5G and mobile network developments— Emerging issues
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5G and mobile network developments— Emerging issues Occasional paper FEBRUARY 2016 Canberra Red Building Benjamin Offices Chan Street Belconnen ACT PO Box 78 Belconnen ACT 2616 T +61 2 6219 5555 F +61 2 6219 5353 Melbourne Level 32 Melbourne Central Tower 360 Elizabeth Street Melbourne VIC PO Box 13112 Law Courts Melbourne VIC 8010 T +61 3 9963 6800 F +61 3 9963 6899 Sydney Level 5
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Technology developments and spectrum efficiency 18 6.Examples of 5G demonstrations at millimetre wave frequencies 19 Network infrastructure and topology 20 Spectrum 22
Other 5G technological enablers 24 9.Are there any additional significant enablers or major inhibitors to 5G network deployment in Australia that are not identified in this paper? 25 Six 5G use cases 26 10.Drivers relevant to the IoT use case 26 11.Drivers relevant to the rich communication services use case 28 12.Drivers relevant to the augmented reality and tactile internet services use case 29 13.Drivers relevant to the vertical industry sectors use case 30 14.Drivers relevant to the ultra-reliable and lifeline communications use case 33 15.Demand drivers relevant to the mobile broadband access everywhere use case 34 5G developments and existing regulatory arrangements 36 Infrastructure 36 Devices 38 Services/applications 39 Content 39 User experience 41 1.Are there additional regulatory issues around 5G network deployment, relevant to the ACMA’s responsibilities, which are not discussed in this paper? 41 Conclusion 42 1.Are there any additional demand drivers supporting 5G network deployment in Australia not identified in this paper? 42 2.Are there any additional significant enablers or major inhibitors to 5G network deployment in Australia that are not identified in this paper? 42 3.Are there additional regulatory issues around 5G network deployment, relevant to the ACMA’s responsibilities, which are not discussed in this paper? 42 Glossary 43 Executive summaryFour years after the initial deployment of 4G networks in Australia, the mobile sector is turning its attention to the specification and development of the next generation of mobile broadband services: 5G or fifth generation mobile. Australia has benefited from progressive investments and upgrades in mobile network capabilities and service deployments. Successive generations of mobile technologies have been deployed in Australia approximately every ten years. 5G represents the next expected evolution in mobile technologies, with the first commercial deployments in Australia expected from 2020. There are two defining requirements for 5G that separate it from previous developments. They are its near-zero latency and data rates of 1–10 Gbps.1 These two features support an ‘anytime, anywhere, anyone and anything’ capability of 5G, which is expected to play a role in supporting a wider deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Australia.2 This paper uses the 5G characteristics identified in the GSM Association (GSMA) Intelligence’s Understanding 5G: perspectives on future technological advancements in mobile to assess consumer and industry demand, technology developments enabling 5G and potential use cases. These technology characteristics are outlined below.
Near zero latency: 1 millisecond end-to-end round trip 1,000 times more bandwidth per unit area 10 to 100 times more connected devices Perception of 99.999 per cent availability and 100 per cent coverage 90 per cent reduction in network energy usage Up to 10-year battery life for low power, machine-type devices. The ACMA’s current focus in this area, as outlined in its Corporate plan, is directed towards facilitating access to public resources such as spectrum and telephone numbers, as Australians move to adopt 4G and 5G technologies and make increased use of mobile broadband, machine-to-machine communications and the IoT.3 Enabling the next phase of mobile network development is likely to require the regulator’s attention in a number of areas, including: facilitation of access to mobile services by allocating resources necessary to allow wireless networks to develop supporting the international harmonisation of spectrum arrangements to provide economies of scale for manufacturers and provide flow through benefits to Australian consumers arising from lower device costs. This report examines: the ongoing development of mobile networks in Australia expected consumer and business drivers of demand for the next generation of mobile services the technological developments that will underpin 5G network deployments use cases that will require 5G in order to be deployed. The paper also reflects on aspects of existing regulatory arrangements that enable or potentially inhibit the further development and deployment of the next generation of mobile services in Australia.
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