Here is my collection of relevant trend for 5G networks for 2019:
The most newsworthy stories in wireless today are all about 5G. In 2019, we enter a cautious, early-adoption phase of this next generation of wireless technology. 2019 will be the year when we see the first commercial networks turning on and first handsets arriving in the market. Only a small number of users will get a first taste of 5G in specific geographic locations, using specific applications, none of which are ubiquitous or cost-optimized.
5G promises a paradigm shift in throughput, latency, and scalability.We are not here yet, and may not reach those all those promises in 2019 because we might have to wait to 2020 to get a good selection of devices that can use 5G networks.The initial 5G market in 2019 might not be yet very big. The real business could start in 2020.
It is expected that by 2025, the emerging wireless 5G market is expected to reach a total value of $250B1. 5G is projected to be 100 times faster than 4G LTE. Ericsson forecasts over 1 billion 5G subscriptions for enhanced mobile broadband by the end of 2023, accounting for around 12% of all mobile subscriptions. By end of 2023, close to 50% of all mobile subscriptions in North America are forecast to be for 5G. For Western Europe 5G penetration is expected to be at 21%.
Plenty of publications are going to claim 2019 as “The Year of 5G,” but we are just seeing the first wave which could be seen as not meeting the 5G hype. 5G will arrive into this world as a marketing gimmick. When it does fully roll out, 5G has the potential to be a great but is in a risk that it is already oversold (like what happened to 3G initially). Sure, widespread use is still a few years away, but before handset manufacturers, embedded devices for industrial applications, connected cars, and the like begin to take hold, some infrastructure needs to be in place.
There will be exciting 5G applications coming in 2019. All of the hype and irrational exuberance of a few years ago are turning into initial pilot deployments. 5G is just now getting close to emerging into real wireless networks. Despite the hype, there’s still plenty of work to do and improvements to make. And there will be failed attempts to build those new networks and applications.
The main features of the 5G are high capacity, short delay and the ability to connect a massive number of IoT sensors to the network. 5G network can be used to implement customized network services that are suitable for different needs. The capacity of the 5G network serves to exponentially increase the amount of data.The short delay is important in many different industries. Delay is of great importance in the remote control of self-propelled vehicles and other machines and equipment. It is also seen as useful for AI applications.
Networks start up
Next year, it will be interesting, for example, when the first commercial 5G networks start up.
What is true 5G will be asked often. One question to consider is if these deployed networks will be “true 5G.” It will depend on how 5G is defined. An accepted definition of a 5G subscriber is a device supporting the New Radio (NR) protocol connected to an NR base station. This is independent of which spectrum band the network utilizes. We will see NR deployed across the entire spectrum range depending on what assets operators have available to support their strategy. For the sub-6-GHz infrastructure, Release 15 radio standards specifications are comprehensive. For mmWave the technology has not been defined so clearly yet.5G deployments have begun. Carriers have promised to begin rolling out the technology in the States early 2019. Most initial deployments may be on sub-6-GHz bands, but there will be some fixed wireless use cases using millimeter-wave (mmWave) technologies.
Initially, 5G will provide the ability to deliver mobile broadband at lower cost to operators, but as full NR capability emerges, there are some exciting applications and use cases forthcoming. Industrial automation is one of the promising use cases that may leverage the low latency and high reliability provided by future 5G networks. If you recall the original IMT2020 KPIs set out by the ITU, there are several requirements that will certainly be met, but don’t expect all of the KPIs to be achieved by any operator on Day 1.
Based on recent announcements from key industry players (i.e., Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile), the first 5G commercial deployments will likely commence during the second half of 2019, with a target to have 5G commercial service available in 2020.
One question to consider is if these networks will be “true 5G.” It will depend on how 5G is defined. AT&T’s 5G network goes live in 12 cities — but you can’t use it yet because 5G device sales don’t start until next year.
5G networks will be more or less cloud based. Mobile Operator DNA introduces Nokia’s cloud platforms in its upcoming 5G networks. With the new features, the degree of automation, capacity and programmability of today’s networks can be raised to a new level, according to DNA.
What is the indoor coverage of a 5G network compared to a 4G network? The 3.5 gigahertz frequency used by Telia behaves very similarly to the frequencies used so far, and the 3.5 gigahertz 5G networks are built on the same base stations as the 4G networks.
Once 5G uses mmWave signals, there will still be a lower-frequency (sub 6 GHz) “anchor” to handle data when there’s no mmWave service available. mmWave service will likely be used only when available and needed. Connectivity will be constant in sub 6 GHz bands. For example in Finland majority of first 5G activity will be at 3.5 GHz.We will need both mmWave and lower frequencies to provide what was promised. The very high frequency mmWave is needed to get enough bandwidth to fast data rates.
It seems that many network operators will be retaining all their 4G infrastructure for quite long time. When 5G wireless phone subscribers who don’t enable Wi-Fi end up in 5G dead spots, they’ll be connected via 4G instead. So the bright 5G future for an awful lot of mobile phone use will actually be Wi-Fi and 4G.
Chips
There will be many new mobile chips coming.Release 15 has provided SoC makers such as Qualcomm and Intel with what they need to get baseband processors out the door.
Qualcomm has unveiled the next generation of its Snapdragon family of processors, the 855 – the first chip optimized for bringing 5G connectivity to mobile devices. The 855 is manufactured with a 7-nanometer process. The Snapdragon 855, along with its X50 modem, position the company to dominate the first wave of 5G devices. Samsung and Verizon will partner to release a 5G smartphone using Qualcomm processors in the first half of 2019. AT&T says it’s getting that 5G Samsung phone, too. Currently, at least 18 major companies — including Samsung, Nokia / HMD, Sony, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, HTC, LG, Asus, ZTE, Sharp, Fujitsu, and OnePlus — are working with Qualcomm and its Snapdragon X50 5G NR modems.
Intel is putting bets on its new XMM 8160 5G modem. The XMM 8160 modem is set to be released to manufacturers sometime in the second half of 2019, with the first devices using the chip coming in early 2020. Intel says that the modem will support both millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum as well as lower-band parts of the spectrum. This Intel’s new 5G modem might power Apple’s first 5G iPhones because the company recently switched to using Intel modems exclusively for its 2018 iPhone XS and XR phones.
Huawei and Samsung are both also working on their own in-house 5G modems, too.
5G smartphones
Telia expects that the first devices will be routers, and tablets. It seems that in the first phase, 5G connections will be available to consumers in the form of broadband routers. Inseego has showed a mobile 5G hotspot it will launch at CES for Verizon’s network.
We’re going to see the first wave of 5G handsets appearing in 2019. At least OnePlus, Samsung, and Huawei will compete for the title of the first 5G smartphone.Huawei has promised 5G smart phone before summer. OnePlus and LG have committed to a handset and Samsung, being Samsung, has since committed to two. There will be possibly also other handsets available. It is expected that “flagship” high-end handsets will be the first to integrate some form of 5G radio. Apple is not expected to release a 5G handset until 2020.
There has been already some test 5G smart phones showed on tech shows. Samsung has showed an early version of its first 5G smartphone streaming 4K video to a large-screen TV. Motorola has demoed a 5G upgrade module that attached to its LTE smartphone.
Will you be holding a 5G smartphone in your hands in 2019? If you pay attention to the news, there’s a good chance of that happening. Will You Own a 5G Smartphone in 2019? For most people maybe not. The first 5G service plan prices will be expensive and the speeds will be considerably slower than maximums. In the beginning your 5G handset will likely spend a lot more time using 4G for quite many years. It means that until 5G becomes more ubiquitous, you’re going to be paying a hefty premium for a feature you barely use
What’s the status of 5G standards?
The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is defining the 5G standard, which needs to meet the following technical requirements, as defined by the International Telecommunication Union:
>10-Gb/s peak data rates for the enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB)
>1 M/km2 connections for massive machine-type communications (MMTC)
<1-ms latency for ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC).
The 5G standard will be defined in two subsequent releases – Release 15 and Release 16.
The Non-Stand-Alone spec came out in 2017 with the stand-alone spec released in June 2018. 3GPP Release 15 is almost done. Updates will include dual connectivity, the ability to simultaneously support LTE and 5G New Radio (5G NR). Download links will likely have both LTE and NR, possibly in the same frequency band but upload could stick to using only one connection. For the sub-6-GHz infrastructure, Release 15 radio standards specifications are comprehensive. Release 15 has provided SoC makers such as Qualcomm and Intel with what they need to get baseband processors out the door. Most of the forward-looking features reside in the baseband and generally will be implemented in software. Release 15 laid down the foundation to enable initial SoCs to be defined and subsequent first user devices to be available in 2019. For mmWave, we are still early in the game.
Work for Release 16 will start with mobile V2x communications. IoT is another aspect of Release 16. We will have to wait for it to become ready.
Technogies
Lower latency, on the order of 1 ms, is an expected feature of 5G. It will be needed for industrial control applications and even more so in V2X communications needed for connected cars. This is the promise, but I expect that the first 5G networks might not be able to fulfill this 1 ms promise.
5G will also drive radio channel counts, whether it be for macro, massive MIMO, small-cell, or mmWave form factors. Macro base stations in the low bands will expand MIMO channel counts from 2T2R to 4T4R and possibly higher. Massive MIMO radios will have increased radio density per system ranging from 16T16R to 64T64R, and mmWave radios will have up to 256 RF channels in the analog beamformers.
Much of the work is still focused on infrastructure: the radios and networks that will carry all that data. There’s still plenty of R&D activity going on modems, antenna arrays, amplifiers, data converters, etc. Power amplifiers (PAs) are a critical component of 5G base stations and user equipment. Because 5G’s emphasis on power savings, engineers are designing PAs using GaN power transistors with some using the Doherty amplifier architecture. We need to continue to reduce size, weight, and power (SWaP) consumption while supporting wider bandwidths and higher operating frequencies.
5G systems claim to be more open than older telecom systems and they use open source components. The mobile industry’s equivalent of open source is Open RAN, which will enable a service creation environment that can help realize the more advanced 5G use cases.
There are hurdles that need to be cleared before full 5G deployment can be achieved. First, we need new spectrum. This is well underway globally with many countries allocating spectrum for 5G. Ideal spectrum allocations for 5G are on the order of 50 MHz or more of contiguous spectrum to take full advantage of NR.
Test equipment is showing signs of use outside the engineering lab as equipment manufacturers and network installers need 5G test equipment. If you design devices that will connect to 5G networks, you’ll probably need also simulations.
With 5G moving out of the lab and onto the street, we will see lots of announcements regarding collaborations the bring 5G design and test products to market. Anritsu and Qualcomm succeeded in testing the 5G-SA connection (Standalone) with the MT8000A testing system and the Qualcomm 5G terminal with 5G NR modem (Snapdragon X50). The commercial offering of these “genuine” 5G connections will begin in China next year.
New interface ODI could be important for 5G testing. Six companies along with the AXIe Consortium and the VITA trade industry group have endorsed a new standard called Optical Data Interface (ODI). ODI is a high-speed interface for instrumentation and embedded systems, supporting speeds up to 80 GBytes/s. ODI is now positioned to address difficult challenges in 5G communications, mil/aero systems, and high-speed data acquisition.
Changes to core network
Core networks need to evolve. Because 5G is expected to reduce latency and increase reliability over LTE, core networks will evolve into software-defined networks (SDNs) that will treat data differently depending on use case. The radio-access networks (RANs) will be modified first to handle 5G NR, but the data packets will route to the 4G core network. Over time, a 5G network core will roll out.
Deploying 5G will require distinct indoor and outdoor strategies. 5G base stations will have to be spaced more closely, necessitating more of them, especially in densely populated areas compared to 3G or 4G. Dual-mode operation (4G/5G + WiFi) is a blessing for operators evolving their networks to 5G. Indoor reception problems are guaranteed with 5G; higher-frequency millimeter wave signals in particular will not penetrate walls.
We will need both mmWave and lower frequencies to provide what was promised. The very high frequency mmWave is needed to get enough bandwidth to fast data rates. But the higher the frequency of a wireless signal, the less well it propagates and the less able it is to penetrate obstacles. Water vapor will cause signal loss at 24 GHz. Oxygen is an impediment at 60 GHz. Verizon and Samsung recently announced a successful data transmission using 800 MHz of bandwidth at 28 GHz, resulting in a maximum throughput of almost 4 Gb/s. A lot of traditional players now talk about how active antennas will become prevalent in mmWave.
There will be need for very many small 5G base stations. Maybe not in 2019, but some years later on urban networks. The strategy has been a combination of small cells with massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antennas to increase coverage. Wireless network operators have been considering small cells for more than 15 years, but if small cells were the best solution for anything we’d have them already. Maybe it is necessity for mmWave based 5G networks. Previous estimates have been that the average distance between 5G base stations might be 250m to 300m. But now most equipment designers are targeting 150 meters to 200 meters apart everywhere, simply to get adequate coverage.
Wireless operators are going to have to install more 5G base stations than they did to support 4G, they’re going to have to install more 5G base stations than they originally estimated. We need lots of new 5G base stations and innovation how to install them to our environment.There will be many different approaches. Manhole cover can server as antennas. 5G base stations will be integrated to street lights, bus stops and advertisement displays.
IoT and autonomous cars
The standards for 5G will be defined in large part by the direct integration of Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT (IIoT) devices into global networks and devices. There is not yet ready 5G standards for those applications. So for 2019 IoT and IIoT will need to be pretty much stick to 4G technologies like NB-IoT and LTE-M. For 5G to shape industrial computing application in larger scale than just some small tests we will have to wait till 2020. Researchers seeking to impact 5G technologies are focused on how to properly introduce this new species of computing into the mobile networking ecosystem.
Work for Release 16 will start with mobile V2x communications. IoT is another aspect of Release 16, which should make IoT communications more efficient, reliable and lower the latency.
It is believed that 5G’s “big data pipe” will make vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) technologies even more powerful than originally planned. Having a high-data-rate pipe is essential to allowing vehicles to exchange information with each other. Future safety technologies could get bigger with the advent of 5G cellular communications. 5G offers data rates measured in Gigabits per second, whereas the dedicated short-range communication system (DSRC) originally intended for V2X is measured in Megabits per second. More bandwidth could translate into more information and greater safety. There’s also a new evaluation methodology being defined for V2X use cases including vehicle platooning, advanced driving to enable semi-autonomous or fully-autonomous driving, and remote driving.
The 5G technology is first utilized in the industrial sector, where it has promised to have many applications. Addressing the issues behind Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices is important. Qualcomm, the largest supplier of modem chips used in smartphones, has introduced the X50 modem to give IIoT devices the ability to communicate over 5G networks.
Security
Is 5G Technology a Blessing or a Curse for Security? The answer depends who you ask it. There are conflicting schools of thought about 5G security. Ericsson asserts that security has been built into 5G from the ground up. Inverse report warns that 5G’s inevitable internet of things (IoT) wave could create massive security headaches. I think the technology is new and it is inevitable that there will be many security issues until most of them get sorted out.
Trade war hits 5G
The USA vs China trade war will have some effect on the 5G development. USA has claimed that Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE can use their telecom gear to spy on users. The Chinese telecommunications company Huawei is under scrutiny around the globe over concerns that its close ties with the Chinese government present national security threats to the U.S., Europe and allied countries.
Countries like the United States, Australia and Japan have blocked Huawei from building their next-generation, super-fast 5G internet networks. Over the summer, Australia barred Huawei from providing 5G technology for wireless networks over espionage fears. In New Zeland GCSB bans Spark from using Huawei gear for its 5G mobile upgrade. In UK BT plans to remove the Chinese firm’s gear from the core of its networks. Germany’s IT watchdog has expressed scepticism about calls for a boycott of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. German security authority BSI (Das Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik) had not found any evidence that Huawe’s equipment would in any way be less secure than its competitors.
The current situation has caused annoyance, even despair in Huawei’s leadership. Will there be any effect for 5G development of this? SoftBank Corp sees no tech impact from not using Huawei gear.
Applications
Social Automation with 5G: About 20 percent of smart phone users believe that 5G will make it easier to connect to different IoT devices, such as home appliances and many home appliances. I think that those believes are not to be realized by 5G in 2019, because making connections to IoT devices easier is not about 5G, but IoT systems development in general. Adding 5G to the IoT communications jungle had potential to first make configuring the devices harder (more networking options means more complicated settings on device).
Operators have claimed many different applications that 5G would make it possible. In many cases those could be made without 5G and even might have already done before 5G networks become live. Here are some examples:
Remote surgery: Ahmedabad Doctor Claims World’s First Telerobotic Heart Surgery on Patient 32 KM Away article tells that Dr Tejas Patel, an internationally renowned cardiologist, claims to have performed the world’s first cardiovascular stent surgeryoperating from a remote area. I did not seem any mention of 5G used there. I expect that this was performed using fixed network connections that are available now and are more reliable than wireless systems like 5G.
Self driving cars: They are already being tested without 5G. 5G could help here. For Self driving cars have multitude of challenges to get them run properly, and 5G will help to solve only few of them. We will need to wait for Release 16 standard to be implemented to network to see the benefits to autonomous traffic.
Artificial intelligence: We are already doing that without 5G. The current trends seems to be that the AI is made both at the edge device and in the cloud. Using this architecture 5G does not seem to do very much at the moment to help AI solutions.
Industrial applications: The short delay is said to be important in many different industries. And the 5G will be important for industrial applications. I am still waiting for real applications to appear. One question for critical industrial applications will be how reliable the 5G network will be. In the beginning there will always be issues in keeping the network reliable in changing wireless conditions and when the brand new devices have software bug in them. For industrial applications we need to find niches where benefits out-weight the potential risks that network might not be very reliable.
Be warned of “fake 5G”
5G will arrive into this world as a marketing gimmick. We will see lots of “fake 5G” marketing in 2019.
I expect we will see many first commercial 5G network press releases. Many marketers will try to frame their 5G offering to form in which they can claim it to be he “the first commercial 5G”. I expect that many of those news releases will be publishes in magazines as news that claim that 5G just started for real now.Was this really the first commercial 5g networks? Hard to say for sure and depends on criteria what is considered to be be “commercial 5G network”.
This can also mean that something that is not really still only 4G is rebranded as being 5G solution. Verge reports that AT&T customers will start to see a 5G logo appear in the corner of their smartphone next year — not because they’re using a 5G phone connected to a 5G network, but because AT&T is going to start pretending its most advanced 4G LTE tech is 5G.
Another example Forum Virium 5G test project in Helsinki Finland will use 4G LTE based NB-IOT and LTE-M technologies for IoT communications because 5G IoT standards are not ready yet and claims that those 4G solutions are 5G compatible (whatever it means). I think those are confusing and borderline deceptive moves designed to win the coming advertising wars around 5G.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Most business leaders do not believe in the benefits of 5G and think that 4G is enough.
Business and technology leaders around the world underestimate the promised power of change in 5G technology according a new study Leadership Leaning 5G: According report by Accenture.
Worldwide, 53 percent of corporate executives estimate that 5G offers “very little” opportunities that 4G networks would not be able to offer. On the other side 37% expect 5G to be a “revolutionary” change in speed and capacity. Attitude to 5G varies by industry.
Source:
Yritysjohtajat eivät usko maailmalla 5G:n hyötyihin – 4G riittää
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/07/09/yritysjohtajat-eivat-usko-maailmalla-5gn-hyotyihin-4g-riittaa/
Tomi Engdahl says:
T-Mobile: One 600 MHz Cell Tower Will Cover Hundreds of Miles with 5G, But at What Speed?
https://www.telecompetitor.com/t-mobile-one-600-mhz-cell-tower-will-cover-hundreds-of-miles-with-5g-but-at-what-speed/
According to the company, a single 5G 600 MHz cell tower will be able to cover “hundreds of square miles.” That’s dramatically greater coverage in comparison with towers deployed in the millimeter wave band, which according to T-Mobile, cover less than a square mile.
The broad coverage areas that 600 MHz can support will enable T-Mobile to deploy the first nationwide 5G U.S. network
, the company said – a goal the company expects to achieve in 2020. Tellingly, however, the T-Mobile announcement today says nothing about the speeds achieved.
The reference to millimeter wave deployment is T-Mobile’s jibe at AT&T and Verizon, both of whom are initially deploying 5G in millimeter wave spectrum bands above 24 GHz.
, T-Mobile and Sprint have said that if allowed to merge they would be able to achieve average mobile 5G speeds of 450 Mbps nationwide and 100 Mbps to 90% of Americans using Sprint’s mid-band spectrum holdings. Sprint has a wide swath of spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band throughout a large portion of the U.S. The speeds that T-Mobile will be able to deliver using its own low-band 600 MHz spectrum likely are lower.
Of course, 5G isn’t just about data speeds. Standards for 5G also call for other capabilities — notably substantially lower latency in comparison with existing cellular networks — and lower latency should be achievable in any 5G spectrum band.
all carrier 5G networks eventually may look quite similar, with 5G operating in multiple spectrum bands
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/07/09/yritysjohtajat-eivat-usko-maailmalla-5gn-hyotyihin-4g-riittaa/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Maailman ensimmäinen kaupallinen 5G-roaming
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/07/16/maailman-ensimmainen-kaupallinen-5g-roaming/
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G-hackathon Shift2019-tapahtumaan
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/07/16/5g-hackathon-shift2019-tapahtumaan/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.gemalto.com/mobile/secure-elements/5g-sim
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/9684-mullistava-rf-kytkin-5g-tukiasemiin
Tomi Engdahl says:
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SuomiAreenassa virtaa valtava määrä dataa
Kesäasuinen vaikuttajahenkilö suhailee heinäkuussa Porin kaduilla SuomiAreenan merkeissä. Perinteisesti tapahtuman parasta antia ovat satunnaiset kohtaamiset kadulla ja kuppiloissa. Samaan aikaan yhteiskunnallinen keskustelu porisee kuitenkin myös sosiaalisessa mediassa, valokuvia ladataan satamäärin ja videolähetykset keskustelutilaisuuksista virtaavat television välityksellä ympäri Suomea.
Someaikakaudella yleisötilaisuuksien järjestäjän on listattava suunnitelmiinsa perinteisten bajamajojen ja sähköjen lisäksi myös mobiilidatan riittävyys. Kun tuhatpäinen yleisö yhtäkkiä tupsahtaa paikkaan, jossa yleensä käyskentelee vähemmän väkeä, voivat yhteydet olla koetuksella.
DNA on SuomiAreenan pääyhteistyökumppani ja huolehtinut jo useana vuonna SuomiAreenan verkkoyhteyksistä.
”Porissa yhteydet ovat jo valmiiksi hyvät, joten kovin paljon erikoistoimenpiteitä ei ole tarvinnut tehdä. Sen sijaan esimerkiksi musiikkifestarit tai Jukolan viesti, jotka nousevat peltojen keskelle, vaativat usein siirrettävän tukiaseman”, DNA:n siirtoverkkoyksikön johtaja Mikko Kannisto kertoo.
Datan määrällä mitattuna harva suomalainen tapahtuma liikkuu edes samassa suuruusluokassa kuin SuomiAreena. Ainutlaatuisen tapahtumasta tekee myös esiintymislavojen määrä. Lavoja ja striimauspisteitä on hajallaan ympäri kaupunkia, ei keskitetysti yhdessä tiiviissä paikassa, kuten vaikkapa rockfestivaaleilla.
Mobiiliverkon lisäksi Poriin vedetään väliaikainen kiinteä yhteys, koska siirrettävän datan määrä on iso ja tv-kanavat haluavat varmistua suorien tv-lähetysten toiminnasta.
”Teknisesti ottaen DNA toimittaa osan kapasiteetista niin sanottuna mustana kuituna (dark fiber), mikä tarkoittaa, että rakennamme vain valokuituyhteyden, jonka päälle MTV ja muut sisällöntuottajat rakentavat IP-kerroksen, laitteiston, reitittimet ja muun infran. Tämä on nykyään suosittu ratkaisu etenkin vaativammissa tilanteissa tai kun tarvitsee laajentaa kapasiteettia tilapäisesti”, Kannisto kertoo.
5G saattaa lakaista valokuitukaapelit festareilta
Tänä vuonna SuomiAreenaan rakennetaan myös 5G-verkko. Kaupallisesti se tulee käyttöön myöhemmin, mutta jo heinäkuussa sitä hyödyntää DNA:n älykoti Porin torilla. Siellä esitellään 5G:n mahdollisuuksia yleisölle.
Yleisötapahtumien verkkoyhteyksien suunnittelussa 5G saattaa tulevina vuosina raivata väliaikaiset valokuituvedot tieltään. Maanpinnalle vedetty väliaikainen valokuitukaapeli festivaalialueilla on suojauksista huolimatta aina altis rikkoutumiselle.
5G-verkkoa on mahdollista viipaloida ja varata näin varma kaista kriittisille yhteyksille, kuten vaikkapa suoralle tv-kuvalle. Siksi se tulee kiinnostamaan myös yleisötilaisuuksien järjestäjiä, Kannisto ounastelee.
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G-vallankumous alkaa – ensimmäisiä muutoksia nähdään tänä vuonna
https://www.dna.fi/yrityksille/blogi/-/blogs/5g-vallankumous-alkaa-ensimmaisia-suuria-muutoksia-nahdaan-jo-tana-vuonna?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=linkad&utm_content=artikkeli_5g_vallankumous_alkaa_ensimmaisia_suuria_muutoksia_nahdaan_jo_tana_vuonna&utm_campaign=pk_kampanja_mobiilipolku_19
Suomessa kaikki operaattorit ovat jo avanneet 5G-verkkonsa paremmin mobiililaajakaistan käyttöön soveltuvalla 3,5 GHz taajuusalueella.
Verkkojen laajentaminen kestää kuitenkin useamman vuoden. “Jos miettii 4G:tä, valtakunnalliset verkot saatiin rakennettua noin 5-6 vuodessa. 5G:ssä puhutaan todennäköisesti samantyyppisistä aikajänteistä, eli valtakunnalliset verkot voisivat olla valmiita vuonna 2025″, hän arvioi.
Puhelinten puolella 5G:n esiinmarssi alkaa syksyllä.
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G is here
https://www.ericsson.com/en/5g?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social_paid&utm_campaign=BNEW_5G_switch_Global_20190722&utm_aud=Service-Provider_Generic&utm_tar=Global_URL-RT_5G&utm_content=Video_1x1_C2#map
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/22/uk-to-toughen-telecoms-security-controls-to-shrink-5g-risks/?tpcc=ECFB2019
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/19/huawei-5g-indecision-is-hitting-uks-relations-abroad-warns-committee/?tpcc=ECFB2019
Tomi Engdahl says:
Verizon wants you to pay $650 plus $85 a month for a 5G hotspot
If Verizon charges this much now, just imagine if 5G was widely available.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/07/verizon-wants-you-to-pay-650-plus-85-a-month-for-a-5g-hotspot/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/07/25/nokia-kasvatti-5g-tilauskantaansa/
Tomi Engdahl says:
“5G is going to come with a price, and that price is battery consumption.”
5G’s Waveform Is a Battery Vampire
https://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/wireless/5gs-waveform-is-a-battery-vampire
Power Players: As carriers launch 5G, some experts say the industry should have chosen a more efficient modulation option for the service.
concerns that OFDM may draw too much power in 5G devices and base stations. That’s a problem, because 5G is expected to require far more base stations to deliver service and connect billions of mobile and IoT devices.
“5G is going to come with a price, and that price is battery consumption.”
A 5G base station is generally expected to consume roughly three times as much power as a 4G base station. And more 5G base stations are needed to cover the same area.
So how did 5G get into a potentially power-guzzling mess? OFDM plays a large part.
The trade-off is that OFDM has a high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR). Generally speaking, the orthogonal portions of an OFDM signal deliver energy constructively
That means any receiver needs to be able to take in a lot of energy at once, and any transmitter needs to be able to put out a lot of energy at once. Those high-energy instances cause OFDM’s high PAPR and make the method less energy efficient than other encoding schemes.
there are a few emerging applications for 5G that make a high PAPR undesirable. In particular, Yuan, who is also the rapporteur for 3GPP’s study group on nonorthogonal multiple-access possibilities for 5G, points to massive machine-type communications, such as large-scale IoT deployments.
(OFDMA), which allocates a chunk of spectrum to each user.
The logistics of using distinct spectrum for each device could quickly spiral out of control for large IoT networks, but Release 15 established OFDMA for 5G-connected machines, largely because it’s what was used on 4G.
One promising alternative that Yuan’s group is considering, non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA)
For now, Yuan believes OFDM and OFDMA will suit 5G’s early needs. He sees 5G first being used by smartphones, with applications like massive machine-type communications not arriving for at least another year or two, after the completion of Release 16, currently scheduled for December 2019.
Kimery, for one, isn’t optimistic that the industry will adopt any non-OFDMA options. “It is possible there will be an alternative,” he says. “The probability isn’t great. Once something gets implemented, it’s hard to shift.”
Tomi Engdahl says:
Millimeter wave to low-band: The different types of 5G and how they work
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/5g-spectrum-variants/
If you’ve been keeping up on news about the next generation of wireless technology, 5G, you’ve likely come across the terms “low-band,” “mid-band,” and “millimeter wave” in your reading. But what do those terms actually mean?
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/07/26/apple-ratkaisi-5g-ongelmansa-rahalla/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Report claims all three new iPhones planned for 2020 will support 5G
https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/28/reports-claims-all-three-new-iphones-planned-for-2020-will-support-5g/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Apple Suddenly Confirms Radical iPhone Plans
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/07/25/apple-iphone-11-5g-modem-intel-upgrade-iphone-xs-max-xr-update/
In an official statement, Apple has today confirmed a $1BN deal to acquire the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business and this will change iPhones dramatically. How do we know? While Apple has dropped hints, Intel was good enough to already tell us everything we needed to know.
As reported by Reuters in February, Intel’s head of networking (and now executive vice president), Sandra Rivera told the media at a Palo Alto event that the company’s 5G modem chips would start shipping to customers this year with “products in the market” in 2020. Now that sole customer is Apple and the company is being unusually candid about what this means.
Apple now owns 5G smartphone modems which will be ready in 2020 allowing Apple to ‘expedite development on future products’. Moreover, Apple’s in-house chip development is outstanding.
And Apple is playing this smart. In April, it signed a modem deal with Qualcomm and this relieves the pressure on Apple to supply the tens of millions of 5G modems required for its 2020 iPhones out the gate. If troubles arise, Qualcomm can handle the demand. If not, Apple can split the supply between Qualcomm and itself (for years iPhone modems were a Qualcomm/Intel mix) before easing its rival out in future generations.
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://www.etn.fi/index.php/tekniset-artikkelit/13-news/9698-varjo-kehittaa-etalasnaoloa-5g-n-yli
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/07/30/huawein-5g-puhelimelle-gcf-sertifikaatti/
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Power Usage Is Making Phones Overheat In Warm Weather
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/21/5g-power-usage-is-making-phones-overheat-in-warm-weather/
As reported by ExtremeTech, the brand new 5G network is running into a major snag with mobile devices as Qualcomm 5G modems literally cannot handle the heat. After just a few minutes of use they’re going into thermal shutdown and falling back to measly 4G data rates. Reports by both PCMag and the Wall Street Journal (paywall) suggest that 5G-enabled phones consistently see problems when used in environments where temperatures hit or exceed 29.5 °C (85.1 °F).
The apparent cause is the increased power draw required by current 5G modems which make heavy use of beam forming and other advanced technologies to increase reception and perform processing on the received data.
https://www.extremetech.com/mobile/295228-5g-modems-and-phones-literally-cant-handle-the-heat-of-summer-weather
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/07/31/helsingin-satamaan-nopeat-5g-yhteydet/
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G wireless needs fiber, and lots of it
https://www.ciena.com/insights/articles/5G-wireless-needs-fiber-and-lots-of-it_prx.html
When the topic of 5G wireless comes up, your first thought likely isn’t about fiber networks running under the ground. But as Ciena’s Brian Lavallée explains, 5G mobile networks will significantly affect both the wireless side (obviously!) and the wireline side of the global network infrastructure. In fact, 5G’s formidable network performance goals are heavily predicated on the availability of fiber, and lots of it, to cell sites.
Tomi Engdahl says:
UK is one of the world’s first countries with live #5G networks. Do you know which other countries are live with Ericsson #5G?
https://www.ericsson.com/en/5g?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social_paid&utm_campaign=BNEW_5G_switch_Global_20190722&utm_aud=Service-Provider_Generic&utm_tar=Global_URL-RT_5G&utm_content=Vodafone-GB_Network-goes-live_Video_1x1_C2#map
Tomi Engdahl says:
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
OnePlus CEO talks about a second 5G phone coming in Q4, international expansion, and plans to launch a TV set — OnePlus, China’s upstart smartphone maker, is preparing a global rollout of its new 5G device this year, as it looks to expand in the US and win more customers from Huawei, Apple and Samsung.
Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus to roll out new 5G device
Shenzhen-based company also preparing to launch its first television set
https://www.ft.com/content/7511ee34-bde4-11e9-b350-db00d509634e
OnePlus, China’s upstart smartphone maker, is preparing a global rollout of its new 5G device this year, as it looks to expand in the US and win more customers from Huawei, Apple and Samsung.
OnePlus has managed to buck the smartphone market’s decline this year, after winning rave reviews for its latest device, the 7 Pro, which sports a pop-out camera and smooth-scrolling technology.
“We believe with the development of 5G technology next year we can have an [even] better performance,” Mr Lau said. “With the upcoming 5G era approaching, we are going to invest more.”
Tomi Engdahl says:
Huawei pushes back launch of 5G foldable, the Mate X
https://tcrn.ch/31IapVn
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.dna.fi/yrityksille/blogi/-/blogs/5g-tuo-vauhtia-ja-vapautta-joustavaan-tyohon?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=linkad&utm_content=artikkeli_5g_tuo_vauhtia_ja_vapautta_joustavaan_tyohon&utm_campaign=pk_jatkuva_some_19
Tomi Engdahl says:
MAISTUISIKO ANNOS HUIPPUJÄÄTELÖÄ 5G:LLÄ KUORRUTETTUNA?
https://www.telia.fi/artikkelit/artikkeli/5G-jaateloauto-telia-op-newsroom
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Technology Is Coming, But Is It Already Filled With Security Flaws?
https://securityintelligence.com/articles/5g-technology-is-coming-but-is-it-already-filled-with-security-flaws/
Tomi Engdahl says:
26 GHz and 28 GHz are both needed for 5G
https://www.gsma.com/spectrum/resources/26-ghz-28-ghz/
The introduction of 5G pioneers a new level of mobile performance with ultra-high speeds and low latencies. What makes this possible is millimetre wave spectrum. In this range, 26 GHz and 28 GHz have emerged as two of the most important bands.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Marvin Test, Rohde team up on 5G IC tester
Martin Rowe -July 26, 2019
https://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/5g-waves/4462164/Marvin-Test–Rohde-team-up-on-5G-IC-tester
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/06/att-rolls-out-limited-5g-in-parts-of-new-york-city/
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G tuo vauhtia ja vapautta joustavaan työhön
https://www.dna.fi/yrityksille/blogi/-/blogs/5g-tuo-vauhtia-ja-vapautta-joustavaan-tyohon?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=linkad&utm_content=artikkeli_5g_tuo_vauhtia_ja_vapautta_joustavaan_tyohon&utm_campaign=pk_jatkuva_some_19
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.dna.fi/yrityksille/blogi/-/blogs/gallup-mita-yritysmaailma-odottaa-5g-lta?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=linkad&utm_content=artikkeli_gallup_mita_yritysmaailma_odottaa_5g_lta&utm_campaign=pk_jatkuva_some_19
Tomi Engdahl says:
Here’s why Apple won’t be adding 5G to the 2019 iPhone 11
Sometimes it pays not to be first.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-why-apple-wont-be-adding-5g-to-the-2019-iphone-11/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0h&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5d519b7865fc1d0001356bb0&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook
Are you annoyed by all the rumors that 5G won’t be coming to the iPhone until 2020? Does this make you want to switch to Android so you can get 5G now?
The truth is, it isn’t that the iPhone isn’t ready for 5G, it’s that 5G isn’t ready for the iPhone.
ZDNet’s sister site CNET has been looking at 5G from the perspective of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 launch, and the conclusion is that 5G isn’t ready for prime time.
“5G is live, but it’s hardly lived up to expectations,”
Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G is the latest proof that 5G isn’t for you — yet
https://www.cnet.com/news/galaxy-note-10-plus-5g-the-latest-proof-that-5g-isnt-for-you-yet/
Commentary: AT&T may be vindicated in withholding its 5G service from consumers so far.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Here’s what you need to know about #test setups as mmWave frequencies bring #OTA testing to #5G Keysight #mobile #measurement https://buff.ly/2Zvnfc9
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/08/30/drooni-ja-5g-valjastettiin-sinilevan-seurantaan/
Tomi Engdahl says:
What Open 5G Ecosystems Mean For Communications Service Providers And Enterprises
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcouncil/2019/08/13/what-open-5g-ecosystems-mean-for-communications-service-providers-and-enterprises/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/09/06/huaweilta-jarjestelmapiirit-4g-ja-5g-puhelimiin/
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G OTA testing: Key concepts and definitions
https://www.edn.com/design/wireless-networking/4462229/5G-OTA-testing–Key-concepts-and-definitions-
Tomi Engdahl says:
Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central:
Qualcomm says its mid-range Snapdragon 600 and 700 series chipsets in 2020 will feature an integrated 5G modem, lowering the barrier for 5G adoption
5G for almost everyone
Qualcomm’s mid-range Snapdragon 600 and 700 chipsets will come with a 5G modem in 2020
https://www.androidcentral.com/qualcomms-mid-range-snapdragon-600-and-700-chipsets-will-come-5g-modem-2020
Qualcomm is putting a 5G modem in Snapdragon 600 and 700 series chipsets.
What you need to know
Qualcomm plans to integrate its 5G modem in mid-range Snapdragon 600 and 700 series phones in 2020.
The designs will be featured in phones from the likes of OPPO, Realme, Vivo, Redmi, HMD, Motorola, and LG.
The integrated 5G modem will work in all key regions and all frequency bands.
Qualcomm says that the 5G-enabled Snapdragon 700 series chipsets will feature in devices from twelve OEMs next year, including OPPO, Realme, Vivo, Redmi, Motorola, LG, and Nokia. The chipsets are already being sampled, and we should see the first wave of devices rolling out early next year. Qualcomm will also roll out 5G-based Snapdragon 600 designs in the latter half of 2020.
The timeline coincides with what we’ve been hearing from the likes of Realme and Redmi.
Qualcomm’s announcement comes on the heels of Huawei detailing the Kirin 990 5G chipset. Huawei has also integrated the 5G modem within the chipset, and is touting the same power draw as a 4G-enabled modem.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/09/13/ohjelmoitava-fpga-ratkaisu-5g-verkkoihin/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Sep 12, 2019,8:30 pm
Huawei CEO Reportedly Offers To License 5G Technology To American Companies In Peace Offer To Trump
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2019/09/12/huawei-ceo-reportedly-offers-to-license-5g-technology-stack-to-american-companies-in-peace-offer-to-trump/
The CEO’s offer of licensing Huawei’s crown jewels—5G will be the core technology used in all of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure for at least the next decade—came as a shock, both outside but also inside the world’s largest maker of 5G networking equipment.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia and NTT DoCoMo to use 5G and AI to monitor workers
https://www.zdnet.com/article/nokia-and-ntt-docomo-to-use-5g-and-ai-to-monitor-workers/
If your performance review isn’t going as expected, look for a power cord to pull.
Tomi Engdahl says:
KAIKKI MITÄ YRITYSPÄÄTTÄJÄN PITÄÄ TIETÄÄ 5G:STÄ – JA VÄHÄN LISÄÄ
https://www.dna.fi/yrityksille/5g-kaikki-mita-yrityspaattajan-pitaa-tietaa-e-kirja
Tomi Engdahl says:
Australia’s 4G network is faster than 5G
(Discussion on HN – http://bit.ly/301t8hA)
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2019/07/20/australia-fast-4g/
Australia is the only country with a 4G network that is faster than the 5G network, as shown in a new report.
Of the top eight countries with 5G services, the study found that Australia’s 5G speed was slightly slower than its maximum 4G speed.
The United States, meanwhile, enjoyed a 5G maximum speed of 1815Mbps – about three times as fast as 4G users’ maximum speed.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Huawei unveils its new 5G flagship phone without Google-licensed apps
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/19/huawei-mate-30-announced-specs-price-android.html
Huawei launched its new Mate 30 flagship smartphones Thursday in Munich.
The premium phones will operate on an open-source version of Google’s Android operating system.
Tomi Engdahl says:
This Canadian Genius Created Modern AI
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l9RWTMNnvi4&feature=share
Julkaistu 25.6.2018
For nearly 40 years, Geoff Hinton has been trying to get computers to learn like people do, a quest almost everyone thought was crazy or at least hopeless – right up until the moment it revolutionized the field. In this Hello World video, Bloomberg Businessweek’s Ashlee Vance meets the Godfather of AI.
Tomi Engdahl says:
It’s possible to reverse-engineer AI chatbots to spout
nonsense, smut or sensitive information
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/20/reverse_engineer_an_ai_chatbot/
Pick one trained with salacious conversations for maximum fun