• Rapidly Growing 5G Ecosystem

    GSA is the voice of the 5G mobile vendor ecosystem representing companies engaged in the supply of infrastructure, semiconductors, test equipment, devices, applications and mobile support services.

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  • 5G Ecosystem

    GSA continually tracks progress on developments around the 5G Ecosystem and produces monthly industry reports

    The 5G Ecosystem is a rapidly expanding industry of suppliers from device manufacturing, network supply and maintenance, system integration, test & validation and consulting. GSA predicts 5G growth will be faster than 4G; which took seven years to reach 100 million subscriptions. 5G is expected to reach 100 million subscriptions within five years.

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  • 5G Spectrum

    5G Spectrum is key to the growth of 5G and the GSA Spectrum Group supports the harmonisation of 5G spectrum for global use

    One of the main benefits 5G brings to mobile broadband is new spectrum in the 3.4 GHz to 4.2 GHz band (sometimes referred to as C-Band) and millimetric wave bands (mmWave) (above 6 GHz). These higher mmWave bands have greater spectrum – wider bandwidth – so can support far greater capacity, faster downloads and more subscribers. GSA reports on 5G spectrum availability and allocation in its monthly reports.

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  • 5G networks ecosystem

    From trials to commercial launches - GSA tracks and reports on 5G networks and deployments

    The first 5G network deliveries have been Non-Stand-Alone (NSA) configurations based on 3GPP Standards Release 14 (Rel:15) which was completed in late 2017. This means the 5G network is “anchored” in a 4G network. This has some initial advantages and some disadvantages. See Table 1.

    NSA deployments will typically be rolled out in 2019 and Stand Alone (SA) deployments are expected to follow based on the 3GPP Release 15 (Rel:15) of the standards.

    3GPP placed a great deal of effort in 2018 to complete Rel:15 – which is considered to be the first full set of 5G standards and is part of the agreed 3GPP milestones for 3GPP so submit towards IMT-2020. Rel:15 supports 5G SA deployments.

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  • Advantages • Simple to manage • Inter-generation handover between 4G-5G • Leverage existing EPC deployment • Leverage existing LTE deployments • Cloud native • Easier to support multiple access SA NSA EPC 5GC Radio access network Core network Disadvantages • Not able to leverage existing LTE deployments if NR is used in SA • Tight interworking between LTE and NR required • Cloud supoport is optional • New deployment required
    Table 1: Comparison of 5G radio access and core networks. Source GSMA "Road to 5G: Introduction and Migration"
  • 5G devices ecosystem

    The 5G device manufacturers have recognised the importance of 5G, which brings the mobile communications experience closer to that of fixed broadband.

    The availability of devices, including smartphones has enabled multiple operators to launch 5G networks post standards completion, earlier than previous technology generations. GSA has a detailed database of both 4G and 5G devices from which its 5G device ecosystem reports are generated.

    5G Devices report
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  • Innovations

    New innovations in devices are being seen with 5G such as foldable screens, gigabit data smartphones and Internet of Things (IoT) products that will extend mobile connectivity and communications into vertical industries such as manufacturing, robotics, remote monitoring and many other industrial applications. Industry expectations are that billions of IoT device will be enabled with 5G as industrial connectivity and 5G radio coverage is increased in factories and offices.

  • 5G in-building

    In-building 5G coverage is vital for the deployment Industry 4.0 as mobile connectivity becomes totally ubiquitous

    5G deployments with mmWave spectrum (above 6 GHz) is ideal for in-building and factory applications. Modern buildings are now constructed with glass that is low iron, anti-reflective and incorporates solar-control and acoustic properties creating a Faraday cage that makes it difficult to propagate radio signals from outside to the inside of the building. Older offices or factories are also often difficult to service from outdoors if they are constructed with thick brick walls or have metallic structures or heavy machinery incorporated. Serving underground areas is also problematic. mmWave 5G is therefore a good option for in-building coverage since this spectrum would be more easily contained within the building, especially if it was low power, and would be less likely to cause interference to external networks.

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