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Small Cell Concealment


ISE EXPO 2018 • August 16, 2018

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Mike JohnsonProduct Line Manager – Active Enclosures

Charles Industries Ltd.

www.CharlesIndustries.com

• Mechanical Engineering background

• Over 9 years in Telecommunications & OSP Industry

• Past 4 years in Product Management– Responsible for Small Cell / Shroud solutions

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• What is a Small Cell?• Why Small Cells?• Why concealment?• Evolution of Small Cells• Small Cell challenges• Concealment solutions

– Architectural solutions– Replacement integrated poles– Aesthetic Densification Shrouds

• Summary• Q & A

Agenda

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• Localized Radio Access Nodes

– Smaller coverage area

• Overlay with Macrocells

– Adds capacity in densely populated areas

– Can add coverage in hard to reach urban areas

• Typically fed by dark fiber to reduce footprint and cost of deployment

• Femtocells, picocells, microcells

What is a Small Cell?

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Why Small Cells?

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Why Small Cells?

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• Carrier competition

– Unlimited data plans

• 5G

– Download speeds of >10Gb/s

– >100x current bandwidth

• IoT

– Self-Driving cars

– Smart Cities

– Estimated 25 billion connected devices by 2020

What Is Driving Demand?

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LTE Small Cell

Coverage Area

Macrocell

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• Radio equipment and cabling can be obtrusive when installed without concealment

– Painting the radio equipment to match the surroundings helps some

• Final solution is many small ‘boxes’ mounted to the pole which detracts from the aesthetics

• Allows for future proofing

– Concealment solution can have space for additional equipment and eliminate needs for repermitting

Why Concealment?

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Unconcealed Small Cell Fails

https://www.sigpoint.com/four-big-reasons-small-cells-face-futurehttps://www.sigpoint.com/four-big-reasons-small-cells-face-future

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Evolution of Small Cells

Macro RRHs (40-90W) with

Battery Backup, Lit Fiber

Battery Backup Removed,

Transition to Dark Fiber

Low Power Radios (1-5W)

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Small Cell Challenges

• Municipal restrictions– Size (dimensions and/or volume)– Right of way deployments– Color, matching surrounding areas

• Permit approval time• Utility restrictions

– Pole attachments

• Government moratoriums• Variety of equipment to be enclosed

– Varies by carrier and manufacturer– Constantly evolving

• Noise restrictions• Thermal management of enclosed equipment• Dark fiber availability

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• Introduced in at least 19 states this year

• Kansas, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Arizona, Texas, and Colorado already signed into law

• Access to municipal properties with reasonable pricing

• Streamlined permitting process• Allows for more ubiquitous

deployment and coverage• States realizing that better

infrastructure attracts residents and businesses

• However California governor recently vetoed similar legislation

Small Cell Legislation Helping

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• Architectural solutions

• Integrated replacement poles

• Aesthetic densification shrouds

Small Cell Concealment Solutions

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• Highly aesthetic

– can almost completely blend in with surroundings

• Very expensive

• Customized to locality

• Long lead time

– Not mass produced

– Can be very intricate

• RF transparency challenges

• Doesn’t work for all sites

Architectural Solutions

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Architectural Solution Examples

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• All-in-one solution

• Higher cost than standard poles, but lower than an architectural solution

• Integrated poles don’t match other municipality poles

• Typically larger diameter poles

• Provide varying degrees of concealment

Integrated Poles

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Integrated Pole Examples

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Aesthetic Densification Shrouds• Least expensive concealment solution• Scalable to different applications• Short lead time to procure• Protects and conceals Small Cell equipment• Blends in with local surroundings

– Matches contour of poles– Available in multiple colors

• Quick and easy installation– Integrate offsite and lift on pole for fast turn up– Mounts on most existing poles

• Integral spine for mounting for all equipment:– Radios (High Power, Microcell, Picocell radios)– AC to DC power supplies, diplexers, combiners, splitters– Fiber termination / slack storage– Power termination / disconnect

• Allows uniform pole use throughout municipality

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Aesthetic Densification Shroud ExamplesPole Mount

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Alternate Densification Shroud ExamplesGround Mount

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Decorative Wraps

• Can add decorative wraps to shrouds to enhance aesthetics of solutions

• Opens up other mounting locations, such as on a wall

• Customizable to deployment location

Brushed Metal Composite Brick Wood Grain Stone

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Comparison of Solutions

Architectural Integrated Pole Shrouds

Cost Very High High Low

Lead Time Very High Medium Low

Aesthetic Potential

Very High High High

Match Surroundings

High Medium Medium

Flexibility of deployment

Low Medium High

Ease of Installation

Very Low Medium High

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• Need for concealment of Small Cells is increasing as number of Small Cell deployments increases

• Municipalities have varying ideas of acceptable Small Cell deployments

• Concealment solutions that are easy to deploy and aesthetically pleasing will make permitting easier

• State legislation is also attempting to make permitting easier

• Many different options exist for Small Cell concealment– There is a need for each option

• Shrouds are the lowest cost, most flexible Small Cell concealment solution

Summary

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Questions?

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