What s 5G? Dr Dean Economou Chief Transport Strategist, Telstra
Spoiler alert Page 2
5G key features 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 Page 3
5G key features 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 innovations Greater cell density Beam steering using MIMO Lower power Network slicing New spectrum Page 4
Our world has transformed 2007 3G Media Payments Music Desktop Page 5
Our world has transformed digitally 2017 4G Network Cloud Media is digital Mobile banking Music streamin Wi-Fi everywhere Social media Video streaming Connected Things Page 6
Mobile data traffic growth 38% Video 75% Video* 2016 * Ericsson Mobility Report, June 2017 2022 Page 7
Consistently delivering faster speeds 3G HSPA 4G LTE 4G LTE Advanced 4G LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation 4G LTE-A 5 300Mbps Cat16 with CA devices 5 250Mbps (est.) Cat15 with CA devices 3G HSPA 0.5 3Mbps 3G HSPA+ 0.5 8Mbps 21 14.4 Mbps * Mbps * 3G DC HSPA+ 1.1 20Mbps 42 Mbps * 2005 2010 2011 4G LTE 2 50Mbps 1 10Mbps 100 Mbps * 4G LTE 2 50Mbps 1 10Mbps UP TO 150 Mbps * 4G LTE-A 2 100Mbps Cat6 with CA devices 2 75Mbps Cat4 devices 1 10Mbps 300 Mbps * 2012 2013 2014 2015 450 & 600 Mbps * 4G LTE-A Cat 9 & 11 devices 5 150Mbps Cat9 with CA devices 5 200Mbps Cat11 with CA devices CAT3 CAT4 CAT6 CAT9&11 1Gbps # (Cat 15 800Mbps) CAT15&16 # 2016 2017 Today 2018 More capacity, higher speeds and higher reliability Page 8
5G is a transformational set of technologies that address important use cases.
5G is more than just speed Massive machine-type communications Latency 1/30th of current ping times Ultra low latency Three key benefits of 5G Scale 10X # connected devices Speed Speed 10X Page 10
Where 5G can go that 4G cannot Spectrum 25X Capacity 10X Capacity costs Page 11
What s new about 5G? mmwave Millimetre-wave spectrum http://www.carritech.com/news/millimetre-wave-spectrum-mmwaves/
What s new about 5G? mmwave First 5G data call at 26 GHz was in GC Millimetre-wave spectrum http://www.carritech.com/news/millimetre-wave-spectrum-mmwaves/
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).
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 bandwidth with less power
IoT that can be scaled up or down Available today Jan 2018 Cat 4 Cat 16 Connected car Video security M2M Cat 1 Energy metering Connected home Wearables Cat M1 Logistics Smart cities Asset tracking Narrow Band- IoT Utility metering Industrial sensors Agricultural monitoring Cat 4 2-75 Mbps Cat 9 5-150 Mbps Cat 16 5-300 Mbps Cat 1 <10 Mbps Cat M1 <1 Mbps Cat NB-1 < 200 Kpbs Page 16
Australia s largest IoT network Around 3 million sq km for Cat M1 devices Page 17
Internet of Moving Things 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 Source: Automotive ee-times
Assembling the building blocks of 5G Customer Operators Network Devices Chipsets Standards Spectrum Enterprise Retail Page 19
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. 22
5G Innovation Centre Gold Coast 23
5G trials on the Gold Coast in 2018 24
Some 5G enabled applications Industrial Automation Autonomous Vehicles Cloud Gaming UHD Video Streaming & telepresence Robotics High Capacity Sites UAV / Drones Augmented and Virtual Reality Page 25
5G key features 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 innovations Greater cell density Beam steering using MIMO Lower power Network slicing New spectrum Page 26
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