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The Fixed LTE Concept

The Fixed LTE Concept and Product provides fixed broadband internet access using LTE technology. Households install an outdoor antenna connected via cable to an indoor router. The antenna establishes an LTE connection to the network via a SIM card. Base stations are equipped with antennas and equipment to provide dedicated coverage to households in line of sight up to 12 km away. The existing mobile core network is reused to implement features like speed limits for Fixed LTE identical to VDSL services. Remote management of customer premise equipment is essential for scalability of the Fixed LTE service.

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The Fixed LTE Concept

The Fixed LTE Concept and Product provides fixed broadband internet access using LTE technology. Households install an outdoor antenna connected via cable to an indoor router. The antenna establishes an LTE connection to the network via a SIM card. Base stations are equipped with antennas and equipment to provide dedicated coverage to households in line of sight up to 12 km away. The existing mobile core network is reused to implement features like speed limits for Fixed LTE identical to VDSL services. Remote management of customer premise equipment is essential for scalability of the Fixed LTE service.

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The Fixed LTE Concept and Product

Each Fixed LTE household must install an outdoor antenna that has line-of-sight to an existing base station with high-
capacity backhaul. The outdoor antenna, typically installed on the roof or on a wall outside, is connected via Power-over-
Ethernet cable to an indoor router that provides Wi-Fi coverage inside the house and power to the outdoor antenna. The
SIM card is inserted in the outdoor antenna so that the CPE may establish an LTE-connection via the mobile core to the
internet. The Fixed LTE solution will NOT provide indoor 4G coverage in the households.
In Norway we will use the 3.7 GHz band where we will have enough spectrum for aggregation of four 20 MHz LTE carriers
reserved for customers of Fixed LTE. Typical distances between outdoor antennas and the base stations will be 1-12 km.

At each base station with Fixed LTE we will reuse buildings, towers, power, cooling and backhaul established for the mobile
4G network. We will install one, two or three base station antennas and radio equipment to provide dedicated coverage
for the Fixed LTE households with line-of-sight.

We will also reuse the existing mobile core network even if we don’t need the mobility functionality. PCRF/Online Charging
can be used to implement features such as speed limits for Fixed LTE as a product. Even tunneling of Fixed LTE traffic right
through the mobile core has been discussed in order to make Fixed LTE services identical to VDSL services.

The Fixed LTE concept is intended as a fixed access broadband product with fixed cost per month depending on maximum
speed. There will be no data volume quota. In principle, the user experience in each household will be similar to a VDSL
service. It is not yet decided whether the service will be exactly the same as VDSL (including security services, walled
garden, etc.) or just plain internet access. It will work perfectly with Voice over Wi-Fi.

Remote management of the Fixed LTE CPEs based on TR-069 (CPE remote management protocol) will be essential for
scalability.

https://carrier.huawei.com/en/success-stories/home-broadband/internet-for-all-with-fixed-lte

The underlying technology of LTE can be used for fixed as well as mobile customers to offer Fixed Wireless Broadband to
rural, suburban and urban customers, using outdoor or desktop CPE devices. 4G was launched as LTE with 3GPP Release
8 onwards. The latest version in shipping products is Release 13 (LTE Advanced Pro). Later releases offer greater feature
set as well as higher capacities (256 QAM modulation, 4×4 MIMO, Carrier Aggregation, and more) and upgradable up to
5G.

“Fixed” refers to the use of permanently installed outdoor CPEs as opposed to mobile handsets. These outdoor CPEs are
typically mounted on building walls, rooftops or poles to get Line of Sight (LOS) or near-LOS to the nearest LTE tower. The
CPE has an internal high gain directional antenna which gives longer range/capacity capability than the small
omnidirectional antenna of a mobile handset.

A Cable Free LTE-Advanced installation in Iraq, used for Fixed Wireless Broadband Service for residential and business
customers.

The operator can then install CPE devices within a given coverage radius (10–20km typically) from the LTE tower.

A Cable Free Outdoor LTE CPE. Features high gain antenna, internal modem/router, Power over Ethernet, in a
weatherproof casing
Inside the cover of the CPE there are 1 or 2 Ethernet connections, a SIM card socket, and LED readouts for signal strength
and activity, which aids the installer. The CPE is mounted on a pole and manually pointed towards the nearest Base Station.
A Cat5e/6 Ethernet cable takes the internet feed into the building.

Cable Free Outdoor LTE 4G CPE

Other Options for Fixed LTE are Indoor (Desktop) CPEs. These have the advantage of not requiring any outdoor installation:
they can be purchased by end users, and self-installed by simply inserting a SIM card and powering up.

Range from the tower is lower due to having a lower gain antenna, plus any LTE signal attenuation going through
walls/windows into the building. Several km range from the LTE tower is typical for this deployment.

Cable Free LTE Desktop B42 B43 CPE

A Cable Free Indoor Desktop LTE CPE with Wired LAN ports, Dual-band Wi-Fi and optional POTs (analogue phone ports)

The rear panel of the Cable Free Indoor Desktop CPE shows the 4x LAN ports, GBE port, DC power. The SIM is inserted
internally. An optional battery compartment underneath is ideal for regions/sites with intermittent or unreliable power:

A mix of Outdoor and Indoor LTE CPEs can be used in the same network. The LTE CPEs are available in versions to cover
all common LTE bands. Category 4 and Category 6 CPEs are already shipping, and higher speed CPEs available in the future
for capacity upgrades.

Cable Free LTE base Station products are software upgradable including to future 5G technology.

https://www.cablefree.net/lte/4g-lte-fixed-wireless-broadband-services/

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