Why Fibre for 5G?

2016 20202X Internet Users

7XDevices

22X Data per consumer

Certain applications demand higher bandwidth and lower latency that can only be delivered by 5G

To deliver 5G and anticipated high traffic volumes, fibre is considered the best solution, and is the most efficient medium to support explosive data growth

2G3G

4G5G

Mobile technology:

Dense urban and intercity

Urban, sub-urban, and rural

Betweenmobile towers as backhaul

Small cells, FTTP and in-building

Fibre Deployment:

Global fibre demand is increasing

Global fibre optic market to grow at a CAGR 9.49% during the period from 2016 to 2020

How can fibre address 5G network densification challenge?

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2G 3G 4G LTE-A 5G

Peak Data RatesOnly fibre can deliver the amount of bandwidth required for 5G at the right price

Higher fibre count cables provide sufficient capacity for future

Fibre allows speeds of over 100Gbpsand lower latency

Greater deployment of fibre in the access network to support increased mobile backhaul and small cell rollout

Increased speed and capacity will rely on higher frequencies and network densification

80% - 70% 70% - 40% 40% - 30% 30% - 20% 20% - 10% 10% - 0%

% of fibre connections in total broadband:

Artificial Intelligence

Robotics

3D Printing Weareble Internet

Digital MoneyMachine to Machine

Internet of ThingsDrones

Developments in technology and their application are the primary drivers for 5G, transforming our lives and stimulating economic growth.

Virtualisation Driverless Cars

Augmented RealityBig Data

Block Chain

Virtual Reality

Sources:“Connected Devices”, HIS (2017)

“Connected Things”, Gartner (2015)“Internet World Stats”, Internetworldstats (2017)

“The Zettabyte Era-Trends and Analysis”, Cisco (2016)"Global Fiber Optics Market 2016-2020”, BusinessWire (2016)

"Delivering on the LTE-A Promise", Qualcomm (2016)