Multi radio base station: Three in one

BANGALORE, INDIA: Two of the most talked about issues in the telecom industry are related to deploying wireless broadband and going green.

With the ever increasing demand for wireless broadband and environment friendly products and equipments, companies are also looking for better solutions and alternatives. Multi Radio Base Station is here to address these major concerns of telecom service providers.

Nokia Siemens Networks has made the evolution path for 2G and 3G to LTE faster, greener and more cost effective with the launch of Flexi Multi Radio Base Station, which will support 2G, 3G, WCDMA/HSPA and LTE-all running concurrently in a single unit. Multi Radio Base Station meets the needs of new and existing 2G and 3G operators who can use their existing infrastructure to deploy new network wide technologies via simple software upgrades to 3G or LTE.

The flexibility of Multi Radio Base Station removes the risk of balancing investments made in 2G, 3G or LTE providing operators with future-proof operations. This new Multi Radio Base Station is also backward compatible with current Flexi Base Stations, enabling capacity upgrades to existing base stations' sites. The product also fits CDMA operators who intend to migrate to WCDMA/HSPA or LTE.

Flexi Multi Radio Base Stations meet the needs of new and existing 2G and 3G operators who can use their existing infrastructure to deploy new network wide technologies via simple software upgrades to 3G or LTE, providing operators with future proof options.

With mounting infrastructure, companies are looking for a costeffective alternative. For operators coping with cost challenges, running multiple radio technologies in a single base station means reduced opex from fewer site visits, simplified logistics, reduced maintenance and smaller requirements from trained staff. The possibility to reuse GSM sites for WCDMA and HSPA also delivers savings from reduced rental cost and maximized reuse of existing infrastructure.

The new base station has the lowest energy consumption in the market. An average 3-sector base station site running simultaneously with GSM/EDGE and WCDMA/HSPA consumes as little as 790W, whilst pushing an impressive 60W output per sector for maximum capacity and coverage. The small and lightweight product is also harsh enough for outdoor use without shelters or air conditioning, further minimizing their environmental impact.

Tangible Business Benefits 
Size and weight only 20% of conventional base stations
Cost of installation, time and material reduced by 25 percent
Power consumption upto 55% lower than that of other base stations in the market
Backward compatible
Enables reuse of GSM sites for WCDMA/HSPA

Flexi Multi Radio Base Station features built-in IP/Ethernet connectivity for a unified transport network for the single RAN. Operators can also benefit by using the common NetAct network management for planning, optimizing and operating the single RAN. Deployment of this Flexi Multi Radio Base Station will start from the beginning of 2010. This is an excellent example of how technological innovation can contribute to improved energy efficiency and profitability, while reducing a company's ecological footprint.