iBwave for Local and 5G NetworksGain better control over your own Networks

Vladan Jevremovic, Sr. Research Director

February 10, 2021

Agenda

▪ Who is iBwave?

▪ Local 5G Networks in Japan

▪ Solution

▪ Case studies

▪ Features

▪ Demo

Who is iBwave?A bit about us and what we’ve done.

iBwave: Keeping the world connected.

17+ Years of

In-Building

Wireless

Connected

Solutions For

Indoor/Outdoor, Wi

reless & Wireline

Over 1,150

Customers In 100

Countries

95% Customer

Approval

Rating

Thousands of

Wireless Networks

Designed Worldwide

(and counting)

3,350+

iBwave Certified

Professionals

Worldwide

Simple and innovative

software solutions

that accelerate the network

project lifecycle and help

our customers deliver

flawless connectivity.

Trusted by some of the best in the business

iBWAVE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

iBwave

Design Enterprise

iBwave

Mobile Planner

iBwave

Mobile Survey

In-Building 3G/4G/5G, LTE,

Wi-Fi, CBRS, IoT, Public Safety

Fiber iBwave

FiberPass

Wi-Fi iBwave Wi-FiiBwave

Wi-Fi Mobile

Outdoor Design 3G/4G/5G,

LTE, Wi-Fi, CBRS, IoTiBwave Reach

Public SafetyiBwave

Public Safety

Collaboration Basic Cloud

(10GB storage)

iBwave Unity

(site management)

iBwave Viewer

(Read-only)

CAMPUS DESIGN

Local 5G Networks in Japan

Local 5G Networks in Japan▪ The following bands are allocated for private/local 5G use in Japan:

▪ Sub 6 GHz: 4.6 – 4.8 GHz

▪ Millimeter wave: 28.2 – 29.1 GHz

Local 5G Networks in Japan▪ In February 2020, Fujitsu received the first local 5G license

▪ 100 MHz in 28.2-28.3 GHz band

▪ Private 5G Network deployment planned at Fujitsu office locations, factories and laboratories

▪ Nokia is building out strategic partnership ecosystem to bring local 5G to government and industrial customers in Japan▪ NS Solutions for factory IoT

▪ Marubeni for global IoT

▪ Internet Initiative Japan for full MVNO

▪ Equinix for multi-cloud and global data centers

▪ Hitachi Kokusai Electronix for smart social infrastructure and smart cities

▪ NEC and Toshiba are also expected to apply for a license

Local networks are shifting the Enterprise to a connectivity-driven ecosystem

EMPLOYEESLaptops, Smartphones,

Tablets, Handhelds, AR

& VR

STATIC IoTSensors, Industrial

Automation, Cameras

and Displays

MOBILE IoTVehicles, Automated

Guided Vehicles (AGV),

Payment Handhelds,

Portables

VISITORS,

USERSSmartphones, PCs,

Wearables

TENANTSB2B, MVNOs, Slices

SERVICE

PROVIDERSNational MNOs,

Public Safety,

Other networks

Flawless connectivity has never been more important to support mission-critical systems.

Large Enterprises want better control over

network quality and a simpler way to manage

networks across many sites.

iBwave for Local NetworksThe simplest way to survey,

design and manage your

Local Networks

Planning Local Networkscan be a challenge using your existing solutions

MULTIPLE TOOLS FOR

MULTIPLE TECHNOLGIES

Need different tools to deliver different

types of wireless technologies, and

indoor/outdoor campus environments are

a challenge.

EXPENSIVE & TIME CONSUMING

Too much money is spent on too many tools, and too much time is

spent waiting on third party stakeholders to help you do the project.

HARD TO COLLABORATE

Not easy to collaborate across

internal teams, with customers

and external project

stakeholders

DIFFICULT TO MANAGE

MULTIPLE SITES

There is no centralized place to view,

access and share information across

many sites and teams. Lack of control or

insight across all our sites makes it hard

to make the best decisions.

We can help with that. 3 BIG reasons companies are choosing us as their Private Networks partner

ONE SOLUTION,

ALL TECHNOLGIES

Survey, design and optimize all

your networks using just iBwave,

then re-use the design in the

future to easily upgrade.

CENTRALIZED SITE

MANAGEMENT

Easily collaborate and centralize

information across your many

teams, sites and partners with

our cloud-based site

management platform

SAVE TIME &

CONTROL QUALITY

Accelerate your projects with

intelligent design automation &

ensure accuracy with an advanced

3D prediction engine trusted by

thousands.

4G/5G

Wi-Fi

Private LTE

CBRS

LoRa

Zigbee

Meet the iBwave Local Networks Solution

Gain better control over your own Networks

iBwave Mobile Survey

iBwave Design

iBwave Reach

Easy survey & design with one solution

Simple upgrade path for

outdoor design and site

management

Centralize site information across all

sites and teams for better control,

insight and decision making.

There’s a lot of reasons to love our

Private Networks solution

Intelligent design automation &

accurate prediction you can trust

READ ONLY

4G / 5G

Wi-Fi

Private LTE

CBRS

IoT

Easy survey & design with one solution

▪ One survey and design solution for all wireless technologies: 4G/5G, LTE, IoT, Wi-Fi

▪ Survey cellular + Wi-Fi together using only your mobile device or external testing tools (integrated)

▪ Indoor/outdoor designs for campus environments

▪ Cloud connectivity to enable collaboration between you, your team and your ecosystem

▪ Advanced reporting and Digitized documentation for maintenance & upgrades

Intelligent design automation & accurate prediction you can trust

▪ Advanced 3D Prediction Visualizations

▪ Inclined Surface Modeling & Prediction

▪ Fast Ray Tracing Algorithm (reflection / diffraction)

▪ Prediction Calibration (using survey data)

▪ Body Loss Modeling (High-density venues)

▪ Attenuation values by frequency

▪ Measured 3D Antenna Patterns

“

“iBwave has the most advanced RF

calculations for prediction accuracy.

-- Ronald Van Kleunen, CWNE #108 --

Simple upgrade path for outdoor design

Combined with iBwave Design, iBwave Reach

accelerates your campus network designs with an

integrated indoor/outdoor solution that provides a clear

understanding of the impact between each network.

▪ Supports multi-technology networks

▪ Seamless outdoor and indoor wireless design for accurate predictions

▪ Reduces number of site walks

▪ Optimizes design with maximum user connectivity and minimal equipment costs

▪ Offers database of 35,000+ network components

Centralize site information across all sites and teams for better control, insight and decision making

1. CREATE PROJECT

2. MODEL VENUE IN 3D

3. SITE SURVEY TO

COLLECT WI-FI +

CELLULAR DATA

4. DESIGN NETWORK &

OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE

PROJECT

INFORMATION

3D MODEL

SURVEY

DATA

DESIGN

INFORMATION

5. SITE SURVEY TO VALIDATE

PERFORMANCE POST-INSTALL

SURVEY

DATA

iBwave UnityCENTRALIZED

DESIGN HUB

6. YEARLY MAINTENANCE

SURVEY

DATA

Dashboard,

BOM and

other reports

Case Studies

University Campus NetworkCASE

STUDY

System integrator Crown Castle leveraged iBwave Reach to understand the impact between the indoor and

outdoor network and as a result, finish the design of a University campus network 36% faster.

CHALLENGES

1 Management of the Indoor/Outdoor Modeling & Design. Effectively

measure the impact of the in-building on the macro to better manage

transition areas, and gain better visibility to interferers and capacity impacts

on both the indoor and outdoor networks.

2 Eliminate costly & time consuming site walks which often cause disruptions

in the project timelines due to facility access restrictions and special security

requirements for contractors.

3 High level of project complexity involving 11 buildings, different design

teams and tools, as well as third-party contractors, coordination and timing

can often be time consuming and complex task.

CASE

STUDY

SOLUTION RESULTS

iBwave

Reach

University Campus NetworkSystem integrator Crown Castle leveraged iBwave Reach to understand the impact between the indoor and

outdoor network and as a result, finish the design of a University campus network 36% faster.

Eliminating the need for additional site walks is a

network designer’s ideal scenario. Using iBwave Reach

for indoor/outdoor networks not only saves time and

reduces costs, it’s less disruptive to the customer.

- Crown Castle -

36%TIME SAVINGS

CUSTOMER

DISRUPTIONS18DAYS SAVED

Reduced overall project lifecycle by 36%

Improved Indoor/Outdoor Design Management

Simplified Project Complexity

CASE

STUDY University Campus NetworkiBwave Reach’s side by

side windows showing the

3D building view on the left

side including the in-

building network data

imported from iBwave

Design, and on the right

side showing the final

result of macro penetration

inside buildings and the

various in-building

networks’ impact on the

macro signal.

Mining Outdoor NetworkCASE

STUDY

One of the largest mining and logistics companies used iBwave to accurately model and design

an outdoor local LTE network for a current and projected new mining site.

CHALLENGES

1 Accurately model RF environment including the outdoor mining area and

surrounding topology to ensure vehicles with IoT sensors would maintain

connectivity while moving from the indoor mine environment to the outdoor.

2 Predictive Design for Outdoor Network. With no way to do a predictive

design, the company had to install equipment and conduct time-consuming

surveys. To save time they sometimes used previous analysis which often led

to time-consuming troubleshooting.

3 Standardize Reporting & Processes. With many operations running in

different regions of the world, the company was looking for a way to introduce

more standards by wireless technology (Wi-Fi, IoT, LTE, etc.), sites, and

regions, as well as create detailed documentation for all sites.

CASE

STUDY

SOLUTION RESULTS

iBwave

Reach

With challenging environments mainly

consisting of ports and mines, they

needed iBwave Reach for accurate

prediction for all the wireless

technologies they were deploying.

1 MODELING. By using iBwave Reach they were able to model

the area of interest in detailed 3D including all the topology

surrounding the mining area using GIS data

2 PREDICTIVE DESIGN. By accurately simulating the

performance of the network, they were able to optimize the

design and be confident the network they were designing

exactly what they needed.

3 STANDARDIZATION. The efficiencies gained by creating

standardized templates and reporting provides them with

an efficient way to streamline the design of their networks

across departments and regions.

Mining Outdoor NetworkOne of the largest mining and logistics companies used iBwave to accurately model and design

an outdoor local LTE network for a current and projected new mining site.

CASE

STUDY Mining Outdoor Network

iBwave Reach’s side-by-side

views lets users assess the

predicted performance by

comparing between different

network simulations.

A Closer Look at Features

A walk through the project lifecycle

Simplified

Surveys

Design/

Optimize

Review/

InstallValidate Maintain

▪ Simultaneous Wi-Fi +

Cellular Surveys

▪ Android Device or Third-

Party Scanner Tools

▪ Site Documentation &

Survey Interpolation

Heatmap

▪ Cloud Connectivity

▪ Full 3D Modeling

▪ Fast Ray Tracing Prediction

▪ Prediction Calibration

▪ Body Loss Modeling

▪ Multi-Floor Prediction

▪ Automatic BOM & Reporting

▪ Large Database of Materials

and Network Components

▪ Free Read Only Viewer

▪ Automatic Installation

Reports

▪ Site Documentation in Cloud

▪ Design Plan version history

▪ Simple site surveys

▪ Multi-technology design

simulation

▪ Survey Wi-Fi + Cellular

at same time

▪ View Design Plan

▪ Close Out Reports

DemoTime to see it in action.

APPENDICES

iBwave Reach: Campus Network Design

▪ Supports multi-technology networks

▪ Integrates with iBwave Design and your

macro tool

▪ Seamless indoor and outdoor design for

accurate predictions

▪ Reduce number of site walks

▪ Optimize design for maximum user

connectivity

Accelerate the design of large multi-technology campus wireless networks with an integrated

solution that bridges the gap between indoor & outdoor design, minimizes site surveys and has a

proven track record of accurate prediction that delivers flawless user connectivity.

iBwave Mobile Planner

▪ Survey both Wi-Fi and Cellular together and eliminate the need to carry additional costly devices

▪ Quote & deploy twice as fast, start the design cycle from the first site visit

▪ Easy to Use: Automatic parts placement & intuitive pass/fail indicators

▪ Prevent redesigns: validate small cells locations on-site

▪ Full range of heatmaps to understand predicted coverage

▪ Generate reports and close-out package

Survey and design Private Networks

on-site using only your Android device

iBwave Unity: Keeping everything in sync

Manage all your sites from a centralized hub.

▪ Full visibility on all wireless projects during their entire lifecycle

▪ Central management platform

▪ Advanced reporting and business intelligence capabilities

▪ Holistic view of in-building initiatives, expenses & roll-outs

▪ API capabilities

iBwave Mobile Survey

iBwave Design

iBwave Unity

Support and ServicesiBwave is the only company that provides the complete

solution of software, training and services

iBwave Certification & Training

37%

34%

20%

SystemIntegrators

MobileOperators

EquipmentManufacturers

Over 4000 Certified Professionals Worldwide in 10+ years

World-class technical support

▪Support in your language

▪ “Follow the sun” presence in all major time zones offering 24/5 support

▪95% customer approval rating

▪Seasoned wireless in-building network professionals

▪Connect with us on-line, via chat box or by phone

▪ English

▪ French

▪ Spanish

▪ Arabic

▪ Hindi

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▪ Tagalog

▪ Vietnamese

▪ Japanese

▪ Farsi

Unparalleled Field Support

Our dedicated team of sales engineers work with you to ensure your transitionand on-boarding goes smoothly

▪ Process mapping

▪ 3D Modeling Services

▪ Education and training

▪ In-building best practices

▪ Tech workshops

▪ Migration support