5G: Technology
5G Challenge: Miniaturization
Electronics devices are likely to become more complex to satisfy consumers expectations for small or slim devices. Reliability and miniaturisation of component technology will become a necessity.
Today, consumers in more than 20 countries can access 5G speeds on their smartphones. Over the next few years, standardization will pave the way for huge throughput, latency and availability enhancements that promise to unleash the benefits of 5G to many new industries and applications. For organizations to reap these benefits, the 5G ecosystem must mitigate component-level risks around scaling mmWave deployment, thermal management, optimizing device footprint, and extending battery life.
5G: Technology
Electronics devices are likely to become more complex to satisfy consumers expectations for small or slim devices. Reliability and miniaturisation of component technology will become a necessity.
5G: Technology
Ultra-reliable, low latency communication (URLLC) is a set of features that provide low latency and ultra-high reliability for mission-critical applications such as remote surgery for healthcare, mobility vehicle-to-vehicle communication, smart grids or industrial private networks. In 3GPP release 15 5G-NR it has been specified that the target is for 1-ms delivering near perfect reliability.
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5G itself is likely to have a higher current drain than its predecessors but the biggest influence on battery drainage for 5G devices is likely to come from the user. The demands from the device will be increased as 5G provides more capability. Demanding features such as VoLTE, screens, cameras and increased connections will impact the lifespan of the battery.
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Thermal management of 5G devices and antennas is likely to become an increasingly hot topic as there is an exponential increase in heat generated in contrast to LTEs predecessors such as 4G.
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5G will enable completely new functions for in-car and out-car applications, in the short-term it will revolutionise in-car infotainment and enhanced multimedia. In the near future we can expect 5G to contribute to V2X communication optimising driving experience and enabling the future of autonomous vehicles.
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In recent times with unscalable Wi-fi hotspots being overloaded unable to meet rapidly increasing demands for higher capacity and data speeds. The reliability and scalability of networks has become increasingly important to enterprises.
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Due to the ultra-high-reliability and low-latency communications (URLLC) of 5G, Mission Critical Communications (MCC) has been highlighted as a key area as part of the 3GPP Release. Delivered as part of a core network service it will allow emergency services to replace traditional radio, with more modern communications methods already available to smart phone users.
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5G – Massive IoT will likely account for over half of 5G cellular IoT connections. This is due to the common requirement for long battery life, deep coverage and low total cost of ownership (TCO) across larger application areas like asset management, energy & utilities and smart cities.
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Providing significant benefits to consumers, enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) will be an extension to existing 4G network and will be amongst the first wave of the 5G services. These benefits will include significant improvement of download speeds and more cost-efficient data, up to 10 times cheaper compared to 4G. Here we explore the benefits and challenges to industry.
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5G promises great things, but to reach its potential it also requires significant technological advancements. We look at what is possible, what is needed and how component-level innovation is crucial to commercial success.