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Performance analysis of mobile broadband networks with 5g trends and beyond: urban areas scope in Malaysia

The performance of Mobile Broadband (MBB) services of Fourth Generation (4G) and Third Generation (3G) mobile networks over urban morphology is studied in Malaysia based on experimental measurements of drive test data. The aim of this study is to provide a roadmap for service providers to establish...

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Main Authors:	Shayea, I., Azmi, M. H., Ergen, M., El-Saleh, A. A., Chu, T. H., Arsad, A., Rahman, T. A., Alhammadi, A., Daradkeh, Y. I.
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Published:	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021
Subjects:	TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94727/1/MarwanHadriAzmi2021_PerformanceAnalysisofMobileBroadband.pdf http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94727/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3085782
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spelling	my.utm.947272022-03-31T15:13:43Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94727/ Performance analysis of mobile broadband networks with 5g trends and beyond: urban areas scope in Malaysia Shayea, I. Azmi, M. H. Ergen, M. El-Saleh, A. A. Chu, T. H. Arsad, A. Rahman, T. A. Alhammadi, A. Daradkeh, Y. I. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering The performance of Mobile Broadband (MBB) services of Fourth Generation (4G) and Third Generation (3G) mobile networks over urban morphology is studied in Malaysia based on experimental measurements of drive test data. The aim of this study is to provide a roadmap for service providers to establish a realistic plan for future Fifth Generation (5G) networks. This work is a continuation of our previous work for the scope of rural areas in Malaysia. The MBB measurement data have been gathered through drive tests conducted in the urban areas of four states throughout Malaysia (namely, Klang Valley/Selangor, Johor, Sarawak and Sabah) to characterise and analyse MBB performances. The gathered data are from the cities, highways and federal roads of the chosen states, and encompasses three main Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). Data has been collected in a time span of 2 months, from January to February, using the Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone handsets. Four MBB Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are considered in this study (coverage, latency, satisfaction and speed) for two MBB services (web browsing and video streaming). The measurement data for characterising the performance of each MBB service has been collected using a dedicated smartphone handset. YouTube videos with 720p and 1080p resolutions have been sequentially streamed to assess the performance of MBB video-streaming services. Three distinct websites (Google, Instagram and mStar) have been accessed to evaluate the performance of MBB web-browsing services. The experimental methodology of this study integrates several diversified elements including four different urban states, four distinct KPIs, three main MNOs, two MBB services and two radio networks (4G and 3G), which are both accessible by the smartphones when available to mimic real-world scenarios. The results of this study reveal that the performance of 4G radio networks is generally superior to that of 3G. For instance, 4G networks achieved a vMOS score of more than 3 for both MBB video-streaming and web-browsing services, while 3G networks scored less than 3 across all four study areas. The analysed experimental results confirmed that compared to 3G networks, 4G technology presents an enhancement factor of up to 1.6 and 4.2 in download speed when streaming a video and browsing a web page, respectively. The study outcomes can contribute to the efficient planning of non-standalone (NSA) 5G networks in Malaysia where 5G networks will be aided by existing 4G infrastructures. Analysing the 4G coverage performance is the first step towards deciding the deployment rate of NSA 5G in Malaysia. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94727/1/MarwanHadriAzmi2021_PerformanceAnalysisofMobileBroadband.pdf Shayea, I. and Azmi, M. H. and Ergen, M. and El-Saleh, A. A. and Chu, T. H. and Arsad, A. and Rahman, T. A. and Alhammadi, A. and Daradkeh, Y. I. (2021) Performance analysis of mobile broadband networks with 5g trends and beyond: urban areas scope in Malaysia. IEEE Access, 9 . ISSN 2169-3536 http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3085782 DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3085782
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spellingShingle	TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Shayea, I. Azmi, M. H. Ergen, M. El-Saleh, A. A. Chu, T. H. Arsad, A. Rahman, T. A. Alhammadi, A. Daradkeh, Y. I. Performance analysis of mobile broadband networks with 5g trends and beyond: urban areas scope in Malaysia
description	The performance of Mobile Broadband (MBB) services of Fourth Generation (4G) and Third Generation (3G) mobile networks over urban morphology is studied in Malaysia based on experimental measurements of drive test data. The aim of this study is to provide a roadmap for service providers to establish a realistic plan for future Fifth Generation (5G) networks. This work is a continuation of our previous work for the scope of rural areas in Malaysia. The MBB measurement data have been gathered through drive tests conducted in the urban areas of four states throughout Malaysia (namely, Klang Valley/Selangor, Johor, Sarawak and Sabah) to characterise and analyse MBB performances. The gathered data are from the cities, highways and federal roads of the chosen states, and encompasses three main Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). Data has been collected in a time span of 2 months, from January to February, using the Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone handsets. Four MBB Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are considered in this study (coverage, latency, satisfaction and speed) for two MBB services (web browsing and video streaming). The measurement data for characterising the performance of each MBB service has been collected using a dedicated smartphone handset. YouTube videos with 720p and 1080p resolutions have been sequentially streamed to assess the performance of MBB video-streaming services. Three distinct websites (Google, Instagram and mStar) have been accessed to evaluate the performance of MBB web-browsing services. The experimental methodology of this study integrates several diversified elements including four different urban states, four distinct KPIs, three main MNOs, two MBB services and two radio networks (4G and 3G), which are both accessible by the smartphones when available to mimic real-world scenarios. The results of this study reveal that the performance of 4G radio networks is generally superior to that of 3G. For instance, 4G networks achieved a vMOS score of more than 3 for both MBB video-streaming and web-browsing services, while 3G networks scored less than 3 across all four study areas. The analysed experimental results confirmed that compared to 3G networks, 4G technology presents an enhancement factor of up to 1.6 and 4.2 in download speed when streaming a video and browsing a web page, respectively. The study outcomes can contribute to the efficient planning of non-standalone (NSA) 5G networks in Malaysia where 5G networks will be aided by existing 4G infrastructures. Analysing the 4G coverage performance is the first step towards deciding the deployment rate of NSA 5G in Malaysia.
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author	Shayea, I. Azmi, M. H. Ergen, M. El-Saleh, A. A. Chu, T. H. Arsad, A. Rahman, T. A. Alhammadi, A. Daradkeh, Y. I.
author_facet	Shayea, I. Azmi, M. H. Ergen, M. El-Saleh, A. A. Chu, T. H. Arsad, A. Rahman, T. A. Alhammadi, A. Daradkeh, Y. I.
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title	Performance analysis of mobile broadband networks with 5g trends and beyond: urban areas scope in Malaysia
title_short	Performance analysis of mobile broadband networks with 5g trends and beyond: urban areas scope in Malaysia
title_full	Performance analysis of mobile broadband networks with 5g trends and beyond: urban areas scope in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Performance analysis of mobile broadband networks with 5g trends and beyond: urban areas scope in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Performance analysis of mobile broadband networks with 5g trends and beyond: urban areas scope in Malaysia
title_sort	performance analysis of mobile broadband networks with 5g trends and beyond: urban areas scope in malaysia
publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
publishDate	2021
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94727/1/MarwanHadriAzmi2021_PerformanceAnalysisofMobileBroadband.pdf http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94727/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3085782
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Performance analysis of mobile broadband networks with 5g trends and beyond: urban areas scope in Malaysia

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