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The next generation of wireless broadband.

Dr. Sanyogita Shamsunder 5G Planning and Strategy March 7, 2017

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Wireless continues to be the center of innovation. Broadcast Television

Face-to-Face Wireless

Voice Telephony

Over The Top Video

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Annual U.S. wireless data usage.

9.6 Trillion Megabytes (MB)

Megabytes (In Billions) 10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

Source: CTIA

388 867

1,468

3,230 4,061

9,650

0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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Average Monthly Megabytes per Average Data Capable Unit

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Average Wireless data usage per U.S. subscriber.

Data Capable Unit Smartphone

Source: CTIA

0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

2,908

2,245

1,361 1,008 1,152

849 768 407 510

257 269 122

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= 7.7 Billion People on Earth

(2021)

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By 2021, the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the number of people on earth.

Machine-to-Machine

11.6 Billion Connected Devices

(2021)

Source: Cisco

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Consumers are using their devices to do more, mobile data is on an ever-upward trajectory.

47% growth 2016-2021 (based on compounded annual growth rate)

1 Gigabyte (GB) = 8 YouTube video hours (VH) 1 Exabyte (EB) = 1 Billion GB or 8 Billion VH

392 Billion Video Hours

per month globally

0

60

50

40

30

20

10

Source: Cisco

2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

7 EB 11 EB

17 EB

24 EB

35 EB

49 EB

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The Network is evolving rapidly across several fronts . . .

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RAN design evolution. Low and tight RF •  Macro cells •  Small cells/DAS •  In-building •  Spectrum layers

Dense urban coordination •  Deep fiber •  HetNet Advanced automation, analytics, scale, control •  C-RAN •  SON •  Virtualization

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Heterogeneous Network

Multiple Spectrum bands

Low and High Band

Narrow and Wide Spectrum Bandwidths

Various Spectrum Categories •  Licensed •  Unlicensed/LAA – Dynamically shared – 5 GHz •  Shared Access Server – Dynamically shared

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RAN evolution.

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Evolution of Wireless Networks. 5G

1980s

Early 1990s

Late 1990s 2010

1G

2G

3G

4G LTE

Voice

Voice

Texting

Voice

Texting

Internet

Voice

Texting

Internet

Video

The Future Possibilities Are Unlimited! Autonomous Cars

Automated Traffic Control and Driving Cloud Gaming Collaborative Robots Augmented and Virtual Reality Smart Cities Ultra High Definition Video Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones)

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So what is 5G?

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4G

5G 10,000x more traffic

Ultra reliability

Very low latency

GBs transferred in an instant Mission-critical control and automation Billions of devices with different needs

>10 Gbps peak data rates

M2M ultra low cost

Multi-year Battery

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Sub 1 GHz: MBB and massive IoT (Europe)

Mid bands 3 - 6 GHz: eMBB and mission-critical (Asia)

Above 24 GHz (mmWave): enhanced BB (US/Korea)

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5G in the industry.

Virtual RAN/Core

Low latency

(IoT/eBB)

Low power (IoT)

Network Slicing

3GPP: 1Q 2018 (enhanced BB only)

5G Massive MIMO

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Building blocks for 5G. 1. Large contiguous spectrum bandwidth

2. Massive MIMO (hundreds of integrated antennas)

3. Access to wireline fiber facilities (backhaul)

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5G

Fiber Backhaul Small Cells

Spectrum

Mobile Switching

Center

Internet

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Evolution of fixed wireless broadband service Stationary with limited mobility at cell edge Residential users, commercial office buildings, retail

Pre-commercial Test specifications (www.5gtf.org)

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Early use case: Fixed Wireless.

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•  Throughput is the easy part–several Gbps

•  No surprises with mmWave propagation

•  Precise beam acquisition and maintenance is critical

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Early lessons learned.

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Testing with beta customers in 11 markets Small clusters across various topographies Fixed and mobility testing during 1H 2017 Prototype equipment from our Partners

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Pre commercial 5g trials.

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