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© TeleResources Engineering (Aust) Pty Ltd 2014

Wireless Communications in Australia


Your Presenter - Maurie Dobbin Managing Director TeleResources

n More than 40 years experience in the telecommunications industry

• Founder of TeleResources in 1983

n Consultant to Government and Private Sector over past thirty years

• Member of standardization group for GSM in Australia

• Adviser to Vodafone in securing its Australian mobile licence

• Principal consultant to regulator for closure of analogue AMPS network

• Led workshops in Europe, India, Hong Kong, Philippines and Indonesia on wireless technologies

• Frequent speaker and chair of wireless conferences across Asia including China• Most recently chair of LTE stream at Communicasia 2014

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Agenda

n 09.30-09.45 Introductions

n 09.45-10.45 Australian Market Environment, Regulation and Operators

n 10.45-11.15 Tea Break

n 11.15-12.15 TeleResources Capabilities Tools and Experience

n 12.15-12.45 Tea Break

n 12.45-13.30 Demonstration of planning tool and viewing of drive test car

n 13.30 Conclusion of presentation

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My Country

….I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains….

© Dorothea Mackellar 1885-1968

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Australian Regulatory Telecom Structure

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Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull

Department of Communications


Department of Communications

n The Department administers key communications legislation including:

• Telecommunications Act

• Radiocommunications Act

• Broadcasting Services Act

n Key issues

• Efficient competition and economic sustainability

• Technological neutrality

• Transparency in regulation

• Independent regulatory bodies

• Self-regulation

• Long-term interests of users

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Spectrum Management

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Projected Future Spectrum and Traffic Demand to 2020

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Spectrum Allocation Process

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ACMA Spectrum Monitoring

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ACMA Project HELM

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ACMA Accredited persons

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Australian Spectrum Users

n National Broadband Network

n Public Mobile Network Operators

• Telstra

• Optus

• Vodafone Hutchison

n Federal and State Organisations

• Defence

• Police

• Emergency Services

• Railways

• Public Utlities

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The National Broadband Network

n Conceived by previous government as a national wholesale only, open-access data network for all Australians

• Based on FTTP plus fixed wireless and satellite technologies

• Estimated to cost AUD43 billion when announced in 2010

• Data speeds of up to 100 Mbps download and 40 Mbps upload

n Liberal Coalition government has substantially revised the plan to introduce FTTN and FTTB technologies with an estimated cost of AUD29.5 billion by 2019

n Fixed wireless network is based on LTE TDD technology operating in the 2.3 GHz band and intended to serve 1,020,000 premises or 8 per cent of total national figure

• The NBN Corporate plan estimated a budget of AUD3.5 billion to build 1,400 wireless towers, launch two satellites and install end-user equipment

• The fixed wireless network will offer speeds of up to 25 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload

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NBN Spectrum Usage

n NBN has access to 98 MHz of spectrum in 2.3 GHz band plus 100 MHz in the 3.4 GHz band (currently not utilized)

• Requires line of sight to premises

• Therefore much denser grouping of sites than for a typical mobile network

• Also has to contend with interference between adjacent networks

n NBN however does not have spectrum for around 320 of the 2,400 sites initially scoped as required

• This affects about 80,000 premises located on the fringes of the capital cities

• The alternatives of FTTN or satellite are either too expensive or capacity limited

• 60-80 MHz of spectrum is needed and will need to be acquired

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NBN Satellite Design

n NBN Long Term Satellite Service consists of two Ka Band (26.5-40 GHz) multi-spot spacecraft

• 10 geographically dispersed ground stations and 2 Central Data Processing Centres

• 101 user beams per satellite with 80cm diameter home dishes

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Australian Mobile Market

n There are 138 mobile phone services per 100 head of population

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Mobile Operator Market Share

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Australian Mobile Market (excludes Enterprise)

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… and Telstra’s

The recent shift towards prepaid tariffs has slowed, with postpaid accounting for 63% of

consumer mobile plans and 70% of smartphone plans.

Data from market analyst group Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows that Telstra continues

to enjoy share growth across the total consumer subscriber base, with another increase in

its share of postpaid mobile subscriptions.

Over 70% of these new postpaid customers have switched from either Vodafone or Optus,

with over half of them being iPhone owners. While the real annual growth in the Telstra

iPhone customer base has come from those using the iPhone 5S, Telstra was able to take

advantage of those consumers who purchased the newly launched iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and

changed carrier in the process – 40% of new iPhone 6 users changed networks.

Kantar is a newcomer to the market research scene in Australia, though it has been

researching the data internationally for many years. Some have questioned its data, but it is

important to understand that it excludes enterprise customers, where Telstra’s share is

probably even greater.

Australian Mobile Phone Owners aged 16+: Carrier Share (%)

(Primary Mobile Only)

Total Market Prepaid Market Postpaid Market

Sep-13 Sep-14 +/- pts Sep-13 Sep-14 +/- pts Sep-13 Sep-14 +/- pts

Telstra 38.7 40.3 1.6 33.5 37.6 4.1 41.6 42.6 1.0

Optus 21.0 20.9 -0.1 22.4 21.8 -0.6 20.3 20.5 0.2

Vodafone 19.0 16.1 -2.9 17.7 15.1 -2.6 19.7 17.0 -2.7

Virgin 6.8 6.8 0.0 6.2 5.5 -0.7 7.1 7.5 0.4

Amaysim 3.2 3.7 0.5 6.4 6.8 0.4 1.4 1.7 0.3

Aldi 1.1 1.7 0.6 2.9 4.4 1.5 - - -

TPG 2.7 2.8 0.1 2.0 1.8 -0.2 3.0 3.0 0.0

Other MVNOs 7.5 7.8 0.3 8.9* 7.0 -2.0 6.9 7.7 0.8

In the prepaid market, Kantar has previously reported market share growth for MVNOs

(mobile virtual network operators). As a group, MVNO share is static, but Aldi continues to

edge up with plans especially appealing to male smartphone owners aged under 35. For

Amaysim, the growth rate has started to slow as it becomes more established in the

prepaid market. But year-on-year growth in its total customer base is still a healthy 17%.

The information is based on the research extracted from Kantar’s global consumer panel,

which the company says conducts over 120,000 interviews a year in Australia.

Graeme Philipson

Source: Kantar 24 October 2014


Mobile Market Commentary

n Telstra continues to enjoy growth across total consumer subscriber base

• Over 70% of new postpaid customers have switched from Vodafone or Optus with more half of them iPhone owners

• 40% of new iPhone 6 changed networks

n MVNO growth as a group largely static however larger players are still growing with Virgin the exception

• Amaysim up 17% YoY

• Aldi appealing to male smartphone users under 35

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Telstra

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Investor Day presentation 23 October 2014


Telstra

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Telstra

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Mobile Network Performance Consumer Complaints

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Telstra Coverage Checker

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Remote coverage difficult

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Example of remote highway coverage planning

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DoC Mobile Coverage Programme

n The Federal Government has allocated AUD100 million to improve mobile coverage in remote areas

• AUD80 million will be spent on mobile network expansion

• AUD20 million has been allocated to fixing ‘black spots’

n Discussion paper published in December 2013 outlined three options

• Single MNO delivery of complete rollout on nominated sites

• Multiple MNOs selected for individual base station sites

• Wholesale network provider open to all MNOs

n The Government will require

• A significant contribution from the successful bidder

• A guarantee to deliver services for a minimum of ten years

• A range of co-location and open access provisions

n Over 4,000 locations of poor or no coverage were identified in submissions

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TeleResources Engineering

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TeleResources Engineering

TeleResources is an independent engineering services and consulting company founded in 1983

Based in Sydney (Australia) with subsidiary companies in NZ, Thailand and Pakistan

Focus on wireless technology and applications for 2G 3G and 4G networks using all global standards

Clients include fixed and mobile carriers, government, broadcasters, public utilities and major users

Portfolio of innovative software tools that in combination support complete business process

Value proposition based on leveraging engineering expertise with smart software


TeleResources

Services

Radio

Planning & Design Technology & BusinessConsulting

Consulting Services & Professional

ResourcesNetwork Optimisation

QoS & KPI Management

In Building Solution

NOC Front Office& Process Management

TeleResources Services Portfolio

Transmission Planning & Optimisation

Network Audit & Benchmarking

Network Initial Tuning

& Design Optimisation


Our areas of business focus

Telecommunications business and strategy consulting Due diligence

Spectrum valuation

Expert advice

Multi-client reports and news

Radio Network Planning & Design

Nominal Radio Network Planning for 2G/3G, WiMAX and LTE networks

Coverage Prediction, Interference and Traffic Analysis

Search Ring Management and RF Technical Site Surveys

Initial network parameter configuration

Transmission Network Planning & Design

Transmission Network Design (MW & Optical)

Link Budget Analysis & LOS Surveys

Cutover planning & Rehoming

Network Redundancy & Disaster Management



Radio Network Initial Tuning & Optimisation

Single Site Verification

Cluster, Zone and Area Optimisation for Commercial Launch

Network KPIs Management during Stability Period (6 Month to 12 Month)

Network Optimisation

Network Performance monitoring and KPIs Management

Network complaint management and resolution

New Feature Trial and Introduction

QoS Enhancement and new services introduction

End to End Capacity and Quality Management

Managed Optimisation Services

Network Audit & Benchmarking

Physical and Software Audit and Inconsistency Check

Coverage and Quality Benchmarking via Drive Test



NOC Front Office Management

24 X 7 Network Surveillance and Monitoring

Trouble Ticketing and Escalation to back office

Network Infrastructure and Processes Management

Network Configuration Management

In Building Solution

Design & Documentation for Active/Passive DAS

Repeater Solution

Installation & Commissioning with Full Turnkey Services

Walk Test & Optimisation

Consulting Service and Professional Resources

Consulting for Bidding and Pricing

Contract award and Vendor Evaluation

Technology Strategy

Man-Month based expert resources


Tools and Software

CW Tools

BVS Test Transmitter & Accessories

BVS Test Receiver

Network Planning Tools Forsk Atoll for GSM/UMTS/LTE/WiMAX & MW

EDX Wireless Signal Pro for Mesh Network (WiFi/Sensor) & PMR (P25/TETRA)

Drive/Walk Test Tools

TEMS 12 (LTE Supported) with W995a Handsets

Pctel Ex/Lx Scanner for GSM 900/1800 & UMTS 850/900/2100

6 Company Owned Vehicles

Optimisation Tools

Forsk ACP/AFP Modules


Our Network Design and Optimisation Tools


Atoll RF Planning & Optimization tool platform

Multi-technology Radio Planning & Optimisation Platform GSM/GPRS/EDGE

UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA

CDMA2000 1xRTT/EV-DO

TD-SCDMA

WiMAX

LTE

Microwave Links

Technical Leadership State-of-the-art Network Design Features (e.g LTE module

available)

Open, Scalable and Flexible Architecture

Tools for developers

Largest 3rd party product offering available on the market

Suitable for national networked design groups


Automatic Planning

n Atoll ACP

• Basic set of features suitable for every day use

• Automatic optimisation of network parameters to increase coverage & capacity

• Site selection and activation for greenfield and densification scenarios

• Antenna selection & parameter optimisation (azimuth & tilt)

n Automatic Frequency Planning

• Dedicated modules for GSM, LTE, WiMAX and WiFi AFP

n Automatic Site Positioning

• Supports GSM, UMTS, LTE, CDMA 2000 and WiMAX

• Intelligent implementation plan with selection of best sites to deploy

• Number of sites needed to achieve coverage target


Radio Propagation Models

Standard Propagation Model

Incorporated within Atoll and Signal families

Up to 20 published models selectable

Should be tuned to suit local clutter definitions

Un-calibrated RF planning tool models yield predictions with unknown accuracy

Signal loss may be far from reality: too high in some areas, too low in other areas

Measurements and models are a capital asset with a 4 year life

Specialist models available

Suited to complex designs

Enables predictions for outdoor and indoor

Considers simultaneously different types of databases (topography, clutter, vector buildings)

Very large areas can be predicted in a hybrid mode


Geospatial Data Solutions for Telecom

n We are able to provide digital terrain and clutter data suited for use with our radio propagation planning tools.

• Data checked within tools prior to delivery

n We provide various data packages including:

• 3D Building Data Packages

• City Data Packages

• Regional Data Packages

• Population Databases

• Format Conversion


Data Features Covers client specified high dense urban sprawls

and CBD areas

Resolution: 1 meter

Layers: Digital Terrain Model (DTM), Digital Surface Model (DSM), Digital Building Height Model (DHM), Vegetation Model, 2D Linear Feature, Clutter (Land Use), Ortho image

Input Sources Stereo pair aerial photographs or High resolution

stereo satellite imagery (QuickBird, IKONOS), available topographic mapping, field inputs

Accuracy Planimetric: +/- 1-2 meters

Altimetric: +/- 1-2 meters

Buildings: +/- 2-3 meters

3D Building Data Package @1M Resolution (Type 1)

Hong Kong SAR, China


Data Features Covers client specified urban sprawls

Resolution: 5 meters

Layers: Digital Terrain Model (DTM), Vectors, Average Height-Based Clutter (Land Use), Orthoimage

Parcel (encompassed between road/street network)-based approach

Input Sources Medium to high resolution mono satellite

imagery (QuickBird, IKONOS, Cartosat, ALOS or SPOT), available topographic mapping, imagery available on Google Earth as reference

Accuracy Planimetric: +/- 5 to 10 meters

Altimetric: +/- 5 to 10 meters

2.5D City Data Package @5M Resolution (Type 2)

Sydney, Australia


Data Features Covers client specified countries/regions


Layers: Digital Terrain Model (DTM), Vectors, Clutter (Land Use), Text

Input Sources SRTM or 1:100,000 scale topographic maps

Medium resolution satellite imagery (IRS LISS III, ASTER or LANDSAT), available topographic mapping

Accuracy Planimetric: +/- 25 meters

Altimetric: +/- 10 to 20 meters

Regional Data Package @20M Resolution

France


Data Features Covers complete country or client

specified regions


Layers: Digital Terrain Model (DTM), Vectors, Clutter (Land Use), Text

Input Sources SRTM or 1:200,000/1: 500,000 scale

topographic maps

Lower resolution satellite imagery (Awifs, IRS or LANDSAT)

Accuracy Planimetric: +/- 100 to 200 meters

Altimetric: +/- 20 meters

Regional Data Package @100M Resolution

Belgium


TeleResources experience

n TeleResources has over thirty years experience in providing professional services

• More than 15 years specifically related to mobile network operation

n TeleResources works with ‘best of breed’ tools to leverage our engineering knowledge to deliver superior performance on behalf of our operator clients

n TeleResources is a distributor of the Forsk Atoll radio planning tool in ANZ and supports the following clients

• Telstra

• Optus

• Vodafone Hutchison Australia

• Vodafone New Zealand

• Telecom New Zealand

• 2 Degrees New Zealand

• Kordia

n TeleResources has trained over 150 engineers in the use of Atoll including those from vendor licensees


Our RF test services

Mobile radio network testing

Multiple Drive test vehicles equipped with GPS and dead reckoning modified to be able to support multiple test sets for network benchmarking and performance testing


Vocational Training

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n TeleResources has a comprehensive intern program designed to complement formal education which includes the following

• Radio planning tool introduction

• Use of digital terrain and clutter

• Automatic cell planning tools

• Basics of drive testing

• Analysis of drive test information

• In-building design principles

• OH&S introduction

n Interns are drawn from under-graduates and graduates seeking industry experience

• Selected interns may be offered permanent positions


Our External Training Services

TeleResources has provided software specific and industry issue training for hundred of engineers and managers

TeleResources public courses include RF Boot Camp - A program condensed into three

intensive weeks where students will get hands on training on the tools used by wireless network operators giving them a competitive advantage when they apply for work.

LTE Radio Network Planning - a 5 day intensive course where students get detailed knowledge about the LTE air interface and design methods with practical training exercises on network design using the a planning tool and an automatic cell planner.

Planning and Optimization Webinar – A course that has been designed specifically to meet the global need for practical radio planning training while recognizing the difficulty that students may have in physically attending our courses


Clients


Some of our RF Projects

Detecon Tower Consolidation Project

Santos Gladstone LNG Project

Engineering services for Huawei Australia

UMTS network design for NII 3G network in Mexico

Model tuning for First Media (Indonesia) Maxis (Malaysia) VF (Fiji) and NSN (Australia)

Provision of high level network design for smart metering project


Detecon Tower Consolidation Project

n Produced High Level Design (GSM/WCDMA/LTE) for National Tower Asset Consolidation (Malaysia)

n Collected customer requirements from all three operators (DiGi, Maxis, Celcom) regarding coverage /capacity objectives and future network/technology evolution

n Created site rationalization criteria based on RF objectives as well as Site Specific information (Site Structure, Backhaul, Antennas)

n Produced nominal plan for consolidated sites which included common antenna sharing, coverage and quality predictions for all three networks using ATOLL RF Planning & ACP tool

n Conducted capacity analysis for consolidated network, proposed additional capacity sites and load balancing between WCDMA and LTE networks (L1800 & L2600)

n Using operators & Analysis Mason Traffic forecast, projected new sites for next 10 years and provided site sharing potential for next 10 years

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Santos Gladstone GLNG Project

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Santos Gladstone GLNG Project

n Converted customer business requirement into design requirements of resiliency and high network availability of LTE and Wi-Fi network

n Established per user traffic profile to determine cell edge throughput requirements which were utilized to established the link budget by taking into account various features such as MIMO & antenna solutions

n Calculated number of sites required to meet cell edge throughput targets and used ATOLL to create nominal plan and coverage plots

n Carried capacity analysis, using Monte Carlo Simulation in ATOLL and proposed additional capacity sites

n Designed same network based on Wi-Fi only to conduct comparison with LTE based design

n Comparative studies of network design based on various potential bands (700 MHz, 1800MHz & 2100 MHz) and bandwidth to advise the most optimal band for network deployment

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Drive test and analysis services for VHA 2G/3G swap out

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Awarded contract by Huawei Australia to provide drive test and associated analysis services for the VHA 2G/3G upgrade

Specific responsibility for such services in Victoria and Tasmania

Involved almost 2,000 cell sites with GSM and UMTS technologies in 850, 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz frequency bands

Pre swap benchmark and post swap cluster verification test drives

Scope included initial tuning from drive test results

signaling analysis, missing/redundant neighbor analysis, swap feeder, coverage issue, and other system parameter tuning recommendations


RF Design, Refarming, Drive test and Optimisation for Optus Metro Project

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Awarded contract by Huawei Australia to RF Design, Refarming, Drive test and Optimisation services for Optus Metro Project

Specific responsibility for such services in Melbourne Metro

Involved almost 1,000 cell sites with GSM and UMTS technologies and upgrade to LTE

Pre swap benchmark and post swap cluster verification test drives

Single Site Verification and Cluster Optimisation

GSM 900 to UMTS 900 Refarming

Scope included initial tuning from drive test results

signaling analysis, missing/redundant neighbor analysis, swap feeder, coverage issue, and other system parameter tuning recommendations


In Building Turnkey Services

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Awarded contract by Huawei Australia to RF Design, Documentation, Installation & Commissioning , Optimisation & Acceptance for In-Building Solutions for Optus in NSW & VIC

Includes Active & Passive DAS and Repeater Solution

Full Turnkey Services including I&C

KPI and Scope Based Responsibility

Over 70+ Building in NSW & VIC


3G network design for NII and Nextel Mexico

Nextel Mexico has been granted a national 3G UMTS licence

First phase to be launched by early 2012

TeleResources has assisted the company to develop detailed network plans

Cluster design for different market scenarios using latest version of Atoll


Maxis Malaysia RF Model Tuning

Production of tuned radio propagation models for Maxis Malaysia

Including reports and on-site workshops

Involved calibration of three different environment models for three bands

900/1800/2100 MHz

Detailed analysis of CW measurements against prediction model

Data audit of 90+ CW measurement sites


Energy Australia Smart Metering Project

Energy Australia is one of the largest energy providers in NSW

Serves over 1.5 million homes and businesses across Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter Valley

The company is committed to the development of smart metering across its customer base

It has determined that a radio access network is the preferred means of achieving this objective

TeleResources undertook the development of a high level network plan using WiMAX technology

This plan was the basis by which Board approval was secured for the project

Alternative technologies including UMTS were also modelled

TeleResources then committed the design resources to produce a detailed plan including

Physical site inspections

Detailed engineering studies


Summary

TeleResources is a wireless strategy and solutions company with unique skills in helping clients to understand the mobile communications market and build winning strategies

TeleResources has assembled a world class group of technology partners that can offer unique approaches to the design, test, optimisation and operation of mobile network services

We can provide specialist advice, supply software solutions or embody those solutions into outsourced services according to a client’s needs