Qualcomm has a plan for supporting 1000 times more mobile data volumes.
Extreme densification of small cells is the key to addressing 1000x challenge. We need to evolve small cells in all directions: all forms – micro, pico, femto, metro, relays etc.; all technologies—3G,4G, Wi-Fi, all integrated; deployments by operators as well as users. The densification begins with the existing spectrum and techniques that are available today, for example, optimizations such as “Range Expansion” are possible today with HSPA+ and in the future with LTE Advanced networks. Many more enhancements and new deployment models that are needed to reach the 1000x goal are being worked, on as part of standards and product solutions.
Extremely dense deployments of small cellphone cells warrant a new low-cost, ad-hoc, and viral approach. An approach that doesn’t require traditional RF planning or optimization and that can better leverage existing premises and backhaul. These small cells have to be plug-and-play with self-organizing (SON) capabilities, deployed indoors and outdoors. They can even be user installed, but are always managed by operators, and coordinate with the macros and other small cells. Neighborhood Small Cells (NSC) is a special case of such approach with user installed indoor small cells, that leverage existing consumer-grade backhaul, and that also serve outdoor traffic. Qualcomm studies show that such a deployment could provide 1000x increase in capacity with mere ~20% household penetration and 10x more spectrum.
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Extreme densification of small cells is the key to addressing 1000x challenge. We need to evolve small cells in all directions: all forms – micro, pico, femto, metro, relays etc.; all technologies—3G,4G, Wi-Fi, all integrated; deployments by operators as well as users. The densification begins with the existing spectrum and techniques that are available today, for example, optimizations such as “Range Expansion” are possible today with HSPA+ and in the future with LTE Advanced networks. Many more enhancements and new deployment models that are needed to reach the 1000x goal are being worked, on as part of standards and product solutions.
Extremely dense deployments of small cellphone cells warrant a new low-cost, ad-hoc, and viral approach. An approach that doesn’t require traditional RF planning or optimization and that can better leverage existing premises and backhaul. These small cells have to be plug-and-play with self-organizing (SON) capabilities, deployed indoors and outdoors. They can even be user installed, but are always managed by operators, and coordinate with the macros and other small cells. Neighborhood Small Cells (NSC) is a special case of such approach with user installed indoor small cells, that leverage existing consumer-grade backhaul, and that also serve outdoor traffic. Qualcomm studies show that such a deployment could provide 1000x increase in capacity with mere ~20% household penetration and 10x more spectrum.
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