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Page 1: PCTEL Product Positioning - 2TEST Positioning-v2.pdf · PCTEL Product Positioning ... Delay Spread, UL/DL Configuration number, Layer3, Blind Scan RSSI, Spectrum Analysis, Enhanced

PCTEL Product Positioning

PCTEL Confidential - Ascom

Phil Duff, Director of Sales – EMEA & India

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• About PCTEL RF Solutions

• SeeGull Exflex Overview

• SeeGull MX

• Product positioning

• Competitive Benefits

• Questions

Agenda

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PCTEL RF Solutions

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Scanning Receivers Network Engineering Services

SeeGull® MX High Performance Multi-Band Receiver for LTE/WCDMA/GSM/CDMA/EV-DO Multi-Technology Networks

SeeGull® EX/EX+/EXflex LTE, UMTS/HSDPA, GSM

WiMAX, CDMA/EV-DO and flexible platform

SeeGull® CX UMTS/HSDPA, GSM

TD-SCDMA

SeeHawk® Drive Test Application Suite Supporting all Technologies, Bands, and Measurements only for the SeeGull® Scanning Receiver Product Lines

Design

Benchmarking

Baseline

CW Testing

Optimization

Acceptance Testing

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SeeGull EXflex Overview

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SeeGull EXflex

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Keeping up with customer’s growing need for multi-band, multi-technology scanning receivers,

PCTEL has added the EXflex to its SeeGull product line.

EX Mini EX EX+ EXflex

Fixed Band EX Scanners Variable Band

EX Scanner

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Why a new EX platform

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• Customer’s needs for different combinations of technologies and bands, due to new E-UTRA bands definitions and the simultaneous support of 2G/3G/4G overlay networks, is increasing.

• Flexibility is key for integrating multiple technologies and bands (uplinks and downlinks) into a single receiver

– Field upgrades for both bands and technologies in many situation is critical.

– OEMs can inventory the scanner and load the required bands and technologies as/when needed.

• A clear migratory path to emerging and tomorrow's technologies and new or re-farmed frequency bands, must be understood and easily achieved (i.e. LTE Advanced).

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SeeGull EXflex Overview

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• The next step in the evolution of the PCTEL EX platform – provides

the flexibility operators need to adapt to increasing network complexity.

• Support for the predominate technologies utilized by carriers today

– TD-LTE, LTE(FDD), WCDMA, GSM, CDMA, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA

• Supports for any cellular band between 150 MHz to 6 GHz

• Advanced scanning capabilities with low power consumption

(17W typical, 21W Max.)

– High Dynamic Range, – Fast scan speeds for greater data density, – GSM/WCDMA/LTE (FDD and TDD) Layer 3 information. – Blind Scan for all technologies

• Support for Wideband spectrum analysis

– 150 MHz to 6 GHz, – Test signal power of WiFI or Public Safety networks.

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EXflex Provides maximum flexibility for adding future bands and technologies.

EX Mini Price consideration, supports up to 2 bands, with up to three technologies (LTE/CDMA/EV-DO). Single technology supported for LTE, WCDMA or GSM.

EX Supports up to 4 bands and up to three technologies (LTE/CDMA/EV-DO). Single technology supported for LTE, dual technology for WCDMA/GSM. Supports MIMO.

EX+ Supports up to 6 bands and typically configured with 3 technologies. Normally sold as an upgrade to existing SeeGull EXs. Provides better scanning speed in some cases. Supports MIMO.

EX Product Segmentation

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• Power

+8 to +16 VDC

(17W typical, 21W max.)

• Size

8.7” D x 3.7” W x 2.7” H

(221mm D x 94mm W x 68.5mm H)

• Weight

1.6 lbs. (0.71 kg)

• Temp. Range

Operating 0°C to 50°C

Storage -40°C to 85°C

• Input / Output

Data USB 2.0, High Speed

GPS Input SMB Male (50Ω)

RF Input SMA Female (50Ω)

Power Custom 2.5mm Plug

SeeGull EXflex Physical Characteristics

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Minimum number of SKUs to stock/order:

06900 – Base platform.

06900S – Super configuration supporting all bands and technologies (protocols).

No band limitations

Support for all 3GPP defined bands (300 MHz to 3.8 GHz range)

E-UTRA bands sold as UL and DL pairs

Simplified expansion and upgradeability

All band additions can be done remotely

Add protocol licenses when and where necessary

EX-based receiver

EX is a field proven platform for the past 5 years.

EXflex performance is the same or better than EX

SeeGull EXflex - Benefits

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Collect measurements simultaneously (sequentially) across up to seven technologies and any combinations bands that are supported by 3GPP.

Need for a single RF antenna only.

Better price-to-performance ratio than comparable fixed bands scanning receiver.

Very competitive pricing – even when compared to other scanners with inferior performance that are in market.

Multiple product buying options

SeeGull EXflex - Benefits

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Drive testing and Optimization (macro)

Helps address the needs of vendors supporting multiple bands and protocols (i.e. ALU, Ericsson, etc.) while reducing the need to send scanners back for HW upgrades.

Walk-test (in-building)

EXflex offers a lighter and smaller solution. Includes a hold-over option for CDMA &

EV-DO in-building collection.

Interference management

SeeGull EXflex - Applications

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SeeGull EXflex - Measurements

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Measurement Types

Technologies Bandwidths Protocol Measurements Power Measurements

TD-LTE Up to 20 MHz

P-SCH/S-SCH RP and RQ, RSRP, RSRQ, CINR,

Time Offset, Delay Spread, UL/DL Configuration

number, Layer3, Blind Scan

RSSI, Spectrum Analysis,

Enhanced Power Scan,

LTE Power Analysis

LTE(FDD) Up to 20 MHz

P-SCH/S-SCH RP and RQ, RSRP, RSRQ, CINR,

Time Offset, Delay Spread , Layer3, Blind Scan

RSSI, Spectrum Analysis,

Enhanced Power Scan

WCDMA 200 kHz / 3.84 MHz

Ec/Io, Aggregate Ec/Io, Io, SIR, Rake Finger

Diversity, Time Offset, Multipath Delay spread,

Layer3, Blind Scan RSSI, Spectrum Analysis

GSM 30 kHz / 200 kHz C/I, Layer3, Blind Scan

CDMA/EV-DO 30 kHz / 1.25 kHz Ec, Io, Ec/Io, Aggregate Ec/Io, Pilot Delay, Delay

Spread, Blind Scan RSSI, Spectrum Analysis,

Enhanced Power Scan

TD-SCDMA 200 kHz / 1.28 MHz P-CCPCH Midamble code, Ec/Io Sync_DL Code, Io,

SIR, Time Offset, Blind Scan

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SeeGull EXflex – Measurement Performance

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Measurement Performance

Technologies Measurements

Modes

Per-technology

Measurement Rates Dynamic Range Min. Detection Level

TD-LTE

(20 MHz) Top N Sync Channel,

Reference Signal, RB

(wideband/subband)

25/sec @ 20 MHz -20 to +40 dB

(RS-CINR)

-140 dBm

(RSRP @ 10 MHz)

LTE(FDD)

(20 MHz) 25/sec @ 20 MHz

-20 to +40 dB

(RS-CINR)

-140 dBm

(RSRP @ 10 MHz)

WCDMA

Top N P-SCH/S-SCH

SC, Top N BCH

Decoding

50/sec

(High Dynamic Range) -26 dB (Ec/Io)

-120 dBm

(High Dynamic Range)

GSM BSIC

BCCH Decoding

190/sec

160/sec +2 dB (C/I) -108 dBm

CDMA Top N PN 25/sec -28 dB (Ec/Io) -130 dBm (PN)

EV-DO Top N PN 18/sec -18.5 dB (Ec/Io) -120 dBm (PN)

TD-SCDMA P-CCPCH Decoding 50/sec -20 dB -110 dBm

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SeeGull EXflex – Walk Test Kits

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• Uses same walk test kit as SeeGull EX

– Sidepack form factor

– Weight ~ 3.8 lb (1.7 kg)

– Battery life ~ 5 hours

– Charge time ~ 3.5 hours

Charger Sidepack Battery w/

Cable & Case

USB Cable

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SeeGull MX Overview

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• Concurrent Measurements for up to 3 technologies

– LTE/WCDMA/GSM

– LTE/CDMA/EVDO

• Supports up to 8 bands

– All major downlink and uplink bands supported

• Benchmarking

– 6 technologies in one scanner

• Spectrum Analysis option

• Enhanced Power Scan (EPS) option

• TD-LTE Power Analysis (LPA) option

• Blind Scan option for all technologies

• Layer 3 option for LTE FDD, TD-LTE, WCDMA, GSM

• Indoor Kit

SeeGull MX Features

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SeeGull MX Performance

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Technology Dynamic Range Scan Density

LTE

Sync Channel (P-SCH/S-SCH) LTE-FDD TD-LTE

-10 to +22 dB CINR -8 to +22 dB CINR

50/sec 25/sec

Reference Signals LTE-FDD TD-LTE

-20 to +40 dB CINR 50/sec 25/sec

WCDMA

Scrambling Code (CPICH) Detection -28 dB Ec/Io 50/sec

GSM

BSIC Decoding >90% @ +2 dB C/I >200/sec

CDMA

PN -28 dB Ec/Io 25/sec

EV-DO

PN -18.5 dB Ec/Io 25/sec

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SeeGull MX

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USB 2.0 Connectivity

Integrated GPS

50-Channel Receiver (used on newer SeeGull

EX models)

High Power Connector &

Cable

Active Cooling

Side-to-Side Air Flow

Power Mode Selector

On/Off

Indoor (Walk Test) Mode

Drive Test (Std) Mode

4 Antenna Ports

For Wide Operating Bands

Up to 8 antenna port for MIMO Networks

Shock Protection Bumpers

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SeeGull MX : Key Features & Benefits

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Feature Value for Drive Test Solution Providers

Multi-Band Capability (up to 8 Operating Bands)

Migration Path to Future Technologies and Configurations (MIMO)

Fully Concurrent Processing Paths

Highest Drive Test Plot Densities for Multi-Mode Networks

Modular Design Reduces Integration and Support Costs;

Flexibility & Fast Time-to-Market for New Models

Improved Receiver Performance

Improved Measurement Quality at Sector Edges

Improved Host Application Interface

Improved Ease-of-Use; Reduces Integration and Support Costs;

Faster Time-to-Revenue

Advanced Technology Platform for Future Needs (Long Life Cycle)

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SeeGull MX – Key Measurements

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Measurement Types

Technologies Bandwidths Protocol Measurements Power Measurements

TD-LTE Up to 20 MHz

P-SCH/S-SCH RP and RQ, RSRP, RSRQ, CINR,

Time Offset, Delay Spread, UL/DL Configuration

number, Layer3, Blind Scan, MIMO

RSSI, Spectrum Analysis,

Enhanced Power Scan,

LTE Power Analysis

LTE(FDD) Up to 20 MHz

P-SCH/S-SCH RP and RQ, RSRP, RSRQ, CINR,

Time Offset, Delay Spread , Layer3, Blind Scan,

MIMO

RSSI, Spectrum Analysis,

Enhanced Power Scan

WCDMA 200 kHz / 3.84 MHz

Ec/Io, Aggregate Ec/Io, Io, SIR, Rake Finger

Diversity, Time Offset, Multipath Delay spread,

Layer3, Blind Scan RSSI, Spectrum Analysis

GSM 30 kHz / 200 kHz C/I, Layer3, Blind Scan

CDMA/EV-DO 30 kHz / 1.25 kHz Ec, Io, Ec/Io, Aggregate Ec/Io, Pilot Delay, Delay

Spread, Blind Scan

RSSI, Spectrum Analysis,

Enhanced Power Scan

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SeeGull MX – Walk Test Kit

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• ~4 hour battery life

• ~6 hour recharge

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Product Positioning

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Product Performance Comparison

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Measurement Speeds (single technology)

GSM Speed (Channels)

1 band 2 bands 4 bands

EX Mini 20/sec 7.1/sec N/A

EX 20/sec 7.1/sec N/A

EXflex 190/sec 95/sec 47.5/sec

MX 200/sec 100/sec 50/sec

WCDMA Measurement Speed (High Dynamic Range)

1 band 2 bands 4 bands

EX Mini 50/sec 12.5/sec N/A

EX 50/sec 12.5/sec N/A

EXflex 50/sec 25/sec 12.5/sec

MX 50/sec 25/sec 12.5/sec

All measurements are on a per band basis.

CDMA Measurement Speed

1 band 2 bands 4 bands

EX Mini 25/sec 8.3/sec N/A

EX 25/sec 8.3/sec 6/sec

EXflex 25/sec 12.5/sec 6.3/sec

MX 200/sec 100/sec 50/sec

EV-DO Measurement Speed

1 band 2 bands 4 bands

EX Mini 18/sec 6.6/sec N/A

EX 18/sec 6.6/sec 4.2/sec

EXflex 18/sec 9/sec 4.5/sec

MX 50/sec 25/sec 12.5/sec

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Product Performance Comparison

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LTE(FDD) Measurement Speed (10 MHz Bandwidth)

1 band 2 bands 4 bands

EX Mini 16.3/sec 6.1/sec N/A

EX 16.3/sec 6.1/sec 3.5/sec

EXflex 50/sec 25/sec 12.5/sec

MX 50/sec 25/sec 12.5/sec

TD-LTE Measurement Speed (10 MHz Bandwidth)

1 band 2 bands 4 bands

EX Mini 16.3/sec 6.1/sec N/A

EX 16.3/sec 6.1/sec 3.5/sec

EXflex 20/sec 10/sec 5/sec

MX 20/sec 10/sec 5/sec

TD-SCDMA Measurement Speed

1 band 2 bands 4 bands

EX Mini 50/sec N/A N/A

EX 50/sec N/A N/A

EXflex 50/sec 25/sec N/A

MX N/A N/A N/A

Measurement Speeds (single technology)

All measurements are on a per band basis.

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Product Performance Comparison

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GSM WCDMA LTE(FDD) TD-LTE CDMA EV-DO TD-SCDMA

Scanner C/I High

Speed Mode

High Dynamic

Mode

P-SCH/S-SCH RS

P-SCH/S-SCH RS

Ec/Io Ec/Io Ec/Io

EX +2 dB -21.5 dB -26 dB -10 to +18 dB

-20 to +40 dB

-10 to +18 dB

-20 to +40 dB -28 dB -18.5 dB -20 dB

EXflex +2 dB -21.5 dB -26 dB -10 to +18 dB

-20 to +40 dB

-10 to +18 dB

-20 to +40 dB -28 dB -18.5 dB -20 dB

MX +2 dB -28 dB -10 to +22 dB

-20 to +40 dB

-8 to +22 dB

-20 to +40 dB -28 dB -18.5 dB N/A

Note: Dynamic range is at 90% Signal Detection with <0.1% False Detection Rate

Dynamic Range

Scanner GSM WCDMA LTE – RSRP CDMA EV-DO TD-SCDMA

EX -110 dBm -120 dBm -140 dBm -130 dBm -120 dBm -110 dBm

EXflex -108 dBm -120 dBm -140 dBm -130 dBm -120 dBm -110 dBm

MX -110 dBm -127 dBm -140 dBm -127 dBm -117 dBm N/A

Minimum Detection Level

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Applications SeeGull MX SeeGull EXflex

Number of Bands supported 8 simultaneous bands Unlimited bands

Number Technologies supported 6 simultaneous technologies with concurrency across 3 technologies

7 simultaneous technologies

Deep Dynamic Range Yes Yes

Benchmarking Applications High speed data collection for multiple technologies

Reduced data collection speed as compared to MX

Layer 3 Measurements Yes for all technologies Yes, for all technologies

Wide band Spectrum Analysis Across the defined individual bands

150 MHz to 6GHz

MIMO Measurement Support Yes for both LTE-FD & TD-LTE No

Flexibility with bands upgrades Needs hardware modification Remote update available

Acquisition models Buy Buy and Pay Per Use

In-building Yes Yes

Blind Scan Measurements Yes Yes

Product Positioning

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Competitve Analysis

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• Provide complete picture of the network’s RF landscape

• Identifying and resolving network issues

• Beneficial applications through all the phases of the network life cycle.

• Thorough benchmarking of one or more networks

Benefit of Scanners for drive testing

UE’s find issues, Scanners resolve

them!!

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• Costly Redrives : Drive testing is inherently expensive. Poor performing testing equipment cause costly and time consuming redrives.

Costs of choosing a wrong scanner

• Multiple Scanners: Like performance often requires running multiple inferior scanners to match PCTEL capabilities.

• Inaccurate Data: Questionable performance and inaccurate data in real life conditions will miss critical problems and is useless.

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Comparative Analysis – Competitor A

• LTE : Slow speed, incomplete bandwidth scanning, lower dynamic range and erroneous measurements in multipath scenario.

• WCDMA : Significantly decreased scan speed with increased pilots, less pilot detection in over the air testing and lower detection rate with decreased Ec\Io values.

• GSM: Slow speed, lower channel detection rate, poor sensitivity to co-channel and adjacent channel interference detection.

• Multi-technology : Further reduced scan speed amplifies problems in multi-technology environment.

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• Competitor A LTE scan speed is at least 1/3 less than MX. Competitor A lower measurement speed increases risk of missing transient but disruptive behavior.

• Competitor A only scans the center 6 RB’s instead of complete

bandwidth

• Competitor A does not report CINR values below -8 dB, over estimates above 26 dB. MX is linear through -20 to 40 dB.

Competitor A Comparative Analysis – LTE

Inaccurate detection at low CINR values, signifies lowered ability to detect interference and complete profile for every sector

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• Static Multipath: Competitor A exhibits 100% variance in value of CINR measurements in static multipath conditions poor accuracy causes inability to identify problems.

Competitor A Comparative Analysis – LTE

2nd Path

Delay

2nd Path

Phase

MX Competitor A

RS_CINR

(dB)

RS_RP

(dBm)

RS_CINR (dB)

RS_RP (dBm)

3200 ns 45º 35.8 -80.4 -0.6 -83.5

400 ns 45º 38.1 -80.7 14.6 -78.2

200 ns 165º 39.9 -80.4 -0.4 -93.5

100 ns 45º 40.0 -79.5 29.9 -77.4

Single path measurements 38.7 -80.7 40.0 -80.3

Maximum variance from single path case

2.9 1.2 40.6 13.2

% variance 7.5% 1.5% 101% 16.4%

Confidence in multipath measurement High High None Low

The MX has consistent RS_CINR and RS_RP associated with the

second path.

Huge variation in measured values with Competitor A, little confidence

in either measurements.

SINR is set to 40 dB, and the delay and phase angle of the second path are varied.

Accurate Multipath measurements are critical for LTE throughput optimization especially with MIMO .

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• Fading Multipath: Competitor A cannot track slow or fast fading multipath.

Competitor A Comparative Analysis – LTE

Inability to report accurate measurements in both static and fading multipath, leads to erroneous and unreliable CINR and RSRP values and inaccurate RF

profiles for sectors.

Competitor A, the effects of

fading show

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Competitor A Comparative Analysis – WCDMA

• Competitor A WCDMA scan speed significantly reduces with increasing number of pilots when compared against MX

MX Scan Speed Advantage

Under typical real network environments, with pilot counts of 15-20, the scan speed of the Competitor A would become unusable in terms of adequate data representation.

1 Pilot 2.2x Competitor A

5 Pilots 2.8x Competitor A

16 Pilots 1.6x Competitor A

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Competitor A Comparative Analysis – WCDMA

• Competitor A WCDMA detection ability begins to drop quickly below -14dB and falls to 50% at -20dB, compared to MX/EX’s accurate detection up to -28 dB and -26 dB

• In over the air WCDMA testing, MX detects 64% more pilots than Competitor A.

Scan Speed Avg. Number

of Pilots

MX 15.1 scans/sec 66 ms/scan 18

Competitor A 14.3 scans/sec 70 ms/scan 11

Accurately detecting all transmitting pilot in any region is necessary to identify and resolve Pilot

pollution issues PCTEL Confidential - Ascom

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• Competitor A reports 20% less channels and detected

50% less BSICs in actual drive tests.

• Competitor A is 40% less sensitivity to co-channel

interference, and

• Competitor A is 500% less sensitivity to adjacent channel

interference

Competitor A Comparative Analysis – GSM

Lower detection rates combined with less sensitivity results to more drive test costs without the ability to accurately identify interference.

Δ of 7 dB

Factor of 5.0x

Δ of 1.5 dB

Factor of 1.4x Comp A

Comp A

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Comparative Analysis – Competitor R

• LTE : Very slow scan speed compared to the MX, incomplete bandwidth scanning, reduced on higher end and erroneous power measurements in multipath scenario.

• WCDMA : Decreasing scan speed with increasing pilots, less pilot detection in over the air testing and Ec/Io detection stops at -25 dB.

• Multi-technology : Further reduced scan speed amplifies problems in multi-technology environment.

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Thank You!

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