5g spectrum in europe and latin america

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5G spectrum in Europe and Latin America

Cullen International

June 2017


Outline

Understanding status and main initiatives on:• 5G spectrum in Europe and Latin America• Spectrum, IoT and 5G• Topics for discussion


Race to 5GEveryone working together…


Race to 5G… but not that much

• Different views on “pioneer” spectrum bands


EU levelCommission priorities

5G action plan (non-binding targets):• 2018: Commercial introduction of 5G networks.• 2020: All member states must designate one major

city to be ‘5G enabled’. • 2025: All urban areas and major terrestrial transport

paths must have uninterrupted 5G coverage.

Spectrum band Commission viewBelow 1 GHz Ensure the 700 MHz band is available by 2020

Between 1 GHz and 6 GHz

The 3.5 GHz band offers “high potential to become a strategic band for 5G launch in Europe.”

Above 6 GHz To be defined in 2015 at WRC-19(World Radiocommunication Conference)


Target spectrum bands (DG Connect-EC)

Source: DG Connect, European Commission.


France“Issues and challenges surrounding 5G”

• Summary of discussion with industry• Challenges:

• Small cells• Taxation• Net neutrality

• Spectrum bands:• 26 GHz (later on 32 GHz and 42 GHz)• 700 MHz; 3.4-3.8 GHz; L band (1.4-1.5 GHz)


Germany5 steps for 5G

• Provide spectrum: temporary spectrum licences

• Support 5G research: investment in R&D• Establish 5G dialogue forum• Demonstrate 5G applications: €2m to deploy a

‘5G city’ by 2020.• Enable rapid commercial rollout: “All major

transport routes and the 20 largest cities should be covered with 5G by 2025”.


ItalyPublic consultation until June 26, 2017

Seeking inputs for• candidate spectrum bands for 5G, with a focus on

frequencies above 6 GHz;• 5G spectrum licensing, including coverage

obligations, and shared use of spectrum;• the technical evolution of mobile networks to enable

5G, including small cells, network densification, large-scale antenna systems (massive MIMO) and options for backhaul; and

• the development of 5G internet of things (IoT) and machine to machine (M2M) communications in vertical markets.


ItalyTrials

• Call for tender for 5G trials in the 3.6-3.8 GHz band in 5 cities (L’Aquila, Bari, Milan, Matera, Prato)

• Results on July 14, 2017• Projects starting at the end of 2017 and concluding in

2020

+• TIM plans to build a

5G network in Turin by 2018 (independent project)


UKPioneer bands

Band Why? Next steps?

700 MHz Low bandwidth spectrum (coverage)

• Award expected for 2018/2019• Currently used by broadcasters and

wireless microphones

3.4-3.8 GHz Wider bandwidth available

• 3.4-3.6 GHz to be awarded in 2017/18• Proposal to award 3.6-3.8 GHz

(currently used by satellite services and fixed links, used for high-capacity data transmission)

26 GHz mmWave band for ultra-dense high-capacity networks

• Ofcom plans to publish a consultation on possible options for this band in 2017


5G policy

Public consultation

Other initiatives

None

Americas

Enacom signed cooperation agreement

5G BrasilTrials announced by two operators

IFT freeing spectrum in the 600 MHz band. Trials by one operator

Consultation on allocating bands:• 28 GHz• 37-40 GHz• 64-71 GHz for licence-exempt useTrials by two operators

ICT ministry adopted spectrum policy 2015-208

Licensed, unlicensed and shared use Trials in the 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz bands


Next steps in EuropePreparatory discussions for WRC-19

• Pioneer bands: 700 MHz, 3.6 GHz, 26 GHz• Other bands: 32 GHz, 40 GHz, 66-71 GHz

• Explore other bands for fixed links (71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz)

Goal Spectrum requirements Applications Licensing model

Mobile broadbandSpeed and

capacityLarge and contiguous bandwidth

• Small cells• Beamforming

Flexible

Massive machine communications

High number and density of devices

Mobile bands and dedicated bands

Narrow band Shared

Mission-critical machine

communications

Low latency, ultra-high reliability

Sub 1 GHz Mobile edge computing

Exclusive


Criticism of European regulationElectronic Communications Code and e-Privacy directive

Joint statement on saving Europe’s 5G ambition:• Regulation that puts investment at a priority• Pro-innovation rules (business models, IoT)• Harmonised and predictable spectrum policy• Flexible privacy requirements


5G: what about the business case?

Some commentators question the business case for 5G:

• Will demand for higher speeds continue to grow?

• Will the costs of building networks capable of delivering ever-faster speeds be matched by users’ willingness to pay?


Spectrum, IoT and 5G


"IMT-2020 will be the global cornerstone for all activities related to broadband communications and the Internet of Things for the

future – enriching lives in ways yet to be imagined,“

Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General

IoT and 5GHow 5G could impact IoT development?

But there are some doubts about how important IoT will be for 5G / IMT-2020


IoT and 5GITU targets and use for IoT

ITU Draft report on key 5G performance requirements for IMT-2020, to be approved in Nov. 2017:• Higher speeds:

• downlink peak data rate is 20 Gbps• uplink peak data rate is 10 Gbps• downlink “user experienced data rate” is 100 Mbps• uplink “user experienced data rate” is 50 Mbps

• Lower latency• Four classes of mobility are defined (stationary,

pedestrian, vehicular, high speed)


Subtel ongoing study on IoT

IoT plans in the Americas


Spectrum allocation or plan for IoT

No specific spectrum for IoT

71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz bands allocated to M2M applications

BUT • Spectrum for SRD and industrial,

scientific and medical (ISM) uses can be used for IoT solutions

• Long term plan to free 600 MHz

• 40 GHz for unlicensed use and set technical recommendations regarding unlicensed use of spectrum for IoT

• Plan to free 600 MHz

Subtel ongoing study on IoT

FCC allocated 10.85 GHz of spectrum above 24 GHz for licensed, unlicensed, and shared use for wireless broadband services, including 5G

IoT spectrum in the Americas


Topics for discussion

• For bands below 6 GHz:• Will 5G be basically an upgraded version of 4G?• If so, priority is probably more spectrum available in general

and allowing technology neutrality i.e. an upgrade of existing 2G/3G/4G networks to 5G.

• For bands above 24 GHz: • Will regulators issue licences for testing? • Will governments invest in trials? (e.g. Italy)• Which spectrum licensing regime? Exclusive or shared use?• Which licensing regime for small cells?

• WRC-19: any conflicts between 5G and other uses (satellite? military? fixed links?)

• Potential competition between 5G and newer versions of Wi-Fi


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