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About ip.access
• Founded 1999
• 160 staff : Cambridge UK, India & US
• More than 1.8 million small cells now deployed
• Focused on small enterprise market :
1-100 people
• Our mission : simplifying small cells
• 2G, 3G and 4G
• End-to-end solutions (small cells & gateways)
• Fully self organising – as easy to roll out as WiFi
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What problem is viper solving?
“Many enterprises are getting desperate for improved
mobile coverage, and are ready to buy their own
infrastructure.”
“Landlords have difficulty renting space with poor mobile
coverage. Hotels lose customers if mobile services are
weak.“
“Building owners are now ready to buy their own
infrastructure, and a latent demand in the billions of dollars
is ready for the right products and services to arrive”
Source: Mobile Experts, April 2015
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viper: an integrated platform for 3G/4G enterprise RAN
Enterprise
Small Cells
Virtualized
Gateways
Multi
Operator
As A
Service
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viper small cell platform
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Mobile Operator’s LTE Network
Traditional small cell deployments
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MacroMacroMacroMacro Macro
Micro Micro Micro Micro MicroMicro MicroMicro Micro
• Each LTE small cell (HeNB)
looks like a macrocell
• Directly connected into EPC –
one S1 interface per small cell
• Initially simple, but can be
problematic to scale
• Additional S1 interfaces
• Additional signalling bandwidth
• Increased loading on EPC
• Small cell provisioning &
monitoring are part of core
network operations
• Hard to support multiple 3rd
parties deploying additional
small cells
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ip.access Viper™ small cell network deployment
Mobile Operator’s LTE Network
Viper – small cells, simplified
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MacroMacroMacroMacro Macro
Micro Micro
Viper
GW
Micro MicroMicro MicroMicro Micro
viper small cell “underlay” gateway
operator funded partner funded enterprise funded Citizens Broadband / LSA
• Viper wraps all small cells into a single
virtual “underlay” cell
• One S1/ S1-Flex interface into EPC
• Minimises impact of small cells on
operator’s core network
• Single Viper cell ID in neighbour list of all
Macro / Microcells
• Viper gateway routes traffic to the correct
small cell
• Offloads all small cell complexity from
the core network
• Hand-in / Hand-out routing
• Small cell handovers
• Scalable solution
• No need to reconfigure the core network as
small cell network grows
• Minimises costs of small cell
deployment
• Rollouts can be funded by service partners
and enterprise customers
• End-user can buy and self-install
• SUMO™ Multi-Operator small cells
• Citizens Broadband / LSA bands
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Comparison:
Multi-Operator Enterprise Coverage and Capacity Techniques
Serves All the
Building’s
Customers
Cheap to Buy,
Install and
Maintain
Competitively
Worthwhile for
the MNO
Works at the
Highest Traffic
Densities
Small Cell
Small Cells
(multiple)
MORAN
DAS
MOCN
WiFi
SUMO™
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Traditional small cell deployment model : one AP per MNO
EPC
C
EPC
A
EPC
B
S1 backhaul
MNO
C
MNO
B
MNO
A
S1 backhaul
S1 backhaul
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Viper Multi-Operator platform : one AP for all networks
EPC
C
EPC
A
EPC
B
Per-operator
traffic counting
MB
MB
MB
$
$ $
Policy-based
resource scheduling
SUMO™ Access Point
• Broadcasts multiple
PLMN identities
• Handset sees AP as part of
home PLMN network
• AP allocates bandwidth and resources
based on defined sharing policy
SUMO™ Gateway
• Routes data to
appropriate EPC
• Virtualized
per-operator
traffic reporting
S1 backhaul
MNO
C
MNO
B
MNO
A
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SUMO™ Gateway
Viper deployment with Landlord / Tenant spectrum
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MNO
C
MNO
B
MNO
A
MNO
C
MNO
B
MNO
A
EPC
A
EPC
B
EPC
CTraffic counters
MB
MB
MB
$
$ $
Sharing policy
• Small cell deployment uses
operator B’s licensed spectrum
• MNO B sets allocation policy
• MNO B bills “tenant” operators
on wholesale or MVNO basis
• MNO B captures all intl roaming
MNO
D
MNO
B
MNO
A
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SUMO™ Gateway
Viper deployment with FairPlay contributed spectrum
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MNO
C
MNO
B
MNO
A
MNO
C
MNO
B
MNO
A
EPC
A
EPC
B
EPC
CTraffic counters
MB
MB
MB
$
$ $
Sharing policy
• Small cell deployment
uses spectrum equally
• Each AP serves all operators
• Bandwidth allocated equally
MNO
D
MNO
B
MNO
A
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SUMO™ Gateway
Viper deployment with Citizen’s Broadband / LSA spectrum
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MNO
C
MNO
B
MNO
A
MNO
C
MNO
B
MNO
A
MNO
D
MNO
B
MNO
A
EPC
A
EPC
B
EPC
CTraffic counters
MB
MB
MB
$
$ $
Sharing policy
• Small cells use shared
spectrum for extra capacity
• Operated by MNO or
neutral host / service partner
• AP operator could bill MNOs
based on data usage
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ip.access Viper Small Cell platform
Viper brings multiple revenue opportunities to SI partners from
both Network Operators & Enterprise Customers
Mobile Network
Operator
Relationships
Enterprise
Customer
Relationships
Viper
System
Integrator
Partners
Viper Virtualized
Gateways
Viper Small Cell
Access Points
Small Cell IP Backhaul
Partner revenue
from MNO
• Gateway hosting
• Integration &
customisation services
• Tier 1, 2 SLAs
• Small Cell Revenue Share
Partner revenue
from Enterprises
• AP Sale or Rental
• Site Surveys / AP Install
• Backhaul Provisioning
• Tier 1, 2 SLAs
• Win Corporate
Mobile Account
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Viper small cell deployment – by Mobile Operator
Enterprise
Customer
Relationships
Mobile
Network
Operator
Licensed
Spectrum
Viper Small Cell
Platform
Small Cell
Network Operation
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Viper small cell deployment – by MNO with SUMO
Enterprise
Customer
Relationships
Host Mobile
Network
Operator
Licensed
Spectrum
Viper Small Cell
Platform
SUMO
Small Cell
Network Operation
SUMO
Tenant
MNOs
SUMO
Tenant
MNOs
$$$
Wholesale or
MVNO billing
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Viper small cell deployment – by Partner PSCNO
Enterprise
Customer
Relationships
Mobile
Network
Operator
Licensed
Spectrum
Viper Small Cell
Platform
Physical
Small Cell
Network Operator
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Viper small cell deployment – by Partner PSCNO (SUMO)
Enterprise
Customer
Relationships
Mobile
Network
Operator
Licensed
Spectrum
Viper Small Cell
Platform
Physical
Small Cell
Network Operator
SUMO
Tenant
MNO
SUMO
Tenant
MNO
$$$
$$$
Spectrum
Usage
Agreement
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Viper small cell deployment – by Partner PSCNO (SUMO)
Enterprise
Customer
Relationships
SUMO
Tenant
MNO
Shared Licensed
Spectrum
e.g. Citizens Broadband
Viper Small Cell
Platform
Physical
Small Cell
Network Operator
SUMO
Tenant
MNO
SUMO
Tenant
MNO
$$$
$$$
$$$
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Viper – small cells, simplified
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Advanced plug and play
small cell technology
reduces technical barriers
Scalable “As A Service”
deployment model
reduces commercial barriers
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Summary
• Viper makes 3G & LTE as easy to deploy as Wi-Fi
• End-to-end solution
• Viper platform hides all the underlying complexity from you
• Gateway components are virtualised
• Hosted by operator, service partner, or in the cloud
• Managed as a service
• By ip.access & in-country partners
• You can buy, lease or rent the equipment
• Multi-Operator ready
• SUMO™ adds traffic monetization capability
• Allows small cell to be a source of profit, not cost
• Support for Licensed Shared Access & Citizen’s Broadband
• Can be deployed directly by enterprises, partners or non-MNOs in these
bands