5G-Advanced Webinar A comprehensive overview of CSP Business and Tech Priorities

5G-Advanced Webinar
A comprehensive overview of CSP
business and technology priorities
May 31, 2023
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Today’s presenters
Nokia
TechInsights
Robert Czajkowski
Phil Kendall
Senior Content Strategist, Strategy &
Technology, Nokia
Executive Director, Service Provider Group,
TechInsights
Robert, with his wireless engineering and economics
background, is an experienced technology marketer with
experience in market/technology research and analyses,
creating campaigns and disseminating it directly and
indirectly to the market.
As the Executive Director of the Service Provider Group, Phil is
entrusted with the responsibility of delivering strategic and tactical
support to prominent telecoms operators, equipment vendors, and
software companies globally.
Konstantinos Manolakis
5G-Advanced Business Program, Senior
Research Specialist, Nokia
Konstantinos is currently leading Nokia's internal 5GAdvanced Business Program. Over the past years, he has
been conducting activities and contributing to research and
3GPP standardization on several 5G/5G-Advanced topics.
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Sue Rudd
Director, Networks and Service Platforms,
TechInsights
Sue Rudd is the Director of Networks and Service Platforms (NSP) at
TechInsights company. Her primary focus is on aligning new technology
with business opportunities, specifically in the areas of Open
RAN/VRAN, RIC, Small Cells, ML/Al for RAN and Multi-Domain Network
Operations. She also explores service opportunities related to 5G SA
Core, End to End (E2E) Network Slicing, Private and Hybrid
Public/Private Networking, SDN, Content and Traffic Optimization.
Agenda
Global trends that demand 5G-Advanced
3GPP Roadmap for 5G-Advanced
Top-7 service provider drivers for 5G-Advanced adoption
Select 5G-Advanced requirements from enterprise interviews
Conclusion
Q&A
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Global trends that
demand 5G-Advanced
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Nokia’s Technology Vision 2030
Socio-economic &
geopolitical
User needs
Technology
Industry-Enterprise-Consumer-Developer
Metaverse
Deglobalization
Cybersecurity
State-driven
innovation
Sustainability
XR
5G
Blockchain
6G
AI/ML
Cloud
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Evolved
experiences
Digital-first
Serviceoptimized
connectivity
New
purchasing
priorities
TechInsights’ global trends shaping our world through 2030
Social and economic changes
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Technology evolution and disruption
Working from
anywhere
Gig & flexible
economy
Sharing
economy
Technology
sovereignty
Beyond
smartphone
Dedicated
devices
Smarter
healthcare
Metaverse
Spatial
Internet
Network
modernisation
Cloud
intelligence
Edge cloud
Environmental
handprint
Environmental
footprint
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Road to 6G
3GPP Roadmap for 5G-Advanced
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5G and 5G-Advanced determine network capabilities until 2030
6G
5G usage
2018
2019
Rel-15
2020
Rel-16
5G standardization
2021
Rel-17
5G-Advanced usage
2022
2023
Rel-18
2024
2025
Rel-19
2026
Rel-20
2027
2028
Rel-21
2029
Rel-22
5G-Advanced standardization
6G concept and requirements
WRC-23 agenda item
on new bands
6G study
6G specs
WRC-27
new bands
Commercial
deployment of 6G
First 3GPP
6G specification
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2030
5G-Advanced new usage areas, services, boosted resiliency & operability
Extending global 5G-Advanced reach for IoT
and basic MBB
Extreme MBB experience with bounded
latency, high date rates enabling IIoT for FR2
eMBB
UAV traffic,
cameras
NTN, HAPS
Expansion to support Positioning, Time Sync aaS
also without GNSS – Enabling new use cases
GNSS Alternative
& Resiliency
Solution
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High speed
mobility and edge
roaming
Railway, power,
wearables,
sensors
Asset tracking,
Transportation
EXCELLENCE
mMTC
Indoor XR/VR
Outdoor XR
Network wide AI/ML enhancements, further
network energy saving, network slicing
URLLC
Dynamic and
optimized Traffic
allocation
Zero touch
orchestrator
Energy saving
5G-Advanced continues to evolve in the future
3GPP Rel-19 content candidates*
Extension to new 5G use cases:
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Uplink coverage enhancements
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XR enhancements
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NTN for RedCap
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Multi-TRX requirements
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Sidelink evolution (PC5/Relay)
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Mobility enhancements
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NR <5MHz enhancements
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AI/ML based mobility
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Femto
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MIMO/BF enhancements
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Low power WUS/WUR
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Duplex operation
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Ambient IoT
Expansion beyond connectivity:
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Experience enhancements:
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Sidelink Positioning
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AI/ML based positioning
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Channel modelling for sensing
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eMBB
EXCELLENCE
mMTC
URLLC
Excellence in operation:
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Slicing enhancements
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Network energy efficiency
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Multiple registrations in
the same access technology
* decision on content expected in 2H 2023
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AI/ML for air interface
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AI/ML NG-RAN enhancements
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Edge computing enhancements
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SON/MDT, QoE
5G-Advanced continues to evolve in the future
Maturing and wrapping
up work
already started in 5G, e.
g. RedCap, NTN.
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Focus on
implementable enhanc
ements result in better
market success.
For many areas such
as AI/ML or
joint communication &
sensing vital to have
solid foundation for 6G.
Top service provider and enterprise
drivers for 5G-Advanced adoption
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TechInsights surveys* for Nokia provide insights on service provider
and enterprise views of 5G-Advanced
16 Service providers (SP) & 15 Enterprises interviews
40 respondents of online survey
North America
6 SPs
Europe
4 SPs
6 Ent.
Asia Pacific
6 SPs
6 Ent.
Africa
3 Ent.
Service provider mix
Mobile
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*Study conducted from Q3 2022 to Q1 2023
Converged
Top drivers that will trigger 5G-Advanced deployment
Survey question: “Which of the following do you see as the Key Drivers for deploying 5G Advanced ?”
% respondents picking as top three item?
Performance and throughput
top the list of factors that will
trigger 5G-Advanced
deployment, followed by RAN
coverage and capacity
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Top-7 service provider priorities for 5G-Advanced
Top four business priorities
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Energy efficiency
(RAN driven)
AI/ML and
automation for
network
applications
Access agnostic 5G
SA Core
New and enhanced
services
Top three feature & technology priorities
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2
3
Enhanced RAN
performance,
capacity and
reliability
5G IoT specialized
devices and low
cost user
equipment (UE)
Diverse
applications &
device driven use
cases
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Energy efficiency – RAN driven
Service provider business driver #1
Survey question: “Do you expect Energy Costs and the need for reduction in power use to lead
you adopt any of the following?”
Energy efficiency will be a
major trigger for RAN and
device upgrades.
North America and Europe
focus on RAN energy costs
while China and Southeast
Asia want both better RAN
and UE/device power
consumption.
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AI/ML and automation for network applications
Service provider business driver #2
Survey question: “Given the critical need for Operations Automation to manage 5G Networks
at Scale, which of the following would you expect to adopt?”
Operators globally are
looking at AI/ML across
every aspect of their
operation. Automation with
AI/ML will come first for
software controlled
resources and network
operations
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Access agnostic 5G standalone core
Service provider business driver #3
Survey question: “Which of the following Access Transport options do you expect to
offer?”
Service providers want to
deliver same services over
both fixed and mobile
networks.
Technology and
organizational changes have
proven complex and
challenging.
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New and enhanced services
Service provider business driver #4
Survey question: “Which of the following Business Driven Services will be the most important?”
% respondents picking as top six item
Top service priorities are
generic consumer services
followed by B2B at the edge
including security and
privacy.
No single service is
expected to be the key
driver for new revenue.
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Top-7 service provider priorities for 5G-Advanced
Top four business priorities
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3
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Energy efficiency
(RAN driven)
AI/ML and
automation for
network
applications
Access agnostic 5G
SA Core
New and enhanced
services
Top three feature & technology priorities
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2
3
Enhanced RAN
performance,
capacity and
reliability
5G IoT specialized
devices and low
cost user
equipment (UE)
Diverse
applications &
device driven use
cases
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Enhanced RAN and MIMO performance, capacity and reliability
Service provider technology/feature priority #1
Survey question: “Which RAN Performance and Smart RAN Management capabilities will
become important?”
% respondents picking as top five item
Service providers look to
enhance RAN performance
to match multi Gbps fiber or
coax throughput and
reliability; as they automate
RAN optimization and
management.
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5G IoT devices for low latency, localized positioning & low cost UE
Service provider technology/feature priority #2
Survey question: “Which of the following Feature Driven Services will be the most important?“
% respondents picking as top six item
New devices will accelerate
sales of new services.
Proliferation of 5G IoT and
specialty devices will
become key drivers for low
cost, low latency and
localized positioning
services
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New applications and device driven use cases will leverage intelligent UE
Service provider technology/feature priority #3
Survey question: “5G is opening opportunities for New Devices and Smartphones etc. with
clever software and firmware. Which of the following would you consider for future services?”
% respondents picking as top four item
Intelligent UE software for
smartphones and premium
devices should open doors
for differentiated services
and increased brand
visibility as interest grows
for ‘device driven’
applications.
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7 business and technology/feature priorities address the 15 trends
Social and economic changes
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Technology evolution and disruption
Working from
anywhere
Gig & flexible
economy
Sharing
economy
Technology
sovereignty
Beyond
smartphone
Dedicated
devices
Smarter
healthcare
Metaverse
Spatial
Internet
Network
modernisation
Cloud
intelligence
Edge cloud
Environmental
handprint
Environmental
footprint
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Road to 6G
Energy efficiency
AI/ML &
automation
Access agnostic
Core
Services: new &
enhanced
Enhanced RAN, capacity
& reliability
5G IoT devices & low
cost UE
Diverse applications &
device Use Cases
Leading enterprises have very specific requirements
Important findings from the enterprise
market interviews
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although…
• 5G has gained major recognition for high speed,
reliable connectivity
• Limited awareness of 5G’s inherent security, distributed
processing and on demand resource allocation.
• Potential enterprise customers want 5G to fully
meet its original objectives
• SPs must demonstrate the value that 5G and 5G-Advanced
will add to the hyperscaler cloud providers
• Industry 4.0 is key driver for private 5G
especially as Wi-Fi replacement in the factory
• Some of the 5G-Advanced features are currently viewed as
important but ‘niche’ applications
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Conclusion
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Conclusion
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Operators are determined to
complete their 5G vision and
be ready for 5G-Advanced
from 2025 onwards.
Unlock key 5G-Advanced
capabilities using 5G Stand
Alone, energy-efficient
enhanced RAN and Network
Automation based on AI/ML.
Proliferation of new devices
and new capabilities will
trigger new 5G-Advanced
service revenues for
operators.
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