Mobile Edge Compute and Small CellAlan Law, Chair, Small Cell Forum

Small Cells have ‘crossed the chasm’ into mass rollout

Annual small cell equipment revenues to hit $6bn in 2020, from more than $1bn in 2015• Overall small cell revenue

growth: 41% CAGR thru 2020• Enterprise small cell revenue

growth: 61% thru 2020• Urban small cell revenue

growth: 25% thru 2020

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Source: Mobile Experts Q116

Base Station Densification

Broader set of use cases

NFV / SDN / MEC

Mobile Networking Mega Trends

Indoor coverage, higher frequencies, shorter ranges

Not just Mobile Broadband, but agility to support verticals and IoT value chains

Twin focus on CAPEX/asset utilization as well as OPEX/automation

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SCF170: Operators poised to deploy

Survey of 70+ Tier 1 and 2 MNOs worldwide• Operators have ambitious plans to

deploy key HetNet enablers in 2016-20

• Strong progress to MEC, virtualization and MO – key enablers of new models

Full Report Published Wednesday @ scf.io/docs/170

Mobile Operators are poised to expand MEC and NFV deployments

MEC NFV / MANO01020304050607080

% of MNOs planning to deploy NFV & MEC by 2016 and 2020

Source: Rethink Research

2016 2020%

of M

NO’s

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MEC has an opportunity to enable new revenue opportunities- NGMN Value Creation Enablers

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We have developed an end-to-end hetnet architecture to support future opportunities

• Automation for massive scalability – advanced SON

• Intelligent use of multiple sources of spectrum, including LE

• Ultra-density without interference• Virtualization and software-driven

architectures• Flexibility to support multiple business

models (eg neutral host, vertical)• Support for IoT-optimized networks as

well as broadband

Published Wednesday @ scf.io/docs/172© Small Cell Forum Ltd 2016

We have embraced the MEC framework and include it in our architecture

Edge NFVI

ME Platform Service

LTEPNF

MEC API

Edge/DistributedEnterprise Services

Small Cell EMS Small Cell

Aggregator VNF

LTEPNF

NG-OSS

Transport EMS

Transport NE

Transport NE

802.11

PNF

Wi-Fi Controller VNF

802.11

PNF

Wi-Fi EMS

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Small Cell

Small Cell

Small Cell Small Cell

Core Network

Enterprise

MECPlatform

ESCGLocal IP Offload

Application

ESCGEnterprise

IP-PBXApplication

In particular, we aligned to the MEC Platform enabling Enterprise SC Gateway Architectures

Enterprise Small Cell

Concentrator

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Core NFVI

Edge NFVI

ME Platform Service

LTEPNF

MEC API

Edge Optimization Application

Centralized Optimization Application

SON API

Small Cell EMSSmall Cell

Aggregator VNF

LTEPNF

Future opportunities exist to collaborate on consistent API exposure for SON & Radio Network Information Services & more

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Small Cell Forum and MEC

• Continued adoption of MEC principles in SCF architecture developments

• Development of API Framework for New Service and Value Provision

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Next Steps• Significant Small

Cell Growth• MEC will enable

new Small Cell Opportunities

• MEC embraced within SC Architectures

Summary