Danni Song

China Mobile Research Institute

Sep. 17, 2019︱Shanghai

5G is Here Are You Ready ?

2.6GHz, 4.9GHz 700MHz (potential) 3.5GHz 3.5GHz

China gears up for 5G commercial!

JUNE 6, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued 5G commercial licenses to four major Chinese operators which include China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom and China Broadcasting Network.

3

Source: GSA May, 2019

15 countries have completed 5G spectrum allocations or licensing procedures

3.5GHz

2.6GHz, 4.9GHz, 3.5GHz, 700MHz

3.5GHz, 4.5GHz 28GHz

600MHz, 2.6GHz 28GHz

700MHz, 800MHz 2.6GHz, 3.5GHz 26GHz

152 cities already commercial

2019 covers 16 cities

5G packets announced 2020 Commercial

Already Commercial Sub-6GHz

2019 Pre-commercial

2020 Commercial Already Commercial

mmWave

235 operators in 93 countries are investing in 5G networks in the form of tests, trials, planned and actual deployments.

Source: GSA May, 2019

79 operators have announced plans to launch 5G mobile services

50+ countries will launch 5G mobile services by the end of 2020

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2019

5GC SA Products Release

2.6GHz Base Stations Released

Commercial Chipsets Released

Testable CPE

Testable Smartphone

Testable Modules

2.6GHz End-to-End

NSA Commercial Capability

4.9GHz Base Stations Released

2020

NSA Core Network Products Release

Testable Chipsets

Commercial Smart phones/CPEs Released

2.6GHz End-to-End

SA Pre-Commercial Capability

The largest scale of 4G

network in the world

The number of CMCC’s 4G

Base Stations is 50%+ of the

total number in China

2.6GHz+4.9GHz

2019 50,000+ 5G Base Stations

50+ cities being provided 5G

Commercial Services

All the cities above prefecture-

level being provided 5G

Commercial Services

2020

Fast Network

Development

Low-cost High-efficiency

Network Deployment

UL Coverage Limitation

NSA and SA Networking

Multi-RAT Long-term Coexistence & Global Roaming

High Speed Requirements

High Speed Moving Requirements

New Business & Service for 5G

New Applications for 5G

Voice Service Requirements

Network Requirements

Business & Service Requirements

Performance Requirements

• UL High Power Transmitting (26dBm, +3dB) High Power UE

• 5G/TD-LTE/LTE FDD/WCDMA/GSM

• Global mainstream bands

Multi-mode

Multi-band

• SA (option2) and NSA (option3x) SA and NSA

• UL: 2 layers, up to 256QAM • DL: 4 layers, up to 256QAM

Multi-layer & High-order Modulation

• 3GPP High Speed Scenario Requirements (500km/h) High Speed Moving

• VoNR/EPS Fallback Voice Solution • 5G and 4G Interworking

Voice Solution & Interworking Mechanism

• New Type Device, new B&S, new applications, eg: HD Video, Drone, AR/VR, etc.

Form-factor

5G NR TD-LTE LTE FDD WCDMA GSM

Band n41@2.6GHz Band 41 Band 7 Band 1 Band 3

Band n79@4.8GHz Band 40 Band 3 Band 2 Band 2

Band n78(n77) Band 34 Band 1 Band 5 Band 8

B3/B39+n41 B3/B39+n79 B3+n78 (B8/B40/B41+n41) (B8/B40/B41+n79) (B1+n78/n77) (B3+n77)

Band 39 Band 2 (Band 5)

Band 5

Band 8

(Band 4)

(Band 20)

(Band 12/17)

<1GHz 1.7GHz - 2.2GHz

2.3GHz - 2.7GHz >3GHz ( )

Optional

3dB

UL@+23dBm

UL@+26dBm

DL

BBIC RFIC PA Switch Filter

Antenna

≥31dBm

≥3dBm

<3dBm

≤33dBm

≤30dBm 26dBm 23dBm

Power Consumption issues in“1Tx 26dBm（Type1 Device）”and“2Tx 23dBm+23dBm (Type2 Device)”

PC3 PA≈500mA@MOP PC2 PA≈1A@MOP

Transceiver

5G Device Type1

• 1Tx

• SRS: 1T4R (1T2R until Jun.2020)

• HPUE: 26dBm

• UL 256QAM

Tremendous Demand for RF components, especially LNA, filters, switches, tuners, etc.

5G Device Type2

• 2Tx

• SRS: 2T4R

• HPUE: 23dBm+23dBm

• UL 256QAM

CCSA: China Communications Standards Association

PA

LNA

PA

LNA

LNA

LNA

* Data from TSR report 2018

Cellular M2M Module Market Forecast by Vertical, 2016-2023

500.0

400.0

300.0

200.0

100.0

0.0

Transportation

Payment/ Retail

Home/ Industrial Appliance

Smart Meter

Security

Industry Computing

Health Care

Share Bike

Other/Inventory

M U

nit

s

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Consumer Devices

Vertical Devices

5G S-Module

Chipsets Components Smart

Phones Chipsets Modules

Instruments

Vertical Devices

Verticals Form

Factors Components Instruments

“5G Superior Universal Module”

“5G Superior Universal Module”

• Size • Interface • Performance (MOP, Power consumption, …) • Form Factor Applicability • ……

To facilitate 5G’s deep integration with the verticals and the mature of 5G S-Module

through Standardization, Product, Application and etc.

-- has been introduced into the industry by China Mobile in 2018 MAE @ Shanghai, China

30+

400 million

30 members have participated in 5G S-Module R&D, and more

vertical companies will get involved.

The potential global connections of 5G S-Module is expected to reach

400 million by 2025.

1.23 trillion 5G S-Module will help lever more than 20 kinds of vertical applications which

worth $1.23 trillion by 2026.

5G S-Module * Calculated basing on the data source of GSMA

Basic Type Smart Type All-in-One Type

LGA M.2 LGA + LCC Dongle

Modem Modem + MCU/AP Antenna Ports Inside

• Real-time UHD Video Surveillance • Connected Automotive • ACPC, Online Video • Industrial Router

• Artificial Intelligence • Virtual & Augmented Reality

• Laptop • Connected Drones

中国移动5G联合创新中心 China Mobile 5G Innovation Center

China Mobile 5G Joint Innovation Center Research Report

5G S-Module for eMBB （Dec. 2018）

Dec. 2018