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5.5. Marcadores o conectores del discurso
SpiderCloud Wireless, founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Jose, California, is a provider of a small cell management platform. SpiderCloud is a private company and has the following investors: Charles River Ventures, Matrix Partners, Opus Capital, and Shasta Ventures.
The management team includes:
• Mike Gallagher, CEO since 2008 – Previously CEO of FiberTower, president of Flarion Technologies, which was acquired by Qualcomm, and senior VP of sales of Nortel Networks’ IP Services.
• Thomas Scott, CFO since January 2012 – Previously CFO of FiberTower and First Avenue Networks.
• Behrooz Parsay, Senior VP of Engineering and Operations since 2010 – Previously with Aperto Networks and Ericsson.
• Amit Jain, VP of Marketing and Product Management since September 2011 – Formerly with Airvana, Qualcomm, Ericsson, and McKinsey & Company.
Basic Products and Services
SpiderCloud Wireless provides the E-‐RAN system, which is a small cell managed services platform for enterprises. In short, the E-‐RAN is a scalable small cell system with dual-‐band 3G+4G or 4G+4G, scalable to more than 100 radios and serve buildings/offices with anywhere from 50,000 to 1.5 million square feet. E-‐RAN can be used in an enterprise with as few as 200 subscribers, or a venue with over 10,000 subscribers. E-‐RAN supports dual-‐carrier LTE, VoLTE and Carrier Aggregation.
Small Cell Offerings
The SpiderCloud E-‐RAN system consists of two elements: • SpiderCloud Services Node (SCSN)
o Controller for enterprise premises that provides integration of carrier and enterprise networks for seamless coverage in a building. The Services Node controls the SpiderCloud Radio Nodes.
o Aggregates the many small cells so that they appear as one node to the mobile network. These architecture speeds handovers and improves interference coordination with the enterprise’s building.
Integrates with the mobile operator’s network through one IPSec tunnel using Iuh interface. The SCSN also supports the Iu and S1 interfaces.
o The Services Node enables a suite of enterprise services including analytics, security and policy enforcement, content caching, and Mobile PBX/Unified Communications solutions. With its policy based user management functions, the Services Node enables differentiated services between user groups such as local switching and prioritization.
o Uses proprietary self-‐organizing network (SON) technology. SpiderCloud Radio Nodes have advanced “network listen” capabilities and so are able to listen to other Radio Nodes, as well as to GSM, UMTS, and LTE macrocells. These scans are done at startup and periodically as a part of normal operation.
o The Services Node includes a Trusted Platform Module (TPM), secure boot and a secure hard drive. Traffic to both Radio Nodes and the mobile operator’s core is encrypted..
• SpiderCloud Radio Node (SCRN)
o The Radio Nodes are small cells designed for in-‐building environments. They can be installed on walls or ceilings. Both network connectivity and power are provided over Ethernet. The Radio Nodes have no fans and are convection cooled. Antennas are built-‐in with an option to use external antennas as required.
o The Radio Nodes support UMTS and LTE air interfaces in multiple frequency band combinations. The various models include:
§ SCRN-‐200 – A 3G Small Cell that supports up to 32 channels.
§ SCRN-‐210 – An LTE Small Cell that supports up to 128 RRC_Connected users. (RRC is Radio Resource Control and refers to the signaling between the user equipment and the RAN).
§ SCRN-‐310 – Integrated dual band 3G+LTE and LTE+LTE small cell supporting up to 32 3G channels and 128 LTE RRC_Connected Users. This Small Cell is software upgradeable and supports downlink speeds of 150Mbps to 300Mbps (the higher rate assumes the use of Carrier Aggregation, which the 310 supports).
o Nodes communicate to the services node (SCSN) through an IPSec tunnel with security keys stored in a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) allowing support for a secure boot process and X.509 certificate-‐based mutual authentication. There is no management
port or console on the Radio Node, and the Radio Node can be physically locked to prevent theft.
• SpiderNet – Centralized configuration, fault, and performance management system that allows mobile operators to manage multiple E-‐RAN small cell systems.
The complete solution is pictured below. SpiderCloud’s E-‐RAN is designed to be deployed by technicians who deploy Enterprise Wi-‐Fi. Each Radio Node is connected to the nearest switch using a single Ethernet cable, and the system is completely secure. Note that E-‐RAN can work over existing enterprise LANs so redundant cabling is not necessary. E-‐RAN has also been designed to not overwhelm the LAN with unnecessary baseband traffic.
E-‐RAN offers seamless handovers to subscribers as they move from the coverage area of one Radio Node to another, using Soft Handover technology in UMTS, and Fast Handovers in LTE. This is particularly important as subscribers move from outdoor macrocell coverage to the E-‐RAN in-‐building system and/or when subscribers move around inside their building. E-‐RAN is interoperable with all major LTE Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and 3G Iuh Gateway suppliers. It offers standard north bound interfaces for OSS integration.
Figure 19: SpiderCloud E-‐RAN System
Source: SpiderCloud, 2015
SpiderCloud also offers SpiderNet, which is the company’s centralized configuration, fault, and performance management system that allows mobile operators to manage multiple SpiderCloud Enterprise Radio Access Network (E-‐ RAN) small cell systems through a graphical interface.
SpiderNet uses TR-‐069, a standard protocol defined by the Broadband Forum, to manage SpiderCloud Services Nodes. Each Services Node manages all the SpiderCloud Radio Nodes connected to it, and connects to the SpiderNet server in the operator’s core network through secure IPSec tunnels. On the
northbound side, SpiderNet integrates with the operator’s support systems using North Bound Interfaces (NBI).
Recent News
• May 2015 – Nominated for three awards at the Small Cell Forum’s annual Industry Conference, two awards at Light Reading’s Big Telecom Event and an award from Informa Telecoms & Media at that company’s annual LTE World Summit.
• April 2015 – Telcel of Mexico has deployed SpiderCloud small cells in many of its largest government, education and business customers in Mexico. • March 2015 – Cisco announced the launch of its Universal Small Cell (USC)
8000 Series, which is designed for large enterprises or venues and was developed by Cisco and SpiderCloud. Cisco will resell SpiderCloud’s entire small cell portfolio under the USC 8000 Series brand. Furthermore, SpiderCloud will develop additional small cell technology for Cisco. Vodafone will be the first mobile operator to launch this solution.
• February 2015 – Warid Telecom, a mobile operator in Pakistan, has deployed SpiderCloud small cells systems in major cities.
• February 2015 – SpiderCloud announced many enhancements to its small cell products, including:
o The addition of carrier aggregation to dual-‐band Radio Nodes
o Radio Nodes with Integrated Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons
o Virtualized functions on the Services Node
o The support of two operators on dual-‐band LTE Radio Nodes. • December 2014 – SpiderCloud announced that they had begun supplying
Verizon Wireless with their small cell E-‐RAN system. The solutions will be used for Verizon’s enterprise customers and public access venues.
• June 2014 – SpiderCloud and NEC together are trialing a small cell solution for Turkcell in Turkey. The solution includes NEC femtocell access points and the E-‐RAN solution from SpiderCloud.
• June 2014 – SpiderCloud announced successful trials with its dual-‐band 3G/LTE SCRN-‐310. In the trials the SCRN-‐310s were deployed in buildings of large enterprise customers and tested against several KPIs.
• February 2014 – Vodafone UK launched its Sure Signal Premium service for medium and large businesses. The service, which provides improved 3G and LTE indoor mobile coverage, was developed by NEC and SpiderCloud Wireless.
Partners
• SpiderCloud’s primary partners are Cisco and NEC. • Cisco resells SpiderCloud’s entire small cell portfolio.
• NEC has partnered with SpiderCloud Wireless to provide indoor mobile access for enterprises. NEC will resell the SpiderCloud solution as part of its enterprise small cell strategy. In NEC’s deployment of the SpiderCloud SmartCloud system, the SpiderCloud Services Node (SCSN) connects to the NEC Small Cell Gateway over an Iuh interface.
• SpiderCloud Wireless has implemented its physical layer software (PHY) on Mindspeed Technologies’ (now MACOM’s) system-‐on-‐chip (SoC). The PHY manages radio nodes’ (SCRN’s) mobility and interference.
• SMTC Corporation provides SpiderCloud Wireless with a range of manufacturing and integrated service solutions.
• SpiderCloud uses Broadcom’s 3G/LTE baseband SoC in the company’s SCRN-‐ 310 small cell.
• Other partners include Druid Software, Intel, and Tango Networks.
Customers
SpiderCloud Wireless’s customers include América Móvil/Telcel, Avea, EE, Verizon, Vodafone UK and Netherlands, Warid Telecom, among others.
Cisco
Brief Overview
Cisco, founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, California, provides Internet solutions. A public company (NASDAQ: CSCO) with over 65,000 employees, Cisco reported revenue of $47.1 billion in fiscal year 2014. Cisco is laser focused on partnering with its customers to provide more than technology – to provide improved business outcomes. Its Universal Intelligent Access Solution – comprised of Universal Small Cell and Universal Wi-‐Fi – is designed to remove the complexity and cost from indoor small cell solutions so that customers can focus on delivering new value added wireless services.
The management team includes:
• John Chambers, CEO since 1995 and Chairman of the Board – With Cisco since 1991. Previously with Wang Laboratories and IBM.
• Chuck Robbins, Designated CEO beginning July 2015; he became a member of the Board effective May 1, 2015. Previously he was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations for Cisco.
• Kelly Kramer, Executive VP and CFO – With Cisco since 2012 and formerly with GE.
• Rebecca Jacoby, Senior Vice President Operations-‐-‐ With Cisco since 1995. • Chris Dedicoat, Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales – With Cisco since
1995.
Basic Products and Services
Cisco provides products to enterprise and service providers, including application networking services, blade switches, cloud and systems management, collaboration endpoints, conferencing, connected safety and security, customer collaboration, data center management and automation, data center switches, interfaces and modules, networking software, optical networking, routers, security, servers – unified computing, service exchange, storage networking, switches, unified communications, video, and wireless.
Small Cell Offerings
The following series are part of the Cisco Universal Small Cell Solution:
USC 3000 Series
• Designed for home or small office • Provides 3G voice coverage.
USC 5000 Series
• Designed for small-‐to-‐medium businesses • Provide 3G, 4G, or dual mode services
• Includes the Cisco Universal Small Cell 5310, which can be plugged into a Cisco Universal Wi-‐Fi infrastructure.
USC 7000 Series
• Provides coverage in dense indoor environments, such as venues, shopping malls and airports.
• Provide 3G, 4G, or dual mode services
USC 8000 Series
• Designed for large enterprises or public spaces. • Supports up to 64 simultaneous users.
• Products include the 8088 Controller, the Universal Small Cell 8718, which provides a licensed radio network extension using the Cisco Universal Wi-‐Fi solution.
ASR 5000 Series Small Cell Gateway
• Integral to both the small cell solution and the SP WiFi solution, it allows users to roam seamlessly between 3G, 4G, licensed and unlicensed small cell networks.
Figure 20: Cisco Universal Small Cell Solution
Source: Cisco, 2015
The Cisco Universal Wi-‐Fi solution is a carrier-‐grade Wi-‐Fi network network solution that includes:
• Cisco Aironet Series Access Points – For indoor and outdoor use
• Cisco Wireless Controller, Mobility Services Engine, and the Cisco Wireless Access Gateways for deployment and management of the network
• Cisco Policy Suite policy control platform
• Cisco ASR 5000 Series Packet Core and Small Cell Gateway • Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers.
Recent News
• June 2015 -‐ Cellular One chooses ClearSky Technologies and Cisco for cost-‐ effective small cell services. The Cisco Universal Small Cell Solution provides
a multi-‐tenant neutral host gateway, the latest example of how Cisco small cell technology is being deployed globally in a multifaceted way to cost-‐ effectively provide residential, enterprise and outdoor small cells in a scalable, neutral host environment.
• June 2015 – Cisco and Quortus win the Small Cell Forum Industry Award for Small Cell Element Design and Technology by delivering the industry’s first enterprise small cell VoLTE solution
• May 2015 -‐ Cisco announced that EE, the United Kingdom's largest mobile network operator, is deploying Cisco small cells to support its growing base of enterprise customers. Cisco's end-‐to-‐end small cell solutions can scale to be suitable for small, medium and large enterprise buildings.
• March 2015 – Cisco announced the launch of its Universal Small Cell (USC) 8000 Series, which is designed for large enterprises or venues and was developed by Cisco and SpiderCloud. Cisco will resell SpiderCloud’s entire small cell portfolio under the USC 8000 Series brand. Furthermore, Cisco and SpiderCloud will work together to develop unique small cell technology for the Cisco Universal Wi-‐Fi solution. Vodafone will be the first mobile operator to launch this solution.
• June 2014 – Cisco launched the Cisco Small Cell Enterprise Select program, which allows mobile operators and Cisco channel partners to jointly provide small cell deployments for enterprises.
Partners
Cisco has partners across the small cell ecosystem, from chipset manufacturers like Intel and Qualcomm to backhaul partners like BLiNQ and Dragonwave to tool providers like iBwave to product manufacturers like SpiderCloud.
Customers
Cisco provides solutions to service providers, enterprises, and small businesses in many industries, including Education, Energy, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Public Sector, Real Estate, Retail, Sports and Entertainment, and Transportation.
Intel
Intel is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices. As a leader in corporate responsibility and sustainability, Intel also manufactures the world's first commercially available "conflict-‐free" microprocessors. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com, and about Intel's conflict-‐free efforts at conflictfree.intel.com.