Massive MIMO - Boosting network throughput

Ericsson Internal | © Ericsson AB 2017 | August 2017

Massive mimoBoosting Network throughput


spectrum

3xCAPACITY IN existing

EXPERIENCEVIDEO

75% 4xmore willing to pay for secured

of total Mobiletraffic IN 2022 is


Source: Ericsson Mobility Report, June 2017

50%

Video of total mobile data traffic

2016

75%2022

Audio

Web browsing

Social networking

Software download

File sharing

71EXABYTES

2016 2022

8.8EXABYTES

8X

the new entertainment reality

Growth factors:

Wider use of video

Demand for quality

VR, AR and 3D

…and watching more

Emerging App behaviors

are video centric

Video podcasts

Record and share

Stream live video

Mobile data traffic


No video

app

1-8 video

apps

Video-centric

app users

face the most issues

8x

Video-centric

app users are

more willing to pay for

secured experience

4x

38%Heart rate

increases

with mobile content delays41% Rise in stress

for millennials

even at 1 s of video delaySource: Ericsson ConsumerLab, Experience shapes mobile customer loyalty, 2016

Ericsson Mobility Report, The stress of streaming delays, 2016

35%

65%

User of:

https://www.ericsson.com/en/networked-society/trends-and-insights/consumerlab/consumer-insights/reports/experience-shapes-mobile-customer-loyalty

https://www.ericsson.com/res/docs/2016/mobility-report/emr-feb-2016-the-stress-of-steaming-delays.pdf


Network Challenges in 3 million metropolitan sites

Excellent

network throughput

POOR MEDIOCRE OK GOOD EXCELLENT

Boost

network throughput

20%RISK of not getting

sufficient speed during

peak hours

Source: Ericsson Mobility Report, 2016Ericsson Smartphone Lab, 2016


=CELL DENSITY

AVAILABLE SPECTRUM

New spectrum

Existing spectrum

Network Throughput

x x

SPECTRAL EFFICIENCY


=CELL DENSITY

AVAILABLE SPECTRUM

New spectrum

Existing spectrum

Network Throughput

x x

SPECTRAL EFFICIENCY


Add Intelligent capacityWith Massive MIMO

Traffic Demand

Delivered Capacity

Traffic Demand

Delivered Capacity

INTRODUCING MASSIVE MIMOCURRENT METROPOLITAN SITE

Capacity Potential Capacity Potential

3x capacity with Massive MIMO


4G / 5G

AIR 3246

FDD

3x capacitywith FDD Massive MIMO


TDD TDD

FDDTDD

5GNR

AIR6488

AIR5121

AIR3246

AIR6468

HIGH-BAND

> 6 GHz

MID-BAND

3-6 GHz

MID-BAND

< 3 GHz

MID-BAND

< 3 GHz

AIR6488

AIR5121

AIR3246

AIR6468

NEW


spectrum

3xCAPACITY IN existing

EXPERIENCEVIDEO

75% 4x more willing to pay for secured

of total Mobiletraffic IN 2022 is

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Massive MIMO - Boosting network throughput