Published : Jul-2017
No. of Pages : 44
Table of contents 3
List of exhibits 4
Executive summary 6
Section 1: Operator Case Studies
Overview of Operator Case Studies 8
AT&T 9
Verizon 11
T-Mobile USA 13
Sprint 14
EE 15
Deutsche Telekom 16
Vodafone 17
Orange 19
Etisalat 21
KT 23
SK Telecom 26
LGU+ 28
China Mobile 29
China Unicom 31
China Telecom 32
NTT DoCoMo 33
KDDI 35
Softbank 36
Section 2: Key Findings and Recommendations
Key Findings 38
Recommendations 39
Appendix 40
Acronyms and definitions 41
Companies mentioned 42
About the authors 43
Contact information 44
List of Tables
Exhibit 1: 5G as a proportion of total mobile subscriptions 6
Exhibit 2: LTE penetration of mobile subscriptions by operator, YE 2016 8
Exhibit 3: AT&T LTE penetration and network milestones 9
Exhibit 4: AT&T's network virtualization schedule 10
Exhibit 5: Verizon LTE penetration and network milestones 11
Exhibit 6: Verizon key 5G partnerships and alliances 12
Exhibit 7: T-Mobile US subscription share, 2012-16 13
Exhibit 8: Population-weighted spectrum holdings by operator, February 2017 14
Exhibit 9: Sprint Magicbox small cell innovation 14
Exhibit 10: BT/EE microwave future backhaul options 15
Exhibit 11: Mobile Edge Computing shortens reaction times for autonomous driving applications 16
Exhibit 12: Vodafone small cell road sign 17
Exhibit 13: Enterprise portfolio is one of the first use cases for Vodafone Ocean 18
Exhibit 14: Orange LTE coverage in Europe, YE 2016 19
Exhibit 15: Orange 5G service vision 20
Exhibit 16: Etisalat cloud factory concept 21
Exhibit 17: Etisalat virtualization business case by network component 22
Exhibit 18: KT LTE penetration and network milestones 23
Exhibit 19: KT partnerships for faster 5G development and standardization 24
Exhibit 20: KT Gigatopia vision 24
Exhibit 21: KT network evolution to 5G 25
Exhibit 22: SK Telecom LTE penetration and network milestones 26
Exhibit 23: SK Telecom R&D partnerships across various 5G segments 27
Exhibit 24: LGU+ video portal and unlimited subscription penetration 28
Exhibit 25: China Mobile LTE penetration and network milestones 29
Exhibit 26: China Mobile key 5G partnerships and alliances 30
Exhibit 27: Partnering with China Telecom to accelerate LTE deployment and lower costs 31
Exhibit 28: China Telecom Future Network Architecture 32
Exhibit 29: NTT DOCOMO LTE penetration and network milestones 33
Exhibit 30: NTT DOCOMO 5G trial site partners 34
Exhibit 31: NTT DOCOMO LTE, 5G and 5G+ deployment 34
Exhibit 32: KDDI view of advanced heterogeneous networks 35
Exhibit 33: Softbank massive MIMO base stations 36
Exhibit 34: Softbank strategic investments 37
List of Figures
Exhibit 1: 5G as a proportion of total mobile subscriptions 6
Exhibit 2: LTE penetration of mobile subscriptions by operator, YE 2016 8
Exhibit 3: AT&T LTE penetration and network milestones 9
Exhibit 4: AT&T's network virtualization schedule 10
Exhibit 5: Verizon LTE penetration and network milestones 11
Exhibit 6: Verizon key 5G partnerships and alliances 12
Exhibit 7: T-Mobile US subscription share, 2012-16 13
Exhibit 8: Population-weighted spectrum holdings by operator, February 2017 14
Exhibit 9: Sprint Magicbox small cell innovation 14
Exhibit 10: BT/EE microwave future backhaul options 15
Exhibit 11: Mobile Edge Computing shortens reaction times for autonomous driving applications 16
Exhibit 12: Vodafone small cell road sign 17
Exhibit 13: Enterprise portfolio is one of the first use cases for Vodafone Ocean 18
Exhibit 14: Orange LTE coverage in Europe, YE 2016 19
Exhibit 15: Orange 5G service vision 20
Exhibit 16: Etisalat cloud factory concept 21
Exhibit 17: Etisalat virtualization business case by network component 22
Exhibit 18: KT LTE penetration and network milestones 23
Exhibit 19: KT partnerships for faster 5G development and standardization 24
Exhibit 20: KT Gigatopia vision 24
Exhibit 21: KT network evolution to 5G 25
Exhibit 22: SK Telecom LTE penetration and network milestones 26
Exhibit 23: SK Telecom R&D partnerships across various 5G segments 27
Exhibit 24: LGU+ video portal and unlimited subscription penetration 28
Exhibit 25: China Mobile LTE penetration and network milestones 29
Exhibit 26: China Mobile key 5G partnerships and alliances 30
Exhibit 27: Partnering with China Telecom to accelerate LTE deployment and lower costs 31
Exhibit 28: China Telecom Future Network Architecture 32
Exhibit 29: NTT DOCOMO LTE penetration and network milestones 33
Exhibit 30: NTT DOCOMO 5G trial site partners 34
Exhibit 31: NTT DOCOMO LTE, 5G and 5G+ deployment 34
Exhibit 32: KDDI view of advanced heterogeneous networks 35
Exhibit 33: Softbank massive MIMO base stations 36
Exhibit 34: Softbank strategic investments 37
