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Rural mobile coverage Solutions
wavemobile is a small UK company with ambition to provide a flexible solution to the small coverage islands which prevent many rural areas from having mobile service.
We built the network and technology we use from the ground-up, and aim to simplify the process by which multiple operators can be served.
Zero mobile service?
The Not-Spot Problem
The technology exists to provide combined 4G+2G coverage pockets via compact, easy-to- install equipment. The community supplies a site, connectivity and power, and we provide the spectrum, core network, operator connectivity, support and know-how.
For the first time communities can take control of their mobile coverage needs. wavemobile is independent of Vodafone, VMO2, EE and ‘3’. We do not rely on them and are independent of their networks (although we are trialing a small number of locations in partnership with VMO2).
We operate in low power spectrum with state-of-the-art equipment designed and built in the UK. Utilising existing connectivity infrastructure where possible and the best alternative where it’s not (for instance Starlink), we dare to be different in our approach to getting communities covered.
Connectivity via our MNO
wavemobile provides
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The Spectrum
wavemobile generally operates on a dedicated OFCOM licenced 3.2MHz spectrum block (a “Shared Access Licence”), ensuring reliable mobile coverage in rural not-spots. Our low-power network enables communities to establish local mobile service without reliance on major operators. Where extra capacity is required we can request an allocation of unused spectrum from the main operators (a “Local Access Licence”). By leveraging cutting-edge UK-built technology, we provide a flexible and independent solution tailored to areas previously left without coverage.
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Core Network
wavemobile’s independent core network is the backbone of our rural coverage solution. It manages the secure and efficient routing of mobile traffic, ensuring seamless connectivity between local base stations and external operator networks. Designed for flexibility, it supports both 4G data and 2G voice, giving communities reliable, independent mobile service independent of the traditional radio network.
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Operator Connectivity
Operator connectivity is supplied via our MNO, and community coverage by installing our compact M3Q or M4Q base station. A Single base station provides simultaneous 4G+2G coverage.
Embrace the rural mobile coverage challenge
Operator connectivity is supplied via our MNO, and community coverage by installing our compact British designed and built M3Q/M4Q base station.
The outdoor unit, is professionally fitted at roof level and offers an optimal range of up to 2kms. This provides a data service on the 4G layer and voice calling on the 2G layer. We are not aiming to be a gigabit class network, but instead provide basic internet and calling capability in otherwise unserved areas.
Our infrastructure, technology and mindset is unique, best of British, and willing to embrace this challenge head-on.
GSM-in-LTE Base Station Technology
A Single base station providing simultaneous 4G+2G coverage
GiLTE is an innovative solution to allow 4G-LTE coverage to be extended while maintaining 2G-GSM for CS voice and telemetry.
Mobile communications spectrum has traditionally been allocated in bands for specific radio technologies such as GSM, UMTS and LTE. In many regions, additional spectrum is being made available with fewer restrictions on use such as the UK 1800 MHz guard band.
In addition, many operators expect GSM and LTE to form the backbone of mobile networks for some years to come. GiLTE allows a single base station to provide both GSM and LTE concurrently, with both fully contained within the bandwidth of the LTE signal. This provides a cost-effective and bandwidth-efficient solution.
The GiLTE base station manages this concurrency through smart scheduling and radio control algorithms to minimise interference between the two signals. GiLTE will work in any band for which the mobile devices support both GSM and LTE, for instance band 3 (1800 MHz).
The M3Q/M4Q
- Simultaneously operates as a GSM base station and LTE FDD eNodeB
- Standards compliant core-network interfaces
- GSM signal is fully contained within LTE bandwidth
- Ideal for UK 1800 MHz guard band or similar bandwidth-limited deployments
- Available as a radio module or indoor/outdoor packaged solution
- May be supplied with core network on-board for compact standalone network-in-a-box operation
- Lightweight management interface for rapid system integration
- LTE, UMTS and GSM radio environment monitoring provides extensive information on neighbour cells
- Self-organising network (SoN) features allow automatic configuration
- Release 8/9 FDD eNodeB
- 2×2 MIMO
- Bandwidths: 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz
- Standards compliant S1 core-network interface
- 48 Simultaneous Active Users (up from 32)
- Physical layer data rate up to 50 Mbps
- QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM support
- Industry standard A/Abis-over-IP core network interfaces
- 7 simultaneous FR voice/GPRS users
- 14 simultaneous HR voice users
- Multi-slot CS1-4 GPRS