presentation delivered as a part of the GSA's Network Slicing Summit (http://telecomsradar.com/network-slicing-summit-2017/sessions/)

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Network Slicing:
Technology or Business Innovation
(and that’s just one key question)
P. Jarich - Chief Analyst
November 30, 2017

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Agenda
o What We “Know” About Network Slicing
• The Slicing Concept
• The Slicing Promise
• The Connection to 5G
o What We Still Need to Figure Out
• Templates or Bespoke Slices?
• How Many Layers?
• SLA Guarantee or Target?
• Open Slice Business Framework?
• Learnings From Today’s Implementations?
o What Next?

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Global Data: Who
4,000 of the world’s largest
companies make better and
more timely decisions thanks to
our unique data, expert analysis
and innovative solutions
delivered through a single
platform

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Global Data: Who

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Global Data: What

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Global Data: What

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Network Slicing Knowns: The Concept
“5G E2E Network Slicing is
a concept for running
multiple logical networks
(which could be
customized and with
guaranteed SLA) as
virtually independent
business operations on a
common physical
infrastructure.”

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Network Slicing Knowns: The Promise
New Market Opportunities for SPs – If Requirements Can be Met (Cost Effectively)

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Network Slicing Knowns: The 5G Connection
Multi-RAT
Virtualization
(Core Renovation)
Digital Industries
Standards
Evolution
5G

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Network Slicing Unknowns: Templatized or Tailored?
OR?

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Network Slicing Unknowns: Templatized or Tailored?
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Network Slicing Unknowns: Slicing Which Network?
o End-to-End Means Different
Things to Different People
• Core
• Transport
• RATs
• RAN functions
• UE
o Where to Start?
o When to Start?
• easy vs. hard
• value prop
• visibility
End-to-End? Really?

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Network Slicing Unknowns: Open Slicing Relations?
OR?

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Network Slicing Unknowns: Today’s Lessons?

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Network Slicing Unknowns: What Else?
Do SLAs
and RF Mix?
Do Priorities and
Net Neutrality
Mix?

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What Next?
Network Slicing
Opportunity is Real
Network Basics
Must be Built Upon
Business Evolutions
More Challenging
Need To (and Can) Begin Slicing Planning / Evolution Today

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