mobile world congress (mwc) 2017 highlights
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#MWC17 HighlightsMobile World Congress, Barcelona, 27.02. - 02.03.2017
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Mobile World Congress 2017Key trends and insights
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5G – Next generation networks: 5G will enable new use cases for mobile connectivity in
Industrial IoT, connected cars and faster internet connection for AI and AR/VR applications.
IoT: The Internet of Things is becoming more mature, accelerated by narrowband and
LPWAN networks. NB-IoT based on 4G will be launched by first MNOs in Europe soon.
Connected Car: Key players continue to establish connected services to enhance the driving
experience and security of their cars, whilst new players enter nice markets.
Robots & Drones: Having mostly been advertised as ‘toys’ over the past years, robots and
drones were presented as industrial tools at this year’s MWC.
Smartphones & Tablets: Still little innovation in this sector. Presumed dead brands returned
to the market and ‘convertible’ tablets have almost replaced laptops.
Wearables: Only few wearables and gimmicks for the connected consumer were presented
this year - the biggest topic was Google’s launch of Android Wear 2.0.
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‘5G’ will be the next generation of mobile broadband technology, replacing LTE as
the latest standard. 5G is a system which will seamlessly include various network
standards providing the necessary capability to the devices and their applications.
Network slicing, edge computing and software-defined infrastructures are new
methods being introduced with 5G to accelerate demand for higher bandwidth
with up to 10 Gbps and low latency. In addition, enhanced signaling and spectral
efficiency allows operators to manage a significantly higher number of
simultaneous connections, pushing IoT and especially Industrial IoT.
5G – Next generation networksWhat can we expect from the new technology?
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3G 4G 5G384 Kbps 100 Mbps 10 Gbps
The next generation of mobile networks brings a range of
advantages, enabling new use-cases. In the focus of this
year’s MWC were mostly data-consuming demonstrations
such as VR/AR, as this technology requires low latency to
transfer responsive video data in real-time.
Industrial brands widely focus on the IoT and the
simultaneous management of hundreds of thousands
devices, making e.g. autonomous cars and traffic
management reality. The increased reliability of 5G is seen
to drive eHealth and automatic emergency management.
Consumers, however will, besides from the IoT, mainly
benefit from ubiquitous high data rates, boosting mobile
media solutions,
The 5G Technology
5G Use Cases
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5G – Next generation networksThe mobile industry is focused on the new gigabit technology
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While everybody is talking about 5G these days at the MWC
2017, the telecom bodies have not fully defined the
specifications of 5G. 3GPP announced the release of 5G
Spec in 2019.
UN’s ITU has published an early draft of their performance
requirements for the new 5G standard. Thus users can
expect 100Mbps download, 50Mbps upload and a latency
of <4ms. Meanwhile even better figures are announced.
ITU and the TelCo industry push the 3GPP for a quicker
process of the standardization. There are economic
constraints weighting the 4G invest vs. the 5G rollout in the
mid-term perspective.
First 5G standard draft
Alongside with the unveil of new devices,
the company also announced several 5G
solutions, including a 5G Home Router.
Samsung is currently testing its product in
a pre-commercial launch in Japan and the
US. However, the company keeps quite
about specific roll out dates for commercial
use of the technology.
Qualcomm announced their next version of
the Snapdragon X50 5G modem family
which will include 5G New Radio chipsets.
The modem family will support sub-6-Ghz
frequencies, multi-band millimeter wave
spectrum and also provides wider band-
widths and high speeds for enhanced
mobile broadband. The new modems will
be used in the next generation smart-
phones and for early 5G trails.
Qualcomm
Samsung
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5G – Next generation networksVirtual Reality goes mobile with 5G
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Lithuanian mobile app developers
TeleSoftas showcased an app which
allows business meetings to be held in
virtual reality with avatars representing
people in different parts of the globe.
TeleSoftas is also developing virtual
reality applications which empower
patients to overcome their life-limiting
phobias and treat mental health issues
by exposing the patient to the
particular anxiety in a safe virtual
environment.
Korea Telecom showcased a full VR
experience including physical elements
like blowing wind when driving a roller-
coaster animation as well as motion.
More important, however, is that Korea
Telecom promises to deliver such
complex VR experiences over 5G which
they will deploy commercially by 2019.
Samsung and Oculus announced a new
version of the mobile headset which
comes with a controller. It features a
trigger button on the rear, a circular
clickable touchpad, along with volume,
back and home buttons.
According to an Oculus press release
the controller “lets you select, grab,
take aim, and fire”. Already 70 projects
are in progress, which will support the
new controlling device. 5G will be
essential for mobile use.
Gear VR VR MedusaKorea Telecom 5G VR Experience
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5G – Next generation networksDeutsche Telekom broadly focuses on 5G
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"Feel connected all over Europe" was Telekom’s headline at
the MWC 2017. It announced and showcased use cases
based on 5G.
Deutsche Telekom calls on European telecommunications
regulators to allow more industry consolidation, and asks
authorities to ease the transition to a fifth generation of
wireless services that would spur growth.
The network operator demonstrated 5G with the help of
augmented reality and robotics applications. Visions of the
future are shown with position tracking on a Carrera racing
track and predictive maintenance solutions in IoT.
Deutsche Telekom has formed an agree-
ment with optical company Zeiss to
develop smart glasses that will make use of
future 5G networks.
The glasses will be linked to a 5G
smartphone, displaying information in one
eye.
Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson and SK
Telecom successfully demonstrate
optimized end-user experiences with 5G
roaming.
This is broadly seen as an outstanding
achievement considering the cross-country
use of the network-slicing technology.
5G Roaming
Augmented RealityDeutsche Telekom 5G
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Internet of ThingsIndustrial players continue to adapt IoT services for their businesses
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According to the German software, and now cloud
company, the partnership with Apple will create a
toolset for developers to build “enterprise grade”
apps for iOS.
It’s called the SAP Cloud Platform SDK for iOS and
will use Apple’s programming language Swift. It
provides developers with pre-built UI components
with access to iPhone features such as Touch ID,
location services and more.
With community-based parking, the car is becoming
a parking space locator. When driving down the road,
the car detects gaps between parked cars with its on-
board sensors. The data gathered is then transmitted
to a digital street map.
High-performance Bosch algorithms assess the
plausibility of the data and make forecasts on the
parking spot situation. A cloud-based service that
uses this data can then create a real-time parking
map.
Philips Lighting announced a new LED lighting
trunking system for the retail and industrial
vertical markets.
It is compatible with the Philips Indoor Positioning
system, which helps both shoppers and retailers
by providing dynamic routing for faster order
picking or analyzing shopper traffic.
Philips LED
BoschSAP & Apple
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Internet of ThingsNetworks and alliances enable even more IoT projects
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Sigfox
In only 4 days, Sigfox rolled
out its network in a nature
reserve in South Africa for a
rhinoceros tracking project.
Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom announced its
commercial launch NB-IoT in Germany in Q2
2017, followed by the Netherlands in 2017,
and will expand in Austria, Croatia, Greece,
Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia in 2017.
LoRa network
A LoRa network for a Brazilian mine was
installed. A single base station covers up
to 8 miles into the galleries beneath the
surface.
Ericsson & Comau
Ericsson announced the signing of a
collaborative agreement with Comau (the
industrial automation product, systems
and services company) to explore the
potential of 5G in smart manufacturing.
AT&T
AT&T will become the exclusive reseller of
Current’s intelligent sensor nodes operated
through GE’s Predix IoT platform in the U.S.
and Mexico.
The two companies HPE & Tata
Communications are set to build what they are
calling the largest long-range LoRa network
for the Internet of Things in India.
HPE/Tata
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Internet of ThingsSmart Home solutions evolve further, but were limited this year
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MINE comes with an integrated set of
three mood-scents and automatically
releases a specific scent according to
your specific mood. The current mood
is estimated by various algorithms and
can be adjusted through an app.
The connectivity enables machine
learning to better adopt to user’s
moods and allows automatic orders for
refill fragrances.
The Fluidra Connect is a system for
connected swimming pools and garden
appliances. Fludria is well established
global company for pool equipment
and shows a good example of business
evolution with IoT.
The app allows users to monitor,
control and maintain water quality,
pool lightning and temperature. It can
connect other garden appliances like
watering systems and lights. Remote
service function can be enabled for the
local dealer.
Fluidra ConnectMine
The Ara by Kolibree, a French start-up,
is designed to help the user with
advices when brushing their teeth. The
app tracks date, time, duration and
even parts of the mouth when it is
used and warns the customer, when it
is not used properly.
A gamification gimmick in the app then
evaluates and rates the performed
work, motivating children to put more
effort into oral hygiene.
Kolibree Ara
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Connected CarKey brands enhance their services, whilst new players enter niches
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The Uber-owned company
Otto, which was purchased
recently, is aiming to enter
the long-haul freight market
and offer a freight hauling
service using autonomous
trucks. Otto offers the
needed technology to retrofit
existing trucks and enable
autonomies driving on US
highways.
Robocar unveils their autonomous, driverless Race
Car. Just two weeks ago, the company conducted
their first test race on a closed loop on Buenos Aires’
streets which ended in a crash.
Roborace Race Car
Otto
• Huawei & Vodafone are taking a shot at using cellular technology to
connect cars to each other, to people, and to roadside infrastructure.
Concepted with the support of Audi, the idea is to improve safety and
the driving experience. It relies upon tech called ‘Cellular V2X’ with
sharing sensor and camera data.
• Seat introduced the digital combined instrument “virtual cockpit”
which is supposed to launch in 2018/2019. It includes real-time traffic
forecasting and recommends routes. In summer 2017 Seat will launch
their new Drive App for iOS in Germany.
• Mercedes is presenting its new “smart ready to share” service which
allows drivers to share their car with friends and family. Additionally,
Mercedes is working on a system to find free parking spaces on a map.
• Intel presented 5G integrated in BMW’s roof antenna, showing an
extremely fast data transfer which is important for autonomous driving.
Huawei & Vodafone, Seat, Mercedes, Ford, BMW
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Robots & DronesRobotics further evolving, starting to act more autonomously
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DJI’s newest drone is a customized version of the movie-
focused Inspire 2 model, sporting mounts compatible with
the early model’s cameras, including the 30x optical zoom
Zenmuse Z30 and the XT thermal imager. The device is
weatherproofed (with a waterproofing rating of IP43) and is
designed for scouting out dangerous conditions.
The M200 has the ability to closely inspect objects like wind
turbines and oil rigs to spot infrastructural issues and help
plan maintenance.
Pricing is not yet announced (and largely dependent on
configuration), though it will be more than the Inspire 2,
which starts at $3,000.
Huawei is working on cell towers that
boost GPS data and pass it to the drone,
while also providing wireless charging
stations to extent battery life, and
compensate GPS interference from
buildings.
In the future, the company hopes that
wireless charging will be good enough that
the drone won’t need to land at all.
Ford unveiled its concept of an electric
self-driving delivery van that can launch a
fleet of drones to pick up and drop off
packages in hard-to-reach places.
The concept is called “Autolivery” and is
geared toward solving the last-mile
challenge in delivery, specifically the last 15
meters between the delivery truck and the
drop-off.
“Autolivery”
Cell Towers Charge DronesDJI’s M200
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Smartphones & TabletsNokia returns to market, ZTE announced the world’s fastest phone
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Nokia 6
Nokia is back and announced a series of new
devices, including a revived 3310. Nokia’s
high-end device comes with a 5.5-inch full HD
display, Snapdragon 430 chipset, 32GB of
internal storage and 16MP rear cam at €229.
LG G6
LG squeezed a 5.7-inch screen on to a
handset that feels like it's been built for a
5.3-inch screen. With a bigger battery,
32GB on-board storage, two cameras with
13MP on the front and back and a QHD+
display with an 18:9 aspect ratio.
The Sony Xperia XZ
Sony is focusing on developing its XZ brand
into a premium smartphone. The Sony Xperia
XZ comes with an outstanding slow motion
function (960fps), 4k Display with a HDR-alike
function, Snapdragon 835 chipset, Android
7.1.1 and a top-end water resistance.
Huawei P10
A rather limited upgrade to a major
player. It comes with a fingerprint
sensor on the front, a Kirin 960 chipset
and an updated camera with 12MP.
ZTE Gigabit
Announced to be 'the world's fastest
smartphone'. Download speeds of 1Gbps,
thanks to 'a Pre5G Giga+ MBB solution'. The
ZTE Gigabit is a prototype at the moment, but
shows what the company is capable of.
Moto G5
Motorola confirmed the Moto G5 and the
moto G5 Plus a new budget handset from
parent company Lenovo. Both models feature a
Dual-Sim and an exchangeable battery. It will
be released in March this year starting at €199.
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The A5's pulsing, customizable LED
backside can become a music
visualizer or be themed to match
your wardrobe. The back is
replaceable with a speaker or add-on
battery, bringing last year's modular
concept down to affordable phones.
Compared to other sub-$200
phones, the A5 LED sticks out in
design and fun.
Smartphones & TabletsAlcatel with fun phone, BlackBerry holds on to physical keyboard
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BlackBerry presented a full-keyboard
phone with competitive hardware
specifications. The battery life can
stretch to two full days because of
the 3,505mAh battery. Upfront is a
4.5-inch display running at a 3:2
aspect ratio.
The KeyOne is set to launch in
multiple markets in April at $549.
The 6X ProKit-Edition is a bundle
that Honor has put together based
on feedback from customers. It will
comes with a selfie stick, head-
phones, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of
internal memory instead of the 32GB
in the normal version.
The ProKit will be available soon and
retail for about $337.
BlackBerry KeyOneAlcatel A5
Samsung did not unveil its flagship
smartphone Galaxy S8, but
announced the presentation date
and teased the audience with a short
video for the release on 29th March.
The graphic showed a bezel-free
phone, indicating a new design
language by Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Honor 6X ProKit
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Lenovo extends their convertible
portfolio with an entry level device:
The Intel Atom X5-Z8350, 2GB RAM
and 64GB storage are included in the
basic version of this tablet and can
be doubled on demand.
Prices have not officially been
announced yet, but experts expect a
price around 250€.
Smartphones & TabletsConvertibles have replaced the laptop
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Porsche Design’s first venture into
laptops is a high-end Surface Book.
Starting at $2,495, the Book One
comes in a sleek, all-metal Porsche
Design body, with a Kaby Lake Core
i7 and multiple ports: Thunderbolt 3,
USB-C, USB-A, and microSD.
Its swiveling, detachable, high-res
screen delivers more flexibility than
many other laptops.
Samsung’s Galaxy Book is equipped
with Windows 10 and an Intel
processor. The convertible Galaxy
Book has two separate surfaces – for
private and business use – that can
be switched with one wipe to the
side. By turning the keyboard back,
the display automatically switches
into tablet mode.
Galaxy Book
Porsche Design BookLenovo Miix 320
Alcatel presented a range of tablets,
including the Plus 12, which is
optimized for mobile working. It has
a 12-inch screen in a metal housing
and uses Windows 10.
Features such as a fingerprint sensor
or micro-HDMI port, which are well
known from business laptops, are
also included.
Alcatel Plus 12
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WearablesSmartwatches further evolve, but lack of innovation
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Sony's prototype Xperia Ear are noise-
canceling earphones that let you pick
up on traffic sounds or people's voices,
without having to take it out of your
ear canals. The combination of two
special acoustic conductors and driver
units beam sound directly in your ear
canal.
Furthermore, the Xperia Ear will be
equipped with ‘Agent’, Sony’s own
voice assistant that competes with ‘Ok
Google’ and ‘Alexa’ by Amazon.
The LG Watch Sport is a fitness watch.
It features a 316L stainless steel case
with a digital crown for navigation. It
measures 45.4 x 51.21 x 14.2mm and
features IP68 water protection and
comes in titanium or dark blue colors.
It comes with a fixed elastomer strap
with an integrated 4G antenna inside,
so it can operate independently of a
smartphone. It has a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 2100 chipset and the
watch also comes in another version
with a few differences, the LG Style.
Huawei’s new smartwatch is launching
in March in two versions: the normal
and the “classic” version. The watch
includes a GPS module and heart rate
tracker. It will run on Android Wear 2.0
The Watch 2 features a LTE modem -
untethered from a smartphone, one
brand new feature of the OS. The
Watch 2 Classic connects through the
smartphone. The normal watch costs
329€ and the Watch 2 Classic 399€.
Huawei Watch 2Sony Xperia Ear Open-
style ConceptLG Watch Sport
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Upcoming TrendsAI/Assistants on the rise, communication begins to change
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Google is taking action to support
carriers to raise their own messaging
channel. RCS enhances messaging and
adds dynamic features like group-
chats, photo sharing and read, received
and typing indicators.
The service will be implement-ted
alongside MMS and SMS in the native
Android Message app. 27 more carriers
have signed up to support RCS to
tackle Apple’s iMessage and the market
leader and Facebook-owned
messaging app WhatsApp.
Following the hype from the CES in Las
Vegas, Google and Amazon continue
their aggressive push for voice
assistants.
Whilst Amazon supports the
implementation of their service ‘Alexa’
in 3rd party devices, Google has
announced bringing ‘Ok Google’ to all
Android devices which equals almost 9
out of 10 mobile smart-phones today.
Plan for the future is to integrate all
communication into one app, including
chatbots. Messaging apps now also
include corporate/brand accounts, ads,
browsers and payment functions.
Companies are looking at messaging
platforms as their primary engagement
for their ‘NG’ 24/7 customer
relationships.
As chatbots will advance, they will be
able to establish a more natural way of
communication with users.
Rich Communications Services
(RCS) The future of messagingVoice Assistants
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