5G Technology Overview, Use Cases and Demand Forecast: Addressing Latency, Reliability and Network Density Opens Up New Business Opportunities

2017-06-09
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Published : Jun-2017
No. of Pages : 47
Table of Contents
List of exhibits
Executive summary

Section 1: Technology Overview
Background to 5G
Terminology
Standards
Radio and Spectrum
Spectrum Availability
Spectrum and Radio Networks
Spectrum Bands
Small Cells
Backhaul Options
Backhaul: Full Duplex Transmission
Revenue Growth Backdrop to 5G

Section 2: Use Cases and New Services
Key Use Cases
Fixed Wireless
Network Virtualization and 5G
Massive Machine, Latency and Reliability
Automotive and Drone Services
Efficiencies Through Virtualization

Section 3: Timeline and Key Country Forecasts
Network Launch Timeline
South Korea 5G Forecast
Japan 5G Forecast
US 5G Forecast
China 5G Forecast
Europe 5G Forecast

Section 4: Key Findings and Recommendations
Key Findings
Recommendations
Appendices
Acronyms and definitions
Companies mentioned
About the authors
Contact information

List of Tables
Exhibit 1: 5G as a proportion of total mobile subscribers 7
Exhibit 2: Mobile data growth by device, 2016 & 2021 9
Exhibit 3: ITU-R IMT 2020 requirements 10
Exhibit 4: Mobile Technology Generations 11
Exhibit 5: 5G standardization timeline 12
Exhibit 6: 5G New Radio Requirements 13
Exhibit 7: International 5G spectrum availability 14
Exhibit 8: Qualcomm 5G air interface technologies 15
Exhibit 9: Beam-forming and MIMO technologies 17
Exhibit 10: Advantages, challenges and deployment scenarios for key 5G spectrum bands 19
Exhibit 11: 5G network densification will require small cells and new site types 20
Exhibit 12: Microwave share of backhaul by region, 2016 and 2021 21
Exhibit 13: Kumu Networks' full duplex technology for backhaul 23
Exhibit 14: Backhaul capacity requirements per radio site for operators in advanced mobile broadband phase 23
Exhibit 15: Consolidated 2016 revenue ($bn) and revenue growth 24
Exhibit 16: ITU IMT 2020 use cases 26
Exhibit 17: 5G use case timeline 27
Exhibit 18: New fields for 5G 28
Exhibit 19: Long term 5G business case 29
Exhibit 20: 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) Membership 30
Exhibit 21: NTT DOCOMO drone platform 30
Exhibit 22: Network slicing architecture 31
Exhibit 23: Degree of network virtualization planned for 2020 by operator 32
Exhibit 24: 5G expected timeline launches 34
Exhibit 25: 5G subscriptions forecast - S.Korea, 2018- 2022 35
Exhibit 26: 5G subscriptions forecast - Japan, 2018-2022 36
Exhibit 27: 5G subscriptions forecast -US, 2018-2022 37
Exhibit 28: 5G subscriptions forecast - China, 2018-2022 38
Exhibit 29: 5G subscriptions forecast - Europe (EE, Orange EU, Vodafone EU and DTAG), 2018-2022 39

List of Figures
Exhibit 1: 5G as a proportion of total mobile subscribers 7
Exhibit 2: Mobile data growth by device, 2016 & 2021 9
Exhibit 3: ITU-R IMT 2020 requirements 10
Exhibit 4: Mobile Technology Generations 11
Exhibit 5: 5G standardization timeline 12
Exhibit 6: 5G New Radio Requirements 13
Exhibit 7: International 5G spectrum availability 14
Exhibit 8: Qualcomm 5G air interface technologies 15
Exhibit 9: Beam-forming and MIMO technologies 17
Exhibit 10: Advantages, challenges and deployment scenarios for key 5G spectrum bands 19
Exhibit 11: 5G network densification will require small cells and new site types 20
Exhibit 12: Microwave share of backhaul by region, 2016 and 2021 21
Exhibit 13: Kumu Networks' full duplex technology for backhaul 23
Exhibit 14: Backhaul capacity requirements per radio site for operators in advanced mobile broadband phase 23
Exhibit 15: Consolidated 2016 revenue ($bn) and revenue growth 24
Exhibit 16: ITU IMT 2020 use cases 26
Exhibit 17: 5G use case timeline 27
Exhibit 18: New fields for 5G 28
Exhibit 19: Long term 5G business case 29
Exhibit 20: 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) Membership 30
Exhibit 21: NTT DOCOMO drone platform 30
Exhibit 22: Network slicing architecture 31
Exhibit 23: Degree of network virtualization planned for 2020 by operator 32
Exhibit 24: 5G expected timeline launches 34
Exhibit 25: 5G subscriptions forecast - S.Korea, 2018- 2022 35
Exhibit 26: 5G subscriptions forecast - Japan, 2018-2022 36
Exhibit 27: 5G subscriptions forecast -US, 2018-2022 37
Exhibit 28: 5G subscriptions forecast - China, 2018-2022 38
Exhibit 29: 5G subscriptions forecast - Europe (EE, Orange EU, Vodafone EU and DTAG), 2018-2022 39
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