One in 10 communications companies claim to have deployed 5G technology already, according to a recent survey (see: With 5G technology, the time is now).
Some parts of the 5G standard are close to being finalized, but nothing has been ratified yet.
Furthermore, many of the constituent technologies (e.g., mmWave RF, beamforming, MIMO, etc.) are either new or not commonly used. SDN and NFV are considered critical enablers of the heightened utility and expanded flexibility that will be hallmarks of 5G networks.
The industry has a learning curve to climb. The recent set of announcements can be considered an indicator that the industry is beginning to surge up that slope.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia will accelerate the new European Investment Bank’s EUR 500 million loan for research and development of 5G technology. The loan is supported by the European Investment Fund (ESIR), which is an integral part of the European Investment Program.
“Funding gives momentum to 5G research, continuing the good news for our company, which this year was seen as customer gains and product development milestones. The EIB loan supports our determination to be a true leader in 5G technology, “says Nokia’s Finance and Finance Director, Kristian Pullola.
Source: https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2018/08/27/nokian-eip-rahoitus-vauhdittaa-5g-tutkimusta/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2018/08/31/anritsun-protokollatesteriin-5g-nr-tuki/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Due to the fast-growing 4K/8K ultra-HD video applications and the ever increasing use of AR and VR applications, 5G is needed to supplement the capacity of 4G networks.
http://www.te.com/usa-en/industries/data-center/insights/mass-connectivity-5g-era.html?acctid=5772
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5G top operators come from Asia
Juniper Research has listed the top 5G network operators and comes from Asia.
Juniper’s list is at the forefront of Japan’s NTT DoCoMo, which the research institute thinks is the most advanced 5G projects. The Korean version of SK Telecom, which last year was at the top of many lists.
LG U +, KT and SoftBank are three of the next Juniper rankings. Only then will it become the first American operator AT & T. China Mobile completes the list of seven most advanced 5G operators.
Juniper estimates that 45 percent of the 5G connections will be in Japan and Korea next year.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8380&via=n&datum=2018-09-03_14:40:24&mottagare=31202
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2018/09/05/tassako-ensimmainen-5g-puhelin/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Juniper, Ericsson sign 5G product pact
Pour an aquavit, pour a gin, take a deeeep breath …
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/05/juniper_ericsson_sign_5g_product_pact/
Juniper and Ericsson are extending a long-standing love-in to cover 5G network tech.
In the joint product bag, Ericsson will handle everything from the air interface to base station backhaul, and Juniper will haul packets around the core network.
Ericsson’s contribution will be access networking (the Router 6000 platform providing Common Public Radio Interface, CPRI, and Ethernet CPRI transport), and its MINI-LINK microwave systems. It will also provide management and orchestration across its own and Juniper’s products.
Juniper’s contribution to the portfolio includes its MX and PTX Series routers, and the SRX Series firewall and gateway.
The companies highlighted 5G’s demand for low latency, high capacity, high numbers of connected devices, and security as reasons for tighter integration between 5G radio, core, and transport networking. Ericsson gives Juniper exposure to the market for mobile carrier builds. And there’s also the matter of financials: both companies see 5G builds as a way out of a market that’s been sluggish of late.
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Rohde & Schwarz adds 5G New Radio Uplink Analysis
https://www.eeweb.com/profile/eeweb/news/rohde-schwarz-adds-5g-new-radio-uplink-analysis
Rohde & Schwarz is introducing a new solution for analyzing 5G NR uplink signals in line with the latest 3GPP specifications. The R&S FSW-K145 5G-NR UL measurement application for the R&S FSW signal and spectrum analyzer is used to develop 5G user equipment and components such as power amplifiers. It complements the existing R&S FSW-K144 5G NR downlink measurement application, which is used to test 5G base stations. The R&S SMW-K144 5G NR option for the R&S SMW200A vector signal generator can generate the required signals for uplink and downlink receiver tests. All three 5G NR signal generation and analysis options now support 15.2.0, the most recent version of the 3GPP standard.
Tomi Engdahl says:
This plan does not seem to offer 5G to customers but could use “fixed 5G”
Starry wants to put high-speed 5G internet in reach of everyone
https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/07/starry-expands-affordable-high-speed-5g-internet-offering-to-new-york-city/?sr_share=facebook&utm_source=tcfbpage
Starry, a Boston startup, wants deliver high-speed 5G internet in major cities at a reasonable price. Today, it announced it is expanding service from its initial launch in Boston to New York City.
The Starry solution consists of three parts: The beam sits on a high roof. The point sits on a lower roof and the consumer gets a Starry Station, which acts as a modem of sorts to deliver the internet service to the home. As they put it, internet access becomes an extension of the property.
Company founder and CEO Chet Kanojia says his company can provide up to 200 Megabits per second service, up and down, for just $50 a month with no data caps or long-term contracts
Starry should appeal to cord cutters, who have dropped cable TV for more affordable streaming alternatives and have been looking for a way to free themselves from large internet service providers.
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Bay Area city blocks 5G deployments over cancer concerns
https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/10/bay-area-city-blocks-5g-deployments-over-cancer-concerns/?utm_source=tcfbpage&sr_share=facebook
The Bay Area may be the center of the global technology industry, but that hasn’t stopped one wealthy enclave from protecting itself from the future.
The city council of Mill Valley, a small town located just a few miles north of San Francisco, voted unanimously late last week to effectively block deployments of small-cell 5G wireless towers in the city’s residential areas.
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Mike Dano / FierceWireless:
AT&T names Samsung, Ericsson, Nokia as its 5G equipment suppliers, same as all other top US carriers, and expands its list of upcoming 5G markets to 19 cities
AT&T names Samsung, Ericsson and Nokia as 5G equipment suppliers
https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/at-t-names-samsung-ericsson-and-nokia-as-5g-equipment-suppliers
AT&T announced Monday morning that Samsung, Ericsson and Nokia would supply its 5G network equipment. The company also disclosed further details about its 5G build-out, including the cities where it would roll out the technology and its spectrum strategy.
As for spectrum specifically, AT&T said that it will use millimeter wave spectrum “in pockets of dense areas,” but that “in other parts of urban areas and in suburban and rural areas, we plan to deploy 5G on our mid and low-band spectrum holdings.”
The carrier did not provide further details about its spectrum plans or vendor selections
Nonetheless, the announcement further signals AT&T’s push to deploy mobile 5G network technology this year
Specifically, Verizon has named Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung as its suppliers, while Sprint has said its build-out will be evenly split among Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung. T-Mobile, for its part, named Nokia and Ericsson as its vendors and specifically announced that its agreement with Nokia totaled $3.5 billion.
AT&T’s 5G vendor announcement caps a busy day for the operator. The company also announced a major CBRS 3.5 GHz build-out plan leveraging equipment from CommScope and Samsung.
AT&T added that it also made a successful “wireless 5G data transfer over millimeter wave using standards-based, production equipment with a mobile form factor device.” The company said it used Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X50 5G modem and RF subsystem and Ericsson’s 5G-NR capable radios connected to AT&T’s virtual 3X standards compliant core.
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Wall Street Journal:
How China is trying to catch up with the West in mobile communication technologies as its government makes the 5G a strategic priority for carriers and vendors
The 5G Race: China and U.S. Battle to Control World’s Fastest Wireless Internet
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-5g-race-china-and-u-s-battle-to-control-worlds-fastest-wireless-internet-1536516373
At stake are billions of dollars in royalties, a head start in developing new technologies and national security
The early waves of mobile communications were largely driven by American and European companies. As the next era of 5G approaches, promising to again transform the way people use the internet, a battle is on to determine whether the U.S. or China will dominate.
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Mike Dano / FierceWireless:
AT&T names Samsung, Ericsson, Nokia as its 5G equipment suppliers, same as all other top US carriers, and expands its list of upcoming 5G markets to 19 cities — AT&T announced Monday morning that Samsung, Ericsson and Nokia would supply its 5G network equipment.
AT&T names Samsung, Ericsson and Nokia as 5G equipment suppliers
https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/at-t-names-samsung-ericsson-and-nokia-as-5g-equipment-suppliers
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2018/09/11/nokia-demoaa-tehokasta-5g-nr-mimo-tekniikkaa/
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Handsets Spark mmWave Debate
Smartphone race faces fractured frequencies
https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1333673
Engineers are racing to deliver the first smartphones supporting 5G networks, mainly targeting frequencies below 6 GHz. RF experts are sharply divided over whether any of the first batch of devices will support the standard’s millimeter-wave bands.
All sides agree that the handsets face a fractured market, with carriers supporting frequencies spanning 600 MHz to 28 GHz, some guarding details of their spectrum plans. As a result, an optimized 5G world phone could be years away.
First-generation handsets will probably target specific regions with devices that may be slightly larger or have shorter battery lives than last year’s LTE models. Price tags may inch up to stay in line with bills of materials estimated to increase 10% to 30% just for RF front-end components.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Apple’s 5G iPhone conundrum
https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/10/apples-5g-iphone-conundrum/?sr_share=facebook&utm_source=tcfbpage
Wednesday is Apple’s big product release day, where analysts expect the company to release the next edition of the iPhone. While the usual upgrades to the screen, CPU, and storage are expected as always, one major lingering question is how the company is going to handle 5G, the next-generation telecommunications standard.
The conventional wisdom among analysts is that Apple will ignore 5G in 2018 and 2019 just as it took extra time to rollout 3G and 4G chipsets in its phones
Tomi Engdahl says:
Ericsson and T-Mobile ink $3.5 billion deal for 5G
https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/11/ericsson-and-t-mobile-ink-3-5-billion-deal-for-5g/?utm_source=tcfbpage&sr_share=facebook
New 5G networks are coming and big companies are spending big bucks to roll them out.
Ericsson is going to be providing T-Mobile with its latest 5G new radio hardware and 3GPP for a cool $3.5 billion.
As it moves from LTE Advanced networks to 5G, T-Mobile said it will use the Ericsson portfolio of products to expand its existing LTE capacity while readying the network for the 5G jump.
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Tester Ready for Network Rollouts
https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1333690
HELSINKI — As various network operators roll out their networks for implementing early 5G trials, test equipment manufacturer Rohde & Schwarz has launched what it says is the world’s first commercially available 5G New Radio (5G NR) network measurement solution.
Over the last week, Verizon completed an over-the-air data transmission on a commercial 5G network in Washington, D.C., using Nokia radio equipment. The signal was sent over commercially deployed Nokia radio equipment and Verizon’s millimeter-wave spectrum and 5G network core to a Nokia test van parked in downtown Washington.
In Minneapolis, Verizon, Ericsson, and Qualcomm said that they completed the first end-to-end call with a smartphone form-factor test device on a commercial 3GPP 5G NR network. The successful test demonstrated the experience that consumers will eventually have on a commercial 5G NR network.
And in Finland, Telia launched a pre-commercial 5G network in the city center of Helsinki. The first base stations are now operational, and the first phase of the rollout will continue during the autumn. Telia’s 5G network operates on test frequencies issued by the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority. Full-scale commercial operation will be possible in 2019 after the 3.5-GHz 5G frequency auction has been conducted in Finland.
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Hype vs. Reality: Overcome These Challenges to Achieve “Real” 5G Deployment
https://www.mwrf.com/systems/5g-hype-vs-reality-overcome-these-challenges-achieve-real-5g-deployment?NL=MWRF-001&Issue=MWRF-001_20180913_MWRF-001_680&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2_b&utm_rid=CPG05000002750211&utm_campaign=19922&utm_medium=email&elq2=15904d4474794843b28be340bd4e34ca
Many questions surround 5G communications. Here are answers to 5G “FAQs” that can shed some light on the matter.
Several telecommunications carriers, wireless equipment manufacturers, and smartphone makers have burst out of the gates this year with plans to accelerate 5G deployment and adoption. Greater emphasis at major trade shows like the Consumer Electronics Show and Mobile World Congress have further fueled the 5G hype machine. As a result, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction with these declarations saturating the conversation.
Why is 5G so meaningful, and how does the transition from 4G to 5G compare to the transition from 3G to 4G?
The change from 3G to 4G was more of an evolutionary change. It was an incremental, one-step change because the required specifications were very similar. The transition from 4G to 5G, however, will be a fundamental, revolutionary change. One of the biggest differences is that 5G designs will have to factor in elements like massive MIMO (i.e., multiple antennas and multiple RF front ends).
Which hurdles must be cleared before 5G is deployed?
I’ll go back specifically to massive MIMO and multiple RF front ends. Because of these two issues, RF design and baseband design need to be done in lockstep.
What is the industry currently doing to overcome the challenges 5G presents to accelerate deployment?
One of the key challenges is how well algorithms can be translated into viable hardware and software designs, and how soon and how reliably a test case can be deployed in a testbed.
With wireless providers beginning to actively promote 5G, how should we interpret what’s legitimate and what’s just hype? When can we expect real 5G deployment?
This is a difficult question to answer. There’s no doubt that all major vendors are eventually going to have viable 5G networks sooner rather than later. Everybody is excited to monetize these new technologies and exploit the hype. However, there’s a difference of opinion on how fast 5G-capable mobile devices will come to market, and more importantly, how widespread 5G networks will be upon their deployments. Even today, 4G/LTE coverage maps of North America have gaps.
4G LTE has been around for a while, yet large areas of the country still don’t have access. So, when 5G is deployed, it will not be accessible to everyone. Moreover, equipment vendors and network providers are probably going to be ready sooner than the mobile device market.
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/8433-5g-aloittaa-usa-ssa-jo-lokakuun-alussa
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2018/09/12/teollisuus-ottaa-lisatyn-todellisuuden-kayttoon-seuraavaksi-5g/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2018/09/12/mwc-americas-ericsson-nopeuttaa-5g-verkkojen-kayttoonottoa/
Tomi Engdahl says:
How Can the US Win at 5G?
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/how-can-us-win-5g/74376090859452?ADTRK=UBM&elq_mid=5651&elq_cid=876648
5G deployment will be key to many next-gen technologies. But experts say America is lagging behind unless regulators can take the right steps.
5G will be a key enabler for autonomous cars, the ever-expanding Internet of Things (IoT), smarter and faster artificial intelligence, and the push toward smart cities. But that’s only if regulators can either get on board or get out of the way. The need for regulator support behind 5G was the main focus behind the opening keynote of Mobile World Congress Americas (MWCA) 2018 in Los Angeles. And while some of that support is already there, plenty of challenges lie ahead.
According to a report released in April by CTIA, a trade association representing the US wireless communications industry, the US is among the top four countries leading the world in “5G readiness.” Yet it currently sits at number three, lagging behind China at number one (holding a “narrow lead,” according to CTIA) and South Korea holding second place. The US is ahead of Japan, which currently sits in fourth place.
Tomi Engdahl says:
In a statement, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the commission is planning more auctions in 2019. “In the second half of 2019, we intend to hold an auction of three more millimeter-wave spectrum bands: 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 47 GHz,”
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/how-can-us-win-5g/74376090859452?ADTRK=UBM&elq_mid=5651&elq_cid=876648
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/8422-ericsson-uskoo-nopeaan-5g-kayttoonottoon
Ericsson arvioi, että valtaosa 5G-verkoista otetaan käyttöön vuodesta 2020 alkaen, ja vuoden 2023 loppuun mennessä 5G-liittymiä on jo yli miljardi. 5G-verkot ovat tulossa vauhdilla myös Suomeen. Monet operaattorit sekä maailmalla että Suomessa ovat jo kokeilleet tai parhaillaan testaamassa 5G-teknologiaa. Suomi on ensimmäisten maiden joukossa avaamassa 5G-verkkoja kaupalliseen käyttöön ensi vuoden alusta.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia esittelee uutta 5G-tekniikkaa ensimmäisenä USA:ssa
http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8417&via=n&datum=2018-09-11_14:55:31&mottagare=31202
. Demossa MIMO-yhteys rakennetaan 2,5 gigahertsin alueella ja päätelaitteena toimii VIAVIn TM500-laite-emulaattori.
Nokian aktiiviantenni voi tukea jopa 120 megahertsin kaistaa 2,5 gigahertsin taajuusalueella. Yhdellä sektorilla AirScale-tukiasemassa ylletään jopa 3 gigabitin datanopeuksiin, kun käytetään samanaikaisesti 5G- ja LTE-radioyhteyttä.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Verizon 5G home Internet: $70/month, 300Mbps to 1Gbps speeds, no data caps
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/09/verizon-5g-home-internet-70month-300mbps-to-1gbps-speeds-no-data-caps/
Coming next month to Houston, Indianapolis, LA, and Sacramento; more cities later.
Verizon Wireless will start offering a 5G-based wireless home Internet service next month in parts of four US cities, with service coming to other cities at an as-yet-unspecified date.
“Typical” download speeds will be around 300Mbps. The max speed of nearly 1Gbps will be available “depending on location,” and there will be “no data caps,” Verizon said. The speeds are fast enough to rival Verizon’s fiber-to-the-home service, and the carrier has previously claimed that its 5G network will have “single-millisecond latencies.”
Tomi Engdahl says:
Verizon to launch 5G home broadband service next month
https://www.cablinginstall.com/articles/pt/2018/09/verizon-to-launch-5g-home-broadband-service-next-month.html?cmpid=enl_cim_cim_data_center_newsletter_2018-09-17&pwhid=6b9badc08db25d04d04ee00b499089ffc280910702f8ef99951bdbdad3175f54dcae8b7ad9fa2c1f5697ffa19d05535df56b8dc1e6f75b7b6f6f8c7461ce0b24&eid=289644432&bid=2240579
Verizon said it will start installations of its 5G home-broadband service on Oct. 1, in what the company says will be the world’s first 5G commercial service. Verizon 5G Home customers should expect typical network speeds around 300 Mbps and, depending on location, peak speeds of nearly 1 Gig, with no data caps, Verizon said in a statement. The company will begin signing up
Current Verizon customers will pay $50 a month for the service, while new customers will pay $70 a month, with no additional hardware costs.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Smartphone vendors looking for new thermal management solutions for 5G phones
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20180914PD205.html
While preparing to launch 5G-enabled smartphones in the first half of 2019, most major handset vendors are reportedly seeking new thermal management solutions in response to heat dissipation requirements under high-speed 5G environments, according to industry sources.
Android phone makers, including Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, are apparently more keen than Apple on the development of 5G phones, and reportedly have approached related suppliers for sampling of new thermal management solutions, said the sources.
Huawei has said that it plans to release commercial 5G solutions and 5G chips in March 2019 and then 5G-enabled smartphones in June. Additionally, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor product line is also scheduled to launch its first 5G model with total solutions in 2019.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2018/09/18/kuka-tekee-tyylikkaimman-5g-tukiaseman/
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Is Finally Coming to American Homes
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/5g-finally-coming-american-homes/58559053859471?ADTRK=UBM&elq_mid=5697&elq_cid=876648
Verizon has announced the first rollout of 5G in US homes, starting next month. And other carriers aren’t too far behind. But are we seeing 5G’s full potential yet?
If there was one takeaway from Mobile World Congress Americas (MWCA) 2018, it’s that companies are very excited about 5G…very excited. Carriers like Sprint and Verizon are ready to provide the connections, while suppliers like Ericsson and Nokia are ready to roll out small cell hardware for broadcasting 5G signals. There’s a legislative push happening. And companies of all sizes, ranging from automakers to small AI startups, are ready to leverage the enhanced speeds and low latency promised by 5G.
But the question for most consumers here in the states has always been: When are we finally going to get to try it for ourselves?
During a keynote presentation at MCWA, Ronan Dunne, group president of Verizon Wireless, surprised everyone in attendance when he announced that, starting October 1, Verizon will be rolling out the first 5G home network in the United States. It will begin with rollouts in select areas of Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Houston, and Sacramento
Verizon 5G Home, will offer download speeds from 300 Mbps to up to 1 Gbps (at burst speeds).
A single small cell installed in a neighborhood can provide coverage for multiple homes. From there, customers will have two options for a 5G router: an indoor or outdoor version, depending on their needs and type of dwelling. Because the 5G signal does bounce fairly easily, the routers do not require a line of sight with the 5G small cell radio or with devices around the home. The routers are supplied by Samsung, which earlier this year unveiled a line of 5G products including radios and routers, as well as enterprise level products—ASIC-based 5G modems and millimeter-wave RFICs.
The Race is On
While Verizon is the first to market in the US, other carriers are not too far behind. During MWCA 2018, AT&T announced a planned rollout for mobile 5G sometime later this year in Houston, Jacksonville, Louisville, New Orleans, San Antonio, Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, Raleigh, and Waco, Texas. The carrier said it has plans for 2019 rollouts in Las Vegas, LA, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose
T-Mobile is still waiting on approvals for a planned merger with Sprint to go through. But the company has inked a $3.5 billion deal with Ericsson, under which Ericsson will supply 5G radio hardware and software for T-Mobile’s networks.
But Not So Fast
If anyone noticed that Verizon’s promised 5G speed of 300 Mbps is just as fast as what’s offered by most fiber-based Internet today, they would be correct. Verizon’s own Fios service offers download speeds ranging from 100 to 500 Mpbs with up to 940 Mpbs if customers upgrade to a “gigabit connection.”
5G’s potential is expected to peak somewhere in the 10 to 20 Gbps range. Later equipment updates will probably bring in-home 5G up to the level that speed manufacturers and carriers have been promising. Tests from Ericsson have clocked 5G download speeds at up to 3.6 Gbps. Qualcomm’s internal tests with its modems have yielded speeds up to 4.29 Gpbs. And back in 2014, Samsung conducted tests that reached speeds as high as 7.5 Gbps.
Analysts are speculating that home-based (or fixed) 5G won’t really take off without a killer app. Verizon’s 5G Home services likely come packaged with Apple TV 4K for this very reason.
There’s also the question of access. It’s understandable that 5G Home is only coming to select cities at first.
Tomi Engdahl says:
How Can the US Win at 5G?
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/how-can-us-win-5g/74376090859452?ADTRK=UBM&elq_mid=5697&elq_cid=876648
5G deployment will be key to many next-gen technologies. But experts say America is lagging behind unless regulators can take the right steps.
5G will be a key enabler for autonomous cars, the ever-expanding Internet of Things (IoT), smarter and faster artificial intelligence, and the push toward smart cities. But that’s only if regulators can either get on board or get out of the way. The need for regulator support behind 5G was the main focus behind the opening keynote of Mobile World Congress Americas (MWCA) 2018 in Los Angeles.
According to a report released in April by CTIA, a trade association representing the US wireless communications industry, the US is among the top four countries leading the world in “5G readiness.” Yet it currently sits at number three, lagging behind China at number one (holding a “narrow lead,” according to CTIA) and South Korea holding second place. The US is ahead of Japan, which currently sits in fourth place.
Baker was optimistic, noting that a year ago, there were no 5G deployments planned in the United Sates—compared to this year, where the first 5G deployments are beginning. Three mobile carriers—Verizon, Spring, and T-Mobile—are planning to launch 5G networks in Los Angeles alone. She said that by 2019, 50 cities across the US will have 5G. “Thank goodness we Americans hate to lose,” she noted.
Let the Spectrum Auctions Begin
Key to the US winning the 5G race will be policies adopted by Congress, the Presidential Administration, and the FCC. “Policymakers are critical to our success…that we have the ability and resources to meet more communities,” Baker said. “Congress, the FCC, and the administration know we can’t afford to lose this race. And it starts with spectrum.”
The country will need hundreds of megahertz of new wireless spectrum opened up to facilitate 5G communications. In August, the FCC announced that it had established application and bidding procedures for the first 5G spectrum auctions in the US, covering licenses in the 28 GHz (27.5-28.35 GHz) and 24 GHz (24.25-24.45 and 24.75-25.25 GHz) bands. The FCC says bidding for the 28 GHz UMFUS licenses will commence on November 14, 2018, with bidding for the 24 GHz licenses to commence at a later date after the 28 GHz auction concludes.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2018/09/19/5g-testiverkoille-uusia-35-gigahertsin-taajuuksia/
Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö valmistelee tutkimus-, tuotekehitys- ja opetuskäyttöön (TTO) varattujen taajuusalueiden ja kattavuuden muutoksia. Samalla sallittaisiin 5G-verkkojen toiminta 900, 1800 ja 2100 megahertsin taajuusalueilla.
Tutkimus- ja opetuskäyttöön on tällä hetkellä varattu taajuuksia 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2600 MHz ja 3,5 GHz:n taajuusalueilta Espoossa, Tampereella ja Oulussa.
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G roundup: services before the year is out
https://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/5g-waves/4461119/5G-services-before-the-year-is-out?utm_source=Aspencore&utm_medium=EDN&utm_campaign=social
The entire point of inducing the 3GPP to accelerate its process for developing 5G standards was so that some of the largest carriers in the world, including AT&T and Verizon, could start rolling out service by mid-2018. A full quarter past mid-2018 and AT&T and Verizon have deployed some 5G network equipment, but neither has introduced a commercial service.
For companies that were in such a hurry two years ago, their rollouts of 5G have been far less exciting and significantly less consequential than, say, zip-lock technology being incorporated directly into food packaging.
Verizon has vowed to begin offering 5G fixed wireless broadband in Los Angeles, Houston, Sacramento, and Indianapolis on October 1; it is signing up subscribers now. The service will use “pre-standard” equipment
AT&T soured on fixed wireless, but is sticking to its latest plan, which is to switch on mobile wireless service in parts of several cities before the year is out.
T-Mobile, meanwhile, announced an allocation of $7 billion to purchase 5G network equipment, and said it would split that evenly between two major vendors, Ericsson and Nokia, who will spend the rest of this year installing 5G equipment in 30 cities
Sprint announcements about its plans have been modest, in part because it is waiting for the merger with T-Mobile to happen
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Is Finally Coming to American Homes
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/5g-finally-coming-american-homes/58559053859471?ADTRK=UBM&elq_mid=5733&elq_cid=876648
Verizon has announced the first rollout of 5G in US homes, starting next month. And other carriers aren’t too far behind. But are we seeing 5G’s full potential yet?
If there was one takeaway from Mobile World Congress Americas (MWCA) 2018, it’s that companies are very excited about 5G…very excited. Carriers like Sprint and Verizon are ready to provide the connections, while suppliers like Ericsson and Nokia are ready to roll out small cell hardware for broadcasting 5G signals. There’s a legislative push happening. And companies of all sizes, ranging from automakers to small AI startups, are ready to leverage the enhanced speeds and low latency promised by 5G.
Tomi Engdahl says:
US cities react in fury to FCC’s $2bn break for 5G telcos: We’ll be picking up the tab, say officials
Federal price cap will undercut existing agreements, says just about every big city in America
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/22/city_fury_fcc_5g_plan/
A plan to impose a federal price cap and one-size-fits-all model for the rollout of next-generation mobile networks has been met with fury by US cities.
New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Diego, Seattle and dozens of other cities have responded in anger to a public comment period on two proposals from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Those proposals would override the cities’ ability to charge mobile operators for positioning 5G cell towers on their property and instead impose a single, federal fee.
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/8476-3gpp-paivitti-5g-standardia
5G tarkoittaa eri taajuuksia Euroopassa ja Pohjois-Amerikassa. Euroopassa tärkein alue on 3,5 gigahertsiä, joka huutokaupataan esimerkiksi Suomessa jo lähiviikkoina. Yhdysvalloissa 3,5 gigahertsin on varattu LTE-verkoille, joten siellä 5G tuodaan aivan eri taajuuksille.
USA:ssa operaattoreilla on vielä hallussaan hyvin erilaisia taajuuksia. T-Mobilella on 600 megahertsin alue, Sprintillä 2,5 gigahertsin alue ja Verizon ja AT&T lähtevät liikkeelle millimetrialueella (28 ja 39 GHz).
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2018/09/26/5g-taajuuksien-huutokauppa-alkaa-tanaan/
Huutokaupattava taajuusalue 3410 – 3800 MHz on jaettu huutokaupassa kolmeen 130 megahertsin suuruiseen taajuuskaistaan, jotka ovat 3410 – 3540 MHz (A), 3540 – 3670 MHz (B) ja 3670 – 3800 MHz (C).
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Specs Get Last-Minute Update
3GPP update forces carrier/suppler realignment
https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1333787
The 3GPP released a set of at least eight change requests for its specification for 5G cellular networks. The updates are not expected to delay commercial rollouts expected in the next few weeks and months, but they underscore the intensity of the engineering going on quietly in the background as carriers race to turn on their first 5G networks.
The 3GPP marked the eight change requests released this month as non-backwards-compatible. So carriers and their suppliers will have to agree on whether they will standardize on the 3GPP’s 5G spec released at its June 2018 plenary, the new spec from the September plenary, or a hybrid.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Leti, VSORA Show 5G NR Air Interface on Multi-Core DSP
https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1333764
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G roundup: services before the year is out
https://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/5g-waves/4461119/5G-services-before-the-year-is-out?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=link&utm_medium=EDNConsumerElectronics-20180926
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2018/10/01/5g-taajuuksista-maksettiin-lahes-80-miljoonaa-euroa/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2018/10/01/suomi-ottaa-kayttoon-26-gigahertsin-alueen/
Niin sanotut 3,5 GHz:n taajuusalue (3400-3800 MHz) ja 26 GHz:n taajuusalue (24,25–27,5 GHz) on Euroopassa tunnistettu 5G-verkkojen rakentumisen kannalta keskeiseksi taajuusalueeksi.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat:
Verizon says it’s started rolling out its Verizon 5G Home broadband service in Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, for typical speeds of 300Mbps
Verizon activates ‘world’s first’ 5G network in 4 U.S. cities
https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/01/verizon-activates-worlds-first-5g-network-in-4-u-s-cities/
Less than a year after announcing that it would launch the first commercial 5G network in the United States, Verizon today officially turned on 5G services in four U.S. cities: Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. The company says it has started offering installations of its Verizon 5G Home broadband service today and named Houston resident Clayton Harris as “the first 5G customer in the world.”
While unquestionably significant, Verizon’s 5G launch in the United States comes with several qualifiers — including whether it’s truly the first, is actually 5G, and is legitimately as widespread as it initially sounds. As we’ve previously reported, smaller carriers rushed to launch the “world’s first 5G networks” in Qatar, Lesotho, Finland, and Estonia over the summer, and ahead of the U.S. Like Verizon, they are generally using pre-standards 5G networking gear and offering service in limited areas, sometimes without consumer hardware.
Verizon’s offering is an end-to-end 5G solution, including the necessary wireless hardware to deliver next-generation wireless speeds to home broadband users. The carrier is promising typical 300Mbps and peak 1Gbps connection speeds to customer
s, using Inseego broadband equipment that’s included in the $50 to $70 monthly service price.
Verizon is offering its service free for the first three months and promising “First on 5G” customers early access to upcoming services, such as mobile 5G.
Rival AT&T is launching a mobile 5G service in 12 cities this year, using wireless hotspot “pucks” to provide mobility, rather than new 5G smartphones or tablets.
“As our 5G technology partners bring … hardware, software, chipsets, and devices to market on the 3GPP 5G NR standard,” the company says, “we’ll upgrade First On 5G members to that equipment at no charge. When new network equipment is available and introduced, we’ll expand our 5G broadband internet coverage area quickly and bring 5G to additional cities.”
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/8513-5g-taajuudet-jaettiin-sopuisasti
Tomi Engdahl says:
Due to the fast-growing 4K/8K ultra-HD video applications and the ever increasing use of AR and VR applications, 5G is needed to supplement the capacity of 4G networks.
https://www.te.com/usa-en/industries/data-center/insights/mass-connectivity-5g-era.html?acctid=5864
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/8540-ouluun-ensimmaiset-5g-nr-tukiasemat
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G moves forward, one topology at a time
https://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/5g-waves/4461190/5G-moves-forward–one-topology-at-a-time
5G continues to move forward, but will 2018 be the year we remember as the year 5G became a reality? Let’s take a look at what’s happened and what we can expect.
Current state
With the first draft of the initial 5G specification, Release 15, released in December 2017, the 3GPP and its contributors continue to evolve the standard toward achieving the lofty goals initially set in 2015. Release 15 focused on the Non-Stand Alone (NSA) modes and specifically the Option 3 configurations. In June, the 3GPP finalized the first Stand Alone (SA) topology utilizing a new Next Generation Core Network (NGC).
What’s next?
Currently, infrastructure vendors around the world are conducting field trials with new 5G equipment and they’re measuring the results. The operators conduct these trials to test interoperability of equipment, evaluate the performance of the various options, and gather vital data necessary for network planning. These initial trials are focused on NSA modes including sub 6 GHz and mmWave equipment. Early indications reveal a focus on sub 6 GHz, NSA deployments (Option 3/3a/3x) and a migration to mmWave in 2019. SA will soon follow but it’s too early to predict when exactly that will happen.
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The big picture for US comms contains a hole
https://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/5g-waves/4461026/The-big-picture-for-US-comms-contains-a-hole?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=link&utm_medium=EDNConsumerElectronics-20181010
The 5G market is drawing in more wireless participants, which will represent a little more of the direct competition that is still mostly lacking among US communications services providers (CSP).
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/8555-elisa-avasi-5g-verkon-testitaajuuksilla
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2018/10/12/elisa-toi-5g-verkon-helsingin-keskustaan/