1. 5G Networks and its Applications
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2. 5G Networks and its Applications
Agenda
Mobile Technology Evolution
What is 5G?
Why is 5G different?
5G Applications
Drivers and Opportunities
Spectrum Availability
5G, when? Is it soon?!
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3. Living in a Digital Economy
Source: TRA Bahrain- SAMENA workshop about strategic data mobility market
Source: EXELACOM: WHAT HAPPENS IN ONE INTERNET MINUTE?, Feb 28, 2016
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4. Evolution of Mobile Technology
Source: Dr. Fabricio Lira Figueiredo
Wireless Division Manager, CPqD
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5. 5G Networks and its Applications
What is 5G?
The next major phase of mobile telecommunications standards beyond the current 4G/IMT-Advanced standards
Latency (device to core) < 10 ms
5G Networks
Latency
(air link) < 1 ms
Energy efficiency >90% improvement over LTE
Peak throughput (downlink) per connection 10Gbit/s
Connection Density (100xLTE)
Spectrum Efficiency 10bit/s/Hz/cell
Area Capacity
1Tbit/s/km2
Source: GSA, The Road to 5G: Drivers, Applications,
Requirements and Technical Development
November, 2015
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6. Higher Capacity & Bandwidth
Why is 5G Different?
Low Latency
Higher Capacity & Bandwidth
Set Grounds Up to Support (IoT)
Two significant trends are driving the wireless industry to develop a fifth generation of network technology: the explosive increase in demand for wireless broadband services needing faster, higher-capacity networks that can deliver video and other content-rich services; and the Internet of Things (IoT) that is fuelling a need for massive connectivity of devices, and also a need for ultra-reliable, ultra-low-latency connectivity over Internet Protocol (IP).
Source: GSA, The Road to 5G: Drivers, Applications,
Requirements and Technical Development
November, 2015
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7. 5G Networks and its Applications
5G Applications
5G has applications in Energy, Building automation, Moving objects, Industrial processes, Medical and health, and Retail but three domains stand out as being particularly well-suited to exploit the richness of data and rapidity of access
The Moving Objects domain includes streaming media in cars and public transport, fleet and freight management applications and data-rich telemetry
The Retail domain includes examples such as point-of-sale and stock control applications, automated kiosks, media distribution and digital signage
The Medical & Health domain includes remote monitoring and diagnostics, support for assisted living and, in the broader area of security, video surveillance
Source: SNS Research, The LTE, LTE-Advanced & 5G Ecosystem: 2014 – 2020
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8. Drivers and Opportunities
A need to support increasing demand for broadband services delivered over mobile networks
A desire to support or create services for the Internet of Things (IoT) including for machine-to-machine (M2M) applications.
Opportunities
Wireless technologies can often more quickly deliver high-speed Internet connectivity to populations currently unserved or underserved by wireline infrastructure
If the economics of future 5G networks can support it, wireless will become the de facto means of Internet access for very large numbers of people worldwide – in developing and developed markets
Evolution of cellular network technology has allowed users to experience faster data speeds and lower latency, and has prompted rapidly increasing use of services and applications that are data-heavy. The rapid rise in the volume of data being carried by cellular networks has been driven largely by consumer demand for video and business and consumer moves to the use of cloud services. Many other data-intensive applications – both consumer-oriented and business-to-business – are
also on the verge of emerging. Examples include virtual and augmented reality, 3D and ultra-HD video and haptic feedback applications.
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Source: GSA, The Road to 5G: Drivers, Applications,
Requirements and Technical Development
November, 2015

9. Mobile Spectrum Availability
ITU-R
WRC-19
Currently spectrum for mobile communication has only focused on frequency ranges below 6 GHz
Candidate frequency range is between 24.5 GHz and 80 GHz
Verbally explain the roles of the ITU, ITU-R and the TRA
In the current Working Parties meetings in the ITU-R, discussions are taking place to identify the frequency ranges for the IMT-2020
The candidate frequency ranges shall be finalized in the WRC-19
Challenges in accessing the higher frequencies - competition from existing users
Harmonization of spectrum allocation across regions and countries - Impact on economies of scale & incentives for equipment vendors to develop products
Source: GSA, The Road to 5G: Drivers, Applications,
Requirements and Technical Development
November, 2015
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10. Spectrum Availability
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Source: GSA, The Road to 5G: Drivers, Applications,
Requirements and Technical Development
November, 2015

11. 5G Networks and its Applications
5G, when? Is it soon?!
There is still much life left in LTE networks
Wide range of standards-compliant network features being developed by vendors and deployed by operators that improve the performance of LTE
10-15 early 5G networks will become quickly fully 5G once the standardization process is completed from 2020
By 2025, it is forecasted that there will be over 270 networks worldwide where there are local or regional areas with full 5G capability
Source: 1. TRA Bahrain- SAMENA workshop about strategic data mobility market
2. GSA, The Road to 5G: Drivers, Applications,
Requirements and Technical Development
November, 2015
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12. What is TRA doing about Spectrum?
Spectrum policy plan (NTP 4)
Evacuating more spectrum to be allocated to commercial telecommunications services
Clearly identified processes for assignment of the appropriate bands in order to support the continued evolution of, and demand for, mobile data services
Valuable spectrum resources are assigned and utilised efficiently
Encouraging operators to deploy State of Art mobile technologies
Monitoring the QoS of the operators on a regular basis and sharing them with consumers
According to the world economic forum in 2016, Bahrain is 1st globally in mobile network coverage, 4th globally in mobile broadband subscription and 5th globally in mobile phone subscriptions by percentage.
Show them the power of 5G  how it works  what the world is doing to get there  what Bahrain is doing to get there too.
The Kingdom of Bahrain has adopted a clear spectrum policy plan for assignment of the appropriate bands through clearly identified processes in order to support the continued evolution of, and demand for, mobile data services.
The policies adopted in this area will therefore focus on ensuring that sustainable mobile competition is encouraged and maintained, and that valuable spectrum resources are assigned and utilised efficiently.
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13. Thank you! Any Questions?