5G: The future of RAN

A glimpse into the future, looking beyond 2025!

Social&EconomicDriversandTrends

•  5GismeanttobecomeTelcoindustryresponsetotherequirementsofthissocio-economicchangeforthenextdecadeandbeyond

•  5G-enabledinfrastructure……willnotonlytransformindividual'slife(aspreviousgenerationshavealreadydone)……butwillalsore-shapemostindustriesandverticalsectors,bysupportinganewbreedofusecases

•  5Gwillallowoperatorscapturetheirfairshareofrelativelyuntappedmarketsbydeployingnetworksthatare:

•  Efficient:dramaticallyloweringcost/Gb•  Targeted:flexibleandsuitedtoeachuse

caseorverticalsector’srequirements(networkslicing…)

•  Ubiquitous:pervasive,reliableandalways-on

•  Strongpressuretomoveforwardwithdigitizationandautomationacrossverydifferentsectors,fullycapturingthepromisedbenefits(newrevenuestreams,higherefficiency…)

•  Technology-intensiveindustriesandverticalstoleadtheway,butthistimechangesmayhavedeeperimpactacrosssocieties

Healthcare

Manufacturing

MediaandEntertainment

Agriculture

Automotive

Energyandutilities

Governmentandsecurity

Ageingworkforce

AgeingPopulation

UniversalAccesstoremotehealthcare

Pressureoncosts

Climatechange Lackoffarmers

Highersecurityalerts

StrictCO2emissiongoals

NewDevicesandServices

QoSIncreasing

Newthreats

DecentralizedGeneration

Increaseinrenewables

Cibersecurity

Theneedof5G

5G: Digitalization & Automation, reaching deeper into Society

5G RAN: The next paradigm change for MNO

5G

Pushingspectrumboundaries(highbands)Theallocationofmillimeter-wavespectrumfordeploymentofhighcapacityfixedradiolinks(forconnectinghomes/offices,orbackhaulingourradiobasestations)couldreducecivilworkrequirementsandaddflexibility

NetworkslicingAnewparadigmthatenablesthedeliveryofdiverseusecases,fordifferentverticalswithdifferentrequirements,overasinglenetworkinfrastructure,onthebasisofNFV/SDN.

Costreduction:• OneNetworkapproach,withmultipleaccesslayersfixed&wireless(licensedandunlicensed)•  Enhancedefficiency(energyandspectrumresources)• Centralizationandsoftwarizationofnetworkelements,basedonover-the-shelvecomponents

Increaseinperformance:• Highpeakdatarateformassivedownloadsonhotspotareas•  Latencyreductionforhighlydemandingscenarios• Userperceptionofamorehomogeneouscoverageandenhancedreliability

Expectedtimeline

DemandandServiceEvolution

TechnicalRequirements

NetworkArchitecture

•  CurrentLTENetworks+deploymentofLTE-A

•  Extendcoverage•  SpectrumRe-farming

Demand(Throughput/DoUpermonth) //

Video(HD) Video(4K)

VirtualRealityAugmentedReality

CloudWorkplace

•  LTEradioEvolution(MassiveMIMO).Smallcells(densification)

•  CloudRAN,SDN-NFV•  Initial5Gsites,co-livingwith4Garchitecture•  Higherfrequencies

•  Full-native5Gdeployments•  NetworkSlicing•  mmWaves•  Smallcellexplosion

•  CellPeakDataRate

•  Throughput(Avg.)

•  Latency

5-10Mbps5-10Gb

10-20Mbps50GB

20-50Mbps100GB

>50Mbps500GB

2017-20 2021-25 Beyond2025

CloudGaming Next-genCloudGaming

VehicleInfo-tainment

ProgrammableVPNs

>2Gb/s5-10Mbps<50ms

>20Gb/s20-30Mbps<10ms

>100Gb/s>50Mbps<1ms

eMBB: Extending Mobile Broadband even further

Massive IoT: From thousands to millions of connected devices Expectedtimeline

DemandandServiceEvolution

TechnicalRequirements

NetworkArchitecture

•  CurrentLTENetworkssupporting:•  NB-IoT•  LTE-M

•  Accesstounlicensedspectrum(SigFox,etc.)•  D2Dandrelaying(forwearablesandcoverage)

DemandDensity(#ConnectedDevices/Km2) //

SmartCities

1Ksdevices

10Ksdevices

2017-20 2021-25 Beyond2025

Wearables

SmartHome

100Ksdevices

Millions

MassiveIoT(Tracking,agriculture,Energy,remotemonitoring…)

InternetofAllThings

•  Density

•  LowEnergy

•  DeepCoverage

Logistics

•  ContinueofNB-IoT•  5GIoTwithincreasedcapabilitiesformoredemanding

scenarios,likeadvancedpositioning

>100KsDevices/Km2ImprovedbatterylifefornewVerticals5Gwillreachbroadercoverageincertainscenarios(tradeoff:energyconsumption)

>10KsDevices/Km210yearsBatterylife(5mJ/byte)164dB,Deepbasementcov.

Questions?

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