Friday, October 16, 2020

5G: main developments since previous wrap-up 200527 (developing)

Apps

  • Services
    • Smart factory, smart city
    • Unmanned aircraft, tractor, minibus
    • Gaming (Verizon/Twitch, StarHub/AntStream, Facebook Gaming)
    • AR/VR: Telekom DE with 1. FC Köln
    • Broadcast
  • Networks
    • FWA: Rain, Optus, Fastweb, Oordeoo Oman, SmarTone, Telstra, TPG Telecom, T-Mobile US, Telia NO, Swisscom
    • Private 5G, solution from Samsung with Microsoft; Verizon Business with Microsoft & Nokia, many new networks
    • Slicing
  • Business model
    • Wholesale: Optus, Orange ES, Verizon
Tech
  • SA 5G: T-Mobile US, Vodafone UK, KPN
  • MEC (AWS/Verizon, GCP)
  • Slicing (KDDI/Samsung)
  • DSS
  • CA
  • Release 16 (= 5G v2), Release 17 delayed into 2022
  • Virtualisation
  • Open RAN: Rakuten (with Telefonica, STC), VodafoneZiggo (with NEC)
  • Network automation (Rakuten)
  • Airborne cell towers
  • Small cells (TIM)
  • mmWave
    • Trial at Optus, Verizon with small cells (Samsung)
    • Long range: 3.8 km
    • Extended range bij US Cellular
    • Polish MNOs expect little demand until 2022/23 fpor lack of CPE
CPE
  • Laptop
  • Smartphones: OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi, HMD/Nokia, LG, Sony, HTC, Motorola, Apple, Smartisan (ByteDance), Huawei
  • Outdoor FWA modem: Casa Systems
  • Hotspot: Inseego, Netgear
  • Football helmet with camera
  • TV (Xiaomi)
Providers
  • Newcomers: Ligado (US, IoT), Drillisch (#4 MNO DE), Dish (#4 national MNO US), DirecTV Colombia (FA), Mobilitie (US: DAS)
  • Launches
    • Zweden (Tele2, Telia, 3, Telenor?)
    • HK (SmarTone)
    • Poland (T-Mobile)
    • Canada (Bell, Telus)
    • ZA (MTN)
    • Iran (MCI)?
    • Bahrain (Zain)
    • Taiwan (Chunghwa, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone, Taiwan Star, Asia Pacific Telecom)
    • Madagascar (Telma)
    • Brazil (Claro, TIM?, Vivo?)
    • Seychelles (C&W)?
    • Philippines (Globe Telecom, Smart)
    • Slovenia (Telekom Slovenije)
    • NL (T-Mobile, KPN)
    • Thailand (AIS)
    • Denmark (TDC, Telia?, Telenor?)
    • Spain (Telefonica, Orange, MasMovil)
    • Colombia (DirecTV)
    • Laos (LTC)
    • Bulgaria (Vivacom)
    • Singapore (M1)
    • Ireland (3)
    • US (C Spire)
    • Israel (Pelephone, HOT, Partner, Cellcom)
    • Japan (Rakuten)
    • Germany (Telefonica)
    • CZ (Vodafone)
    • Luxembourg (Post)
    • Estonia (Telia)
  • To come soon: Wind Tre, Bouygues, Orange FR, Tango (LU), T-Mobile CZ
Projects
  • 5G Blueprint
  • 5G-PPP (EU)
  • FUDGE-5G (EU, private networks)
Reports
  • WPI for Vodafone
  • EBU: broadcast
  • Huawei 5G’s ‘five opportunities’
  • Dublin: for municipalities
  • US Postal Service: post offices for antennae & MEC
  • InterDigital: 5G power requirement rising fast
Other
  • The Huawei problem
    • Samsung's advance, also Reliance Jio, Rakuten; and Mavenir, VMware
    • EU 5G Toolbox (cybersecurity)
    • ECTA warns for higher costs, delays (EU Toolbox 5G takes care of cybersecurity, other considerations are merely geopolitical)
  • Health myths: report Poland; Gezondheidsraad NL
  • Pricing: no surcharge at Verizon
  • Rural coverage: South Korea
  • Data consumption at Rakuten: average 350 GB/mo
  • Network sharing
    • Finland
    • Portugal
    • CZ
    • Consultation NL
      • Coordinate antenna locations
      • Lease spectrum
        • May distort competition when caps are superseded
        • To others (such as Private networks): no problem
      • Roaming deals for 2G/3G to make it easier to switch off 2G/3G
      • RAN sharing: to be studied
      • Small cells: to be studied
  • New entrants
    • Rakuten
    • Fastweb
    • Drillisch

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