Understanding 5G - The industry’s evolutionary path towards next generation networks

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Brazil, August 2015
Industry Hot Topic: 5G

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GSMA do Brasil
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Sao Paulo
Brasilia
Office
Santiago
Mexico
Bogota
LocalPresence
BuenosAires
Delivery
Sao Paulo
• Operator-led ‘Vision 2020’ strategy development
• Collaboration with ‘lead’ and ‘participant’ operators
• In-market support to create ‘success stories’
Advocacy
Brasilia
• Leads policy debate, shaping the regulatory agenda
• Enhance dialogue between MNOs and gov
• Demonstrate value of mobile telecoms connectivity
DIGITAL
COMMERCE
CONNECTED
LIVING
NETWORK 2020
PERSONAL
DATA

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Evolution of technology generations in terms of service and performance
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5G R&D Activities – pre-standardisation (examples)
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China: International Mobile
Telecommunications IMT-2020 (5G)
promotion association established in
February 2013.
Korea: 5G Forum of Korea published “2015 5G White
Paper”, including
• 5G New Wave towards Future Societies in the 2020s
• 5G Vision, Requirements, and Enabling Technologies
• 5G Spectrum Issues in Korea
Japan: Fifth
Generation Mobile
Communications
Promotion Forum
(5GMF), since
September 2014 has
been participated in
by 60 companies as
well as a large
number of academic
experts.
America: 4G Americas: Recommendations on
5G Requirements and Solutions” published on
Oct 2014
Europe: European Commission 5G-Public
Private Partnership (5G-PPP) established in
2013
Global: International
Telecommunications Union (ITU)
and 3rd Generation Partnership
Project (3GPP) look to spectrum
allocation and technical
standardisation of 5G.
Next Generation Mobile Network
(NGMN) Alliance released white
paper at MWC 2015 Barcelona

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Commercial
Products
5G Standardisation – timeline, key dates and players
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Industry
Requirements
Technical
Requirements
Candidate
Technologies
Spectrum
Allocation
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
ITU
3GPP
Events
Requirements Workshop Proposals
Evaluation
Specifications
WRC-15 WRC-19
Release 14 Release 15 Release 16
Vision
Commercial
Specification
W. Olympics
(Korea)
S. Olympics
(Japan)
World Cup
(Russia)
 5G Spectrum at World
Radiocommunication
Conferences (WRC)
2015 and 2019
 Standards Complete
2020
 Commercial scaled
Deployments 2022
onwards
Study 5G Requirements
and Technologies
Standardise 5G Technologies

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5G Performance - technical targets and challenges
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Higher Speed
>10Gbps
30x 4G
To support mass connectivity
and increase spectral efficiency
One Physical Network (hard) supporting
Multiple Virtualised Networks (soft)
New Air Interface New Architecture
Higher bands to meet demands
of speed and capacity, ability to
aggregate all bands
New Spectrum
More Connections
1,000K/km²
100x 4G
Lower Latency
~1ms
1/10th of 4G
Network Slicing
Multiple Virtual
Networks
Mobile Broadband and
Verticals
Numeric Source : NGMN 5G Whitepaper and Vendor Updates

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5G Services – what do we need 5G for?
5G looks to enable new applications,
new business models, and even new industries
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5G Rollout – Mobile connections for 2G/3G/4G/5G
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2G
3G
4G
5G
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2015 2020 2025
MobileConnections
Billions
 $1.7 Trillion invested in
2G/3G/4G networks 2012-
2020
 Cost to sustain 3-4
networks, drives
decommissioning plans
 Does not include Internet of
Things >25Bn connections
in 2020
Mobile Generations
Note: This is for illustration only and is not the GSMA’s definitive forecast for 5G. The trend
assumes that in the first 7 years, 5G connections will grow at same rate as 3G

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Network 2020 – 4G Evolution to 5G Commercialisation
4G Evolution
Roadmap
CONTEXT:
“5G” business opportunities will emerge well ahead of 5G technical standards, for which
Operators will require upgraded network capabilities and business models in the near term to
exploit and ensure that 4G network assets are fully utilised.
GSMA Scope (collaborating with 5G work within NGMN/Industry Groups):
• Provide the short/mid-term strategic roadmap for Operators on how to maximise returns on
investments in LTE network deployments and new technical enablers.
• Provide requirements to the standardisation of 5G Radio and Core Networks to ensure alignment
with the needs of future Operator business models.
Enablers for 5G
Commercialisation?
Mobile Operator Strategy
Changes in Business Principle
Service Continuation
New Technology Architectures

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5G Key Takeaways
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5G seeks to enable new applications, new business models, across
multiple new industries.
To enable 5G deployment, an appropriate regulatory framework should
be flexible, technologically neutral, guarantee freedom of business
models and provide sufficient spectrum”
Commercial scaled deployments are expected from 2022 onwards,
with large events showcasing pre-commercial 5G from 2018
However, 2015 - 2020 dominated by LTE and its evolution, ~$1.7
Billion investment in 2G/3G/4G before 5G deployments reach scale
Operator Collaboration is key for defining 5G requirements to ensure
the technology meets the future needs of Consumers and Operators

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