{"id":7883,"date":"2018-10-26T15:11:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T14:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/gsma_events\/5g-spectrum-and-policy-forum-mwcs-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-10-26T15:11:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T14:11:41","slug":"5g-spectrum-and-policy-forum-mwcs-2018","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_events","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/gsma_events\/5g-spectrum-and-policy-forum-mwcs-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"5G Spectrum and Policy Forum @ MWCS 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The GSMA, along with its partners from GSA,\u00a0 hosted the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual 5G Spectrum &amp; Policy Workshop at the 2018 Mobile World Congress \u2013 Shanghai.<\/p>\n<p>As Asia is now on the eve of commercialisation of 5G and the 3GPP Release-15 standard was completed in June, operators in the region are gearing up to start deployment from as early as end of 2018. Expected widespread coverage is predicted from 2020 in early-adopter countries such as China, Japan and Korea.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Forum brought together governments and industry stakeholders to share the experiences from trials, preparation of pre-commercial pilots and plans for commercial deployments. Examination of spectrum and policy challenges in satisfying the requirements from vertical industries, the readiness of technologies and the spectrum implications were debated.<\/p>\n<p>To highlight the 5G opportunity, especially in China, a recently released report on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmaintelligence.com\/research\/?file=077db5d3e96e47d392f6f48c808be526&amp;download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5G in China: the enterprise story\u00a0<\/a>was used as illustration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Houlin-Zhao-ITU.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Houlin-Zhao-ITU-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Houlin-Zhao-ITU-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Houlin-Zhao-ITU-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Houlin-Zhao-ITU.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ITU-Secretary-General-Houlin-Zhao-Opening-Remarks.pdf\">ITU Secretary General Houlin Zhao &#8211; Opening Remarks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/401531739904_.pic_hd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/401531739904_.pic_hd-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/401531739904_.pic_hd-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/401531739904_.pic_hd-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/401531739904_.pic_hd.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GSMA-Tim-Hatt-5G-in-China-the-Enterprise-Story.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GSMA Tim Hatt &#8211; 5G in China the Enterprise Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GTI-Liu-Guangyi-Lessons-from-the-5G-trials-in-China.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GTI Liu Guangyi &#8211; Lessons from the 5G trials in China<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/501531739926_.pic_hd-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/501531739926_.pic_hd-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/501531739926_.pic_hd-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/501531739926_.pic_hd-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/501531739926_.pic_hd-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Kohei-Satoh-MWC-Shanghai_MIC-Japan-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MIC Japan, Kohei Satoh &#8211; Roadmap, field trials and spectrum issues for 5G in Japan <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hao-Xu-Qualcomm-Making-5G-NR-a-Reality.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hao Xu Qualcomm Making 5G NR a Reality<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GSMA, along with its partners from GSA,\u00a0 hosted the 3rd Annual 5G Spectrum &amp; Policy Workshop at the 2018 Mobile World Congress \u2013 Shanghai. 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