The Future of Mobile Communications
from an operator's practical point of view
International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems
Hartmut Kremling
CTO Vodafone Germany
Aachen, 7 Nov. 2011
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Telecommunications is still one of the most dynamic
industries
Telco Operators
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Source: STL Partners/Telco 2.0
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Frequency Spectrum is a key asset for mobile operators
Example Germany: spectrum auction in 2010 with 360 MHz
2.6
2,6GHz
GHzBand
Band
3G
3Gextension
extensionband
band
Auction: 2 x 70 MHz FDD
Auction: 50 MHz TDD
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5
5
5
5
5
5
2500 MHz
2620 MHz
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5
5
5
5
5
Uplink
Downlink
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5
5
5
5
5
5
2.1
2,1GHz
GHzBand
Band
5
5
5
5
5
5
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Auction: 22 xx 20 MHz
Auction:
Auction:
Auction:19.2
19,2MHz TDD
1920 MHz
2110 MHz
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5
2570 MHz
2690 MHz
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5
5
5
5
Uplink
Downlink
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5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1980 MHz
2170 MHz
14,2
1.8
1,8GHz
GHzBand
Band
Total:
MHz
Total:2 2x 70
x 70
MHz
Auction:
Auction:2 2x x2525MHz
MH
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17,4
1710 MHz
1805 MHz
0.9 GHz Band
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Total: 2 x 33.6 MHz
Not for auction
880 MHz
925 MHz
0.8 GHz Band
Digital Dividend
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Auction: 2 x 30 MHz
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790 MHz
830 MHz
5,4
5
17,4
Uplink
Downlink
5
0.8 1.4
7.2
6.0
4.2
Uplink
Downlink
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5
5
Downlink
Uplink
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1780 MHz
1875 MHz
3.6 0.4
915 MHz
960 MHz
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820 MHz
860 MHz
Legend
E-Plus
O2
Vodafone
T-Mobile
4G/LTE implementation is the most important initiatives
to strengthen its ‚network value‘
Phase 1
Phase 2
Cover “white spots” in rural areas
Higher bandwidth and better coverage
in urban areas
LTE / HSDPA - Top speed (indoor)
• 3m households w/o broadband
access in Germany
• Offer new mobile propositions based
on seamless broadband everywhere
• Address new customers and
markets
• Enhanced fixed mobile substitution
by focus on ubiquity
• Cross-selling opportunity
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3G/LTE Coverage Today
LTE
UMTS
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3G/LTE Coverage Apr. ‘12
4G/LTE is a must have for mobile operators to ensure
future bandwidth and mobility
100Gb/s
Short links (1m)
10Gb/s
USB 3.0
UWB intention
1Gb/s
WLAN (10m)
802.11ac/ad
USB 2.0
100Mb/s
10Mb/s
802.15.3c
802.11n
802.11ag
802.11b
LTE Advanced
HSPA
LTE
USB 1.0
HSDPA
Cellular (100m)
WiMAX
1Mb/s
802.11
3G R99 / EDGE
100Kb/s
10Kb/s
GSM
1995
GPRS
2000
Source: TU Dresden, VF Chair, Gerhard Fettweis
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2005
2010
2015
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Another forthcoming service generation: SIM based
applications combined with NFC (in cooperation with
partners or third-party service providers)
Cash & Credit Cards
Identity Cards
Entrance Tickets
Our Vision
Access & Security
Mobile Wallet
will change the industry
Information
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Vertical Industry solutions - Vodafone Germany already
with a strong position in the ICT market
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Thank you!
Hartmut Kremling
CTO Vodafone Germany
Vodafone Deutschland
Am Seestern 1, D-40547 Düsseldorf
www.vodafone.de
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