Update on NSN's Wireless Infrastructure Strategy

Update on NSN's Wireless Infrastructure Strategy published by Ovum, Ltd. in August, 2009. This report consists of 29 pages and the price starts from US $ 2495.

Introduction

Abstract

Despite its self-imposed strict profitability imperatives, NSN has set aggressive market goals for its wireless business, targeting the number one position.

Table of Contents

• Executive summary
• In a nutshell
• Ovum view
• SWOT analysis
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Opportunities
• Threats
• Overview of NSN' s wireless infrastructure business
• Update on the merger
• Overview
• Management changes at the NSN Radio Access unit
• Financial performance
• NSN' s financial results
• Outlook for 2009: cost reduction, cash and profitability are NSN' s key focuses
• NSN' s attempt to acquire Nortel' s CDMA and LTE businesses
• Why NSN was interested in Nortel' s CDMA and LTE assets
• CDMA assets would have strengthened NSN' s position in North America
• Nortel' s LTE assets would have strengthened NSN' s LTE positioning
• Key components of NSN' s wireless radio infrastructure strategy
• Multi-standard capability and software-based migration paths are critical components at NSN
• The modular Flexi BTS concept is the centrepiece of NSN' s RAN multi-standard strategy
• A multi-standard future for the RNC/BSC parts as well
• NSN aims to become the ‘green champion'
• Green developments supported by NSN radio products
• More power-efficient BTS allows the use of alternative energy sources
• Other key approaches to lower TCO
• NSN' s Flexi concept is built around a zero-footprint design
• Flatter architectures and optimized IP transport will help cope with mobile data traffic explosion
• A strong focus on optimized end-user experience
• Having Nokia as a parent company helps NSN better understand the end user' s experience
• Quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE) enhancements
• GSM/EDGE business
• 2008 was a record year for GSM shipments at NSN
• NSN' s Village Connection solution
• Keep enhancing the good old GSM/EDGE technologies
• NSN' s OSC technique
• NSN embraces EDGE Evolution
• UMTS/HSPA business
• Looking for the top position
• NSN' s UMTS/HSPA radio installed base
• NSN' s I-HSPA (Internet-HSPA) solution
• NSN considers UMTS spectrum re-farming as a key opportunity
• NSN' s femtocell strategy
• NSN' s mobile core business
• NSN owns a large mobile core installed base
• NSN' s Direct Tunnel solution
• TD-SCDMA business
• The challenging TD-SCDMA business opportunity
• Being active in TD-SCDMA to better play the TD-LTE game
• NSN and TD-LTE
• LTE/SAE business opportunity
• NSN' s LTE strategy
• NSN' s end-to-end LTE strategy
• R&D and innovation illustrate NSN' s expertise in LTE and beyond
• NSN' s LTE portfolio
• NSN' s SAE/EPC strategy
• A two-sided SAE/EPC product strategy
• NSN' s strategy to migrate voice services in the LTE/SAE context
• NSN has enjoyed a couple of early successes in SAE/EPC
• Mobile WiMAX business
• WiMAX as a partnered solution
• NSN' s revised WiMAX strategy
• NSN can be added to the list of big vendors that have revised their WiMAX strategy in favour of HSPA/LTE
• Partnering was a good decision as NSN was in a challenging situation in mobile WiMAX
• What does partnering mean for NSN' s mobile WiMAX portfolio and customers?
• NSN Flexi WiMAX is out of the game
• Which partners?

List of Tables

• Table 1: NSN' s quarterly revenues

List of Figures

• Figure 1: NSN' s business units
• Figure 2: How Nortel assets would have strengthened NSN' s LTE strategy
• Figure 3: NSN' s Flexi roadmap for 3GPP technologies
• Figure 4: More power-efficient wireless solutions developed by NSN
• Figure 5: NSN Village Connection architecture
• Figure 6: NSN' s I-HSPA architecture
• Figure 7: Potential LTE re-farming scenarios from NSN
• Figure 8: NSN focuses on a femtocell gateway
• Figure 9: NSN' s migration path for voice services in an LTE/SAE environment

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