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:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/04/25/nokian-vuosi-alkoi-heikosti-loppuvuodesta-5g-verkoista-tulosta/
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http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/9386-nokia-rakensi-otava-virtuaaliseinan-5g-verkon-suunnitteluun
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/04/25/5g-tekniikkaa-sovitetaan-teollisuuteen/
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/9398-5g-valotolppatesti-laajenee-nokian-kampuksella
Tomi Engdahl says:
Kiran Stacey / Financial Times:
Industry veterans say the US ceded its supremacy in telecom equipment to companies like Huawei with choices that the government and companies made in the ’90s
Why is there no US rival to compete with Huawei?
Telecoms insiders blame government and industry decisions in 1990s for stymying innovation
https://www.ft.com/content/18d3823a-65f2-11e9-9adc-98bf1d35a056
The UK’s decision to allow Huawei to supply equipment for its 5G networks has disappointed officials in Washington. But it has also reignited a debate at the top of the administration: why is there no US rival to the Chinese company?
American diplomats have been warning US allies of the danger of using the Chinese company’s telecoms equipment, which they say could be used by Beijing for spying. But they have been unable to recommend or support a US company to step in and provide the same equipment instead.
“The White House keeps asking why we can’t do what Huawei does, and how long it would take for us to be able to do so,” said one US telecoms executive. “They don’t seem to understand — we gave that capability up a long time ago.”
Huawei is the world’s biggest telecoms equipment maker, with a 28 per cent market share
“This is a serious problem, and one that we probably engineered over a long period of time,”
In the early days of landline telecoms, the US was dominant
Until recently, what some in the sector see as a commercial failure by US companies was not a political problem.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Floating Cell Towers Are the Next Step for 5G
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/internet-balloons-and-drones-look-to-rise-in-the-5g-era
As the world races to deploy speedy 5G mobile networks on the ground, some companies remain focused on floating cell towers in the sky.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Elisa aloitti 5G-ennakkomyynnin: reitittimillä kova hinta
http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/9412-elisa-aloitti-5g-ennakkomyynnin-reitittimilla-kova-hinta
Elisa myy kahta erinopeuksista 5G-liittymää. Gigabitin liittymän hinta on 44,90 euroa kuussa ja 600 megabitin liittymä maksaa 34,90 euroa kuussa. Tällä hetkellä Elisaa myy 300 megabitin LTE-liittymää kolmellakympillä
5G-kuuluvuus on edelleen rajallista
Reitittimistä Huawein 5G-reititin on jo ennakkomyynnissä. Sen hinta on kertamaksulla 899 euroa. HTC:n 5G-kotikeskuslaite on tulossa lähiaikoina Elisan verkkokauppaan ja sen hinta on 819 euroa.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Elisalta 5G-liittymä ennakkomyyntiin – kysyi kuluttajien odotuksia
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/04/29/elisalta-5g-liittyma-ennakkomyyntiin-kysyi-kuluttajien-odotuksia/
Elisa on tuonut ennakkomyyntiin 5G-mobiililaajakaistaliittymät sekä 5G-reitittimet kuluttaja-asiakkaille ja yritysasiakkaille. Liittymät mahdollistavat nykyverkon suurimmat nopeudet ja edut sekä tuo uudenlaisia palveluja ja mahdollisuuksia niin työhön kuin viihtymiseen.
Elisa on tänään aloittanut 5G-mobiililaajakaistaliittymien ja -reitittimien ennakkomyynnin. Liittymien ja laitteiden toimitukset alkavat arviolta viikolla 24. Liittymiä on kahta eri nopeutta, 1 Gbit/s sekä 600 Mbit/s.
https://elisa.fi//attachment/content/Nain_suomi_kommunikoi_5G.pdf
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/04/30/nain-luodaan-kannykkaverkot-ja-patentit-lue-digilehdesta/
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CommScope says FIST modular splice closure supplies fiber foundation for 5G network operators, early adopters
https://www.cablinginstall.com/articles/2019/04/commscope-launches-fist-modular-splice-closure-for-5g-ftth.html?cmpid=&utm_source=enl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cim_data_center_newsletter&utm_content=2019-04-29&eid=289644432&bid=2430366
In March, CommScope introduced its FIST Modular Splice Closure, designed to assist network operators with building a fiber foundation for future 5G networks.
Per a company statement, “As governments around the world invigorate broadband with investment in digital infrastructure, the number of 5G connections is expected to exceed one billion by 2025. The next few years are critical to building networks that will meet the demand. [Meanwhile,] speed of deployment and shortage of skilled labor continue to be a challenge around large fiber connectivity deployments.”
Tomi Engdahl says:
Vappuaattona ilmainen verkkoseminaari 5G-tekniikasta
http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9405&via=n&datum=2019-04-26_15:35:37&mottagare=31202
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eyTf7QpwTpC6rXZ8Cq2K5Q
Tomi Engdahl says:
Brooklyn 5G: Industries, Standards, and Machine Learning
https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1334611
The sixth annual Brooklyn 5G Summit opened yesterday at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Sponsored by Nokia and organized by NYU Wireless, Wednesday’s session of keynotes and panel discussions covered topics such as industries that can benefit from 5G, an update on 3GPP standards and where they might go, and how machine-learning (ML) algorithms are becoming tools for wireless engineers.
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Eugene Kaspersky, chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, has an interesting proposal as 5G cellular communications technology rolls out around the world. Governments should be able to examine the systems and source code of technology companies to allay their concerns about the cybersecurity of software, he asserts. “So all the information is in the cloud and 5G is the carrier of this,”
Source: https://semiengineering.com/week-in-review-iot-security-auto-42/
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Kaspersky CEO: Open your source codes to win governments’ trust
https://www.zdnet.com/article/kaspersky-ceo-open-your-source-codes-to-win-governments-trust/
Governments harbouring security concerns about systems manufactured by foreign tech companies should ask these vendors to open up their source codes for inspection, just like technology players such as Huawei and Kaspersky have done for their customers, says Eugene Kaspersky.
5G networks would drive greater connectivity, linking more devices and consumers, and send more data into the cloud, according to Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and chairman of Kaspersky Lab. Web-connected coffee machines and refrigerators would transmit information about what consumers drank and ate, and connected vehicles would offer data about how consumers moved during the day.
“So all the information is in the cloud and 5G is the carrier of this,” Kaspersky said in an interview with ZDNet.
With so much data being processed across devices and analysed over the cloud, he underscored the need for global technology providers to operate “transparency centres” so they could establish trust amongst enterprise customers and consumers.
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U.S. will rethink cooperation with allies who use Huawei: official
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech/u-s-will-rethink-cooperation-with-allies-who-use-huawei-official-idUSKCN1S517H
Washington does not see any distinction between core and non-core parts of 5G networks and will reassess sharing information with any allies which use equipment made by China’s Huawei, a U.S. cybersecurity official said on Monday.
“It is the United States’ position that putting Huawei or any other untrustworthy vendor in any part of the 5G telecommunications network is a risk,”
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nikkei:
Sources: Huawei plans to enter TV market, launching a 5G-enabled 8K TV as early as this year — Telecom giant deepens push into consumer electronics taking on Samsung and Apple
Huawei to enter high-end electronics with world’s first 5G TV
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/China-tech/Huawei-to-enter-high-end-electronics-with-world-s-first-5G-TV
Telecom giant deepens push into consumer electronics taking on Samsung and Apple
The TVs will be equipped with a 5G module as well as a high-end 8K resolution display, sources familiar with the plan told the Nikkei Asian Review. This means they will be able to use the new generation network to download data-heavy content, such as 360 degree videos in which viewers can watch in every direction, and virtual reality programs. There are questions, however, over how soon the wider ecosystem for such services will be available.
Huawei’s first attempt to make TV sets is fueled by a desire to complete its “ecosystem” of consumer electronics — which already includes everything from smartphones to wearable devices — even as analysts voice doubts over the strength of its brand image.
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UK Defence Secretary sacked over Huawei 5G plan leak
The former parliamentary member denies any wrongdoing.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/uk-defence-secretary-sacked-over-huawei-5g-plan-leak/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Networks prepare for 5G New Radio
https://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/5g-waves/4461797/Networks-prepare-for-5G-New-Radio?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=link&utm_medium=EDNWeekly-20190502
5G New Radio (NR) originates with a vision of pervasive connectivity, extreme data rates, and low-latency yet highly reliable networks. The international telecommunications union (ITU), working with the international mobile telecommunications (IMT), created the IMT-2020 vision that identifies three primary use cases for 5G NR:
Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB)
Ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC)
Massive machine-type communications (mMTC)
5G NR Release 15 was frozen in the summer of 2018, but the standards continue to evolve with Release 16 planned the end of 2019. Release 16 further optimizes 5G NR to support new use cases and types of services. Study items include enhancements to the physical layer to support ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) for industrial IoT, extending frequency up to 114 GHz, enhancements on multi-user MIMO, access to unlicensed spectrum, integrated access and backhaul, cellular-vehicle-to-everything (V2X), and user equipment (UE) positioning and power efficiency.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Building materials impact RF signals
https://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/living-analog/4461822/Building-materials-impact-RF-signals?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=link&utm_medium=EDNWeekly-20190502
Sheet metal incorporated into a building’s structure can cause problems regarding the use of radio frequency (RF) signals.
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AI, IoT, 5G, and Edge Computing Shape Thermal Design
https://www.eeweb.com/profile/haileymck/articles/ai-iot-5g-and-edge-computing-shape-thermal-design
In the coming year, new thermal design priorities will largely be driven by technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT), 5G, and edge computing, recent research from Future Facilities, which makes thermal design software, found. “Recent advancements in technology over the past few years have resulted in unprecedented changes in the way engineers view their designs,” said Chris Aldham, product manager at Future Facilities. “The introduction of AI, 5G, edge computing, and the internet of things all have major implications for how — and where — electronics need to operate, and that, in turn, means a whole host of new considerations from a thermal perspective.”
In a digital roundtable event, thermal designers, engineers, and experts from a variety of organizations — including Facebook, HP Enterprise, QuantaCool, Engineered Fluids, CommScope, Vertiv, 6SigmaET, and Binghamton University — gathered to compare notes. The group identified a handful of thermal design priorities, including:
The need for hybrid cooling to cope with new IoT environments
Remote monitoring of cooling systems in edge-computing devices
More accurate monitoring and simulation of energy use in data centers
Thermal cooling solutions for 5G base stations and new AI hardware
Tools that can accurately simulate these new technologies and environments
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Korea’s New 5G Futuristic Hospital
https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/devices/koreas-new-futuristic-hospital
Very sick patients in isolation rooms can visit with holograms of their loved ones. Visitors will find their way around the hospital using an augmented reality (AR)-based indoor navigation system. Authorized medical workers will use facial recognition to enter secure areas. Patients can call a nurse and control their bed, lights, and TV with an Alexa-style voice assistant.
That’s the vision, at least. Yonsei and Korean telecommunications company SK Telecom, last week jointly announced that they had signed a memorandum of understanding to build technology for the futuristic hospital, scheduled to open in February 2020. SK Telecom will support the technology with a 5G network, and is considering securing it with quantum cryptography, according to the announcement.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Terahertz Waves Could Push 5G to 6G
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/wireless/at-the-6th-annual-brooklyn-5g-summit-some-eyes-are-on-6g
This year, that meant preliminary research into terahertz waves, the frequencies that some researcher believe will make up a key component of the next next generation of wireless.
As a quick primer on the electromagnetic spectrum, terahertz waves (despite what the name implies) occupy the 300 gigahertz to 3 terahertz band of spectrum. This means the frequencies are higher than the highest frequencies that will be used by 5G, which are known as millimeter waves, and fall between 30 and 300 GHz.
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April 26, 2019
AT&T 5G Network First in the U.S. to Surpass 2 Gigabit Wireless Speeds
https://about.att.com/innovationblog/2019/04/att_surpasses_2gig.html
Pushing limits is exactly what a 5G world is all about. Today, another mobile 5G speed milestone was achieved when we hit peak speeds surpassing 2 gigabits per second on our live, commercial 5G network in Atlanta using the NETGEAR® Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot. We’re the first carrier in the U.S. to reach this speed, and just like last month’s record smashing through the 1 gigabit mark, this also was outside the lab in the real world.
Sustained speeds like this would be equivalent to downloading a 2-hour HD movie in 10 seconds –blazing fast in any environment.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Kuvavuoto: Onko tässä Suomen ensimmäinen 5g-puhelin?
https://www.is.fi/digitoday/mobiili/art-2000006092761.html?ref=rss
Parin viikon päästä julkaistavasta OnePlus 7 Pro -puhelimesta on vuotanut verkkoon useita kuvia, jotka eivät jätä puhelimen ulkoasun suhteen juuri mitään arvailun varaan. OnePlus 7 Pro -puhelimesta tekee erityisen kiinnostavan se, että se on todennäköisesti ensimmäisiä Suomessa myytäviä 5g-puhelimia. Operaattori Elisa on ilmoittanut aloittavansa OnePlusin ja ZTE:n 5g-puhelimien myynnin ennen kesäkuun loppua.
OnePlus 7 Pro: Offizielle Bilder zeigen das neue Flaggschiff-Smartpho…
https://winfuture.de/news,108718.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Whizz – BBC Click
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCzNHi9TBCQ
The future is 5G: from race tracks to connected cows on the farm. Plus a look at Chinese company Huawei’s leading role in developing the technology.
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Conference Warns on Security as Huawei Controversy Rages
https://www.securityweek.com/5g-conference-warns-security-huawei-controversy-rages
Experts called on 5G providers Friday to heed supply chain security in light of concerns about technology providers such as China’s Huawei, recently banned by the US government.
“The overall risk of influence on a supplier by a third country should be taken into account, notably in relation to its model of governance, the absence of cooperation agreements on security,” said a statement published by a 5G security conference in Prague.
“Security and risk assessments of vendors and network technologies should take into account rule of law, security environment, vendor malfeasance, and compliance with open, interoperable, secure standards and industry best practices,” it added.
“As the EU continues its deliberations, we firmly believe that any future security principles should be based on verifiable facts and technical data,” Huawei said in the statement forwarded by email.
Europe in turn has been torn over its approach to the Chinese giant — while countries such as Britain and Germany have accepted its part in the construction of their networks, other countries including the Czech Republic have warned against Huawei.
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DNA testasi Vantaalla kiinteää 5G-asiakasyhteyttä
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/05/07/dna-testasi-vantaalla-kiinteaa-5g-asiakasyhteytta/
Teleoperaattori DNA on syksystä alkaen testannut laajakaistayhteyden tarjoavan kiinteän 5G:n toimintaa vantaalaisella pientaloalueella. Nyt testit ovat edenneet niin, että palvelu on siirretty aidolle 5G-taajuudelle kuvan erikoismoduuleilla.
DNA:n aikoo tuoda pientalo- ja haja-asutusalueiden 5G-tekniikkaan pohjautuvat laajakaistapalvelut tarjolle sitä mukaa, kun markkinoille saadaan niitä tukevia laadukkaita verkko- ja asiakaspäätelaitteita.
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Conference Warns on Security as Huawei Controversy Rages
https://www.securityweek.com/5g-conference-warns-security-huawei-controversy-rages
Tomi Engdahl says:
Steve Ranger / ZDNet:
UK’s national mapping agency is creating near-real-time maps using cameras on utility vehicles, marking objects like signs and trees that can block 5G signals
Will this be the world’s most accurate streetmap? Ambitious project launches in UK
https://www.zdnet.com/article/will-this-be-the-worlds-most-accurate-streetmap-ambitious-project-launches-in-uk/
Highly detailed mapping could help with 5G rollout and autonomous car projects.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Inside Huawei And 5G – BBC Click
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8HqbPBRiS4
We travel to the Huawei campus in Shenzhen, China and find out their plans for 5G.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Ericsson: 5G:stä ollaan valmiita maksamaan lisähintaa
http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/9444-ericsson-5g-sta-ollaan-valmiita-maksamaan-lisahintaa
Ericssonin 5G-tutkimuksen mukaan osa kuluttajista on valmiita maksamaan lisähintaa 5G- yhteyksistä sekä Suomessa että globaalisti. Kuluttajat odottavat 5G-teknologialta muun muassa nettiyhteyksien paranemista erityisesti kaupunkien ruuhkakeskuksissa sekä nykyistä laajempaa palveluvalikoimaa kotilaajakaistoihin.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Imagination Tech to License Ray-Tracing IP as 5G Beckons
https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1334651
Imagination Technologies has announced it is opening up its PowerVR ray tracing intellectual property (IP) technology for licensing to the market beyond its own devices. The company believes there are disruptive opportunities for high quality graphics rendering in 5G applications.
Tomi Engdahl says:
”Laitevalmistajiin tulee suhtautua terveen epäluuloisesti” – 5g-kokous ei lyönyt Huaweita maan rakoon
https://www.tivi.fi/uutiset/tv/31057e15-a7cc-49e3-aee8-b090c47fe4fa
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Heats Up Base Stations
https://semiengineering.com/5g-heats-up-base-stations/
Inefficient conversion of RF to digital and continuous connectivity issues are causing thermal problems, threatening signal integrity and reliability.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Some tinhats seem to claim that 5G can hack your brain and control your thoughts, decisions and emotions.
I can agree that 5G that talk and powerpoints (not the RF signals) has affected emotions of many people as some see huge business there, some see their country falling behind, some see security threads and some think it should be banned because they think that new radiation will kill us.
Tomi Engdahl says:
VR-striimaus on viiden vuoden päässä
http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9456&via=n&datum=2019-05-10_12:08:04&mottagare=30929
Tällä hetkellä VR-lasit pitää tyypillisesti liittää tehokkaaseen tietokoneeseen, joka jaksaa VR-mallinnuksia pyörittää.
Viiden vuoden kuluttua sama laskentateho on saatu istutettua tabletin kaltaiseen padiin.
- Google on jo testannut VR-pelien striimaamista pilvipalvelusta. Se edellyttää vähintään 15 megabitin verkkoyhteyttä ja maksimissaan 40 millisekunnin latenssia, Linturi sanoo. Käytännössä 5G-verkot tuovat tämäntasoisen linkin meidän kaikkien ulottuville.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.oulu.fi/sites/default/files/content/files/Day1_tutorial5_Popvski_Aalborg_University.pdf
5G distilled service requirements
eMBB
- acceleration of 4G, large payloads, active over longer periods
- maximizerate, moderate reliability (e.g. 10E-3)
mMTC
- fix low rate, unknown active subset from a massive device set
- maximize arrival rate, low reliability (e.g. 10E-1)
URLLC
- intermittent transmissions, but from a much smaller device set
- offer high reliability (e.g. 10E-5) while localized in time
IoT use cases
massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC)
- environmental monitoring
- large infrastructuresroads, ports, industrial plants
- parking
- smart agriculture
- management of object fleetsvehicles, bicycles
Ultra -Reliable Low Latency Communication (URL
- two enablers: massive MIMO and multi-connectivity
- the 5G community has opted to couple the ultra-reliability and low latency into URLLC
resilient connections with large latency budget
two general types of ultra-reliable applications
- cable replacement: how would we design a system if we could trust to the wireless as much as to the wired?
- ”native” wireless applications: which new systems can we think of once we are empowered with wireless connectivity?
URC/URLLC use cases
- commercial and public safety
- industrial control and automation
- smart energy and smart grid
- digital remote interaction
- V2X and UAV control
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- the best URC/URLLC applications are yet unknown
potential for revolution in IoT summarized [2]:smart , connected products offer exponentially expanding opportunitiesfor new functionality, far greater reliability, much higher product utilization, and capabilities that cut across and transcend traditional product boundaries
Tomi Engdahl says:
3GPP requirements for URLLC
- reliability requirement of 1−105(i.e. 99.999 %) with a user -plane radio latency of 1 ms for a single transmission of 32-byte long packet
- average user-plane radio latency of 0.5 ms for both uplink and downlink, w/o an associated reliability value.
- the most stringent requirements come from factory/process automation, V2X, tactile Internet
- these requirements are incomplete in statistical sense
ultra -reliability requires to
- model accurately the known unknowns
- bound the impact of the unknown unknowns
- grant-free access means that the packet reception in the uplink is not conditioned on a correct downlink reception – can improve latency, even reliability
Source: https://www.oulu.fi/sites/default/files/content/files/Day1_tutorial5_Popvski_Aalborg_University.pdf
Tomi Engdahl says:
How 5G is Likely to Put Weather Forecasting at Risk
https://hackaday.com/2019/04/16/5g-buildout-likely-to-put-weather-forecasting-at-risk/
For water vapor, 23.8-GHz turns out to be very useful, and very much in danger of picking up interference from 5G, which will use frequencies very close to that. Since microwave radiometers are passive receivers, they’ll see pretty much everything that emits microwave signals in that range, like the thousands of cell sites that will be needed to support a full 5G rollout. Losing faint but reliable water vapor signals in a sea of 5G noise is the essential problem facing weather forecasters, and it’s one they’ve faced before.
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Is Not What You Think! Especially In China!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueWIVEYAgw4
5g is not one thing despite it being presented as such, so in this video we discuss the differences at length.
Tomi Engdahl says:
How 5G could impact cybersecurity strategy
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/101/2019/05/how-5g-could-impact-cybersecurity-strategy/
With the recent news that South Korea has rolled out the world’s first 5G network, it’s clear that we’re on the precipice of the wireless technology’s widespread launch.
Offering speeds anywhere from 20 to 100 times faster than 4G long-term evolution (LTE), the next generation of wireless networks will also support higher capacities of wireless devices. That’s a huge deal considering the rise of IoT and similar technologies, all of which require a high-speed, active connection.
But along with the network upgrade—which will surely bring with it a boost in users relying on wireless frequencies—there are security concerns, some new.
However, the reality is that 5G introduces a variety of new cybersecurity concerns, particularly when it comes to intensified attacks.
As more and more devices are powered on and synced up, each one becomes a potential security vulnerability for the wider network. More specifically, many organizations will have to change or restructure their cybersecurity strategies to deal with the new platform.
Here are four ways that the rise of 5G can and will impact a company’s cybersecurity.
1. New risks will surface
2. More devices will necessitate smarter security solutions
3. Increased bandwidth will raise capability concerns
4. Integration and automation will be a must
5G is coming
Advanced 5G and wireless networks are coming, and they will bring a huge selection of benefits, including higher traffic capacities, lower latency, and increased reliability. Naturally, that means more people and more organizations will rely on the new system for their devices.
Unfortunately, it also introduces a slew of cybersecurity concerns and problems, particularly as it relates to current security solutions.
Organizations will need to be prepared and should already have plans in place to upgrade and augment their existing security solutions. Failing to do so could have serious implications, not just for the organization itself but for the world at large.
Tomi Engdahl says:
What’s wrong with Intel? First, Intel recently exited the 5G modem chip business, but it will continue to field 4G chipsets. Still, Intel has lost about $16 billion on mobile between 2011 and 2018, according to Strategy Analytics.
Then, after an assortment of delays, Intel said it finally plans to ship its 10nm technology in June with 7nm due out in 2021.
Source: https://semiengineering.com/week-in-review-manufacturing-test-45/
Intel Gives Up on 5G Modems While Qualcomm Scores Big with Apple
https://www.strategyanalytics.com/strategy-analytics/blogs/components/handset-components/handset-components/2019/04/18/intel-gives-up-on-5g-modems-while-qualcomm-scores-big-with-apple
Intel’s LTE baseband shipments reached an all-time-high in CY 2018, thanks to iPhone design-wins. Strategy Analytics estimates that at this peak Intel held just 8% of the global baseband processor CY 2018 market. The baseband market grew 1 percent year-on-year to reach $21.4 billion in revenue in CY 2018. Qualcomm (49%), MediaTek (14%), HiSilicon (13%), Samsung LSI (13%) and Intel (8%) were the top-five baseband players, in terms of revenue.
• At its peak, Intel spent over $4 billion on mobile R&D annually. However, since 2015, Intel’s mobile R&D run-rate came down as the management prioritised LTE slim modem development and cut down on the SoFIA integrated apps processor project.
• We estimate that Intel has lost ~$16 billion on mobile between 2011 and 2018. In contrast, the market leader Qualcomm makes up to 20 percent operating margin in its wireless chipset business.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.thestreet.com/technology/silicon-labs-ceo-talks-to-thestreet-about-iot-5g-and-data-center-opportunities-14948386
Data Center and 5G Opportunities
Tuttle noted the largest contributor to Silicon Labs’ Infrastructure reporting segment, which now accounts for close to a quarter of its revenue and grew about 30% last year, remains the sale of timing chips for high-speed optical networks. This is followed by the data-center market, where Silicon Labs is a major supplier of signal isolation chips for power supplies. Nine of the top 10 providers of high-performance power supplies for data centers are said to be Silicon Labs clients. Tuttle observed the ongoing push for higher data center power densities — and with it, the need for more efficient power supplies — remains a growth driver for the business.
Though it’s a relatively small part of Silicon Labs’ Infrastructure segment for now, the company’s sales of timing chips for mobile base stations have been growing rapidly, and are expected to continue doing so in the coming years as 5G network rollouts gain steam. Tuttle estimates Silicon Labs’ entry into the wireless infrastructure space doubled the addressable market for its timing products to about $1.2 billion. Wireless infrastructure-related sales are said to have only produced revenue in the “high-single-digit millions” last year — for comparison, Silicon Labs had total revenue of $868 million — but are forecast to more than double this year.
Tuttle says Silicon Labs has design wins with 4 of the world’s 5 biggest base station makers, and is “hoping to win” the other one over. As is the case in the market for optical timing solutions, Texas Instruments and Analog Devices (ADI) are said to be Silicon Labs’ biggest rivals in the market for base station timing products.
Tomi Engdahl says:
5g tulee idästä
https://www.tivi.fi/uutiset/tv/e1d2b237-2b8d-4647-9b68-bb3f3a661750
Yhdysvallat nukkui 3g-tekniikan ohi, heräsi 4g:n aikana ja pyrkii nyt johtavaksi 5g-maaksi. Poikkeuksellista on, ettei tavoitetta asettanut yritysmaailma vaan maan korkein poliittinen johto.
Kiinan etumatkan vuoksi Yhdysvaltojen pitää varmistaa, ettei sama toistu, ja aloittaa seuraavan sukupolven kehittäminen.
Myöhäistä, Donald! 6g-kehitys on jo aloitettu Oulussa. Tiettävästi maailman ensimmäinen kolmipäiväinen seminaari aiheesta pidettiin maaliskuussa Levillä.
Lausunnot kertovat, miten tärkeänä 5g-teknologia nähdään. Kyse ei ole vain entistä nopeammasta mobiilidatasta, vaan uudenlaisesta talouden, viestinnän ja jopa sotilaallisen toiminnan infrastruktuurista.
Ok, nyt tuli vähän liioiteltua. Viisgeen suurin merkitys on symbolinen: ensi kertaa länsi on menettänyt teknologiajohtajan aseman, jota se aiemmin piti itsestäänselvyytenä. Ericssonin ja Nokian lisäksi länsimaissa ei juuri ole 5g-tekniikan osaajia.
Edelläkävijöitä ovat Aasian maat ja tilanne on uusi niille itselleenkin.
Teknologisesti takapajuinen Eurooppa on väliinputoaja Yhdysvaltojen ja Kiinan välisessä kamppailussa. Varsinkin operaattorit ovat hankalassa välikädessä, sillä USA haluaa EU-maiden vähentävän kiinalaisen teknologian hankkimista.
Meille suomalaisille kehityksessä on sekä hyviä että huonoja puolia. Kunhan Huawei-kiista ei laajene täydeksi kauppasodaksi, se lisää Nokian 5g-tekniikan kysyntää.
Toisaalta myös Nokian laitteet valmistetaan samoissa tehtaissa Huawein laitteiden kanssa, eikä kukaan pysty täydellisesti valvomaan mitä yksittäiset komponentit tekevät. Turvakohut ovat mahdollisia jatkossakin.
Vielä huonompi uutinen on, että EU–USA-akseli alkaa rajoittaa valikoimaa.
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/9456-vr-striimaus-on-viiden-vuoden-paassa
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nokia-merkille tulossa 5G-puhelin
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/05/14/nokia-merkille-tulossa-5g-puhelin/
Sirujätti Qualcomm ja Nokia-kännyköitä tuottava HMD Global ovat sopineet maailmanlaajuisesti 5G Multimode -patentteja koskevan lisensointisopimuksen. Sopimus vauhdittaa tulevien Nokia-merkkisten 4G- ja 5G-puhelimien kaupallista suunnittelua ja markkinoille tuloa.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/05/15/elisa-tuo-5g-puhelimen-ensin-uusi-lte-versio/
Uudesta OnePlus 7 -kännykästä tulee LTE-version lisäksi tarjolle myös 5G-versio. Ensimmäisenä laite pääsee käyttöön Tampereella, Jyväskylässä, Turussa ja Helsingissä, joiden ydinkeskustoihin Elisa on rakentanut toimivan 5G-verkon
Tomi Engdahl says:
5G Networks Will Likely Interfere With US Weather Satellites, Navy Warns
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/05/14/2022255/5g-networks-will-likely-interfere-with-us-weather-satellites-navy-warns?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot%2Fto+%28%28Title%29Slashdot+%28rdf%29%29
A U.S. Navy memo warns that 5G mobile networks are likely to interfere with weather satellites, and senators are urging the Federal Communications Commission to avoid issuing new spectrum licenses to wireless carriers until changes are made to prevent harms to weather forecasting. The FCC has already begun an auction of 24GHz spectrum that would be used in 5G networks. But Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) today wrote a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, asking him to avoid issuing licenses to winning bidders “until the FCC approves the passive band protection limits that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) determine are necessary to protect critical satellite-based measurements of atmospheric water vapor needed to forecast the weather.”
5G likely to mess with weather forecasts, but FCC auctions spectrum anyway
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/05/5g-networks-will-likely-interfere-with-us-weather-satellites-navy-warns/
FCC auctions 24GHz spectrum despite likely interference with weather satellites.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Oulussa tarjotaan avointa 5G-signaalia
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2019/05/16/oulussa-tarjotaan-avointa-5g-signaalia/
Oulun yliopiston 5G-testiverkko on nyt virallisesti siirtynyt avoimen 5G-yhteyden aikaan ja standardoitu ensimmäinen 5G-datayhteys muodostettiin protolaitteen avulla. 5G-ratkaisu on Nokian toimittama ja integroitu yliopiston ja Nokian yhteistyönä. Ennen tulevia 5G-puhelimia käytössä on itse tehdyt protolaitteet ja ajoneuvoratkaisut.
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://5gtnf.fi/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Trump’s Order Sets Stage for Banning Huawei Gear
https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1334700
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency, banning U.S. companies from using information and communications technology made by companies deemed to pose a threat to national security.
The order would appear to ban companies from buying equipment made by China’s Huawei Technologies, which has come under fire for suspected ties to the Chinese government that raise the specter of espionage. Government officials have successfully urged U.S. carriers not to rely on Huawei equipment for building out their 5G infrastructures.