Network Slicing

5G Network Slicing

Network Slicing creates new commercial possibilities and the ability to support diverse services with specific performance requirements

What is Network Slicing?

Earmarked as a prominent feature of 5G, Network Slicing enables connectivity and data processing tailored to customers’ specific requirements.

Mobile communications provided by these smart networks enhance the efficiency and productivity of business processes, opening an opportunity for operators to more effectively address the Business to Business segment.

The GSMA sets out to understand the service requirements expressed by business customers from different vertical industries in several key sectors, including energy, IoT, automotive, manufacturing and many more. Further to that, the GSMA working with operators and vendors have defined a Generic Slice Template (GST) to facilitate operators to sign a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with verticals and enable interoperability and roaming.

Additonal Resources

Network Slicing Videos

5G Video Series: Network Slicing (Chicago Police Department)

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Thursday 18 Jul 2019 | 5G | 5G Video Series | Network Slicing | Resources |

Chicago Police Department discuss how they are utilising 5G and Network Slicing to connect their officers and the challenges that comes from all the data they are now processing Jonathan Lewin, Chief, Bureau of Technical Services, ...

Network Slicing Publications

An Introduction to Network Slicing

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Friday 10 Jan 2020 | 5G | Resources |

The purpose of this document is to provide an introduction to network slicing functionality, showing how it can be utilised by business customers to help digitise and mobilise their operations, to expand their current business, or to ...

Network Slicing Use Cases Requirements

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Friday 10 Jan 2020 | 5G | Resources |

5G networks, in combination with Network Slicing, permit business customers to enjoy connectivity and data processing tailored to their specific business requirements. Mobile communications provided by smart networks will enhance the ...

From Vertical Industry Requirements to Network Slice Characteristics

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Friday 10 Jan 2020 | 5G | Resources |

Network Slicing is set to be a prominent feature of 5G to allow connectivity and data processing tailored to specific customers’ requirements. Mobile communications provided by smart networks will enhance the efficiency and ...

Smart 5G networks: enabled by network slicing and tailored to customers’ needs

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Friday 10 Jan 2020 | 5G | Resources |

5G mobile networks, will provide even more speed and higher quality than its predecessors. Importantly too, they will also introduce a novel architecture solution that allows the creation of a set of logically independent networks ...

Network Slicing: Use Case Requirements

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Sunday 1 Apr 2018 | 5G | Resources |

Network Slicing is set to be a prominent feature of 5G to allow connectivity and data processing tailored to specific customers’ requirements. Mobile communications provided by smart networks will enhance the efficiency and ...

5G Network Slicing Report: From Vertical Industry Requirements to Network Slice Characteristics

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Tuesday 11 Sep 2018 | 5G | Resources |

Network Slicing is set to be a prominent feature of 5G to allow connectivity and data processing tailored to specific customers’ requirements. Mobile communications provided by smart networks will enhance the efficiency and ...

Network Slicing Use Case Requirements Whitepaper

Press Release

Friday 27 Apr 2018 | 5G | Resources |

Network Slicing is set to be a prominent feature of 5G to allow connectivity and data processing tailored to specific customers’ ...

Network Slicing Use Cases Requirements: An Introduction

Documents

Tuesday 27 Mar 2018 | 5G | Resources |

5G networks, in combination with Network Slicing, permit business customers to enjoy connectivity and data processing tailored to their specific business requirements. Mobile communications provided by smart networks will enhance ...