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• Figure 3.1: Comparison of terrestrial wireless network elements considered in this study and elements considered in the earlier fibre costing study
• Figure 3.2: Desktop LTE with WiFi
• Figure 3.3: Outdoor antenna
• Figure 3.4: Outdoor terrestrial wireless broadband modem
• Figure 3.5: Mobile broadband dongle
• Figure 3.6: Elements considered as part of the satellite system
• Figure 3.7: Ka-band indoor satellite unit
• Figure 3.8: Ka-band outdoor satellite unit
• Figure 4.1: Overview of methodology
• Figure 4.3: UK distribution of geotypes used in this study
• Figure 4.4: Comparison of geotyping approaches
• Figure 4.5: Calculation of households served by geotype
• Figure 4.6: Demand methodology
• Figure 4.7: Impact of users upon size of traffic peaks
• Figure 4.8: Impact of take-up and number of lines per node on over-dimensioning
• Figure 4.9: Combinations of technologies and frequency bands
• Figure 4.10: Distribution of paired spectrum
• Figure 4.11: Distribution of unpaired spectrum
• Figure 4.12: Assumptions on spectrum usage for terrestrial wireless operator
• Figure 4.13: Sector radii calculation
• Figure 4.14: Explanation of area factor for three-sector cell
• Figure 4.15: Terrestrial wireless coverage methodology
• Figure 4.16: Impact of hilly terrain and fragmented geotypes
• Figure 4.21: Calculation of average sector throughput
• Figure 4.22: Impact of cell radius on cell average throughput
• Figure 4.23: Terrestrial wireless capacity methodology
• Figure 5.1: Total number of sites required per operator for terrestrial wireless broadband across the UK in 2016
• Figure 5.2: Average deployment cost per home connected for terrestrial wireless
• Figure 5.3: Deployment cost per home connected by geotype (Scenario A)
• Figure 5.4: Deployment cost per home connected by geotype (Scenario B)
• Figure 5.5: Deployment cost per home connected by geotype (Scenario C)
• Figure 5.6: Impact of TDD ratio on deployment cost per home connected for WiMAX at 3.5GHz, Scenario A
• Figure 5.7: Impact of TDD ratio on deployment cost per home connected for WiMAX at 3.5GHz, Scenario B
• Figure 5.8: Impact of TDD ratio on deployment cost per home connected for WiMAX at 3.5GHz, Scenario C
• Figure 5.9: Impact of different types of CPE for terrestrial wireless on deployment cost per home connected (Scenario A, WiMAX 3.5GHz 8:1)
• Figure 5.10: Impact of different types of CPE for terrestrial wireless on deployment cost per home connected (Scenario B, WiMAX 3.5GHz 8:1)
• Figure 5.11: Impact of different types of CPE for terrestrial wireless on deployment cost per home connected (Scenario C, WiMAX 3.5GHz 8:1)
• Figure 5.12: The extent to which different CPE can be deployed within the cell (Rural geotypes, Scenario B, WiMAX 3.5GHz 8:1)
• Figure 5.13: Breakdown of deployment cost per home connected by geotype for terrestrial wireless (Scenario A, WiMAX 3.5GHz 8:1, dongle/desktop/integrated outdoor CPE)
• Figure 5.14: Breakdown of deployment cost per home connected by geotype for terrestrial wireless (Scenario B, WiMAX 3.5GHz 8:1, dongle/desktop/integrated outdoor CPE)
• Figure 5.15: Breakdown of deployment cost per home connected by geotype for terrestrial wireless (Scenario C, WiMAX 3.5GHz 8:1, dongle/desktop/integrated outdoor CPE)
• Figure 5.16: Deployment cost per home connected for satellite
• Figure 5.17: Final-third terrestrial wireless site requirements (WiMAX 3.5GHz 8:1, dongle/desktop/integrated outdoor CPE)
• Figure 5.18: Final-third satellite requirements
• Figure 5.19: Total upfront terrestrial wireless deployment costs for the final third (WiMAX 3.5GHz 8:1, dongle/desktop/integrated outdoor CPE)
• Figure 5.20: Final-third satellite deployment costs
• Figure 5.21: Impact of percentage of upload traffic on deployment cost per home connected for terrestrial wireless (WiMAX 3.5GHz 8:1, dongle/desktop/integrated outdoor CPE)
• Figure 5.22: Impact of percentage of upload traffic on deployment cost per home connected for satellite networks
• Figure 5.24: Annual network operating cost per home connected for terrestrial wireless (WiMAX 3.5GHz 8:1, dongle/desktop/integrated outdoor CPE)
• Figure 5.25: Annual network operating cost per home connected for satellite
• Figure 6.1: Summary of terrestrial deployment costs per home connected
• Figure 6.2: Comparison between terrestrial wireless and satellite deployment costs per home connected
• Figure 6.3: Comparison between TDD terrestrial wireless and satellite deployment costs per home connected and the equivalent fibre costs
• Figure 6.4: Comparison between FDD terrestrial wireless and satellite deployment costs per home connected and the equivalent fibre costs
• Figure 6.5: Comparison between TDD terrestrial wireless and satellite deployment costs per home connected and the equivalent fibre costs (final third)
• Figure 6.6: Comparison between FDD terrestrial wireless and satellite deployment costs per home connected and the equivalent fibre costs (final third)
• Figure 6.7: Areas where deployment costs for WiMAX 3.5GHz (8:1) are lower than for FTTC/VDSL
• Figure 6.7: Areas where deployment costs for WiMAX 3.5GHz (8:1) are lower than for FTTC/VDSL (Scenario A only)
• Figure 6.7: Areas where deployment costs for WiMAX 3.5GHz (8:1) are lower than for FTTC/VDSL (Scenario B only)
• Figure 6.7: Areas where deployment costs for WiMAX 3.5GHz (8:1) are lower than for FTTC/VDSL (Scenario C only)
• Figure 6.8: Areas where deployment costs for FDD-LTE Dual 800MHz/2.6GHz are lower than for FTTC/VDSL
• Figure 6.8: Areas where deployment costs for FDD-LTE Dual 800MHz/2.6GHz are lower than for FTTC/VDSL (Scenario A only)
• Figure 6.8: Areas where deployment costs for FDD-LTE Dual 800MHz/2.6GHz are lower than for FTTC/VDSL (Scenario B only)
• Figure 6.8: Areas where deployment costs for FDD-LTE Dual 800MHz/2.6GHz are lower than for FTTC/VDSL (Scenario C only)
• Figure 6.9: Areas where deployment costs for satellite are lower than for FTTC/VDSL
• Figure 6.9: Areas where deployment costs for satellite are lower than for FTTC/VDSL (Scenario A only)
• Figure 6.9: Areas where deployment costs for satellite are lower than for FTTC/VDSL (Scenario B only)
• Figure 6.9: Areas where deployment costs for satellite are lower than for FTTC/VDSL (Scenario C only)
• Figure 6.10: Distribution of paired spectrum
• Figure 6.11 Impact of doubling spectrum availability
• Figure 6.12: Comparison between TDD terrestrial wireless and satellite deployment costs per home connected (with increased spectrum allocation) and the equivalent fibre costs
• Figure 6.13: Comparison between FDD terrestrial wireless and satellite deployment costs per home connected (with increased spectrum allocation) and the equivalent fibre costs
• Figure 6.14: Areas where deployment costs for the lowest-cost TDD technology are lower than for FTTC/VDSL in Scenario B under base-case spectrum allocation and double spectrum allocation
• Figure 6.15: Average bandwidth requirement per home (Scenario B, no side-loading)
• Figure 6.16: Average bandwidth requirement per home (Scenario B, with side-loading)
• Figure 6.17: Impact of sideloading on-demand content
• Figure 6.21: Total number of sites required per operator for terrestrial wireless broadband across the UK in 2016
• Figure A.4: Comparison of video viewing in 2016 for demand scenarios
• Figure A.5: Comparison of monthly IP data required in 2016 in low, medium and high-usage scenarios
• Figure A.6: Proportion of HD and SD video traffic
• Figure A.7: Non-video traffic per household in 2016 for all scenarios
• Figure A.8: Average bandwidth requirement per home, Scenario A
• Figure A.9: Average bandwidth requirement per home, Scenario B
• Figure A.10: Average bandwidth requirement per home, Scenario C

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