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Ubiquisys Announces First Deployments of GM7 Multi-Mode Indoor Metrocell with LTE, HSPA+ and WiFi
Nov. 29, 2012 04:00 AM
Ubiquisys, the developer of intelligent small cells, today announced
that its GM7 multi-mode cell for indoor public spaces has been selected
for deployment in some of the world’s most significant small cell
programmes. The new cell, which supports LTE, 3G-HSPA+ and WiFi, is
specifically designed for use in a wide range of public spaces such as
stores, malls, and transport hubs. The GM7 features ActiveCell®
high-availability software with 99.999% uptime proven at thousands of
indoor metro sites in South Korea and Japan.
Ubiquisys GM7 indoor metrocell
Shift to indoor focus
Carriers have been actively shifting their focus towards indoor public
access small cells and away from outdoor models, where they face
significant deployment challenges surrounding site acquisition, backhaul
and power. This is unsurprising, as more than 70% of mobile data is
consumed indoors*, where there is an abundance of IP backhaul, power and
motivated site owners. Indoor small cells also provide maximum re-use of
valuable spectrum assets and a stronger signal for mobile users.
“Outdoor small cells have a role to play, but the problems of site
acquisition costs, backhaul and power coupled with the majority of data
usage occurring inside is making indoor metrocells more compelling to
carriers,” said Chris Gilbert, CEO Ubiquisys. “Indoor small cells have
clear technical and economic advantages, provide a natural integration
point with WiFi, and can be fully deployed in just three months. That’s
why carriers are increasingly making them the first choice for
multiplying data capacity and coverage.”
Carrier-grade multi-mode flexibility with Texas Instruments
The Ubiquisys GM7 uses Texas Instruments’ high performance TMS320TCI6614
chipset solution providing simultaneous LTE and 3G-HSPA, which Ubiquisys
ActiveCell® software can dynamically balance according to demand. The
underlying KeyStone architecture reflects TI’s long experience as a
leader in base station infrastructure, with specific features designed
to handle the hundreds of data users these cells will serve. These
include specific hardware acceleration for Layer2, including queuing
engines and powerful Direct Memory Access (DMA), separate Layer3
processing and a dedicated network processing engine to handle complex
backhaul packet processing.
Lowest total cost of ownership
“Together with our Advisory Panel of mobile operators, we recently
conducted a study into the total cost of ownership (TCO), for serving
mobile data to indoor public spaces, comparing indoor small cells,
outdoor small cells and macro cells,” said Joe Madden, Principal Analyst
at Mobile Experts. “The figures show that the indoor small cell TCO is
approximately half of the outdoor small cell TCO, and five times lower
than the macrocell TCO for each MB of data served.”
ActiveCell® high-availability software
The GM7 features the latest Ubiquisys ActiveCell® high-availability
software in addition to the proven ActiveRadio® adaptive interference
management and ActiveSON® self-organising network capabilities.
ActiveCell® high-availability software has now been proven in thousands
of indoor metro sites in South Korea and Japan, delivering 99.999%
availability and parity with macro network features and KPIs.
* Mobile Experts Small
Cells forecast
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About Ubiquisys
Ubiquisys is a leader in intelligent multi-mode LTE-HSPA-WiFi small
cells, with products deployed by operators around the world.
The Ubiquisys difference is intelligence: high-availability small cells
that continuously adapt to their surroundings and dynamically interact
with their neighbours. Operators benefit from macro-level KPIs, low
operating costs and efficient use of spectrum assets, whilst mobile
users experience dependable voice and high speed data services. The
Ubiquisys small cell range includes public-access hotspots,
self-organising networks for enterprise, and modular residential small
cells designed for home device integration.
Working with Intel, Ubiquisys has pioneered the smart cell: part small
cell hotspot, part powerful computing platform. This new class of small
cell adds cloud and core networking capabilities at the edge of the
network, bringing new services closer to mobile users. www.ubiquisys.com
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