khurrambilal01
2012-09-06, 11:46 AM
Hi guys,
One of my customer is an operator and has currently 2G network, the competitors in the market have already launched 3G network and my customer was leading player before launch of 3G but they don't want to invest more money in 3G.
They are asking for some solutions through which we can imporve EDGE data rates so that we can compete with 3G competitors :) And that looks funny to me.
I have provided them with complete CAPEX requirement for improving EDGE throughput (By adding more logical TRXs --> Huawei/ZTE & adding some capacity sites for high traffic areas plus adding some more sites to compensate for loss of coverage (because of TRX addition coverage will shrink), then making the new expanded TRXs as static PDCHs,
But with all these efforst still they won't be able to cross 170-200kbps per user on average which is almost 10 times less than 3G data rate!
We have EDGE+ also available which can give higher data rates upto 450kbps but that needs the MS to be capable with EDGE+ & very very few latest mobiles comply with it.
Please share your ideas!
Thanks!
One of my customer is an operator and has currently 2G network, the competitors in the market have already launched 3G network and my customer was leading player before launch of 3G but they don't want to invest more money in 3G.
They are asking for some solutions through which we can imporve EDGE data rates so that we can compete with 3G competitors :) And that looks funny to me.
I have provided them with complete CAPEX requirement for improving EDGE throughput (By adding more logical TRXs --> Huawei/ZTE & adding some capacity sites for high traffic areas plus adding some more sites to compensate for loss of coverage (because of TRX addition coverage will shrink), then making the new expanded TRXs as static PDCHs,
But with all these efforst still they won't be able to cross 170-200kbps per user on average which is almost 10 times less than 3G data rate!
We have EDGE+ also available which can give higher data rates upto 450kbps but that needs the MS to be capable with EDGE+ & very very few latest mobiles comply with it.
Please share your ideas!
Thanks!