Mobile Transceivers

Transceivers for macro base stations are changing, as MIMO comes into the market. AAS will also have an impact in the 2013 timeframe.....but the overall trend between these two drivers is the reduction in power of a typical macro transceiver.

A 30W transmitter was the standard power level for GSM systems for 20+ years, and with CDMA and WCDMA systems there was a lengthy period of time where 40-50W was normal. Nowadays, however, the focus has shifted from coverage to capacity.....which means that operators are NOT looking to blast as much power as possible from a tall tower. Instead they are looking to transmit a measured amount of power, to place small cells and macro cells as closely as possible and re-use spectrum effectively.

This shift is apparent in the new Mobile Experts forecast which has come out in Excel form....see http://mobile-experts.net/product_info.php?products_id=33