OPTIMIZE AND REDUCE YOUR NETWORK INVESTMENT

Ultra-High Efficiency Antennas

 COMPANY- Background

• Founded: 2001
•Management:
Extensive experience from supplier and operator environment:
Ericsson, Nokia, Lucent, MSI, Allgon
• Location: Stockholm, Sweden
 OPERATORS MISSION
• To produce Erlangs, MB/s and km2 of coverage to
lowest possible production cost!
• To sell Erlangs and MB/s, at a prize that maximizes
profit.

To build sites is not a mission!

ANTENNA – Conventional Feed network

To the left, three of the major vendors

can be seen.
The one to the right has a combination
of circuit board and coaxial cables.
But all three suffers from a loss of
one to two dB per meter of antenna
length.
Which means 2-4 dB of loss for a 2
meter 18 dBi antenna!
ANTENNA – Conventional Feed network
ANTENNA – Conventional Dipoles
Radiation
45 – 70%
(-1,5 to 3 dB)

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WHY CELLMAX – Efficiency Comparison (2m)
GSM PCS UMTS

95 %

65 %
 ANTENNA – Brussels Site Reduction

66 Standard 18 dBi Antenna sites 50 CellMax 21dBi Antenna sites

• Coverage probability increased signifficantly with
Predictions by 24% fewer sites
TRAFFIC – Traffic Increase (sub-urban)

30% increase Cellmax average

417 E

Kathrein average
321 E

Antenna
swap
ANTENNA – Received SS Comparison
CellMax 21dBi 4 deg vs. Typical 18dBi 2 deg, Sub Urban
5 dB stronger level of null-fill

Same range
Reduced
Interference
Improved QoS

Design Criteria
Serving Cell
 ANTENNA – Increased coverage, same Ec/I0
Typical 18dBi 4 deg tilt

Cellmax 21dBi 4 deg Cellmax 21dBi 3 deg Cellmax 21dBi 2 deg

 Impact of 4 degrees VBW

Towards the horizon If we assume that ”same

tilt” means a tilt with the
same radiation towards the
horizon. We will set the two
antennas at a tilt at or near
their VBW
This will give us for the 21 dBi antenna:
Tilt 4 degrees, upper -3 dB (18 dBi) at -2 degrees and lower -3 dB at -6
degrees

For the 18 dBi antenna:

Tilt 7 degrees, upper -3 dB (15 dBi) at -3,5 degrees and lower at -10,5 degrees
 The geometry of CellMax 4 degrees VBW
Towards the horizon
< -16 dB
From a 20 meter tower
a 21 dBi antenna with
4 degrees tilt will give:

18 dBi, 190 m 18 dBi, 573 m 15 dBi, 1100 m VERTICAL 720

0.0 0.000
15 dBi, 163 m 0.5 0.272
Lobe center 21 dBi 1.0 0.881
286 m 1.5 1.864
2.0 3.302
2.5 5.310
3.0 8.046
21 dBi 4 degr VBW. 4 degr tilt 3.5 11.579
4.0 16.127
4.5 18.986
5.0 17.033
Lobe center (21 dBi) at -4 degrees =286 meters 5.5 14.758
6.0 13.744
Upper -3 dB (18 dBi) at -2 degrees =573 meters 6.5 13.854
7.0 14.727
Lower -3 dB (18 dBi) at -6 degrees = 190 meters 7.5 16.473
8.0 19.366
Upper -6 dB (15 dBi) at -1 degree =1100 meters 8.5 24.579
9.0 44.206
Lower -6 dB (15 dBi) at -7 degrees = 163 meters
 The geometry of CellMax 4 degrees VBW
Towards the horizon
< -17 dB
From a 20 meter tower
<-12 dBi, 764m a 21 dBi antenna with
5 degrees tilt will give:

18 dBi, 163 m 18 dBi, 382 m 15 dBi, 573 m

0.0 0.000
15 dBi, 142 m 0.5 0.272
Lobe center 21 dBi 1.0 0.881
229 m 1.5 1.864
2.0 3.302
2.5 5.310
3.0 8.046
21 dBi VBW 4 degr. Tilt 5 degr. 3.5 11.579
4.0 16.127
4.5 18.986
5.0 17.033
Lobe center (21 dBi) at -5 degrees =229 meters 5.5 14.758
6.0 13.744
Upper -3 dB (18 dBi) at -3 degrees =382 meters 6.5 13.854
7.0 14.727
Lower -3 dB (18 dBi) at -7degrees = 163 meters 7.5 16.473
8.0 19.366
Upper -6 dB (15 dBi) at -2degree =573meters 8.5 24.579
9.0 44.206
Lower -6 dB (15 dBi) at -8 degrees = 142 meters

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 The geometry of 7degrees VBW
Towards the horizon
< -15 dB From a 20 meter tower
a 21 dBi antenna with
7 degrees tilt will give:

X
108 m
X
15 dBi
Lobe center 163 m 327 m CellMax VERTICAL 720
0.0 0.009
15 dBi, 573 m 0.5 0.000
1.0 0.164
18 dBi VBW 7 degr. Tilt 7 degr. 1.5 0.504
2.0 0.990
Lobe center (18 dBi) at 7 degr = 163 m 2.5 1.624
3.0 2.461
Upper -3 (15 dBi) at -3,5 deg = 327 m 3.5 3.507
4.0 4.791
Lower -3 (15 dBi) at -10,5 =108 m 4.5 6.317
5.0 8.087
5.5 10.050
21 dBi VBW 4degr. Tilt 5 degr. 6.0 12.303
6.5 14.194
Lobe center (21 dBi) at -5 degrees =286 meters 7.0 14.991
7.5 15.084
Upper -6 dB (15 dBi) at -2 degree =573 meters 8.0 14.760
8.5 13.700
Lower -6 dB (15 dBi) at -8 degrees = 142 meters 9.0 13.128

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 The big picture!
• Pointing 75% further out
• Giving 3-4 dB higher gain in bore sight
• Delivering 1 - 3 dB more radiated power

In total, significantly better

performance in the entire cell.
ANTENNA - CMA-B/6519 E0-8 MET
• Freq. Band: 1710 - 2170 MHz
• Gain [dBi]: 18.3 / 18.7 / 19.0
• HBW: 66.0o / 65.0o / 63.5o
• VBW: 7.4o / 6.7o / 6.2o
• VSWR: < 1.5:1
• Isolation: >30dB
• F/B: >25dB
• USLS: >18dB
• 1st Null Fill: <20dB
• XPD: >20dB (10dB ± 60o)
• LxWxD (mm): 1298 x 196 x 122
CMA-B/6519 UMTS Trial result (Turkey)

3 Sector trial result

Comparison between
Kathrein 742 215 and
Cellmax 6519
Sec 3, 340°
SC 281
Average SS increase:
Sec 1, 60°
Sec 2, 260°
SC 265 +3.8 dB
SC 273
ANTENNA - CMA-B/6521 E0-6 MET
• Freq. Band: 1710 - 2170 MHz
• Gain [dBi]: 20.4 / 20.7 / 21.0
• HBW: 66.0o / 65.0o / 63.5o
• VBW: 4.6o / 4.2o / 3.9o
• VSWR: < 1.5:1
• Isolation: >30dB
• F/B: >25dB
• USLS: >18dB
• 1st Null Fill: <20dB
• XPD: >20dB (10dB ± 60o
• LxWxD (mm): 2060 x 196 x 122
CMA 6521
vs 742 215
LTE ANTENNA FAMILY - CMA-L/6520 E0-8
MET
• Freq. Band: 2390 - 2690 MHz
• Gain [dBi]: 19.5 / 20.0
• HBW: 65.0o
• VBW: 5.6o / 5.2o
• VSWR: < 1.5:1
• Isolation: >30dB
• F/B: >25dB
• USLS: >16dB
• 1st Null Fill: <20dB
• XPD: >20dB (10dB ± 60o)
• LxWxD (mm): 1298 x 196 x 122
Cellmax – LTE
Kathrein – 800 10 621, Broadband LTE, 1.4 m

Cellmax +2.7 dB on LTE

 WHY CELLMAX?
•Reduced CAPEX and OPEX
- 25% fewer sites needed
•Faster Return on Investment and larger profitabillity
– 10%-30% traffic increase
•Reduced Churn
– Larger indoor coverage from Cellmax sites
– Less interference
•Faster rollout – 4 week lead time

# sites with traditional antennas, 24% fewer with Cellmax

Thank You