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JCM 2023 Vol.18(6): 357-368
Doi: 10.12720/jcm.18.6.357-368
Implementing Carrier Aggregation on 4G Long Term Evolution-Advanced Network in a Dense Urban Area: A Techno-Economic Assessment
Muhammad Imam Nashiruddin
1,2,*
, Pinasthika Aulia Fadhila
1
, Nachwan Mufti Adriansyah
1
, Muhammad Adam Nugraha
2
, and Putri Rahmawati
1,2
1.School of Electrical Engineering, Telkom University, Bandung 40257, Indonesia
2.Peruri Research Institute for Authenticity (PRIfA), Perum Peruri, Karawang 41361, Indonesia
*Correspondence: imamnashir@telkomuniversity.ac.id (M.I.N.)
Manuscript received June 29, 2022; revised August 11, 2022; accepted October 12, 2022
Abstract
—The implementation of mobile cellular networks of the fourth generation, known as 4G Long Term Evolution-Advanced (4G LTE-A), is accelerating throughout the globe. Thus, the number of users in any given area is bound to rise with technological advancements. However, internet connec-tivity has become challenging in Indonesia, particularly in the dense urban area of Central Jakarta, due to network conges-tion caused by the region’s enormous population of users and limited existing frequency. Therefore, this research aims to utilize the 2100 MHz frequency band as an additional fre-quency for the 4G LTE-A network in the dense urban Cen-tral Jakarta region. Furthermore, this research employs a techno-economic assessment of the deployment of 4G LTE-A with and without carrier aggregation (CA). The purpose is to see if expanding the 4G LTE-A network in the study area by adding the 2100 MHz frequency and utilizing the CA method is feasible and beneficial. According to the results, using the CA technique leads to fewer eNodeB requirements in the dense urban area of Central Jakarta than without the CA technique. Furthermore, through network simulation soft-ware, Forsk Atoll, good quality of the Key Performance Indi-cators (KPI) is obtained. In addition, based on the business perspective, this research acquired good Net Present Value (NPV), and the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) values are ob-tained, with returns on capital in the range of two to three years. Overall, these findings indicate that deploying 4G LTE-A technology in the planning region using 2100 MHz as an additional frequency with the CA technique is feasible and beneficial for cellular operators.
Keywords
—4G, carrier aggregation, dense urban, network deployment, techno-economic model
Cite: Muhammad Imam Nashiruddin, Pinasthika Aulia Fadhila, Nachwan Mufti Adriansyah, Muhammad Adam Nugraha, and Putri Rahmawati, "Implementing Carrier Aggregation on 4G Long Term Evolution-Advanced Network in a Dense Urban Area: A Techno-Economic Assessment," Journal of Communications, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 357-368, June 2023.
Copyright © 2023 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the article is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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