PARTNER FEATURE: Some of Europe’s most authoritative rating organisations have revealed their ratings for the end of 2021 and Sunrise UPC wins the ultimate 5G prizes. The rewards come with the larger and faster 5G network (in combination), the fastest average 5G speeds and Download) and the availability of 5G.
Attach: Telecommunications magazine Attach has once again run its prominent and classic cellular network with umlaut (part of Accenture, a global, multi-sector, full-service, end-to-end company that provides consulting and engineering services). The result shows that Sunrise UPC now operates the largest and fastest 5G network (in combination) in Switzerland, and the Sunrise UPC network has won the attached “Outstanding” award for the sixth consecutive year.
OpenSignal: According to OpenSignal (the popular independent global on the genuine state of international cellular networks based on measures of genuine user experience) Switzerland’s November 2021 5G Experience Report, Sunrise UPC recorded on average the fastest 5G speeds in uplink and downlink. It also supplies the 5G network in Switzerland for a leading mobile gaming and video experience. Of the seven 5G awards that OpenSignal has established, only Sunrise UPC manages to win awards in all seven categories.
Opensignal also evaluated the global 5G experience as part of the “5G Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2021” in November 2021. The results show that the Sunrise UPC 5G network also sets criteria across Europe: the Sunrise UPC 5G network won several awards. of any 5G network in Europe (eight out of nine), making it one of the world’s first 5G networks.
Sunrise UPC continues to build the quality 5G network in Europe, with extensive policy and broadband.
Network quality has proven to be a key element for operators in Switzerland to gain a market share in a saturated and highly competitive market. As one of the first operators in Europe to launch 5G as such, Sunrise UPC has focused on frequently improving. network quality. Since its advertising debut on 5G in March 2019, Sunrise UPC has rapidly expanded its high-speed 5G policy in the upper bands (3. 5-3. 8 GHz) of 150 towns and cities to more than 1000, and its Basis 5G policy in the low (700-3. 8 GHz). 2600 MHz) from 0% to more than 96% of the Swiss population, making it one of the largest 5G networks in Europe.
Sunrise UPC lags behind the established operator in terms of physical sites and another challenge is that more than 90% of its sites are unipolar sites and many sites provide only a limited area for antennas. A 5G network will need to be built in the same place where 2G, 3G and 4G networks are already there. This makes the antenna area, wind resistance and tower load the main demanding situations for base station deployment. And it can take months or even years to get government approval for adjustments like antenna replacement. longitude. The structure of a new 5G network comes to an extensive, complex and time-consuming restructuring of its antennas.
To better cope with the above demanding situations and meet market demand, Sunrise UPC opted for Huawei BladeAAU Pro in the early stages of its 5G launch. This simplified solution integrates active and passive antennas, as well as multiple frequency bands and radio access technologies in one place. package to simplify deployment and package them in the limited area of the antenna. In addition to grouping so many technologies into such a small form factor, it provides superior bandwidth across all frequency bands and can be set to a maximum height with low wind resistance. It improves coverage, shortens site construction, and can flexibly adapt to deployment scenarios. It is estimated that Sunrise UPC spent much less time building those sites in some cities than otherwise, given the other complex government approval frameworks in other regions of Switzerland. This has undoubtedly contributed greatly to its good fortune as the leading 5G network operator in Switzerland.
Massive C-band MIMO has become an industry-wide activity following the immediate expansion of 5G. Massive C-band MIMO can be deployed in conjunction with 1. 8GHz on the same site and provides at least 10 times the 4G experience. Sub-3 GHz, on the other hand, can provide a broader network policy due to its low interference and losses. Sunrise’s UPC makes large C-band MIMO a prerequisite for any WAN structure and uses 900 MHz to compensate for the C-band uplink policy in indoor scenarios that require deep policy. C-band, sub-3 GHz NR helps keep users on 5G networks, offering a high-speed 5G experience across the network and across all services. According to OpenSignal, Sunrise UPC achieved the highest average 5G speeds in Switzerland, with a downlink of 199 Mbps and an uplink of 39. 3 Mbps.
5G traffic is a vital indicator for assessing the integrity of an operator’s 5G operations. Sunrise UPC’s 5G traffic rate exceeds 14%; that is, their 5G networks bring in more than 14% of all their cellular traffic. This is a vital step given the strict electromagnetic box (EMC) thresholds in Switzerland (10 times stricter than those in Europe). Initially, the strength of Sunrise UPC’s C-band was limited to no more than about 10% of popular overseas securities through strict EMF regulations. However, a statistical correction of up to 10 dB can be implemented for erp (effective radiation power) max adaptive antennas. with more than 8 subnets. At the Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) 2021 in October, Elmar Grasser, CTO of Sunrise UPC, noted that 5G carries more than 14% of traffic in Switzerland. According to Sunrise UPC, 5G traffic continues to build rapidly.
The immediate deployment of 5G networks and the immediate proliferation of 5G devices have allowed Sunrise UPC to launch its 5G plans aimed at and attracting a large number of postpaid subscribers. More than 50% of 5G subscribers use an iPhone in Switzerland, and the same number of iPhone users intend to upgrade to the iPhone 13, Sunrise UPC is leveraging the service’s differentiation based on this “experience upgrade” to offer a premium 5G service experience to iPhone users. In response, a large number of iPhone users have updated and to date their packages accordingly. This has expanded a lucrative segment of sunrise UPC’s user base and supported the growing number of postpaid cell phone users.
5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is now capable of delivering wireless broadband broadband with massive capacity. Therefore, FWA has been widely used to make larger connections to those who are not connected, increasing broadband speedArray enables a fiber-like experience and Sunrise UPC has taken the initiative to supply 5G FWA to residential and commercial users in uncovered spaces through fast and constant connections, allowing families and small and medium-sized businesses to access high-speed Internet over the air.
Elmar Grasser said Sunrise UPC provides fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), hybrid coaxial fiber (HFC) and 5G FWA home broadband solutions. And when combined, those hybrid fiber network offerings make gigabit speeds more than 90%. of families in Switzerland and gives home users the best-in-class experience. In addition, Sunrise UPC provides new TV with an FWA service. This high-quality TV service provides up to 240 channels and supports a maximum of six devices. at the same time. Sunrise UPC has also brought exclusive cutting-edge technology such as Apple Music and 4K cloud gaming, attracting a large number of new users.
With its joint 5GtoC and 5GtoH progression strategy, Sunrise UPC is a leader in Europe by achieving a 5G traffic rate of over 14%. This means that user traffic is permanently maintained on 5G networks with its end-to-end 5G network, users enjoy and advance operations. Ultimately, a rising 5G traffic rate is a key indicator of 5G’s advertising success. As Elmar Grasser said, the exceptional quality of the network is the foundation of a company’s success. To be the first in 5GArray, you must stay one step ahead of network quality. In addition to smart 5G networks, Sunrise UPC also has a strong consistent network strategy. By combining this strategy with 5G FWA, Sunrise UPC enjoys a competitive advantage, offering an exclusive hybrid fiber network infrastructure in Switzerland and reference network to attract more users.
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