PARIS, Feb. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is to give operators greater
flexibility to build so-called 'heterogeneous' networks – highly
efficient, multi-platform mobile ultra-broadband access systems –
by adding the new Compact Metro Cell Outdoor family to its
portfolio of small cells devices.
The innovative Compact Metro Cell Outdoor – currently being
trialled with a number of operators around the globe - is 50
percent smaller than existing metro cells. This provides more
options for the discrete creation of HetNets to improve coverage
and capacity, including integrating the device into street
furniture, such as the digital advertising signage in bus shelters
being developed by JCDecaux as part of a technology partnership
with Alcatel-Lucent.
The Compact Metro Cell Outdoor (CMCO) family integrates the
latest embedded baseband innovations, an LTE radio, higher power
output and modular design options, including external antennas. It
supports a greater number of active users and offers even more
deployment flexibility. Their compact size also allows them to be
wall-mounted and hidden from view, with just the antenna visible,
and optimally placed to offer customers the highest service
quality.
Operators can connect CMCO devices via backhaul into their wider
network. In addition, the ability to bypass the embedded baseband
unit (BBU) means they will also be able to connect via a Common
Public Radio Interface (CPRI) to a centralized BBU, managing
multiple radios. This will allow them to smoothly evolve networks
and leverage the efficiencies offered by a virtualized RAN
architecture.
Mike Schabel, Vice President of
Small Cells in Alcatel-Lucent said: "By extending our small cell
product family to include the Compact Metro Cell Outdoor, we are
offering a solution that meets the needs of any operator in any
location. The goal of this product was to enable operators to
seamlessly and simply integrate the product inside of existing
street furniture and simplify municipality zoning approvals. Our
existing Metro Cells continues to help them with pole-mounting and
wall-mounting applications, while we are expanding their deployment
options with the Compact Metro Cell Outdoor."
The 9764 Compact Metro Cell Outdoor Family – technical
details
- Small form factor (approximately 6K cubic centimeters for a
2x2W).
- Support for LTE mobile ultra-broadband connectivity, with Wi-Fi
as an option.
- Increased capacity, supporting up to 200 users
- Later versions using system-on-a-chip (SoC) technology will
support 60 MHz within one box, as well as the ability to daisy
chain to aggregate multiple small cell sectors.
- Radio-on-chip (RoC) technology which enables 43% greater power
efficiency compared to small cells solutions without this
technology. This is an important consideration for network
operators. In the recent IntelliSpektrum project, under which
Bell Labs, the industrial research
arm of Alcatel-Lucent, collaborated with the Fraunhofer Institute
for Applied Solid State Physics, the Fraunhofer
Heinrich-Hertz-Institute and Intel Mobile Communications GmbH, it
found that mobile networks which use a mix of macro and small cell
radio base stations can see energy savings of up to 50
percent.
- Coverage and capacity support for different scenarios, made
possible by various output power:
- 2x1W for dense urban locations (to complement the existing
Metro Cell family),
- 2x2W for optimal coverage and capacity
- 2x 5W for the highest coverage
- Use of a variety of external antennas (directional or omni
directional). This allows for a number of mounting options,
including the ability to discreetly integrate within street
furniture or behind walls.
- The ability to allow operators to smoothly evolve towards a
vRAN architecture, leveraging a centralized BBU.
The Compact Metro Cell Outdoor family is commercially available
now within the 1800 MHz frequency, B7 operating band and 2600 MHz
frequency, B3 operating band, with a full complement of frequencies
for FDD and TDD available throughout 2015.
Alcatel-Lucent is a leader in small cells with over 130
contracts spanning more than 75 operators in 53 countries including
multi-vendor and hardened industrial-grade external deployments. It
offers end-to-end solutions for the home, in-building as well as
outdoor metro cell deployments. The company's leadership is backed
by a rich ecosystem of industry collaborations with experts such as
Qualcomm, Accenture, JCDecaux, and EBlink. The company launched its
Metro Cell Express Site Certification Program in December 2013, giving customers access to a
database of companies with local specialized knowledge of site
acquisition, installation and backhaul.
About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:
ALU)
Alcatel-Lucent is the leading IP
networking, ultra-broadband access and cloud technology specialist.
We are dedicated to making global communications more innovative,
sustainable and accessible for people, businesses and governments
worldwide. Our mission is to invent and deliver trusted networks to
help our customers unleash their value. Every success has its
network.
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