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Connecticut Siting Council Telecommunications Symposium Alternative Technologies for Infrastructure On behalf of T-Mobile USA, presented by Steven Zupp and Laura Altschul March 2, 2006
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Wireless Facts: It’s All About Consumer Demand 2005 consumer statistics from T-Mobile USA Number of text/IM/email messages - 14.9 billion, or, on average, 784 per customer Number of times customers used their phone (calls placed and received) - 4Q05, on average, each customer placed or received 341 calls - At that rate, there were 75-80 billion calls placed or received - proprietary and confidential-
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Wireless Facts: It’s All About Consumer Demand
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Foot Notes 1 By the close of 2005, wireless subscriptions will hit nearly 2 billion on a worldwide basis, with cellular mobile dominating the wireless technology field, according to a trends study from Deloitte Research 2 Tenth Report, Implementation of Section 6002(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993; Annual Report and Analysis of Competitive Market Conditions With Respect to Commercial Mobile Services, WT Docket No. 05-71, FCC 05-173, released Sept. 30, 2005, at page 73 3 BLS Series data 4 CTIA Wireless 9-1-1 and Distress Calls
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Today’s Landscape What is important? - Providing seamless infrastructure, fulfilling e911 mandates - Industry surveys tell us #1 reason to own cell phones - personal & public safety, especially for families - Surveys also find that coverage issues at home and dropped calls lead the list of specific complaints Supplementing existing networks in order to meet customers’ demands and improve use of voice, data and true mobility - Wireless is already integral to everyday living - Incumbent upon providers to design & build sites to meet rising use of handsets - For 2G, 2.5G, 3G, 4G
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Next Generation Let’s not forget another meaning of next generation -- today’s youth will rely completely on wireless - They will EXPECT seamless coverage - wherever they live,work & play - And they will vote - from their handsets! How Many Kids Have Cell Phones? 46% of 10 to 18 year olds own a cell phone. On average children get their first cell phone at age 14 10 to 11 year olds 14% 12 to 14 year olds 35% 15 to 17 year olds 67% 18 year olds 82% Source: GfK NOP Technology
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A Balanced Solution Why does placing cell site facilities seem adversarial? - Citizens want a voice, providers want to be heard, public officials want to ensure fair decision making, media wants to educate - This is somehow difficult to manage When will we agree: this is all about a balanced solution? - This is above & beyond politics - How should we work together in order to provide seamless solutions? Balanced solution = best solution for the right location and the right purpose
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What Does “Wireless Alternative Technologies” Mean? We’re living a communications evolution - every one of us is a stakeholder & has a responsibility to its progress Providers’ technical evolution differs at different points in time - networks are not one size fits all Supplement, fill in, reinforce, improve, strengthen - not replace “Towers” is inaccurate/ “cell sites” is correct - Correcting public perception of the words we use “Alternative” is a misnomer
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Types of Cell Sites
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Pole-Mounted APs Wi-Fi Enabled Mobile Devices Wireless AP Interconnections Wi-Fi Coverage Area To standalone AP To cell site hosting AP To cell site with PTP wireless link to AP Self-healing Self-optimizing Self-configuring Fat pipes Single, Aggregated Mesh Backhaul Examples of Future Alternative Technical Solutions: Wi-Fi Mesh Overlay
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Bandwidth Real-Time Voice Streaming Video Music Cellular Technologies Email SMS Web surfing Videophone Ringtones IM Photos Gaming Addl Next Gen Apps Data Applications Broadband Wireless Technologies
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Wi-Fi Standards Status Based on the current trajectory of technical advances, Wi-Fi standards may have formalized the required aspects of mobility by 2008/2009 Technical Viability Coverage InterferenceMobility QOS CapacitySecurity
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T-Mobile Initiatives Will Become Commonplace T-Mobile Core Network Access Point UMA/Wi-Fi GSM / UMTS UMA/Wi-Fi Internet Wide Area At Home HotSpots / Hotzone (Wi-Fi Mesh) Internet Integrated Wi-Fi / UMTS Handsets
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Using Cellular and Broadband Wireless Access Networks Together T-Mobile 3G UMTS Nationwide Network T-Mobile Wi-Fi Mesh Network T-Mobile “UMA” Home Wi-Fi At Work On the Road At Home
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A Balanced Network Insert diagram
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Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize All site types are alternatives - DAS, flag poles, macro sites, antennas on utility poles, micro cells, etc. are infrastructure alternatives - All are part of network and community solutions Our common job is to serve our citizens, customers & build a consistently reliable infrastructure for emergency services - Everyone wins when we operate from a platform of clear & transparent communications - There is no alternative for trust
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