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1. Thin
layer
gsm

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GSMBeyond 2020
GSM will continue to play a vital role beyond 2020 given its
advantages in coverage, number of subscribers, low-cost
terminals, roaming and M2M.

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Power
Spectrum
OPEX
Competecnce
HW
ThinTo succeed

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Gsm reality

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GSM has the widest reach
and continues to increase
COVERPopulation coverage 2013
GSM/EDGE
WCDMA/HSPA
~60%
LTE
~20%
>85%
Source: Ericsson Mobility Report

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4 billion GSM ONLY subscriptions
connectSource: Ericsson Mobility Report

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Continue to
grow
14XGSM data
since 2008
Source: Ericsson

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Source: Strategy Analytics
GSM ONLY
620M
WCDMA
560M
Support GSM
LTE
250M
Support GSMCDMA
130M
Support GSM
New terminals shipped 2013
highest number of
New terminals
shipped – GSM only

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Source: Ericsson Mobility Report
80% of M2M devices
are GSM ONLY globally
dominate 2G/3G distribution in a
major European operator
GSM
WCDMA
1.5%
GSM Only
98.5%
Source: Ericsson

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KEY ROLES OF
GsM

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Voice
machinehigh speech quality and efficiency
Source: Ericsson
80-90%
of voice traffic in
developing markets
50-60%of voice traffic in many
mature markets

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Source: Ericsson
mobility everywhere
FALLBACK
GSMLTE WCDMA 78%of 3G terminals
depend on GSM

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Source: Ericsson
fast MBB expansion
Spectrum
Refarming
900 MHz
GSMGSM
GSM+WCDMA GSM+LTE
1800 MHz
Average
spectrum release
38%

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M2M
Source: Ericsson Mobility Report
GSM - baseline for Internet of
Things and Networked Society
of M2M devices are
still GSM only in 2020
25%
Enabler for mass
market M2M rollout
with unmatched reach
And cost efficiency

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ericsson
solutions

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Ericsson’s Thin Layer GSM offers
superior performance with
minimum resources
and lowest OPEX

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Thin
layer
GSM
GSM
automation
No GSM
unique HW
GSM network
efficiency
Three key areas

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GSM network efficiency
For maximum network resource utilization
10x
data
50%
less
spectrum
3xvoice
Free up more spectrum
for MBB expansion
30%energy
savings
Reduced OPEX
29cabinets
GSM
New BSC
1shelf
Less HW investment,
site cost and energy
consumption
Old BSC

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GSM network efficiency
Solutions
Spectrum
Efficiency
Hardware
Efficiency
Energy
Efficiency
BTS Power Savings
Time Slot Power Savings
MCPA Tx Power Savings
BCCH Power Savings
GSM RAN features adapting
to traffic levels by turning off
unnecessary units and reducing
output power
GSM RAN features leading to
much better HW utilization and
service quality: AMR HR, PDE,
VAMOS
Evo Controller 8200 and RBS 6000
Advanced
(AMR, IRC,
VAMOS, PDE)
Basic Features
(Power Control, DTX)
Ericsson Unique
(Auto FLP, BTS Soft Sync)

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Fully integrated multistandard RAN
No GSM unique HW
Common &
HW
Capacity
Flexibility
Cost of
Ownership
OneNetwork Management
OneRAN Transport
GSM
WCDMA
LTE
RBS 6000Evo Controller 8200
Powerful

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EPB DUS
Solutions
Common hardware
RUS
Evo Controller 8200 RBS 6000

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For OPEX elimination by operational efficiency and simplicity
GSM automation
Simplified
operations
Easy to use
features (on/off)
Automatic
Automation of complex and
time consuming processes

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GSM automation
Solutions – Radio Optimization example
Fast process, stable network
performance and low OPEX
Automatic
Data
Collection Planning
Deployment
Automatic daily updates (AFLP, ANR, etc)
Radio Optimization
Networkperformance
Time
Data Collection
Deployment
Planning
Analysis &
Simulation ManualManual

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Secure the
Smart Device
Business
Increase
Coverage &
Capacity
Drive Cost
Efficiency
Capture
New Revenue
Voice & Data Evolution
HD Voice to counter OTT
Voice Capacity
Vamos, Vamos Advanced
Hardware Evolution
Energy Efficiency
Spectrum Efficiency /
Management
GSM AutomationData Efficiency
Packet data efficiency
Ericsson Unique
(Auto FLP, BTS Soft Sync)
Auto-FLP, BTS
soft Synch& ANR Automatic
BTS Power Savings
Time Slot Power Savings
MCPA Tx Power Savings
BCCH Power Savings
Evo
Controller
8200
&
RBS 6000
Thin layer GSM: key benefits

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Power
Spectrum
OPEX
Competence
HW
Thin layer GSM: Summary
ThinTo succeed
GSM network
efficiency
No GSM
unique HW
GSM
automation

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WhyEricsson
#1 in Mobile Networks
Best Multi-standard RAN portfolio
Best performance in field
THIN
Layer
GSM
Thought
leadership

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