{"id":28026,"date":"2019-08-08T11:40:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T10:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=28026"},"modified":"2019-08-09T11:37:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T10:37:11","slug":"commscope-delivers-site-sharing-solutions-to-tunisias-largest-wireless-carrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2019\/08\/08\/commscope-delivers-site-sharing-solutions-to-tunisias-largest-wireless-carrier\/","title":{"rendered":"CommScope delivers site-sharing solutions to Tunisia\u2019s largest wireless carrier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rooftops and towers are already overloaded but need to implement site sharing solutions to expedite network improvements for meeting connectivity demands. \u00a0Ooredoo Tunisia executed a successful trial using a CommScope 900 MHz low-loss combiner (LLC) for site sharing between Ooredoo and another carrier, swapping out a hybrid 3 dB combiner with the LLC 900 unit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is among the\nfastest-growing wireless markets in the world. But with explosive growth comes\nsignificant challenges, including overloaded towers and rooftops, and few\navailable options for new sites. With minimal insertion loss compared to\ntraditional hybrid units, CommScope\u2019s customized low-loss combiners (LLC)\nenable Ooredoo Tunisia to share existing sites with other carriers and generate\nnew revenue – without a major CapEx investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ooredoo leads Tunisia\u2019s rapid wireless network expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 2002, Ooredoo Tunisia is Tunisia\u2019s first\nprivately owned telecommunications company and is now the largest mobile\noperator and one of the most recognised brands\u2014in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each day, Ooredoo\u2019s truly national network delivers a range\nof prepaid and post-paid voice and data services to more than five million\nindividuals and businesses across Tunisia. Ooredoo is a long-time CommScope\ncustomer that has relied on CommScope solutions to enable their rapid network\nexpansion and delivery of high-quality service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new kind of combiner for today\u2019s new connectivity\ndemands<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To meet the increased connectivity demanded by speeded-up network deployment in Tunisia, Ooredoo was forced to implement site-sharing strategies with other carriers, which required adding new antennas on rooftops or towers. Most of the time, they are facing situations where rooftops are already full of antennas – or towers are already overloaded, with serious stability and wind-load issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One solution is a same-band combiner – a unit that combines\ntwo base stations on the same band (GSM900 and UMTS900 or GSM Op1 and GSM Op2)\ninto a common port to reduce the number of antennas required. But introducing a\npassive unit in the RF path usually leads to an insertion loss that reduces the\npower available for coverage and capacity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To minimise this power loss, CommScope developed a new type\nof in-band combiner designed to deliver only 0.5 dB of insertion loss – compared\nwith traditional one-size-fits-all hybrid combiners that lose 3 dB and\nessentially waste most of the power available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CommScope\u2019s 900 MHz and 1800 MHz LLC models are custom\ncombiner solutions, tailored to the client\u2019s spectrum, that enable carriers to\nreduce the number of antennas and speed up network expansion using sameband\ncombiners to introduce new systems like UMTS900 or LTE1800 at existing sites – or\nto share tower infrastructure with other operators and reduce tower load. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CommScope LLCs have excellent spectrum efficiency, with a\nminimal guard band of 0.6 MHz for LLC 900 and 0.7 MHz for LLC 1800.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of their flexibility, CommScope LLCs are ideal for\nsite-sharing applications, where the antenna, jumpers and feeder cables are\nshared between two or three operators to open up new capacity on existing\nsites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CommScope LLCs simplify site sharing for Ooredoo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ooredoo Tunisia executed a successful trial using a\nCommScope 900 MHz low-loss combiner for site sharing between Ooredoo and\nanother carrier, swapping out a hybrid 3 dB combiner with the LLC 900 unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drive test and statistic counters analysis indicated that\nsite traffic was increased by 50% and received total wideband power (RTWP) was\nreduced by 20% after the LLC 900 installation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solution also increased site revenue by 50% percent and\nimproved network performance and quality of experience, while delivering cost\nreductions due to cost sharing between two operators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trial was so successful that Ooredoo is planning to use\nthe LLC solution with a 12-port antenna for a three-operator shared site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInstalling the CommScope LLC 900 combiner achieved our goals of improving network coverage and RTWP while allowing for increased traffic at the site,\u201d said Trabelsi Medjebrane, Tunisia Radio Design Technical Manager, Ooredoo Tunisia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits of the CommScope LLC solution for site sharing\ninclude:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n