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IT-Kolloquium 2018

5G “pioneer” spectrum in Europe

Vienna, May 15th 2018

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High FrequenciesSuper Data Layer

Medium FrequenciesCoverage & capacity Layer

Low Frequencies Coverage Layer

Addressing specific use cases

requiring extremely high data rates

Best compromise between capacity and coverage

(wide area but no deep coverage)

Wide area and deep indoor coverage

Below 2GHz

2- 6 GHz

5G requires spectrum from the three layers in parallel.

Each MNO will identify its specific most suitable combination of bands.

100MHz assignments

(contiguous)

(up to 20MHz

paired / unpaired)

Above 6GHz

800 / 1000 MHz assignments

(contiguous)

5G needs a multi-layer spectrum approach

eMBB, URLLC, mMTC

eMBB,

URLLC

mMTC, eMBB, URLLC

2017/11/6

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European 5G Pioneer bands

From selection to the market

2018

Trials

2020

Commercial (1 major city per country)

2025

Seamless coverage(all major cities, transport paths)

2016

5G Pioneer

bands (3)

2017

Extended set

of 5G bands (4)

Japan

Summer Olympics

(Jul ‘20)

Korea

Winter Olympics

(Feb ‘18)

Spectrum selection

China

Product R&D trials

(2018-2020)

FCC rules for 28, 37

and 39 GHz bands

(Jul ‘15)

5G implementation (1)

EC: “5G Action Plan” (1)

ECC: “5G spectrum roadmap” (2)

2019

EU 5G pioneer bands:

700 MHz, 3400-3800 MHz (“primary”), 24.25-27.5 GHz

2017/11/6

5G pioneer bands harmonization (2)ECC/EC Decisions)

2018

5G pioneer spectrum auctions

(1) Communication from the EC: “5G for Europe: An Action Plan” Sept. ‘16

(2) https://cept.org/Documents/ecc/41710/ecc-18-050-annex-19_cept-roadmap-5g

(3) Radio Spectrum Policy Group “Opinion on spectrum related aspects for next

generation wireless systems (5G)” – June ‘16

(4) RSPG Second Opinion on 5G networks – Jan ‘18

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Widest contiguous spectrum (below 6GHz)

Best compromise in capacity vs. coverage

– n x Gbps connectivity

– Continuous coverage, beyond hotspots

Global ecosystem

– 3400-3600 MHz globally harmonized

– Different regions targeting different portions

within 3300-4200 MHz and 4400-5000 MHz

– Supported by 3GPP NR specifications from

start (Rel. 15)

– Countries planning 300M ~ 500M

bandwidth. Target +100MHz/MNO

– Inter-operator sync to be required

Africa (ATU)

Russia

Korea

Japan

China

USA

Europe (CEPT)

India

MENA (ASMG)

LATAM (CITEL)

GHz

4.5

4.8

4.4

3.3

3.4

3.8

4.2

5.0

Already available for IMT / offical plans

Different LATAM countries have identifed different blocksConsidered for IMT by regulators

Potential for future IMT use

3G

PP Band 78

Band 77 Band 79

3.7

C-band, the Primary Band for the Introduction of 5G Globally

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Meet the end user experience requirement Affordable complexityBoosts Downlink Capacity

64T64R: 16+ Layers MU-BF

Compatible with

2Rx R8/R9 UE

C-band Massive MIMO

antenna unit

~ 9

0cm

Throughput

(Mbps)

Distance

(m)

C-band NLOS outdoor mobility test

(64T64R, 100 MHz BW)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

0

300

500

400

200

100

403 Mbps @ 500m

~ 40cm

<40kg

At least 100 MHz channel bandwidth per 5G network

Massive MIMO to boost DL capacity with minimized effort

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DL Coverage

Distance/Site (km)

Coverage area/site

(sqkm)

Number of sites

/sqkm

Site Increase Rate

(%)

100 MHz 0.19 0.070395 14 reference

60 MHz 0.15 0.043875 23 +64%

Dense Urban Urban RuralIndoor Hotspots

Experienced data rate(DL)

1Gbps

Experience data rate(UL)

500Mbps

Area traffic density

15 Tbps/km2


300Mbps


50Mbps


750 Gbps/km2


50Mbps


25Mbps


100 Gbps/km2


50Mbps


25Mbps


1 Gbps/km2

Source: 3GPP TS 22.261

• Based on the traffic density requirements defined in 3GPP specifications, the number of sites is linearly proportional to the

available bandwidth.

• Therefore, when the same traffic density is required, the number of sites needs to be increased by 64%

At least 100 MHz channel bandwidth per 5G network

From 60MHz to 100MHz: less sites by 64%

Assumptions: indoor coverage in dense urban areas, 3-sector macro base stations, indoor CPEs, penetration loss 26dB, and downlink user

edge rate 100 Mbit/s

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Nationwide assignments

• Mobile operators will kick off the 5G ecosystem

– Well placed to invest in 5G and establish a firm foundation for the new 5G ecosystem

– Leveraging on 30+ years of experience in national communication infrastructures

– With the digital transformation opportunity as one of the biggest motivations

– Also addressing Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) for domestic and business applications

– Network slicing technologies developed by 3GPP are key enablers

• Nationwide assignments

– Would encourage operators investment in national mobile network infrastructures in the European

primary bands are essential to the success of 5G in Europe - allowing more flexible and less complex

and more spectrally efficient deployments providing contiguous coverage (e.g. along transport paths) -

no management of borders and buffer zones (*)

– Consistent with what was done with other key frequencies for previous “3GPP generations” (e.g. 900,

1800 MHz for 2G, 2100 MHz for 3G, 800 and 2600 MHz for 4G)

• Open to innovative business models

– Wholesale of 5G capacity to “MVNOs” with focus on the vertical industries, indoor coverage

infrastructure through ”neutral hosts”, spectrum leasing to FWA operators and verticals in some cases

2017/11/6

(*) 10 “regions” (“Bundesland”) would lead to 16 inter-regional borders within Austria. Based on a rough estimation such approach would lead to ca. 3000 / 4000 Km of

borders between local areas, ca. 25% surrounding urban areas

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Effective rollout strategy

“5G synchronization framework”

Among others, regulators in China

and Japan require inter-operator

synchronization for LTE-TDD,

discussions have started for 5G NR.

Work is ongoing in Europe

to support the setup of

“5G synchronization frameworks”.

2500

2555

2575

2635

2655

2690

34

00

36

00

To be assigned MHz

CMCC

China Telecom

China Unicom

To be assigned

MHz

LTE TDD

5G NR (TDD)

34

00

33

00

Ch

ina

NTT DoCoMo

KDDI

Softbank

To be assigned 3600

3560

3520

3480

3440

3400

3800 MHz

4200

4900

4400

LTE TDD 5G NR (TDD)

Jap

an

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The UL coverage is the bottleneck: 10-15 dB less than DL in the typical scenario

C-band standalone sites number: ~ 2 × 1.8GHz (2T2R) sites number

“LTE/NR UL sharing” improves utilization of legacy bands, ensures 5G-NR UL continuous

coverage, accelerates 5G deployment with reduced cost

Part of release 15 specifications

5G-NR coverage using

C-Band and “LTE/NR UL

sharing” at lower frequencies

LTE lower frequency

band coverage

NR DL: C-band

NR UL: lower band + C-band

5G-NR better coverageC-band

Hotspots coverage

NR C-band UL+DL

NR C-band DL

+ NR 1.8GHz UL

Extended coverage

Effective rollout strategy - “LTE/NR UL sharing”

Uplink coverage assistance from frequencies below 2 GHz

12dB Gap

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USA: 27.5-28.35, 37-38.6, 38.6-40 GHz (licensed)

64-71GHz (license exempt)

Korea: plans to allocate 26.5-29.5 GHz by 2018

when 5G systems are available, at latest by 2021

Japan: has identified 5G candidate bands

including up to 2GHz from 27.5-29.5 GHz

China: has consulted on 24.75-27.5 and 37-42.5 GHz

for 5G and decided these two bands for 5G trial

Europe: 24.25-27.5 is the 5G pioneer band,

other bands considered for 5G

Confirmed Likely TBD

In scope of WRC-19, already allocated to Mobile Service

In scope of WRC-19, require allocation to Mobile Service

Not in scope of WRC-19, but allocated to Mobile Service

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2.75

1.6

0.85

3.25

Pioneer band

2

3

5.5

GHz

24

.25

27

.5

29.5

31

.8

33

.4

37

.0

40

.5

42

.5

43

.5

3

The 24.25-29.5 & 37.0-43.5 GHz

are the most promising

high frequency ranges for 5G early

commercialization globally.

High frequencies will complement lower frequencies

For specific use cases requiring extremely high data rates

26

.5

“26GHz” - 3GPP n258

“28GHz” - 3GPP n257

“39GHz” - 3GPP n260

“42GHz”

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227%

114%

57%45%

200 400 800 1000

Compared with C-band with 100MHz BW, in

order to meet the dense urban capacity

requirement (*):

– 26GHz with 400 MHz BW still needs more

sites

– 26GHz with 800 MHz BW needs a smaller

number of sites (57%)

# of 26GHz sites vs. # of C-band (100MHz BW) sites

To meet the 750Gbps / km2 capacity requirements (*)

(*) 3GPP 22.261 scenario 5 (dense urban)

When 400MHz BW is available, 26GHz needs comparable investment as C Band (100MHz BW),

When 800MHz BW becomes available, 26GHz becomes significantly convenient.

Available Channel BW (MHz) @ 26GHz

26GHz: At Least 800MHz Channel Bandwidth per Operator

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Recommendations for mmWave bands

24.25-27.5 GHz and 40.5-43.5 GHz

• WRC-19 target: IMT identification for 24.25-27.5 GHz & 40.5-43.5 GHz

• Usage scenario:

– MNOs are primary users of mmWave bands, focusing initially on eMBB and FWA with major investment in

creating national 5G infrastructures

– MNOs provide service to verticals via slicing or lease spectrum based on market demand

• Authorisation:

– Exclusive national licences, 800-1000 MHz of contiguous spectrum per 5G operator or network

(no use based on general authorization)

– Sharing among MNOs (pooling) should be enabled by removing regulatory barriers, but not mandated

• Availability timeline

– 26.5-27.5GHz: 2019-2020;

– 24.25-26.5GHz: 2020-2022

– 40.5-43.5GHz: after 2022

• Sharing with Incumbent services:

– Fixed Service links should be relocated from 26 GHz to 32 GHz and E-band within 2018-2022

– Existing FSS, EESS and ISS Earth stations in 26 GHz should be protected based on ECC Recommendations;

new ones should be only authorised under commercial agreement with 5G licensees

– Full usage of 26GHz band protecting EESS (passive) below 24.25GHz could be achieved in the mid-term via

advances in 5G technology

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Ubiquitous

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5G BBUHighest Integration

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5G mmWaveHighest Power

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Recommendations for Europe 5G Pioneer bands

1. For capacity: C-band (3.4-3.8GHz)

– Enable exclusive national licenses: 100 MHz contiguous per operator

– Fragmentation leads to economically non-viable deployments for operators -> de-fraagmentation is needed

– Macro base station networks require common synchronization among operators

2. For coverage: 700MHz and other low bands

– Support from lower frequencies is key (e.g. 1800 MHz “LTE / NR uplink sharing”)

– Need for earliest release of the 700 MHz band and authorisation to mobile operators

– 703-733 MHz / 758-788 MHz (2x30 MHz) + 738-758 MHz (20 MHz SDL)

– Mobile operators are best suited to provide services in 700 MHz to other potential users (“verticals”), including PPDR agencies

3. For the “super data layer”: 26 and 40 GHz

– Availability timeline: 26.5-27.5GHz: 2019-2020; 24.25-26.5GHz: 2020-2022; 40.5-43.5GHz: after 2022

– Enable exclusive national licenses, 800-1000 MHz of contiguous spectrum per 5G operator

4. Pro-investment regulations

– Seek and sustain global spectrum harmonization

– Nationwide exclusive licensing is the preferred authorization model for 5G pioneer bands

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