TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE…………………………………………………………………...……………………………… 5 1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 10 2 PROGRESS OF RELEASE 99, RELEASE 5, RELEASE 6, RELEASE 7 UMTS-HSPA .......... 12 2.1 PROGRESS TIMELINE .................................................................................................................. 12 3 PROGRESS AND PLANS FOR RELEASE 8: EVOLVED EDGE, HSPA EVOLVED/HSPA+ AND LTE/EPC ............................................................................................................................ 19 4 THE GROWING DEMANDS FOR WIRELESS DATA APPLICATIONS ................................... 26 4.1 WIRELESS DATA TRENDS AND FORECASTS ................................................................................. 28 4.2 WIRELESS DATA REVENUE ......................................................................................................... 29 4.3 3G DEVICES............................................................................................................................... 31 4.4 3G APPLICATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 34 4.5 FEMTOCELLS ............................................................................................................................. 41 4.6 SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 42 5 STATUS AND HIGHLIGHTS OF RELEASE 8: HSPA+ AND LTE/EPC ................................... 43 6 STATUS OF RELEASE 9: HSPA+ AND LTE/EPC ENHANCEMENTS ................................... 45 6.1 HSPA+ ENHANCEMENTS ........................................................................................................... 45 6.1.1 Non-Contiguous Dual-Cell HSDPA (DC-HSDPA) .......................................................... 45 6.1.2 MIMO + DC-HSDPA ....................................................................................................... 46 6.1.3 Contiguous Dual-Cell HSUPA (DC-HSUPA).................................................................. 46 6.1.4 Transmit Diversity Extension for Non-MIMO UEs .......................................................... 47 6.2 LTE ENHANCEMENTS ................................................................................................................. 47 6.2.1 IMS Emergency over EPS.............................................................................................. 47 6.2.2 Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) over EPS ..................................................... 49 6.2.3 Location Services over EPS ........................................................................................... 54 6.2.4 Circuit-Switched (CS) Domain Services over EPS ........................................................ 58 6.2.5 MBMS for LTE ................................................................................................................ 63 6.2.6 Self-Organizing Networks (SON) ................................................................................... 67 6.2.7 Enhanced Downlink Beamforming (Dual-Layer) ............................................................ 68 6.2.8 Vocoder Rate Adaptation for LTE .................................................................................. 69 6.3 OTHER RELEASE 9 ENHANCEMENTS ........................................................................................... 71 6.3.1 Architecture Aspects for Home NodeB/eNodeB ............................................................ 71 6.3.2 IMS Service Continuity ................................................................................................... 74 www.3GAmericas.org February 2010 Page 2 6.3.3 IMS Centralized Services ............................................................................................... 74 6.3.4 UICC: Enabling M2M and Femtocells ............................................................................ 75 7 STATUS OF IMT-ADVANCED, LTE-ADVANCED, HSPA+ ENHANCEMENTS AND RELEASE 10………………………………………………………………………………………… ... 76 7.1 SPECIFYING IMT-ADVANCED – THE ITU-R ROLE ........................................................................ 76 7.2 THE 3GPP ROLE ....................................................................................................................... 77 7.3 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................. 78 7.3.1 ITU-R Publications ......................................................................................................... 79 7.4 TARGET REQUIREMENTS FOR IMT-ADVANCED ............................................................................ 79 7.4.1 Cell Spectral Efficiency ................................................................................................... 79 7.4.2 Peak Spectral Efficiency................................................................................................. 80 7.4.3 Bandwidth ....................................................................................................................... 81 7.4.4 Cell Edge User Spectral Efficiency ................................................................................ 81 7.4.5 Latency ........................................................................................................................... 82 7.4.6 Mobility ........................................................................................................................... 82 7.4.7 Handover ........................................................................................................................ 84 7.4.8 VoIP Capacity ................................................................................................................. 84 7.5 IMT-ADVANCED CANDIDATE TECHNOLOGY SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED BY ITU-R AND FUTURE WORK ................................................................................................................................................. 85 7.6 TARGET REQUIREMENTS FOR 3GPP LTE-ADVANCED TO MEET/EXCEED ITU-R IMT-ADVANCED REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................................................................... 86 7.6.1 Establishing the 3GPP Work on Satisfying IMT-Advanced – The Creation of LTE- Advanced ....................................................................................................................... 86 7.6.2 Defining the LTE-Advanced Capability Set and Technology Views .............................. 90 7.7 3GPP LTE-ADVANCED TIMELINE AND SUBMISSION PLANS TO ITU-R FOR IMT-ADVANCED .......... 90 7.7.1 The ITU-R IMT-Advanced Process and Timelines as Relates to IMT-Advanced Candidate Technology Submissions .............................................................................. 90 7.7.2 The 3GPP Workplan in Response to ITU-R IMT-Advanced Timelines and Process .... 94 7.8 POTENTIAL FEATURES/TECHNOLOGIES BEING INVESTIGATED FOR 3GPP LTE RELEASE 10 AND BEYOND (LTE-ADVANCED) ........................................................................................................ 96 7.8.1 Support of Wider Bandwidth........................................................................................... 96 7.8.2 Uplink Transmission Scheme ......................................................................................... 98 7.8.3 Downlink Transmission Scheme .................................................................................. 100 7.8.4 Coordinated Multiple Point Transmission and Reception ............................................ 101 7.8.5 Relaying........................................................................................................................ 105 7.8.6 Enhancements ............................................................................................................. 109 7.8.7 Other Release 10 and Beyond System and Service Enhancements .......................... 111 www.3GAmericas.org February 2010 Page 3 7.9 DETAILS OF THE 3GPP CANDIDATE TECHNOLOGY SUBMISSION OF 3GPP LTE RELEASE 10 AND BEYOND (LTE-ADVANCED) AS ACCEPTED BY THE ITU-R .......................................................... 113 7.10 HSPA+ ENHANCEMENTS FOR RELEASE 10 ............................................................................. 115 8 CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................................ 116 APPENDIX A: DETAILED VENDOR PROGRESS ON RELEASE 99, RELEASE 5, RELEASE 6, RELEASE 7, HSPA EVOLVED/HSPA+ & SAE/LTE .................................................................. 117 APPENDIX B: FURTHER INFORMATION ON WIRELESS DATA DEMAND ........................... 129 APPENDIX C: UPDATE OF RELEASE 8 EVOLVED HSPA/HSPA+ ENHANCEMENTS AND EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM (EPS): SEA/EPC AND LTE/E-UTRAN ...................................... 141 APPENDIX D: GLOBAL 3G DEPLOYMENT STATUS / DECEMBER 31, 2009 ........................ 204 APPENDIX E: GLOBAL LAUNCHES OF HSPA+ (DECEMBER 2009) ..................................... 214 APPENDIX F: GLOBAL LTE DEPLOYMENT STATUS – DECEMBER 2009 ........................... 215 APPENDIX G: SELF EVALUATION OF THE 3GPP LTE RELEASE 10 AND BEYOND (IMT- ADVANCED) CANDIDATE TECHNOLOGY SUBMISSION TO ITU-R ....................................... 219 APPENDIX H: ACRONYM LIST .................................................................................................