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5G And Role Of Satellite Technology

A Perspective For Post 2020

May 8 , 2014

Tech UK Spectrum Policy Forum Group / 5G Cluster


What Should 5G Be About?

5G ubiquitous access to high data services / applications from any device, anywhere, anytime.

To create such an environment, one needs to integrate various services applications, emerging from

various services and access via a mix of access to different fixed and wireless networks.

It should also be based on the customer experience, the quality of service and environmental settings.

It should also lower the net cost of service access ( / month / Mbit) for consumers.

5G should be a multi-layered, multi-RAT heterogeneous network including 2G, 3G, 4G and RLAN.

5G terrestrial wireless should also interwork / integrate with other radio access technologies like Fixed Satellite Service (FSS), Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) & Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) Systems .


Foreseen Evolution In Networks For High Data Rate

Service Delivery

Satellite FSS/BSS/MSS Spectrum

Terrestrial 2.4 / 5 GHz

RLAN Spectrum

Terrestrial 2G/3G/4G Spectrum

TODAY TOMORROW

Fibre

Terrestrial Broadcast Spectrum

Terrestrial 2G/3G/4G

Cellular Spectrum

HTS Satellite Technology


5G Should Enable Converged Service Delivery Via

Multiple Networks / Systems Following the rapid development of integrated circuit technology, smart terminals and low cost

memory, a trend of integrating applications and functions into a smart electronic equipment is growing.

Traditional mobile phones are replaced by powerful smart phone that functions as PC and phone.

Flat panel TV, digital camera and other consumer electronics are evolving embedded with different communication modules, enhanced CPUs.

Multiple networks, such as fixed and wireless broadband and satellite communications, will be converged to support a variety of applications to multi-mode terminals.

To converge the system to provide best user experiences, maximise the spectrum efficiency, and generate long-term profits is a big challenge facing 5G.

Which is why 5G capable networks will be a multi-services, multi-bands, multi-RATs and multi-layers integrated technology.

This includes the convergence of IMT terrestrial (including RLANs), terrestrial Broadcast, Satellite and Fixed (fibre etc).

The key point of this convergence lies in that each system should not only play its own important role but also cooperates with other systems.

By this way, converged system can achieve the highest system efficiency and the best user experience.


Satellite Play A Role in 5G Service Delivery

Satellites can today deliver very high data rate services (> 100 Mbits/s 1 Gbit/s) in broadcast / multi-cast mode to small / compact outdoor radio access points for:

o direct delivery of linear / non-linear TV / IPTV services to in-building fixed customers. o interconnect via 3G/ 4G / RLAN wireless access networks (for in-home / in-building distribution) for

service delivery to in-building mobile users.

Satellite can today also deliver high capacity two-way broadband services for complementary coverage to fixed or terrestrial wireless networks outside major urban / suburban areas.

o Satellite can help novel content delivery architectures by pushing common content close to the network edge to reduce content access latency

Novel satellite transmission technologies, spectrum utilisation technologies, and receiver / modem, network

structures will rapidly mature and develop in coming years.


Satellite Broadband An Ongoing Revolution: The Satellite

Drastic performance evolution in the last years thanks to multi-beams payload and frequency

re-use technique: High Throughput Satellites

(HTS)

Operators decide whether to embark broadband specific payloads or to fully dedicate the satellite to

broadband services (business plan).

To Support EU Digital Agenda 2020 Objectives:

Next generation HTS systems providing a significant

improvement.

Target: Terabit/s satellite capacity at viable

economical conditions in the 2020 2025 timeframe.


Satellite Broadband / An Ongoing Revolution: Example Today: SAT-IP

Satellite IP

Once converted to IP, satellite communications can be distributed, over any IP network using wireless (4G, WLAN), powerline, wired ethernet, or optical fibre.

In a satellite IP environment, any IP device automatically gets enabled for satellite reception provided the right software is available.

o Tablets, o Laptops, o Smartphones, o Connected TVs, o MediaPlayers, o IP STBs, etc.

See: http://www.satip.info


Satellite MultiMedia / An Ongoing Revolution: Example Today: SlingBox (Echostar)

See: http://www.myechostar.com/

HD Freesat receiver that enables you to stream TV to any PC, iPhone, Smart Phone or Mac via the internet

Extend your living room TV experience to your smartphone, tablet or internet-connected TV with SlingPlayer software


BATS - Background

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EC Funded FP Program Avanti led

consortium. See www.batsproject.eu

Broadband Access via Integrated Terrestrial & Satellite Systems (BATS)

Market forecast in 2020: in many European regions >50% households will lack superfast broadband.

However, all will have the ability to access satellite and most to some lower speed terrestrial access technologies.

BATS vision: Bridge the broadband divide currently widening between urban and rural areas through an integrated approach that combines satellite with other access technologies.


Technology Developments: BATS & 5G

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BATS is a program to address the integrated (satellite plus terrestrial) delivery of Broadband future Internet services for European coverage o Addresses EU Digital Agenda objective 2020 delivering >30Mbps to 100% of users by 2020.

In order to accommodate the various areas of Europe (including underserved BB areas) an

ultra high speed satellite system is researched that provides solutions to existing market barriers of limited bandwidth and high latency and order of magnitude cost/bit reductions. o This builds on terabit/s satellite system studies conducted by ESA and extends them into an

overall network and service delivery concept.

Traffic is dynamically routed via satellite gateways according to each service required QoE and the most appropriate delivery mechanism. o A novel architecture developed to combine satellite & terrestrial delivery via an Intelligent

User Gateway, providing resilience and reliability of service to users via diverse routing.

The wider range of stakeholders involved leads to the proposal of a new business in which the benefits to all are evaluated. o BATS new service paradigm focuses on user QoE and is not constrained by a specific

delivery mechanism.


The BATS Solution & Opportunity For 5G

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BATS Solution

Multiple delivery paths working together to deliver 5G services

Enabler to the delivery of cost effective superfast next generation broadband access in both

un served and under served areas


A Road Map For 5G

Timeline Technology

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Proposed UK Vision For 5G

5G ubiquitous access to high data services / applications from any device, anywhere, anytime.

It should also be based on the customer experience, the quality of service and user environmental contexts.

It should also lower the net cost of service access ( / month / Mbit) for consumers.

5G should be a multi-layered, multi-RAT heterogeneous network including terrestrial cellular 2G / 3G, 4G, terrestrial RLAN, terrestrial broadcast and satellite wireless.

5G terrestrial networks should also interwork / integrate with other radio access technologies like Fixed Satellite Service (FSS), Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) & Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) Systems .

Proposal: UK Vision For 5G to Include Role of Satellite Systems in Delivering 5G services.


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