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How to Overcome Capacity & Spectrum Constraints

Javier Irizarry Sr. Director Business Development NA & Caribbean

javieri@ceragon.com

February, 2017

Resolving your wireless backhaul challenges

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The needed capacity with less resources

Simple & quick network modernization

Reduced energy related expenses

Increased productivity

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Reliable network

Committed backhaul experts

Future solutions built into your network TODAY

Deploy services anywhere without backhaul constraints

Serve more customers with more services

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What are your challenges?

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Content

Devices

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Drivers for capacity growth

Source: Nokia Bell-Labs, 2015

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Historically ISP networks were built with a Fiber optic core complemented by unlicensed frequency connections

(e.g. 5.3,5.4,5.8Ghz)

Today Many of the unlicensed bands are becoming congested and operationally challenging:

Offering limited throughput with unpredictable performance, particularly in urban areas

A technology evolution is required to deliver future proof connectivity that is:

Cost effective

Fast to deploy

Capable of supporting Superfast gigabit speeds

Offers Carrier Class availability

Wireless technology should (and will) be a part of this evolution

Todays tool box of wireless technologies:

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Todays WISP Challenges

MW

6-42Ghz

mmW

80GHz

Unlicensed

5.3,5.4,5.8,60Ghz

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Multicore Technologies

Higher Modulations

MIMO

AFR (Advanced Frequency Reuse)

Header-Deduplication

24Ghz band (unlicensed)

E-Band (80Ghz/lightly licensed)

V-Band (60Ghz/unlicensed)

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Our Toolbox to Cope with Capacity & Spectrum Challenges

E-Band

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Allows for implementation of multiple carriers in a single Outdoor Unit

Allows for deployment of complex algorithms like MIMO, AFR, SD

Reduce power consumption by 40-50%

Capability to activate/deactivate carriers remotely via SW

Offers more capacity with better system gain

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Multicore Technology

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4x4 LoS MIMO1Gbps@30MHz

2Gbps@60MHz

XPIC cross polarization interference cancelation

Higher Orders of Modulation (i.e. 1K, 2K, 4K QAM)

4x4 LoS MIMO Line of Sight Multiple Input Multiple Output

Header De-Duplication

Capacity boosting techniquesSolving the capacity challenge

AVAILABLE TODAY

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Header-deduplication works by reducing redundant packets in many protocol layers

Helps increase capacity by 20-30%

Does not impact radio signal quality or system gain

Does not affect network latency

May translate into smaller antenna size (CAPEX/OPEX savings)

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Header-Deduplication

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Line-of-Sight (LoS) MIMO

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H MIMOV

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Using antenna separation to achieve uncorrelated receiver streams

Transmitting and receiving utilizing

the same frequency channel

Benefits

Quadruple the capacity

Compared to 1+0 SISO link

System gain improvement

Smaller Antennas

Longer Links

Spectrum decongestion

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Put frequency coordination challenges to restDeploy services anywhere without backhaul constraints

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50% spectrum savings, network wide

Advanced Frequency Reuse built into the IP-20 Platform

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Put frequency coordination challenges to restDeploy services anywhere without backhaul constraints

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80MHz North America (FCC)

Transition to use of wide channels increasing capacity within the MW spectrumSolving the capacity challenge

Wide channels700+Mbps@80MHz

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Ultra-wide channels, high capacity, low footprint and low power consumption

V-Band solutions 57-71Ghz

14Ghz of spectrum available in the US license free

Upper portion of band has no oxygen absorption meaning performance on par with E-band

Allows very high levels of co - location

E-Band solutions 80Ghz

10+Ghz of spectrum available in the US lightly licensed

Wide channels allow for massive capacity

Provides low-cost multi-gigabit, ultra-low latency (suitable for short links)

Minimum interference

Secure (hard to detect and intercept)

Allows very high levels of co - location

Adopting millimeter waves spectrum Ultra-high capacitySolving the capacity challenge

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Higher capacity, lower footprint and lower power consumption

Practically unlimited spectrum and capacity

Extending use of millimeter waves spectrum unlimited capacitySolving the capacity challenge (future)

Millimeter wavesW-Band 100GHz (75-110GHz)

D-Band 140GHz (110-170GHz)

20Gbps

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Multiband / Carrier aggregation: Any combination of MW & mmW spectrum to achieve

ultra-high capacity with high availability

Combine MW availability and mmW capacity

Add capacity despite congested microwave spectrumExtending use of millimeter waves spectrum

99% AVAILABILITY

3.65 days down/year

mmW2.5Gbps

99.999% AVAILABILITY

MW1Gbps

5.24 minutes down/year

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So whats in your toolbox?

Our purpose Resolving wireless backhaul challenges for our customers

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A SINGLE platform serving ALL your wireless backhaul needs

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FibeAir IP-20 platform

Backbone1st Aggregation 2nd Aggregation BackboneAccess 2nd Aggregation1st Aggregation

IP-20EAll-Outdoor

IP-20VAll-Outdoor

IP-20GXExtendable

IP-20CMulticore

IP-20NModular

IP-20LHLong Haul

IP-20GSplit Mount

FibeAir 2500SC JET

IP-20SAll-Outdoor

6 - 42GHzE-BandV-BandSub 6GHz 4 11GHz

Small Cells Access

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Enabling the highest value through vertical integration

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Ceragon The #1 wireless backhaul specialist

4th Generation

Modems and RFICs

FibeAir IP-20 Platform

4thGen

2013

Multicore

2ndGen

1998

First XPIC

3rdGen

2007

256QAM5thGen

2019

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Thank You

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Strategic investment set to deliver 5G wireless backhaul

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6 42GHz: Higher orders of LoS MIMO technology

E-Band

V-Band

W-Band (100GHz)

D-Band (140GHz)

6 42GHz: LoS 4x4 MIMO

E-Band

V-Band

Today

2018

E-Band

V-Band

W-Band (100GHz)

D-Band (140GHz)

1 - 2.5 Gbps

10Gbps

20 Gbps

2020

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Competitor C

Copyright 2016, Current Analysis, Inc.

Ceragons IP-20

Competitor A

Competitor B

Competitor D

Vulnerable Competitive Strong Very Strong Leader

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A SINGLE platform serving all your wireless backhaul needsFibeAir IP-20

Ceragons microwave backhaul portfolio is the market leader. Ceragons product portfolio assures operators infrastructure

investments keep up with ever-rising traffic volumes and meets each operators unique needs better than rivals. Ceragon early

and significant combination of multi-core and 4x4 MIMO capabilities is significant and enables a more efficient use of

spectrum. The high spectral efficiency and the small form factor translate into less costly installation and site rental.

Ed Gubbins, Senior Analyst, Wireless Infrastructure, Current Analysis: February, 2016