1. page 1 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Sudhir Dixit, Chair, Vision Committee sdixit@rim.com WWRF 2020 Vision – Draft V 1.4

2. page 2 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Outline Introduction WWRF – Objectives and scope Basic trends of vision Stakeholders Reference model System concepts Conclusion

3. page 3 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Introduction This presentation is : A description of the basic trends in wireless communication An identification of the most promising wireless technologies A framework for further investigation In order to get a clearer view on the potential development towards the future wireless world.

4. page 4 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 WWRF: Shaping the Global Wireless Future Developing a common vision for the future of wireless to drive research and standardization Influencing decision makers’ views of the wireless world Enabling powerful R&D collaborations Advancing wireless frontiers to serve our customers

5. page 5 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 WWRF: Membership Over 130 member organisations From these domains manufacturers network operators regulators academic institutions research organizations From five continents Africa Americas Asia Australia Europe

6. page 6 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 The WWRF vision Addressing societal challenges All people will be served with wireless devices Affordable to purchase, use and operate Good user experience through simplicity and intuitive interfaces Will integrate machine to machine communications All devices are reachable Empower the user Sustainable development through efficient use of resources 7 trillion wireless devices serving 7 billion people by 2020

7. page 7 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Massive deployment of RFID tags and networked sensors Environmental, object, and body sensor networks, Traffic volume increases dramatically Integration of WSN into future wireless networks connect the sensor world with back- end environment enable end-to-end solutions, massively parallel applications Machine to machine communications

8. page 8 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Mobile communication emerges...... rapidly in developing countries... and moves to data services All people will be served with wireless devices … 3G Subscribers in EU (million) Subscribers lines (million) Mobile Fixed Mobile subscribers lines (million) Developing countries Industrialized countries Source IDATE

9. page 9 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 A wide range of services and contents...to a variety of devices. Empower the user...through heterogeneous networks …

10. page 10 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Declining ARPU but a fair and clear pricing policy......for more and more bit-crunching devices......and cost effective infrastructures in developing countries. Affordable to purchase, use, and operate Mbps Source Telus

11. page 11 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008... with intuitive technology and user interface. Easy access to services through a service-centric network... Good user experience WWRF shapes the wireless world

12. page 12 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Meet the user needs Store, retrieve Search, consume UGC Trust and security ControlShare Anywhere, at any time, in any language TM

13. page 13 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 In a world of limited resources …. … wireless contributes to the sustainable development. Sustainable development through efficient use of resources

14. page 14 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Daily life in 2020 Sabine enters the train … Sabine preferences Places of Sabine’s friends... and starts a work session.

15. page 15 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Daily life in 2020 At the station she recovers her husband’s car and back to home she controls the housing environment. Car location Car park service Guidance to the car Home network control Preference selection Owner identification

16. page 16 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Stakeholder requirements General market: new business model from value chain to value constellation User -Core human needs relevant to wireless systems -Values: Consistency, feedback, privacy and trust, control -Capabilities: Ubiquity, personalization, adaptation, ambient awareness, natural interaction

17. page 17 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Stakeholder requirements Service provider: dynamic and open service creation platform Backbone provider: open and standardized interfaces Access provider -Broadband coverage anytime, anywhere -Flexibility in selection of technologies Equipment manufacturer: standardized interfaces to allow interoperable equipment Converging industries Future service platform

18. page 18 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 WWRF Reference cake model

19. page 19 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 WWRF System concepts Applications and services Future internet communication subsystem Access network Reconfigurability

20. page 20 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Application and services Applications and services are aware of the context … … adapted to the environment … … and guarantee the trust and privacy of personnel user data.

21. page 21 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Application and services … and supported by a service support layer Service usage Negotiation Service mobility context

22. page 22 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Future internet communication subsystem Dynamic and open service creation provided by the service platform

23. page 23 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 IP-based communication subsystem IP-based enhanced to mobility Open and standardized interfaces for the network and connectivity management

24. page 24 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Access network Wide area ambient networks offer quality and low cost through network cooperation and redundancy Source WSI project

25. page 25 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Access network satisfy the spectral efficiency of future wireless systems.... Smart antennas and MIMO are key elements to … combined with multiple antennas at the terminal and access point. Source Orange R&D

26. page 26 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Reconfigurability In cognitive networks reconfigurability ensures the best service quality to the current user terminal and environment. Reconfigurability operates at all levels (PHY, MAC, …)

27. page 27 WWRF - Vision Committee - 15 September 2008 Conclusion There is exciting and useful wireless-enabled future Many challenges ahead to realize such a future WWRF is best positioned to identify these with potential solutions WWRF is an open and global forum for participation and discussion by all