ISE Magazine, December 2019

ISE ICT SOLUTIONS EDUCATION 20 5G can be integrated on top of them which means 5G is delivering its enhancements while 4G LTE continues to be built up While 5G is being built 4G LTE continues to be enhanced with a variety of technologies like Gigabit LTE with Licensed Assisted Access LAA Carrier Aggregation Voice over LTE VoLTE unlicensed band integration virtualization and high order Multi In Multi Out MIMO The result is a multi generational seamless wireless network of the 2020s that will see greater densification of small cells that can operate at higher spectrum frequencies such as millimeter wave for capacity See Figure 1 5G Impacts on Cities and the Enterprise Indeed 5G can change industries like retail by providing new brick and mortar experiences the automotive industry with intelligent traffic systems manufacturing with smart factories and health care with telemedicine done over 5G networks Infrastructure vendors are even using 5G in their own factories to make even more 5G products Autonomous vehicles get a boost with 5G cellular V2X technologies that enable do not pass warnings blind curve hazard warnings road works warnings blind intersection assistance coordinated driving with intention sharing coordinated trains of vehicles platooning bicyclist and pedestrian alerts sensor sharing left turn assistance and real time driving Public safety will build on LTE improvements that enable video and data proximity based services prioritization on congested networks high power user equipment isolated operations and relays Figure 3 Roadmap to complete 5G Rysavy Research The 5G Timeline With these types of improvements 5G network operators and equipment manufacturers are already exploring new revenue models What partnerships could occur with the impact that mobile video had on the industry What new markets could arise with Artificial Intelligence AI enabled image recognition capabilities built into 5G sensors How could drones send gigabytes of video data back on 5G networks to cloud or edge servers The Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies of 5G AI IoT cloud and edge computing robotics and digital medicine are truly beginning to converge According to a Deloitte study 5G will facilitate many emerging technologies such as autonomous vehicles mobile payments and remote monitoring and control It reported around 80 of the businesses are already prepared for the disruptions that emerging technologies could cause in the next 3 years See Figure 2 Figure 2 Intelligence in the Cloud the Edge and in Devices Growing complexity requires fast comprehensive resilient responsive 5G networks