Calculating Bit Density in BWA Deployments

Wireless Market Considerations

Demand Densities

• Projected Revenue x Households / km2

• Proportionate to social income levels
• Proportionate to Internet awareness
• Quadratic to type of structures
(single detached vs multiple dwelling buildings)
 Demand Density

Low Density

Medium Density

High Density
 Wireless Market Considerations

Bandwidth Requirements of Applications

• Burstable utilization requirements of websites

(recommended data rate burstable to 256kbps)
• Sustained utilization of critical applications
(VoIP at least 32kbps)
• Sustained utilization requirements of streaming
applications (Video at least 128kbps)
Application Bandwidth Requirements

Sustained 32kbps
Burstable 256kbps

Sustained 128kbps
 Wireless Market Considerations

Bit Density

• Demand Density and the Application Bandwidth

Requirements will determine Bit Density requirements
• Dependent on frequency spectrum availability
• Dependent on BTS Capacity
• Dependent on varying link conditions
 Wireless Coverage Considerations

• WiFi and Canopy coverage area is based on a proven

deployment model of 8 sq. km. or 1.6 km cell edge

• WiMAX coverage radius map is based on a cell plan for a

high household density area covering roughly 346 km2 at
10.5 km cell edge

• All technologies exhibit degradation of modulation level

from the center until the lowest modulation level is reached
at the cell edge
Sample Coverage - Bangladesh
Demand Density : HIGH

Household Type : Multi-Tenant Buildings

Household Density : 2,400 households / km2
Market Share (approx.) : 20%
Social Income Level : A, B, Upper C
Service Delivery : Outdoor CPE
Indoor wired infrastructure
Multiple distribution

Application Requirements : Burstable Packages

: Frequent Downloads
: Occasional VoIP
: Occasional Streaming
 802.11b Bit Density
Coverage Radius : 1.6 km
Coverage Area : 8 km2
Household Count : 4,000
Spectrum : 60 MHz
BTS Capacity : 5.28 Mbps

Bandwidth Density : 0.66 Mbps / km2

Bit Density : 1.32 kbps / household
 802.11g Bit Density
Coverage Radius : 1.6 km
Coverage Area : 8 km2
Household Count : 4,000
Spectrum : 60 MHz
BTS Capacity : 28.56 Mbps

Bandwidth Density : 3.57 Mbps / km2

Bit Density : 7.14 kbps / household
 Canopy Bit Density
Coverage Radius : 1.6 km
Coverage Area : 8 km2
Household Count : 4,000
Spectrum : 60 MHz
BTS Capacity : 50 Mbps

Bandwidth Density : 6.25 Mbps / km2

Bit Density : 12.50 kbps / household
 WiMAX Bit Density per Coverage
Coverage Radius : 6 km
: 114.7 km2
Coverage Area : 56,500
Household Subs : 3.32 km
: 60 MHz
: 34.6 km2 : 7.43 km
Spectrum : 17,044
: 65 Mbps
: 173 km2
BTS Capacity : 60 MHz
: 580 Kbps / km2 : 85,517
: 100 Mbps : 60 MHz
: 1.18 Kbps / household
: 54 Mbps
Bandwidth Density : 2.96 Mbps / km2
Bit Density : 6 Kbps / household : 318.5 Kbps / km2
: 0.646 Kbps / household

: 2.69 km
: 22.9 km2 : 1.60 km : 10.5 km
: 11,280 : 8.12 km2 : 346 km2
: 60 MHz : 4,000 (min range) : 170,443

: 117 Mbps : 60 MHz : 60 MHz

: 147 Mbps : 35.20 Mbps
: 5.23 Mbps / km2
: 10.6 Kbps / household : 18.53 Mbps / km2 : 102 Kbps / km2
: 37.6 Kbps / household : 0.21 kbps / household
 Conclusion
• A WiMAX base station with a radius of 3 km has a
slightly lower bit density than 4x 802.11g or Canopy base
stations to cover the same area. A base station with a
radius beyond 3 km will have much lower bit densities
compared to these wireless technologies.
• A WiMAX base station with a radius of 6 km has a
slightly lower bit density than 14x 802.11b base stations
to cover the same area. A base station with a radius
beyond 6 km will have much lower bit densities
compared to WiFi 802.11b.
Calculating Bit Density In BWA Deployments

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