JUN 2013 VOL. 15 ● NO. 3 ● ISSUE 146 A Universal Architecture for Small CMHK Partners with ZTE for LTE ZTE: Leading R&D on 100G 20 Cell Backhaul Radio 31 Microwave Backhaul Deployment 35 and Beyond VIP Voices Movicel: We Are Delivering Superior Value to Our Customers An interview with Movicel CEO Yon Junior Telefonica UK: Moving Beyond Traditional Services An interview with Peter Bailey, messaging and voice business manager, and Leon Veiro, LBS messaging architect of Telefonica UK Special Topic: Microwave Backhaul A Flexible Unified Architecture for Point-to-Point Digital Microwave Radios Tech Forum Using Cloud Radio to Deliver Promises in the 4G Era ZTE TECHNOLOGIES Editorial Board CONTENTS Chairman: Pang Shengqing Vice Chairmen: Chen Jane, Zhao Xianming, Zhu Jinyun Members: Chen Jian, Feng Haizhou, Heng Yunjun, Huang Liqing, Huang Xinming, Jiang Hua, Li Aijun, Li Guangyong, Lin Rong, Li Weipu, Lu Ping, Lu Wei, Lv Abin, Sun Zhenge, Wang Shouchen, Wang Xiaoming, Wang Xiyu, Xin Shengli, Xu Ming, Ye Ce, Yu Yifang, Zhang Shizhuang Sponsor: ZTE Corporation Movicel: Edited By Shenzhen Editorial Office, Strategy Planning Department Editor-in-Chief: Jiang Hua We Are Delivering Executive Deputy Editor-in-Chief: Huang Xinming Editorial Director: Liu Yang Superior Value Executive Editor: Yue Lihua Editors: Jin Ping, Paul Sleswick to Our Customers Circulation Manager: Wang Pingping Movicel is a leading mobile operator in Angola. Its networks cover 18 provinces all over the Angola. Today, one third of population is using Movicel’s voice or Editorial Office data services. ZTE Technologies recently interviewed Movicel CEO Yon Junior. Address: NO. 55, Hi-tech Road South, He talked about the cooperation with ZTE, the challenges of operating in Shenzhen, P.R.China Angola, and Movicel’s strategy. Postcode: 518075 Tel: +86-755-26775211 Fax: +86-755-26775217 Website: wwwen.zte.com.cn/en/about/ publications Email: [email protected] Telefonica UK: Moving Beyond A technical magazine that keeps Traditional Services up with the latest industry trends, communicates leading technologies Peter Bailey, messaging and voice business manager, and Leon Veiro, LBS and solutions, and shares stories of our messaging architect of Telefonica UK talked about Telefonica UK’s market customer success strategy and challenges in upgrading their network. They also shared their experience in LBS deployment and their views on the cooperation between Telefonica UK and ZTE. 1 ZTE TECHNOLOGIES JUN 2013 JUN 2013 ZTE TECHNOLOGIES 2 VIP Voices 07 Movicel: We Are Delivering Superior Value to Our Customers Reporter: Yang Chunyu 10 Telefonica UK: Moving Beyond Traditional Services Reporter: Teli Mendhir Tech Forum 13 Using Cloud Radio to Deliver Promises in the 4G Era By Zhu Xiaodong Success Stories 28 Converged CS/IMS and IMS Hosting Solution Helps TAG Smoothly Implement VoLTE By Zhao Wenxian and Tu Jiashun 31 CMHK Partners with ZTE for LTE Microwave Backhaul Deployment By Li Lina 33 Zain: Winning the Future by Refarming Spectrum By Li Lanqing Special Topic: Microwave Backhaul 16 A Flexible Unified Architecture for Point-to-Point Digital Press Clipping Microwave Radios By Thanh Nguyen, Ying Shen and Andrey Kochetkov 35 ZTE: Leading R&D on 100G and Beyond 20 A Universal Architecture for Small Cell Backhaul Radio Source: Light Reading TV By Ying Shen and Ed Nealis 23 ZTE UniPOS CNP-MW for Intelligent Microwave Network Planning By Ren Haixia and Wang Yi Solution 25 Carrier-Class Ethernet Microwave: The Best Choice for Mobile Backhaul 37 Legacy Service Inheritance in VoLTE By Xu Changchun By Jiang Yonghu and Lu Wei 1 ZTE TECHNOLOGIES JUN 2013 JUN 2013 ZTE TECHNOLOGIES 2 ZTE News ZTE Wins Telkom ZTE Passes 100 Million Unit Indonesia Four- Year IPTV Network Milestone in Broadband CPE Shipments Construction Contract 10 April 2013, S h e n z h e n ― by the end of 2012, the achievement ZTE announced that it has been cements ZTE’s place as a global leader in ranked No. 1 for both FTTH CPE fixed network operations and large-scale revenues and shipments for 2012 by FTTH applications. telecommunications market research firm Broadband proliferation and rapid Infonetics. internet development has led to a surge According to an Q4 2012 Infonetics in user demand in recent years. ZTE is market share and forecast report entitled, dedicated to cooperation with operators “Broadband CPE and Subscribers: PON, to provide home users with end-to- FTTH, Cable, and DSL,” ZTE ranked end service platforms, management No. 1 for both FTTH CPE revenue and platforms, access networks and home shipments in the past year, with a global terminals. The company’s products offer share of 19.8 percent and 30.9 percent, carrier-class QoS assurance, decrease 9 April 2013, Shenzhen ― ZTE respectively. ZTE also shipped more TCO, reduce energy consumption and has announced that it signed a four- than 100 million broadband CPE devices ensure superior user experiences. year IPTV network construction contract with Telkom Indonesia. According to the contract, ZTE will construct, operate, and maintain a low-bit-rate IPTV network for ZTE Wins Angola EDEL Smart Telkom from 2013 to 2016. ZTE will provide Telkom Indonesia with IPTV Electricity Meter Project system equipment including high definition (HD), standard definition 10 April 2013, Shenzhen ― ZTE power line carrier that supports remote (SD) and low bit rate devices, as well announced it has won a smart electric centralized meter reading. as set-top box (STB). On the systems meter turnkey project with Angola EDEL. “As a reliable partner of the electrical side, ZTE will operate, maintain, and Under the agreement, ZTE will power industry, ZTE provides complete host equipment, and provide end-to- provide complete smart meter solutions smart grid solutions,” said Wang Yiwen, end network optimization. to EDEL, including equipment, CTO of ZTE Government and Enterprise ZTE’s IPTV construction construction, personnel training and Network in the Middle East and Africa. model helps guarantee and develop OAM. ZTE’s customized smart meter “We are proud of the recent partnership IPTV multi-screen business at low solution supports multiple tariffs and with EDEL because it illustrates how bandwidth. FEC fast error correction has enriched functionality. It prevents ZTE’s technology is green, reliable, and and ARQ automatic retransmission electricity bill arrears, improves efficient.” request are used in packet loss management efficiency and reduces EDEL is responsible for electricity compensation for live broadcast and operational costs of manual meter distribution and supply in Angola’s video on-demand. reading. The ZTE communications capital, Luanda, and has a 65 percent module for this project includes a market share. 3 ZTE TECHNOLOGIES JUN 2013 JUN 2013 ZTE TECHNOLOGIES 4 ZTE News ZTE Successfully ZTE’s IPTV Solution Wins Tests TD-LTE One- “Best Asian Service Platform Line Base Stations of the Year” Award 9 April 2013, Shenzhen ― ZTE announced it has completed successful testing of its TD-LTE one-line base 10 April 2013, Shenzhen ― ZTE is technologies to our customers to enable stations solution. The base stations pleased to win the “Best Asian Service them to stay ahead of market trends. The are the industry’s first TD-LTE Platform of the Year” prize at the Broadband award will empower us to accelerate the commercial solution that supports an TV Connect Infovision Awards Asia development of superior IPTV solutions, LTE-advanced relay function, a key ceremony in Hong Kong. The company generating more value to customers step in commercial base station use clinched one of the world’s most authoritative globally with innovative concept and and global 4G development. prizes for broadband multimedia services for excellent delivery.” This new solution was tested by its innovative IPTV service platform solution The Broadband TV Connect Infovision the Guangzhou arm of China Mobile. for Jiangsu Telecom. The award followed Awards Asia ceremony, taking place Guangzhou has China’s largest TD- other top industry accolades earned by ZTE’s at the Broadband Asia & TV Connect LTE network and is home to extremely IPTV division. Asia conference in Hong Kong, rewards complex coverage scenarios that “We want to thank the Broadband outstanding technology solutions developed pose great challenges for networking. TV Connect Infovision Awards judging in broadband and connected entertainment ZTE tested its one-line base stations panel for this award,” said Fang Hui, services. The Broadband Asia conference is in three typical scenarios―a blind vice president at ZTE. “ZTE is dedicated part of the series of Broadband World Forum spot, outdoor covering indoor and to developing innovative multimedia (BBWF) events organized by the IEC and outdoor remote coverage. The test services and offering the most advanced mainstream operators around the world. data shows that deployment of the TD-LTE one-line base stations can improve performance on cell edges by 200 percent and edge coverage by 50 ZTE Gains No. 2 World Ranking for percent. The one-line base station solution WLANs Shipped has only one external power cord, baseband, RF, and an antenna unit in 24 April 2013, Shenzhen ― ZTE point” category at 12 percent after it a container that can be easily carried announced it has been ranked No. 2 shipped 1 million units during the year. by a single person. Its protection in the world in WLAN access point level is as high as IP65, which shipments. satisfies deployment outdoor scenario According to the March 19 Gartner- requirements. This solution reduces published, “Market Share: Enterprise energy consumption for network WLAN Equipment, Worldwide, 4Q12 coverage, helping operators build and 2012,” ZTE held No. 2 world market green TD-LTE networks. share in the WLAN “coordinated access 3 ZTE TECHNOLOGIES JUN 2013 JUN 2013 ZTE TECHNOLOGIES 4 ZTE News company achieve a more optimal product and customer mix, and an improved ZTE First-Quarter Net Profit Rises cost structure.