The demand for virtualization - by Caroline Gabriel of Maravedis Rethink
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June 201 4 Virtualization and small cells 1 Maravedis-Rethink operator survey May 2014 1 1 www.maravedis-bwa.com Copyright © Maravedis Inc 2013. CLIENT CONFIDENTIAL 1 • First steps to virtualized RAN – Extend base station hotel – Virtualize some functions, no cloud yet • Drivers for true vRAN – New deployments with low power – Densification – TCO • About small sites, overlap with small cells • Virtualization will accelerate some dense small cell projects • Common core, management and policy tools allocate resources where most needed 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 RAN virtualization Small cells Both % of MNOs
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Caroline Gabriel of Maravedis Rethink outlines the demand for Virtualization. Taken from the Small Cell Forum London Workshop - June 2014.
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June 2014Virtualization and small cells
Maravedis-Rethink operator survey May 2014
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www.maravedis-bwa.com
Copyright © Maravedis Inc 2013.CLIENT CONFIDENTIAL111
• First steps to virtualized RAN– Extend base station hotel– Virtualize some functions, no cloud
yet
• Drivers for true vRAN– New deployments with low power– Densification– TCO
• About small sites, overlap with small cells
• Virtualization will accelerate some dense small cell projects
• Common core, management and policy tools allocate resources where most needed
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June 2014Virtualization and small cells
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• Considerable barriers to vRAN in all layers
• Early trials and showcases highly proprietary
• Operators need confidence of common approach and ecosystem before they invest
• Opportunity for multivendor open environment
• Role for industry bodies such as SCF
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Performance compromises
Security issues
Need for common architec-ture
Skills and culture
Immature solutions
Waste current investments
Incomplete standards
Server costs
