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HUAWEI | 4.5G
4.5G –
For the Next
Five Years
There are some upcoming trends that IoT will further enable smart things like The requirements to realize the concept of connecting to the cellular network. There are
have been tipped to take place within connected cars, connected wearables, smart cellular Internet of Things can be defined as several inherent characteristics of LTE-M
the next 5 years. These trends mainly grid, smart waste bins to directly connect the deeper coverage and low power that make this specification the best fit for
revolve around redefining visual internet over long ranges . In the near term, consumption. A clear way to make this Cellular IoT deployment, these are providing
experience, building a better more personal devices will not only be possible is the introduction of a new air deep extensive coverage of about 20dB, low
connected world over cellular Internet connected to smartphones over the short interface and new chipset to lead a transition power consumption that ensures that battery
of Things and realizing Industry 4.0 to range but also to the internet directly. from 1K connections per cell to 100K life lasts beyond 10 years, ensuring massive
accelerate mobile network evolution connections per cell. amount of connections around 100K per cell.
to support real-time services The third trend is that the transformation of These capabilities tend to show why LTE-M
industrial automation through the enabling of Lastly, one of the key requirements to realize stands out as the best fit for the deployment
In the next 5 years, visual experience will communication between factory machines an Industry 4.0 is very low latency, mainly of cellular Internet of Things.
undergo a transition from HD video to and equipments. It is obvious that short because these cyber physical systems need to
virtual reality where users could watch latency will mainly benefit interaction control physical equipments and cooperate 4.5G MAKES REAL TIME APPLICATION
sports matches or even shop for things between machines. For example cyber with each other all in real time. Short A REALITY
through virtual reality headsets and carry it systems can realize control over factory transmission and short air interface latency are
like they do with their smartphones. People’s machines and industry equipments through the ways to realize the needed E2E latency of 4.5G will be able to provide end to end
demand for better video experience will the support of wireless connections. 4.5G 10ms to enable Industry 4.0 requirement network latency of 10ms compared to the 40-
always be endless; virtual reality is a step network will enable cooperation of cyber 80ms of 4G. This is made possible by a
forward in delivering such immersive systems in real time so they can execute real 4.5G is the natural evolution of 4G.It offers shorter TTI/RTT aimed at air interface
experience. Furthermore VR can be deployed time monitoring of industrial processes. enhancements on LTE-Advanced to meet latency reduction. Also CloudEdge solution
in other businesses like virtual tours of Industry 4.0 has been steadily rising to new services and the trends emerging in the introduces network function virtualization
potential real estate buyers. Virtual reality is prominence; this has encouraged the next 5 years. principles in the network to ensure that
now gaining industry momentum with government of Germany to make it a target transmission latency is also further reduced.
companies like Oculus have created the first for this year. The evolution of 4G to 4.5G is 4.5G OPENS A GIGA WORLD This level of E2E network latency enable
consumer mobile VR headset in the industry quite timely taking into consideration the industrial transformation through leveraging
while other social networking platforms like platform needed to support these trends in To be able to guarantee an immersive the benefits of cyber physical systems.
Facebook would also provide some VR the next 5 years. experience, large capacity is quite essential.
applications. NBA will film the ALL-Star As the visual experience of users will be Currently, we have industry equipments
game with virtual reality cameras. NBA fans NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEEDED TO changing from ultra HD video that required mainly being controlled by single cyber
who don’t have the opportunity to attend a SUPPORT THESE TRENDS about 30Mbps to virtual reality that will system; 4.5G will enable the control of
game will be given the next best thing, 4.5G require about 1Gbps, 4.5G will enable several industrial equipments through the
presents a platform required for ensuring The requirements to support these trends can operators with the capability to deliver the cellular network, which will trigger a
immersive experiences of VR for users. be classified into three main types of large capacity required in this transition. transition known as intra factory to inter
connections: high speed connection, massive Some technologies have been recognized as factory.
The second trend is cellular IoT. The connections and low latency connections. the major capacity enablers (Technologies in
industry has been used to M2M a Giga World) which aim at the key TIME FRAME OF 4.5G
communication over short range The visual user experience requirements performance target of xGbps peak rate.
technologies like Bluetooth. but which will for applications like virtual reality and ultra These are Massive Carrier Aggregation, It is predicted that the first 4.5G services will
not end there. The concept of cellular HD video are defined by three main factors: Licensed Assisted Access, Massive MIMO & be launched around 2016. As it is well
Internet of Things which mainly deals with connectivity, speed and service. In other 256QAM. understood, 4G LTE-Advanced is covered by
M2M communication over the cellular words an “anywhere anytime” type of 3GPP Rel-10, Rel-11 and Rel-12, with a
network technologies will vastly increase the connection is essential to guarantee an 4.5G WILL MAKE CELLULAR timeframe stretching from 2013 to 2015. 4.5G
number of smart, always on demand and immersive VR video experience. To be able to INTERNET OF THINGS A REALITY will be mainly addressed by 3GPP Rel-13 and
online things in our environment. Cellular- realize these requirements, there is the need Rel-14. 4.5G represents a next 5 year network
for more spectrum complemented with high 4.5G through LTE-M will introduce more evolution to smoothly prepare for the
spectral efficiency. connections which will mainly be devices like migration towards 5G around 2020.
smart meters and wearable user devices
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