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New Ericsson 5G Plug-Ins address diverse 5G use
cases from mobile HD video, driverless buses and haptic
feedback-enabled drones to fiber-equivalent residential wireless
access
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Software-driven Plug-Ins bring flexible 5G
evolution to existing networks while improving operators' mobile
broadband, fixed wireless and IoT services
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Ericsson 5G field trial innovations provide
foundation for commercial availability of 5G Plug-Ins in 2017
5G subscription uptake will commence in 2020 and
is expected to be faster than for 4G. The development of 5G is
being driven by new use cases that will impact both consumers and
industries. New applications and use cases anticipated for 5G
include safe, self-driving cars, remote controlled robots, haptic
feedback-enabled drones and fixed wireless access - rivalling fiber
capacity - for residential homes. As a result, mobile operators are
today planning for their 5G future.
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) is already working with
more than 20 leading mobile operators worldwide on 5G networking
and use cases, including 5G field trials in 2016. To facilitate
rapid evolution of 5G access networks and the successful adoption
of 5G services, Ericsson has announced 5G Plug-Ins, which are
software-driven innovations that bring essential 5G technology
concepts to today's cellular networks.
Arun Bansal, Senior Vice President and Head of
Business Unit Radio, Ericsson, says: "5G will be driven by new use
cases requiring higher performance - from connected cars with
perfect driving records, to immersive augmented reality for remote
surgery, to multi-K movies on mobile devices. 5G will unlock new
consumer and industrial applications, and with our 5G field trial
plans already well underway, we are now introducing Ericsson 5G
Plug-Ins, which enable the evolutionary steps that operators need
to take as they develop networks to secure their 5G future."
5G applications and use cases
will leverage existing networks
LTE will continue to expand and evolve, addressing
both an increased number of subscribers and their growing demands
for extreme app coverage for data and video, as well as new low
power wide area (LPWA) applications for the Internet of Things
(IoT). In 2019, LTE will be the dominant mobile access technology
globally and will reach a total of 4.3 billion subscriptions by the
end of 2021.
In parallel, the development of 5G will encompass
an evolution of today's radio access technologies and the addition
of new, globally standardized technologies, often in higher
frequencies. These higher frequencies have a shorter transmission
range than current cellular networks and are prone to attenuation
from foliage and weather-related factors, which can impact
performance and reliability. However, the key success factor in 5G
will not only be effectively leveraging these new spectrum bands,
but also ensuring that the "whole is greater than the sum of its
parts" when it comes to combining LTE with new radio access
technologies.
This is where Ericsson 5G Plug-Ins come in.
Ericsson 5G Plug-Ins are software-driven innovations supported by
the Ericsson Radio System, and are specifically focused on
capabilities that operators can leverage within current networks to
facilitate their evolution to 5G.
Kick-starting flexible network
evolution
Peter Jarich, Vice President, Consumer and
Infrastructure Services, Current Analysis, says: "5G has
gained undeniable momentum over the last year. Yet, without
spectrum allocations or ratified standards, operators need a
migration tactic allowing them to leverage current network
investments in synch with their 5G evolution strategies.
Ericsson's 5G Plug-Ins deliver this flexibility, supporting the
deployment of advanced access technologies in the near-term, and in
preparation for 5G."
Forty percent of the world's mobile traffic is
carried over Ericsson networks and Ericsson enables these networks
to evolve flexibly based on user demand, new applications and local
market requirements. With 5G Plug-Ins, mobile operators can begin
to trial and implement 5G technology as early as this year, and
evolve to 5G at their own pace.
Ericsson 5G Plug-Ins include:
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Massive MIMO Plug-In: Massive MIMO is the
combination of Single-User MIMO (SU-MIMO) and beamforming supported
by advanced antennas with a large number of steerable ports.
Massive MIMO improves both the user experience and the capacity and
coverage of the network.
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Multi-User MIMO Plug-In: building on Massive
MIMO, Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO) transmits data to multiple user
devices using the same time and frequency resources and coordinates
beamforming. MU-MIMO provides a better user experience, enhances
network capacity and coverage, and reduces interference.
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RAN Virtualization Plug-In: RAN Virtualization
improves network efficiency and performance by enabling Virtual
Network Functions (VNF) to be centralized on a common platform
supporting both 4G and 5G.
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Intelligent Connectivity Plug-In: where 5G and
4G coverage areas overlap, Intelligent Connectivity enables the
network to robustly anchor and intelligently route data based on
application requirements and network resource availability,
increasing the combined data throughput of 4G and 5G
resources.
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Latency Reduction Plug-In: this Plug-In shortens
access procedures and modifies the frame structure to enable
instant network access and more frequent transmissions. This in
turn reduces time-to-content while enabling real-time
communications for key 5G applications such as smart
vehicles.
Ericsson 5G Plug-Ins are available for operator
trials starting in 2016 and will be available for commercial
networks starting in 2017.
The 5G ecosystem
5G will impact the entire mobile network and
associated ecosystem, from devices to radio access to the mobile
core and into the cloud. Ericsson 5G Plug-Ins are designed for the
radio access network and leverage the technology innovations
enabled by the award-winning Ericsson 5G Radio Test Bed and
Ericsson 5G Radio Prototypes already deployed and in field trials
in Japan, South Korea, the US and Sweden. Ericsson 5G Radio
Prototypes have already achieved peak downlink throughput of more
than 25Gbps.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Video: Ericsson 5G Plug-Ins bring 5G technology
concepts to today's mobile networks
More Info: 5G Plug-Ins
More Info: 5G Radio Prototypes
Video: Introducing 5G Radio Prototypes
5G media kit
Ericsson 5G field trial gear achieves peak
downlink throughput over 25 Gbps with MU-MIMO
Ericsson 5G radio prototypes prepped for field
trials with NTT DOCOMO
New 5G innovations boost mobile data speeds
Ericsson first with key 5G advances
White Paper: 5G radio access - capabilities and
technologies
White Paper: 5G systems - enabling industry and society
transformation
White Paper: 5G security - scenarios and solutions
White Paper: 5G energy performance - key technologies and design
principles
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