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LTE World Summit Barcelona May 2012MASTERCLASS
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LTE Signaling and Roaming Opportunities with iBasis
LTE World Summit 2012 May 2012, Barcelona
Agenda
• About iBasis
• The importance and challenge of LTE roaming
• The benefits of a central exchange model
• Conclusions
Introducing iBasis Connecting the All-IP World
• One of the world’s largest international carriers – Interconnects with 2,000 carriers, mobile operators and service providers globally
– And growing: 2011 Revenue +12% to $1.36 billion
• Unique combination of experience – best of both worlds – Comprehensive voice and mobile services portfolio and IP innovation leadership
– Pioneer in IP for 15+ years, serving Internet players and operators
– Core IP-based infrastructure, both for voice, data (GRX) and convergence (IPX)
• Emerging leader in Signaling innovation – Comprehensive solution portfolio to unleash the power
of Signaling, the nervous system of your connectivity
– More than 660 destinations covering 210 countries, 90% direct and on-net
– Over 200 billion SS7 MSUs handled in 2011
– Enabling a graceful revolution to all-IP signaling in 4G/LTE
A Global Business Partner
A Global Network Advantage Ubiquitous Global IP MPLS Coverage
1,000+ Points of Presence in >100 Countries Sales & Operational Support in 20 Countries
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The Roaming Opportunity
• Roaming revenues to double from 2010 to 2015 (Visiongain, Informa)
• Mainly driven by data roaming revenues
– Global data roaming traffic will jump from 688 million MB in 2011 to 1.9 billion MB in 2015 (Informa)
• Meanwhile, “LTE is the fastest growing mobile technology ever” (GSA)
• So what does that mean for LTE Roaming?
– “Without it, mobile operators will be at a serious disadvantage in generating the revenues required to recoup their investment in LTE technologies.” (Informa)
LTE Roaming & Signaling The Challenge Ahead
Source: Informa Telecoms & Media’s LTE Survey 2011, n= 527
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The Diameter Dilemma The n2-problem…but worse
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Challenges • Building roaming connections will require significant time and cost • Need new IP interconnects to be created • Complexity of managing full-mesh topology • Interoperability between Diameter implementations • Interworking with 2G/3G networks
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The Diameter Dilemma Time to Market, User Experience, Profitability
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Result: difficulties in
• monetizing the booming data roaming opportunity
– LTE users will expect the same user experience when roaming
– (regulated) low data roaming tariffs will create enormous demand
– Attract 3G users by offering 4G speeds when roaming
• monetizing the national LTE opportunity
– Spotty initial LTE coverage will generate national LTE roaming opportunity to offer consistent user experience
• Need to ensure LTE profitability
– roaming cost are unnecessary high, while roaming prices plummet
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LTE Roaming Made Easy… Introducing The LTE Signaling Exchange
Benefits of the LSX approach: • Minimize the cost of building roaming connections • A single connection to a central LSX • Simplified topology • Mediation between Diameter implementations • Facilitates Interworking with 2G/3G networks
Operator C Operator D
Operator A
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Operator B
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The iBasis LSX Proposal
• Join our LTE Signaling Exchange Test Community: The iBasis LSX Sandbox
• Starting now! – Testing will include:
• Basic Roaming • Policy Control and Charging • Diameter Interoperability • Signaling Accounting • MAP-Diameter Interworking
LTE Signaling and Roaming Opportunities with iBasis