dBm -114,8 dBm -114,3 dBm -114,5 dBm -114,3 dBm -114,5 dBm -114,3 dBm -114,5 dBm
150 W
140 W
BR5.5
220 W
220 W
BR5.5 / load #28

BR5.5 / load #78
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220 W
220 W
BR6.02
~400 W
~400 W
BR 8.0
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Siemens EDGE Key Features Dynamic Abis

Resource Allocation - IP-grade performance on PCM!
BTS
Abis
BSC
BTS
BSC
BTS
IP transport
Node B
BSC
GEBTS
Dynamic
Abis
All-IP RAN
distributed
architecture
Dynamic assignment of radio timeslots to transport network time slots (PCM)

Dynamic Abis is introduced in Radio infrastructure simply by SW download!
Mandatory when running EDGE
Optional when using GPRS
evolution towards packet based transport (ATM or IP)
Gives up to 71% additional transport capacity on E1/T1

Siemens implementation offers 30% more data throughput than other vendors
dynamic Abis for comparable scenarios
No time slot assignment restrictions
works for CS and PO
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Siemens BR 7.0 EGPRS Key Features

Multiplexing of GPRS and EGPRS on the same TS
EDGE CU
Time slots
0
Carrier Unit GSM
Carrier Unit EDGE
GSM/CSD
channel
GPRS
channel
GSM/CSD
channel
GPRS/EGPRS
channel
Minimum CAPEX and OPEX

No additional O&M as you grow:
Flexible and modular time slot assignment
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CSD Circuit Switched Data

Siemens, 2003
Evolution of GSM / GPRS / EDGE continues

Enhancements for voice
services, e.g.
AMR over GMSK
Echo Canceling/Noise
suppression
Seamless UMTS and GSM
interworking
Enhancements for data
services, e.g.
EDGE
Streaming, conversational
bearer services
Cell reselection for packet
services
Seamless UMTS and GSM
interworking
Capacity enhancements
and solutions to minimize
TCO, e.g.
AMR over 8-PSK
Interference cancellation
Smart antennas
Network synchronization
IP based transmission
Platform enhancements
Double TRX with FlexCU
24 TRX per BTS cabinet
eMicro II
HighCapacity BSC
Footprint optimization
TCO:
total cost of ownership
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Cingular View On EDGE

Expects to pay about 3 billion USD in total for upgrading
the TDMA network to GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Expects the activation of EDGE to cost a maximum of 1015 percent in addition to the overall upgrade cost to
GSM/GPRS
i.e. 300-450 million USD
22 mio subscriber => 13-20 USD per subscriber
"EDGE is more evolutionary than revolutionary change

from GSM.
The cost of upgrading an existing GSM network to EDGE
relative to the capacity increase is ridiculously low
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Siemens is the first of the 3 vendors to finish

the field trial phase by mid of July (current status as of 7/03)
Currently 3.000 EDGE capable Siemens BTS installed
More than 20.000 EDGE carrier units shipped so far
Lab Tests: BR7.0 tests in the Cingular lab in Pleasanton

Field Trial: BR7.0 (EDGE related features) trial in St. Louis
to be finished by mid July
Live First Office Application: use of full BR7.0 feature set
in Wisconsin area in August and September 2003
EDGE Commercial launch: After successful FOA (planned
for 1. Oct. 2003)
All Siemens markets will be launched with EDGE for the
Christmas Holiday Season in December.
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Conclusion
EGPRS provides threefold data rates compared to GPRS
Siemens EDGE rollout possible today
Siemens EDGE cell size is same as existing GSM cell size
Real life scenario shows broad MCS9 Coverage
Siemens ECU the most powerful TRX on the market with the
highest EDGE power per footprint
EDGE fully supported by Siemens Mainline BTS+
Proven Siemens experience in swap projects
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Agenda
Mobile Data Market and Operator Business Drivers
Siemens
Operator EDGE
Business
Solution
Drivers
& USP
The Need
Our Powerful
to Act
Solution
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SIEMENS EDGE Live on Air

Munich Field Deployment
GPRS CS3/4 and EGPRS

The Team
Dr. Carsten Ball, Dr. Kolio Ivanov
Systems Engineering: GERAN Radio & Simulations
Peter Stckl, Lothar Bugl

System Test: GPRS & EDGE
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Siemens EDGE Live on Air Location in Southern Munich,

Zoom to SIEMENS Headquarters
SIEMENS
EDGE on Air
Site
Excellent MCS-9 Indoor

Coverage in the SIEMENS
Customer Information
Center (300m distance)
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SIEMENS EDGE "Live on Air" Installation

EDGE on Air launched at
SIEMENS Headquarters in Munich
on Top of Building 1767
Two Omni Antennas on the Site

enabling TX/RX Diversity !
We keep it simple !
EDGE introduction in existing
deployments requires:
no new Sites
no new Antennas
no new Frequency Planning.
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SIEMENS EDGE Live on Air Configuration

MSC
BTS:
SIEMENS BS240
with EDGE-CU / G-CU Mixture,
2 omni-directional Antennas
BSC with PPXU

Cards
A int.
Dynamic
Abis
Gb
PSTN
GSN GR 3.1
(BR7.0 BSS, GR3.1 Core):

10 Mbps LAN
Gi
Internet
GPRS or EDGE MS,

Alternative PCMCIA
Card
Client:
Laptop or PDA
Internal Test-Lab
Server
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ISDN Bridge
1 x 64kbps /
2 x 64kbps
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SIEMENS EDGE Live on Air Performance

Expectation
ON AIR measured / expected Application Throughput
2TS MS
3TS MS
4TS MS
GPRS CS1/2
~20kbps
~ 30kbps
~ 40kbps
GPRS CS3/4
~ 35kbps
~ 55kbps
~ 75kbps
EDGE
~ 110kbps
~ 170kbps
~ 220kbps
Good Radio Conditions assumed.

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SIEMENS EDGE Live on Air High Bit Rate e2e

Applications which may be demonstrated
File Transfer via FTP (DOS Shell)
E-Mail
HTTP Download and Web-Browsing
Audio Streaming via Internet (Web-Radio)
Video Download & Video Streaming
via Internet or Lab-Server with Windows
Media Player / RealPlayer (Web-TV)
Solutions: SIEMENS Media Mall
Netmeeting incl. Web-Cam
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SIEMENS EDGE Live on Air Test:

FTP Download with GPRS CS3/4 and EDGE
Sequence: 2 x FTP 200kByte and 1 x FTP 500kByte Downloads over TCP/IP
EDGE 2+1 TS MS (2 DL
Timeslots), Perceived
Application Throughput
with
12.2kByte/s = 98kbps
@ 200kByte File
@ 500kByte File
@ 1000kByte File
FTP 1000kByte Download over TCP/IP
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Mobile Internet Web Browsing
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Mobile Internet Audio Streaming and Web Radio
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Mobile Internet Video Streaming (Web TV)
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SIEMENS EDGE Live on Air Test: Video Streaming

and Video Download from Siemens Media Mall
Huge Information Content:

Location Dependent Services,
Mobile Messaging, Packet Video,
News, Sports, Finance and Lifestyle
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Agenda
Mobile Data Market and Operator Business Drivers
Siemens
Operator Network
BusinessEvolution
Drivers &
The
USP
Need
Our
to Act
Powerful Solution
Page 69
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Siemens offers EDGE Partnering in various levels

HW / SW partnering
EDGE Demo
EDGE Live on Air in Munich
Lab Trial
Field Trial
Soft partnering
Network simulations
Business cases
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Siemens is the only vendor who has shown live

EDGE calls worldwide
EDGE demo systems with live data rates

up to 400kbps, e.g. full screen video
Shown in
Cannes, February 02
Singapore, September 02
Sao Paulo, December 02
Malaysia, January 03
Cannes, February 03
New Orleans, March 03
Moscow, May 2003
Jakarta, May 2003
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EDGE "Live on Air" at Siemens headquarter, Munich
EDGE "Live on Air" Demo offered for customers

EDGE on Air Installation and Configuration (next slide)
GPRS and EDGE MS available for Testing
High Bit rate E2E-Services presented
HTTP Download and Web-Browsing
Audio Streaming via Internet (Web-Radio)
Video Download & Video Streaming via Internet and/or LabServer with Windows Media Player / RealPlayer (Web-TV)
Netmeeting including Web-Cam
File Transfer via FTP
Applications, Tests and Measurement Results

available
Optional
Lab visit
Comprehensive workshop
Page 72
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SIEMENS EDGE "Live on Air" Configuration

MSC
BTS:
SIEMENS BS240
with EDGE-CU / G-CU Mixture,
2 omni-directional Antennas
BSC with PPXU

Cards
A int.
Dynamic
Abis
Gb
PSTN
GSN GR 3.1
(BR7.0 BSS, GR3.1 Core):

10 Mbps LAN
Gi
Internet
GPRS or EDGE MS,

Alternative PCMCIA
Card
Client:
Laptop or PDA
Internal Test-Lab
Server
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ISDN Bridge
1 x 64kbps /
2 x 64kbps
Siemens, 2003
Siemens EDGE Lab Trial

Lab Trials are offered starting from A09/03
Average duration: 1 week
Dedicated EDGE show cases are executed by Siemens staff
at customer site
Trials are working stand alone, i.e. they are not connected to
live networks
EDGE trial consist of a standard configuration
Configuration and show cases are pre-defined and should not be
changed.
"Full blown" field trials can be offered upon request / case by
case
Configuration and show cases to be defined in mutual agreement.
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Siemens EDGE Soft partnering
Business Cases
CAPEX
OPEX
Revenues
Network simulations with Tornado / Gepard
Page 75
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More than an equipment supplier .

Siemens supports across all levels of the value chain
Siemens Reference
Projects
Network Operation
- O&M
Turnkey Supplier
- Site acquisition
- Site preparation
- Network Planning
Equipment /
Solutions Provider
Siemens Areas of Competence
Levels of
Responsibility
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EDGE Workshop

The Powerful Upgrade of Your

EDGE = Enhanced Data rates for the GSM Evolution

Siemens mobile - Networks, September 2003

EDGE Creates Mobile Data Revenue by Offering High

GPRS CS2 GPRS CS4 EDGE MCS9

EDGE is 2.5 to 3 Times More Efficient than GPRS

Standard GSM Transceiver

EDGE Value Creation:

Siemens mobile - Networks, September 2003

EDGE is Not An Additional Network Technology Like

EDGE is easy to implement:

You only need

Many Operators have EDGE Ready Base Stations Today

GSM / GPRS BTS

Siemens has already eight EDGE Contracts All over

Telecom Americas (BRA)

Status: August 25, 2003

Actual Status of public EDGE Commitments / Plans in the World

Rogers Wireless (CAN)

Telcom Personal (Arg.)

Peoples Telephone (Hong Kong)

EDGE Telstra (Australia)

*) Refer to Mobile Communications; Issue 350; March 18th 2003

Source: Siemens ICN N EDGE Volume Push Project, 24.6.03

EDGE Worldwide Uptake as of July, 2003

Demand for Mobile Data Capacity - The Take-off Is

Mobile Data Market

GPRS Downlink Data Volume By Day 2002/3

Traffic Volume Growth:

Example Multi Media Messaging: Increase of

Mobile Data Market

Launch of MMS was Oct 2002

Source: Focus 2/8/2003

End-User Application Evolution

Rich Call Services

Siemens mobile - Networks, September 2003

Exponential Increase Of Mobile Data Traffic

Key mobile traffic drivers:

(eMail + SMS + MMS)

Messages / user / month B2003: 41

Volume / MMS B2003:

(enhanced phones + smart phones + PDAs)

Data Phone Sales World 2001: 243 mio.

In 2005 Almost 90% Of The Handsets Sold Will Be

Driver 1: Sales of Data Phones

*) Including: Enhanced Phones (GPRS); Smart Phones & PDAs

Bandwidth Demand of Applications

Rich call services

Siemens mobile - Networks, September 2003

Extrapolating Past Growth Rate: GPRS CS1/2 (1 TS)

Mobile Data Market

Mobile Data Volume Downlink

Source: Siemens AG, Mnchen 2003

Typical Throughput per PDCH

Siemens mobile - Networks, September 2003

Operator Business Drivers The Need to Act

Siemens mobile - Networks, September 2003

End-User Quality of Service, e.g. Download Times

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