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5G — The Path to the Next Generation Course Agenda

Friday 22 January, 2021

5G — The Path to the Next Generation Course Agenda

5G – The Path to the Next Generation

Course Agenda

Session 1:

 Introducing the 5G Era

  • The expectations for the 5G era
  • How 5G will develop over the coming years

The Development of Mobile Technology

  1. The timeline for the development of a new generation of mobile technology
  2. The lifecycle of a generation of mobile technology

 What is 5G?

  • GSMA’s vision of the 5G era
  • Future services that will be enabled by 5G

 4G versus 5G

  • How the evolution of 4G will play an integral role in the 5G ecosystem
  • How 4G and 5G will coexist
Session 2:

 The Global Status of 5G and Forecasts for Future Growth

  • Current advancements on the road to 5G
  • Spectrum allocations around the world
  • Forecasts on adoption rates
  •  5G Business Models
  • New types of business models that are developing for 5G alongside traditional business models
  • How the mobile industry will leverage the enhanced capabilities of 5G to serve new types of customers
  • The opportunities presented by the new types of services enabled by 5G

 Initial Use Cases: Enhanced Mobile Broadband

  • How mobile broadband will evolve under 5G

Initial Use Cases: Fixed Wireless Access

  • Why Fixed Wireless Access is relevant in the 5G Era
  • How Fixed Wireless Access complements enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB)

 Initial Use Cases: Internet of Things (IoT) and Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC)

  • How the enhanced capabilities provided by 5G can be used to create new types of services
  • Industry sectors and use cases that can be addressed by 5G
Session 3:

 Deployment Strategies and Evolution

  • Different 5G deployment options
  • How use cases drive 5G deployment paths
  • Technical considerations in 5G deployment and migration

 The Key Technical Enablers

  • Network Slicing
  • Service-Based Architecture
  • Multi-access Edge Computing
  • Cloud RAN

 The Status of 5G Spectrum Across the Globe

  • What bands are targeted for 5G deployment
  • Current spectrum allocations
  • The GSMA’s view and recommendations

 
Session 4:

 5G and RF-EMF

  • 5G, new wireless technologies and RF-EMF
  • RF-EMF health related research
  • Advanced antenna technologies

The Capacity Challenge

  • Forecasts on the trajectory of capacity demand
  • The three levers mobile operators can use to fulfil demand
  • Measures to enhance the economics of the network

2G/3G Rationalisation

  • The benefits of 2G/3G network rationalisation
  • Best practice approaches to network rationalisation