Continuity - Fixed Mobile Convergence

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Continuity - Fixed Mobile Convergence
FIXED / WIRELINE NETWORK
MOBILE NETWORK
HLR /VLR
EXISTING SOFTSWITCH
SS7 NETWORK
MSC
EXISTING MEDIA GATEWAY
PSTN/PLMN NETWORK
Hot Spot
Wireless
WiFi/GSM Dual Mode Handset
WiFi/GSM Dual Mode Handset
Inter-Roaming betweenWiFi domain and mobile
network
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Solution fit for different Operators

• MNO (e.g. Cingular, Sprint)
• Improve the mobile coverage with low cost WiFi-
  Residential / Enterprise / Public hotspot
• Partner with Cable/Fixed Op to offer total
  package- Triple or Quadra-play
• NGN Operator (e.g. Vonage)
• Enhance their current offerings with mobile
  capability
• Partner with MNO as whole sell (MVNO) or roaming
• Integrated Service Provider (e.g. Brazil Telecom)
• In-house Mobile and Fixed line operation
• FMC allows them to use fixed line infrastructure
  to offer mobile service
• The combined infrastructure provides lower OPEX
  ratio comparing with pure MNO
• Cable Operators (e.g. GCI, Comcast)
• Partner with MNO to offer FMC
• Natural extension from Triple-play to Quadra-play
  Voice, Data, TV/Video, Mobile
• FMC-Enabler (e.g. VeriSign)
• Host equipment and provide FMC backend capability
  to other NGN, MNO operators
• Work with multiple small/tier 2/3 operators
  Dont acquire FMC subs directly

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FMC Solution Advantage Service Provider
Perspective

• Converged service infrastructure by consolidating
  the voice services between the fixed and mobile
  networks
• Mobile coverage (GSM, CDMA) Offering mobility,
  convenience and ubiquity
• Wi-Fi SIP over broadband Offer better quality,
  lower cost and feature rich capabilities
• Enhancement of Service Quality
• Stimulates the new service opportunities to
  increase ARPU
• Capability to quickly include value added
  services - VMS, SMS, CRBT, FMFM, Centrex..
• Provides the service differentiators and creates
  the service stickiness to lower the churn rate
• Reduction in CAPEX/OPEX
• by offloading the traffic from cellular to WLAN
  and spending less on infrastructure buildout
• Single set of user credentials
• Using GSM IMSI method authentication for both
  networks simplifying the user management
• System Reliability and Scalability backed by Real
  Deployment
• Based on the proven NGN (mSwitch) platform (and
  its IP core)
• The single mSwitch solution implementation serves
  over 2.1 m subscribers
• Architecture compliant with 3G/IMS
• Future-proof via open standards

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FMC Solution Advantage-User Perspective

• FMC enable users to access their voice and data
  services transparently, regardless of their
  location, device, or network-access method
• One Number and One Phone service
• WiFi SIP or GSM/CDMA coverage
• The user will be able to initiate and terminate
  calls at any place
• Seamless Roaming
• The user will have non-interrupted call sessions
  when moving from one network to another
• Uniform and consistent service accessibility
  behavior independent of access
• especially attractive for enterprise users to
  extend corporate VPN to cellular networks.
• Reduced monthly charges convenience of a single
  bill
• Simplified and Unified service plans and payment
  schemes.
• A single always reachable phone number (Option
  for dual number)
• Availability of new services
• e.g. IM, Unified VM, SMS, Unified phone book,
  CRBT.

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FMC Value Proposition
Value Consumers Enterprises Enterprises
Price Reduce/Simplify monthly bill Free WiFi Calling Consolidate/Reduce service plans for better volume Route calls free via PBX/VPN Consolidate/Reduce service plans for better volume Route calls free via PBX/VPN
Convenience Simplified service plan Same number everywhere Single always-on number Same phonebook everywhere Single always-on number Same phonebook everywhere
Quality No more missed calls when out of range No more garbled or dropped calls inside buildings No more missed calls when out of range No more garbled or dropped calls inside buildings No more missed calls when out of range No more garbled or dropped calls inside buildings
Advanced Features IM everywhere Instant conferencing Fast music downloads IM everywhere Instant conferencing Fast music downloads Mobile desktop Abbreviated dialing everywhere Fast file transfer everywhere

• Service providers can now
• Reduce churn by providing single number NGN
  wireless service to customers
• Increase stickiness through advanced services
• Generate new revenue through supporting roaming
  agreements
• Future-proof via open standards
• Maintain a single cost-optimized network
  infrastructure

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No Impact to Existing Networks

• To Existing NGN Networks
• A functional module addition to the existing
  SoftSwitch and backend application
• Able to use the existing NGN for call processing
  and routing
• Normal NGN users are still served by existing
  infrastructure
• Zero impact of the FS addition
• All (home/visiting) FMC users will be served by
  the FMC-FS
• Registration, authentication, roaming, call
  processing, handover
• FMC-FS requires access to FMC user profile data
• HSS (Home Subscriber Server) model of IMS
• To Existing GSM Networks
• GSM Homed FMC users appear to be regular GSM
  users
• NGN Homed FMC users appear to be visiting GSM
  users
• FMC-FS uses standard roaming Interface to the GSM
  Network

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Video Conference Service
Centralized mService Center

• Video Conference Service
• Multiple types of conference
• Multiple conference reservation methods
• Automatic notification to conference participants
• Rich set of conference management and control
  functions

Conference AS
Parlay API
Parlay Gateway
mSwitch Domain 2
mSwitch Domain 1
SIP
SIP
SLR
SLR
CS-P
CS-P
ISUP
ISUP
iAN8000
iAN8000
PSTN/PLMN
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iNumber Find Me Follow Me
Centralized mService Center

• iNumber is UTStarcom solution name for
  Find-Me-Follow-Me service
• Subscriber registers one number as a master
  number
• Then associates other numbers to the master
  number- home, office ...
• Whenever the master number is called, the system
  will ring sequentially all the numbers
• Flexible number bundling among SIP user, PSTN
  POTS, PLMN MSISDN etc.
• Dial one number to reach all the bundled number
• Support sequential and simultaneous ringing
  options
• Activated/deactivated through web/IVR

iNumber App.
Parlay API
Parlay Gateway
Provisoning Center
mSwitch Domain 1
mSwitch Domain 2
SIP
SLR
SIP
SLR
CS-P
CS-P
ISUP
iAN8000
iAN8000

PSTN/PLMN
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CRBT
User web portal/OSS
NMS
OSS
PSTN
CRBT media library
TS (SLR, PSC)
CRBT media/signaling server
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NFS
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CS-P/iUMG 1
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NGN Access
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PSTN to NGN Migration Case Study

• Background
• A leading tier 1 carrier in Philippine
• Owning 2m fixed 22m GSM mobile customers as of
  Q2 2006
• A public company listed in NYSE
• Total market cap of US7.8B as of Sept 2006
• Total revenue US2.5B in last 4 quarters
• EBITDA US1.6B in last 4 quarters
• Operating margin 37
• A fast growing service provider in Asia
• Provides fixed line, GSM mobile and broadband
  data service to both residential and enterprise
  customers
• Problem Statement
• How to sustain and grow the fixed line service?
• Lots of population without telephone service
• Lots of business users demand more service
• How to increase the ARPU leveraging NGN/IMS?
• IPTV? FMC? Triple-play? Quadrupled-Play?
• How to lower the OPEX?
• Real estate expense in the big metropolitan area?
• Power consumption?

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UTStarcom Solution

• PSTN Emulation Subsystem PES
• Provide services to green-field customers
• Replace the existing TDM switch total 7 models
  in place
• mSwitch as the core
• SoftSwitch Gateways Backend office
  applications
• iAN8000 as the access
• Combination of DSL, DLC and VoIP AG
• Foundation for FMC and IPTV in the future
• Phase 1 Started with 150K NGN lines capacity
• Network installation and migration planning for 3
  months
• First TDM switch replacement/migration in March
  2006
• Adding customer via both old switch migration and
  green field expansion
• Service extension to Centrex
• Targeting under served enterprise customers
• Phase 2 Network expansion to total of 500K NGN
  lines
• Contract signed in later 2006
• Network fully deployed
• Phase 3 Planning for total of 1.5M NGN lines in
  2008

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Migration Benefits

• CAPEX Savings
• Central Office (CO) consolidation
• Simpler network with fewer types and pieces of
  equipment
• OPEX Cost Savings- 80
• Operation and Maintenance cost reduction
• Reduced power consumption- 94 (Reduced
  air-conditioning requirements)
• Faster provisioning of services
• Floor Space Savings- 92
• Reduced space requirements
• Consolidation of cabinet areas
• Improvement in time-to-market for new services-
  90
• Faster introduction of new services
• Increase in Revenues
• EOL management
• End of support to critical TDM components- High
  cost of vendor support
• Stop manufacturing of components
• Salvage components to support in-house repair of
  modules when they run out of spares.

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Blueprint of One Real CO Space Reduction
6 x 34 204 ft2
48 x 29 1392 ft2
Total Space 139220924 1625 ft2 Total Saving
in One CO 1421 ft2
19 x 11 209ft2
6 x 4 24 ft2
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Greatest Experience Cut-Over Procedure

• IP, NGN, and PSTN inter-connect infrastructure
  configured and tested
• AGs installed, wired on MDF, configured, and
  qualified 
• Migration of Digital Loop Carriers
• Retrofitting the access gateways in existing DLC
  cabinet
• Consolidation of cabinet areas
• Sample subscriber data populated, provision ADSL
  Sub
• Number migration set up and tested for lines and
  trunks
• Bulk sub data migrated and tested again for all
  features and billing
• MDF- isolation pin switched so that sub lines are
  switched from legacy switch to AGs (a couple of
  minutes)
• PSTN tandem switches re-route traffic from legacy
  switch to NGN C4 (1 minute)

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Thank You

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• Some features may require addition development
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  implementation.