What’s 5G?

Dr Dean Economou

Chief Transport Strategist, Telstra

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Spoiler alert

5G key features

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Higher speeds for more users at once

More consistent and reliable connections

Lower delay (latency)

Ability to support billions of small devices at low power and low speed

Integration with 4G

5G key features

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Higher speeds for more users at once

More consistent and reliable connections

Lower delay (latency)

Ability to support billions of small devices at low power and low speed

Integration with 4G

5G innovationsGreater cell density

Beam steering using MIMO

Lower power

Network slicing

New spectrum

Our world has transformed

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20073G Media Payments DesktopMusic

Wi-Fi everywhere Social media Video streaming Connected Things

4G Network Media is digital Mobile banking Music streaming

Our world has transformed digitally

2017 Cloud

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Mobile data traffic growth

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2016

38% Video

2022

75% Video*

* Ericsson Mobility Report, June 2017

2018

Consistently delivering faster speeds

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More capacity, higher speeds and higher reliability

2005 2010 2011

300Mbps*

UP TO

150Mbps*

4G LTE-ACat 9 & 11 devices

5 – 150Mbps ↓ Cat9 with CA devices5 – 200Mbps ↓ Cat11 with CA devices

450 &600

Mbps*

3GHSPA

0.5 – 3Mbps ↓

3GHSPA+

0.5 – 8Mbps ↓

3GDC HSPA+

1.1 – 20Mbps ↓

14.4Mbps*

21 Mbps*

42 Mbps*

2012 2013 2014 2015

4G LTE-A2 – 100Mbps ↓ Cat6 with CA devices

2 – 75Mbps ↓ Cat4 devices1 – 10Mbps ↑

100 Mbps*

4G LTE2 – 50Mbps ↓1 – 10Mbps ↑

2016 2017

1Gbps#

(Cat 15 800Mbps)

4G LTE-A5 – 300Mbps ↓ Cat16 with CA devices

5 – 250Mbps (est.) ↓ Cat15 with CA devices

CAT3 CAT4 CAT6 CAT9&11

4G LTE2 – 50Mbps ↓1 – 10Mbps ↑

Today

3G HSPA 4G LTE Advanced 4G LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation4G LTE

CAT15&16 #

5G is a transformational set of technologies that address important use cases.

Three key

benefits of 5GMassive

machine-type communications

Ultra low latency

Speed

5G is more than just speed

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Speed

10X…Scale

10X# connected devices

Latency

1/30thof current ping times

Where 5G can go that 4G cannot

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Capacity

10XCapacity costs

↓Spectrum

25X

What’s new about 5G? mmWave

Millimetre-wave spectrum

http://www.carritech.com/news/millimetre-wave-spectrum-mmwaves/

What’s new about 5G? mmWave

Millimetre-wave spectrum

http://www.carritech.com/news/millimetre-wave-spectrum-mmwaves/

First 5G data call at 26 GHz was in GC

Source: Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) in association with the GSMA and Mobile and Wireless Forum (MWF).

New spectrum at higher frequencies

Higher bandwidth and shorter range

Smaller cells and less power – much more efficient

Source: Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) in association with the GSMA and Mobile and Wireless Forum (MWF).

Software defined Multiple Input Multiple Output(MIMO) antenna

Only focus radio where needed, not in all directions

More bandwidthwith less power

IoT that can be scaled up or down

Cat 4 – Cat 16

Connected carVideo security

M2M

Available today

Cat 42-75 Mbps

Cat 95-150 Mbps

Cat 165-300 Mbps

Cat 1

Energy metering Connected home

Wearables

Cat 1<10 Mbps

Jan 2018

Cat NB-1< 200 Kpbs

Cat M1

Logistics Smart cities

Asset tracking

Narrow Band-IoT

Utility meteringIndustrial sensors

Agricultural monitoring

Cat M1 <1 Mbps

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Australia’s largest IoT network

Around 3 million sq km

for Cat M1 devices

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5G Automotive Association (5GAA)

Non-line of sight safety

Using 4/5G (LTE) rather than DSRC (801.11 variant)

Can leverage existing infrastructure

Not just cars – bikes and people too can carry safety beacons

Internet of Moving Things

Source: Automotive ee-times

Assembling the building blocks of 5G

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Customer

Enterprise

Retail

Operators Network Devices Chipsets Standards Spectrum

Telstra has laid the foundations for the transformational years ahead

Option 1

The international 5G industry standards need to suit Australia’s expansive rural environments and our unique flora.

The first live 5G trial in Australia was conducted in September 2016, demonstrating 5G capabilities in a real world environment including speed and beam steering tests.

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5G Innovation Centre Gold Coast

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5G trials on the Gold Coast in 2018

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Some 5G enabled applications

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Cloud Gaming UHD Video Streaming & telepresence

High Capacity Sites Augmented and Virtual Reality

Autonomous Vehicles

Industrial Automation

Robotics UAV / Drones

5G key features

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Higher speeds for more users at once

More consistent and reliable connections

Lower delay (latency)

Ability to support billions of small devices at low power and low speed

Integration with 4G

5G innovationsGreater cell density

Beam steering using MIMO

Lower power

Network slicing

New spectrum

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