CableLabs Mobile Summit - Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)

CableLabs Mobile Summit – Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)

May 4, 2021

Virtual Event

Speakers

David Debrecht

Vice President of Wireless Research and Development at CableLabs

Gerardo Gruszka

Manager of Wireless Networks Architecture at Telecom Argentina

Daryl Malas

Principal Architect at CableLabs

Shahed Mazumder

Principal Strategist at CableLabs

Ville Partanen

Vice President, Service Development, Consumer Business Unit at DNA

Sanjay Patel

Senior Director & Distinguished Strategist at CableLabs

Jon Pederson

Chief Technology Officer at Midco

Mark Poletti

Director of Mobile Networks at CableLabs

Ruoyu Sun

Lead Wireless Architect, CableLabs

Dorin Viorel

Distinguished Technologist at CableLabs

Agenda

8:00-8:10 a.m. Welcome

Speaker: David Debrecht, CableLabs
8:10-8:45 a.m. CableLabs View: Wireless Broadband, Threat or Opportunity?

As 5G capabilities advance and regulatory bodies around the world make more mid-band and mmWave spectrum available, mobile operators are leveraging their networks to also deliver fixed wireless services. This is on top of what Wireless ISPs (WISPs) are already doing in both urban and rural markets across the United States. In this session, we look at the latest competitive dynamics across different classes of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) offerings and the potential impacts on cable operators.

Speaker: Shahed Mazumder, CableLabs
8:45-9:15 a.m. FWA Performance and Economics

The CableLabs Wireless R&D team has developed a set of tools modeling the techno-economic capabilities of 5G access technology for spectra up to 52 GHz, under a variety of typical deployment architectures. In this session, we analyze two potential FWA mid-band deployments: dedicated 2.5 GHz spectrum deployed on macro towers and C-band (3.7 – 4.0 GHz) using utility poles and small cells. In each case, we present the key performance indicators (KPIs) of outdoor-to-indoor (O2I) cases using in-home customer-premises equipment (CPE) to deliver broadband services.

Speakers:
Sanjay Patel, CableLabs
Ruoyu Sun, CableLabs
Dorin Viorel, CableLabs
9:15-9:25 a.m, Break
9:25-9:55 a.m. Operator Panel: FWA in Action

Over the years, operators worldwide have deployed Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) in many different environments using various technologies providing carrier-grade service for numerous use cases. Lately, these deployments have evolved toward residential customers using standards-based and proprietary technologies, stimulated by lower-cost silicon and wider spectrum bands, including sub 6 GHz and mmWave. In this panel, we gather operators who have deployed FWA to discuss their deployments, lessons learned, performance impacts and business opportunities.

Panel Host: Mark Poletti, CableLabs
Speakers:
Gerardo Gruszka, Telecom Argentina
Ville Partanen, DNA
Jon Pederson, Midco
9:55-10:20 a.m. FARMSIS™ Technology Update

CableLabs is working with members and vendors to define a new DOCSIS® Fixed Wireless specification. This project is focused on defining a solution for cable operators to deliver rural broadband to currently unserved and underserved subscribers via a wireless connection. With the “DOCSIS” and “rural” nature of the effort, the name of the project is called FARMSIS. We will provide an update on the progress of this effort and describe how it can be used in conjunction with other FWA technologies to deliver broadband services to rural communities and more.

Speaker: Daryl Malas, CableLabs
10:20-10:30 a.m. Closing

Speaker: David Debrecht, CableLabs