5G Mobile Wirelessby Hugh Nicklin MSc

Lewinick Lodge Friday 15-July-16

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Topics

• What is 5G?

• Why do we need it?

• Technology Challenges

• Rollout Timeline

• Impact and Issues

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5G, What is it?

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1G Early 1980s

4Use: Phone calls

2G 1991

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Use: Phone calls and SMS

3G 2001

6Use: Phone calls, SMS/MMS, www, Video calls & TV

4G 2010

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Use: Phone calls, SMS/MMS, www, Video calls & TV plus Gaming Services and Cloud Computing

Progression 1G to 4G

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5G 2020

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• 10Gbps speed • Everything • Everywhere • Connected • HD TV • 3D TV • Billions of devices • New Applications

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Why do we need it?

• Technology Push & Market Pull

• 4th Industrial Revolution

• Internet of Things

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Technology push & Market pull

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4th Industrial Revolution

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Internet of Things

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Technology Challenges

• Massive Capacity

• Massive Connectivity

• Diverse set of Services, Applications and Users

• Radio Spectrum Availability

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Matrix of requirements

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Radio Spectrum

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Q. 208 what?

A. 208 Metres wavelength

208 Metres - that’s more than twice the length of this race!

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Radio Spectrum Use

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Radio Luxembourg 4G

5G?

Problem - There’s not much spare

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5G Allocation

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5G Spectrum

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5G Rollout Timeline

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Impact & Issues

• Massive Change

• Unproven Technology

• Implementation Complexity

• Security

• Privacy

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Complexity of Implementation

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Summary• Very High Speed

• Always Available

• No Delays

• Billions of Devices

• New Applications

• Coming in 2020

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5G Wireless Mobile