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3G / UMTS Hot Spots: Conclusion
Building and improving hot spots sites is a process not a one-off thing. Major hot spot sites tend to be expensive and site costs need to controlled.
Hot spot points:
High bit rate indoor services require dedicated solution
Indoor sites Lowers Interference both inside and outside the site
Indoor sites improve macro site DL
Dedicated in-building site can increase the surrounding macro capacity 2-3 times
Hot Spot increases traffic and revenues
2G system upgrades
Transmission backhaul options
Hot spot project consideration:
Get the hot spot process right
Select the technologies to match the strategy
Create the suitable rollout organisation and skill sets
Decide the hot spot site list based on business cases
Create the system and component solution mix to keep systems simple
Define what is expected from hot spot sites
Site acquisition approaches critical
Quality installation and documentation critical
Comprehensive testing required
Share costs with other carriers
Sell dedicated solutions to corporate customers
Manage customer expectations
Manage mobile dealer chain expectations
Manage building owners
Use customer and traffic data to improve the sites
Use traffic data to decide on additional sites
Based on Petri Possi's Hot Spot presentation
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