2. Mobile is the largest technology platform in history
1 ~7.5B connections (~3.7B subs) — GSMA Intelligence, May ’15.
~7.5 billion connections,
almost as many as
people on earth1
More prevalent than
electricity or running
water in some regions
Evolving into Internet of
Everything: cars, meters,
sensors, health devices, etc.
At the center of
breakthrough experiences
like 4K UHD video
3. Mobile has made a leap every ~10 years
D-AMPS, GSM,
IS-95 (CDMA)
2GDigital voice
LTE,
LTE Advanced
4GFaster and
better MBB
WCDMA/HSPA+,
CDMA2000/EV-DO
3GMobile broadband
3
AMPS, NMT, TACS
1G
Analog
voice
4. Mobile surpassed fixed-line, then PC
Human communication
Era of mobile phones
Primary communication device
Era of Smartphones
Center of new experiences and services
4
Smartphone installed base surpassed PC (desktops, notebooks, premium ultramobiles) in 2013 (Gartner, Mar. ’14), Fixed connections per ITU, mobile per GSMA. MBB per GSMA, Jul. ’14; Fixed connections: BB per WBIS, Oct. ’14
5. 5G to meet significantly expanded connectivity needs
Building on the transformation started in 4G
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Human communication Also scaling to connect virtually anything, anywhere
Best effort data Also, new kinds of ultra reliable control & discovery services
Device as end-points Also new and intelligent ways to connect and interact
Disparate networks Convergence of access, spectrum types, services
Requires a new
connectivity paradigm
7. In parallel: driving 4G and 5G to their fullest potential
5G
4G
Fully leverage 4G investments
Improve cost and energy efficiency
Enable a wide range of new services
A unified, much more capable platform
LTE LTE Advanced
8. 5G standardization for 2020 launch
First phase of 5G expected to focus on enhanced mobile broadband
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3GPP R14 R16
5G evolution5G Work Items 5G Work Items
5G Study Items
R15
First launch Full system
R17 and beyond
10. Support current and emerging services
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Massive number
of things
Connect everything
Proximal and
aware services
New ways of interacting
Mobile
broadband
Enhancing the
foundation
Mission-
critical services
Failure is not
an option
Extreme mobile
broadband
indoor/outdoor
Smart homes/
buildings/cities
Health services and
emergency response
Sensing what’s around,
autonomous vehicles
Remote control,
process automation
New form factors,
wearables and sensors
Critical infrastructure,
protection and control
11. Scalable across an extreme variation
Flawless mobility
Ultra-low complexity
Deep coverage
Ultra-low energy
Ultra-high reliability
Strong security
Ultra-low latency
Deep awareness
Extreme broadband
Extreme capacity
Ultra-high density
Massive number
of things
Mission
critical
Enhanced
broadband
12. Scaling up to extreme mobile broadband
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Virtual reality
• 720Mbps+ for multi-viewing angles
• < 50ms e2e latency
Tactile Internet
• 1ms e2e latency from action to feedback, e.g. time
from joy-stick action to virtual object movement
and haptic feedback
UHD video streaming
• Multi-Gbps for uncompressed 4K/8K videos
• 120Mbps for compressed 8K video at 120fps
3D/UHD telepresence
• 100’s of Mbps to multi-Gbps for video calls with life-
like audiovisual contents depending on quality
requirements
Ultra-fast media download
• Multi-Gbps required for downloading a 4K movie
at a drive-in kiosk in seconds
Demanding conditions
• Ultra-high user density, such as sports venues
• High speed mobility e.g. high-speed trains & vehicle
infotainment
13. Scaling down to connect low cost ‘things’
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Sample use cases
Smart cities/buildings
Smart homes
Object tracking
Smart energy
management
Wearables & fitness
Security & surveillance
Ultra-high density
Extreme number of low to medium data rate
devices per cell
Low power
consumption
Multi-years battery life for remote sensors and
devices, weeks for wearables
High efficiency
Reduced per-device CapEx and OpEx, reduced
system overhead
High flexibility
Effectively provision/manage diverse user, device
and subscription types
Long range
Deep indoor coverage, e.g. for sensors located
in basements
Strong security
Ensure data security/confidentiality and signaling
integrity, resilience to denial of service attack.
Ultra efficient and low cost communications
Remote sensors/
actuators
14. New ultra-reliable, low-latency, mission critical services
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Energy/Smart Grid
• Substation protection & control1
− e2e latency as low as 3ms
− Rate of lost command as low as 1e-8
Industrial Automation
• Process automation2
− e2e latency as low as 5ms
− Packet loss rate as low as 1e-4
• Human machine Interface for e.g.
tactile Internet and augmented reality2
− e2e latency as low as 1ms
Automotive
• Cooperative vehicles and other vehicle safety
related functions
− e2e latency from 20ms3 and lower
Aviation and Robotics
• Unmanned aerial systems command and control
- e2e latency from 50ms and lower4
• Robots for remote handling with haptic feedback
- e2e latency from 25ms5 and lower
1: IEC61850 and IEC60834. 2. Industry sources. 3. NHTSA, “Vehicle Safety Communications Project Task 3 Final Report”, March 2005. 4. Qualcomm internal research. 5. “Experimental Investigation of Radio Signal Propagation in Scientific
Facilities for Telerobotic Applications” Intech intl’ Journal for Adv. Robotics System. 2013, Vol. 10, 364:2013
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Devices not just end-points—integral parts of network
And multiple enablers for uniform experiences and more capacity
17. 17
Devices not just end-points—integral parts of network
Device-to-device discovery
and communications
Integrated access and
backhaul, relays
Multi-hop to
extend coverage
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And multiple enablers for uniform user experiences
and more capacity
Hyper dense
deployments
Full Self-
Configuration
Truly unplanned
deployments
Context and service
awareness
Massive Spatial
Processing
Coordinated
Spatial Techniques
Advanced
Receivers
Beam
forming
Backhaul
19. Achieving truly edgeless connectivity with 5G
Devices no longer just end-points—with uniform experiences and more capacity
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21. Unified 5G design across spectrum types and bands
Building on the OFDM foundation adapted to new extremes
Licensed Spectrum
Cleared spectrum
EXCLUSIVE USE
Unlicensed Spectrum
Multiple technologies
SHARED USE
Shared Licensed Spectrum
Complementary licensing
SHARED EXCLUSIVE USE
Below 1 GHz: longer range, massive number of things
Below 6 GHz: mobile broadband, mission critical, and possibly backhaul
Above 6 GHz including mmWave: for both access and backhaul, shorter range
22. Flexible and scalable network
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Flexible business models
Deployment, subscription, charging
Lower latency
Such as control and user plane closer to edge
Distributed
Architecture
Reduced overall cost, reduced
backhaul and lower energy
Multi access to a
single core network
And simultaneous connectivity
Edge security
Design for less-trusted nodes
Modular core network
Scale from wide area deployments to hotspot nodes
4GRAN
5GACCESS
WI-FI
Virtualized network functions
Dynamically distributed based on mobility
23. 4G Macro
5G Carrier
Aggregation1
1Thanks to integrated MAC across sub 6 GHz and above 6 GHz1Thanks to integrated MAC across sub 6 GHz and above 6 GHz
4G
below 6GHz
Wi-Fi
5G below 6GHz
5G above 6GHz
Simultaneous connectivity to leverage 4G investments
5G/4G/3G/Wi-Fi
multimode device
Small cell Macro
4G
5G below 6GHz
4G and Wi-Fi
Simultaneous connectivity
across 5G, 4G and Wi-Fi
4G or 5G
below 6GHz
5G Macro
5G
Above 6GHz
24. Scalable from wide area to local area deployments
Operators
Enterprises Consumers
Network sharing/hosting
MVNOs
Wide area network Local area network Hotspot/residential
Neutral host
25. Flexible business and subscription models
New operational models, 3rd party access
• Dynamic MVNOs and network sharing models
• Hosted virtualized network functions to speed up service launch
• New deployment models, e.g. truly unplanned
New subscription models
• From one subscription that covers all connectivity
needs to services with no subscription
• Dynamic, simplified provisioning
Context and service awareness
• To differentiate services and empower new experiences
• Network could look differently depending on the use
• Monetize subscriber and usage knowledge
Flexible charging models
• Separate access to and use of the network
• Sponsored connectivity
• Cost based connectivity selection
26. Unified
air interface
For all spectrum (licensed, shared,
unlicensed) and services, built on the
OFDM foundation adapted to 5G
Cost and
energy efficiency
Flexibly scales for new deployment and
business models, and fully leverages 4G
and Wi-Fi investments
Edgeless
connectivity
New ways of connecting and interacting
—devices no longer end-points—with uniform
experiences and more capacity
A unified 5G platform for expanded connectivity needs
New and
enhanced services
Scalable from battery powered things, to
extreme broadband, to new ultra-reliable
mission critical control services
27. 5G: not just a new generation, but a new kind of network
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UnifiedEdgeless
Scalable
EmpoweringEnabling Connecting
new services new industries and devices new user experiences