Airspan Networks
April 2012
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Airspan Networks: Overview
• Leading provider of Wireless Access solutions since 1995
• ~250 people in 12 locations, R&D centric organization
• Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, USA
• Focused on 4G Carrier and Vertical markets
• R&D in the UK, Israel and Finland
• Scalable global supply chain
• Sales and Support Offices in Australia
• Major shareholder: Oak Investment Partners
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Airspan: All About Connectivity
• Smart Grids • Distribution Automation • Residents • Internet • Oil Rigs • SCADA
• Electric Utilities • Demand Response • Businesses • Telephony • Oil Refineries • Networking
• Water/Hydro • AMI • Mobile Users • Video • Pipeline Networks • Fleet Management
• Natural Gas • SCADA • 4G Mobility • Surveillance
Serving For Serving For Serving For
• Cities • Inter-Agency • Law Enforcement • Inter-Agency Commun.. • Metros/Railways • Fleet Telematics
• Townships • Remote Access • Emergency Response • Surveillance • DoT • Real-Time Data
• Government • Traffic Control • Defense • Border Patrol • Fleet Management • Surveillance
• Public • Surveillance • 24/7 Data Access • Buses • On-Board Access
Serving For Serving For Serving For
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4G Radio Access Networks
MicroMAX AirSynergy Air4Gs Air4G (MacroMAXe)
Base Station Type Compact Pico Base Pico Base Station Micro Base Station Macro Base Station
and Interfaces Station 16d WiMAX 16d, 16e WiMAX and 4G WiMAX (LTE 4G WIMAX and LTE
LTE later)
Tx power and 1x27dBm or 1x30dBm 2x27dBm or 2x30dBm 2 x 33 dBm Up to 2 x 40 dBm
Typ. EiRP ~20 Watts 40 Watts 160 Watts 1-2 kW
Frequency Bands 650 MHz to 6 GHz, 400 MHz to 6 GHz, 1.4 GHz, 2.3 GHz and 700 MHz, 1.4 GHz,
inc. 1.4 GHz, 1.8 inc. 1.4 GHz, 1.8 3.x GHz 1.8 GHz, 2.x GHz, 3.x
GHz, 2.3 GHz GHz, 2.3 GHz GHz
Tx and Rx Paths 1/1 2 / 2 or 4 2 / 2 or 4 2/4
Typical Antenna Vertical Dual or Quad Slant Dual Slant Quad Port or Dual
Configuration Slant
MAC/PHY per sector 1 x MAC/PHY 2 x MAC/PHY Single MAC/PHY Dual MAC/PHY
Channel sizes 1.5 to 10 MHz 3 to 10 MHz 3 to 10 MHz 3 to 2*10 MHz
Comprehensive 4G Product Portfolio designed for
implementing 4G-Advanced Networks
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4G Devices and CPE Products
MiMAX Pro Mobile Radio Terminal Embedded Modules
End Point Type Outdoor CPEs, designed for Rugged Mobile Terminal for Modules for embedding
Residential, Business, Vehicle based Applications, inside other devices /
Enterprise and Vertical Apps, supports Wi-Fi and Ethernet Terminal Stations
Wi-Fi Option
Tx power and 2x24dBm 2 x 24dBm 2x24dBm
Typ. EiRP (W) Up to 20 Watts ~4 Watts Up to 20 Watts
Frequency Bands 400 MHz to 6 GHz, inc. 400 MHz to 6 GHz, inc. 1.4 GHz, 1.8 GHz, 2.3 GHz,
2.5 GHz and 3.65 GHz
1.4 GHz, 1.8 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 1.4 GHz, 1.8 GHz, 2.3 GHz,
and 3.65 GHz and 3.65 GHz
Tx and Rx Paths 2 Tx and 2 Rx 2 Tx and 2 Rx 2 Tx and 2 Rx
Typical Antenna X-Pol or Dual Omnis Dual Omnis X-Pol or Dual Omnis
Configuration
Peak Thru-Put (DL/UL) 35Mbit/s / 10 Mbit/s 35Mbit/s / 10 Mbit/s 35Mbit/s / 10 Mbit/s
Channel sizes 3 to 10 MHz 3 to 10 MHz 3 to 10 MHz
Different form-factors support a range of applications
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Introducing Air4G
• Air4G is a Compact, All-in-One, All-Outdoor, High
Power, 4G LTE and 4G WiMAX Base Station
– Dual Mode and migration to/from WiMAX/LTE is supported
• Industry leading “Size to Tx Power” Ratio
– RF + Baseband + GPS + Power Supply + Sector Data
Air4G Macro
Aggregation
Base Station
– 2 x 40dBm (10W) in 2.x GHz Bands
– 2 x 43dBm (20W) in 700/800 MHz Bands
– 17kg per sector
• Advanced MAC and PHY capabilities
– 3 or 4 separate MAC/PHY engines
– Supports up to 3 x 20 MHz (FDD or TDD)
– MIMO and SFR/FFR (field proven)
• Beyond the “Standard”
– Ethernet and IP CS
– VLAN tagging / pass through
– Stand Alone mode for fixed application
– Extended Range
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Macro Cell Networks augmented with Pico cells
• Macro Base Stations provide "day 1"
coverage
• Typically Tri-sectored cells, running from
existing macro cells sites
• These cell sites provide footprint
coverage for low bit rate voice
services, but are not spaced to
provide high capacity broadband
services
• In 3G and 4G deployments the capacity at
the edge of cell is up to 10 times lower
• Air-Synergy Pico cells complement
the Macro coverage and increase
capacity at the cell edge
• Where Macro capacity is low
• Combinations of Macro and Pico
nodes massively increase the
aggregate Mbit/s available in the
Air-Synergy Pico cell 4G Macro network
Coverage
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Covering Rural Broadband Not-Spots
• Fibre and wire-line technologies require a certain customer density and
up-take to make them economically viable.
• As you move into rural broadband not-spot regions, the customer
density reaches a point where a wireless extension is the only cost
effective solution.
• A wireless solution that extends the reach of an existing fibre/wireline
network can be a powerful component within an operators “toolkit”
when looking to cover low density rural broadband not-spots.
• The solution should be easy to deploy (low CAPEX) and provide a
sustainable OPEX business model as part of an overall broadband
service offering.
Air-Synergy directly addresses this challenge.
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The Need For Small Cells
• Airspan recognizes how the deployment of small
cells can improve a users wireless broadband
experience by enabling a Rural Broadband Carrier
to deliver broadband service where it’s needed:
• Locating nodes close to users enables usage of high order
modulations and MIMO techniques present in 4G technologies.
• Off-loading data traffic from the macro network to relieve
congestion.
• Deploying on existing street furniture (eg. telegraph poles) to
save site acquisition costs and ongoing OPEX.
• Solving coverage constraints due to challenging terrain in rural
applications.
• Air-Synergy is Airspan's new multi-standard, multi-
frequency outdoor picocell solution with two key
characteristics to overcome the challenges of
getting small nodes close to the user base:
• Deployable form factor & low skill installation.
• Embedded wireless backhaul.
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Introducing AirSynergy
• Air-Synergy is an economic & sustainable solution for
coverage in rural broadband not-spots
• Multi-Standard SDR enabling a flexible future proof
deployment
• Integrated Wireless Backhaul & Relay enabling the use of
any installation location.
• Simple form factor and smart plug-n-play features provide
low skill deployment.
• Choice of form factor for rural application.
• Covers Licensed and “Whitespace” spectrum allocations.
• Deployment options include 700MHz WiMAX Access plus 3.x or 2.6GHz
TDD for iBridge backhaul/relay
• NMS integration with Spectrumbridge
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Introducing AirSynergy
• AirSynergy is a new generation of Software Defined Base Station
• An evolution of Airspan’s commercially deployed Macro SDR technology (Air4G)
• Optimised for mounting on Utility Poles, Lamp Posts, Vertical Assets
• Avoids expensive site builds and cell-site rentals
• Integrates Access and Backhaul into single product
• One node contains two radio systems, AirSynergy
Pico Base
• Operates in Licensed Spectrum (400 MHz to 6.0 GHz) Station
• Free from interference providing high levels of service availability (FDD and TDD)
• Supports multiple RAN Standards
• 4G WiMAX and 4G LTE for delivering 10’s of Mbit/s per customer
• 2G & 3G (HSPA) optional SW loads - * Future Development
• Low power consumption
• 120W per node - Access and Backhaul Node
• Supports various deployment topologies
• Pico layer of a heterogeneous network
• Point to Multipoint
• Relay distribution topologies
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Air-Synergy for Rural Not-Spot Coverage
• Air-Synergy supports integrated wireless backhaul.
• It’s dual purpose antenna provides user access omni coverage as well as supporting a
switched array to self connect to the nearest backhaul node. It is then able to act as a
relay for other Air-Synergy nodes further down the pole run.
• This functionality enables a wireless topology as shown below: Internet
Village B
Internet
Village A
Local Road
Pop – Point-of-Interconnect
Air-Synergy Coverage
1 km iBridge Backhaul links
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Air-Synergy Network Architecture
• Air-Synergy supports any type of 4G radio
access interface (WiMAX or LTE)
• iBridge backhaul can be in-band (with TDD
access) or out of band (with TDD & FDD
access)
• Air-Synergy iBridge backhaul technology
operates from the same hardware as access
air-interface
• Network supported by standard 4G Core
Networks
• iBridge “SON” provides real-time optimisation
of backhaul and access radio links
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Introduction: iBridge = Intelligent Backhaul
iBridge Termination Nodes • Airspan’s iBridge is an intelligent
(also providing LTE or network that delivers backhaul
WiMAX Access)
functionalities utilising advanced
point to multi-point access
techniques in the sub 6 GHz
iBridge Base
frequency band.
Node • Self-discovery and auto-registration
allowing low skill rapid Node installations.
• Fully managed end to end QoS
• High order, high efficiency MIMO
techniques
• Smart Beam Switching antenna
techniques for rapid deployment and
resilience modes.
• Low Latency & latency control
Operator’s • Centrally coordinated interference
Network avoidance and network efficiency
optimisation (iBridge SON Server)
• Airspan has a large set of intellectual
property and patents that cover this
iBridge SON iBridge technology
Server Relay Node
(IBSS)
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Typical Urban Scene – spot the AirSynergy!
*refer to product mgt for details of verified devices
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Improved Styling
• The AirSynergy form factor has been improved for Dual RF
Synergy-3 nodes providing access and backhaul:
• Changes are in order to help the unit blend in with it’s environment
and to look less like a base station.
• This helps with local authorities providing permission to mount on
lamp posts and other street furniture.
• There is a styled cover shrouding the overall unit.
• The switched antenna for backhaul (iBridge) is hidden behind the cover.
• The cover houses a wrap around antenna for WiMAX or LTE access.
*refer to product mgt for details of verified devices
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Conclusion: 4G Networks for Operators
• By combining the strengths of both 4G technologies Operators
get;
• Fixed and /or Mobile Networks for their customer base
• Wide-Area Network for connectivity for aggregation nodes
(Private WiMAX and Public 2G, 3G and LTE)
• Next generation solutions (Pubic or Private LTE or
WiMAX)
• For Broadband, Data and Voice
• Airspan Networks can help Operators construct their own
Private Networks using both 4G standards.
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