This project seeks to address the main challenges for the implementation of 5G in Brazil

1. Classificado como Público
Challenges for 5G Deployment in
Brazil
by Halley Lima Gomes
Final project GSMA Capacity Building
Course – 5G – The path to next generation
July 21, 2019
Source: Image ‘5G’ extracted from https://www.3gpp.org/dynareport/SpecList.htm?release=Rel-15&tech=4

2. BRAZIL – NUMBERS AND GAPS
DENSITY – MOBILE (BR VS. WORLD)
Mobile Accesses
Period
May/18 Dec/18 Apr/19 May/19
Mobile Accesses
235,452 229,211 228,633 228,633
Prepaid
60,74% 56,52% 55,01% 54,67%
Density
112.68 109.24 108,71 108,66
Month Growth -0,1% -1,1% -0,1% 0.0%
Growth in 1 year
-2,8% -3,1% -3,0% -2,9%
Source: Anatel e ITU
https://sei.anatel.gov.br/sei/modulos/pesquisa/md_pesq_documento_consulta_externa.php?eEP-
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MOBILE ACESSES
9.30%
90.70%
% Population covered with optical
fiber backhaul ( in 1805
municipalities of 5570)
Without Fiber With Fiber
• Population: about 210 Million
• Brazil Area: 8.516.000 KM2
• Infrastructure gap:
• Optical fiber backhaul: 1.805 / 5.570 cities
• Mobile Coverage
• 4G -> 4454 cities/5570
• Without mobile coverage: 2012 secondary districts / 4717
secondary districts (secondary district is a part of a city. The main
district of all municipalities have 3G or 2G coverage)
INFRASTRUCTURE GAP
Best
mobile
technolog
y
Municipaliti
es (Total
5570)
%
4G
4.554 81,76%
3G 940 16,88%
3G
76 1,46%
DENSITY – BROADBAND BRAZIL
Year 200
7
201
4
201
6
201
7
2018 201
9
Densi
ty
15% 37% 39% 42% 45% 45%
BROADBAND ACESSES
Source: https://www.ibge.gov.br/apps/populacao/projecao/

3. RADIOFREQUENCY (1/2)
Brazil – Auction forecasts – Based on Opinion nº 270/2019*
• 5G Public Policies. MCTIC (Minister of Communications) Public
Consultation on National Plan focused on spectrum availability, sites
licensing, new applications taxation, R&D and cybersecurity.
• Bands. 700MHz (10+10MHz), 2.3GHz (100MHz), 3.5GHz (300MHz) and
26GHz (3.200MHz)
• Bid price x Commitments. Significant coverage obligations in 4G (or
higher) and fiber optic backhaul (10Gbps)
• Expected auction for 1Q2020
*Source: Opinion’ Anatel available: https://sei.anatel.gov.br/sei/modulos/pesquisa/md_pesq_documento_consulta_externa.php?eEP-
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BRAZIL NEEDS TO PREPARE FOR THE SPECTRUM’S REQUIREMENT OF 5G BRAZIL VS. WORLD – TRIALS ARE BEING CONCLUDED FOR 3.5 GHZ BAND
• It’s needed to encourage the installation of small cells. Currently in
Brazil, there is no legal and regulatory environment that encourages the
installation of such equipment .
• Recently Anatel published public consultation about femto cells (only
type of small cells) without mentioning pico cells, micro cells or metro
cells.
• Full 5G with all its possibilities will only be possible with densification of
antennas and small cells (including femto cells). At the moment, Brazil
is late when compared with the rest of the world
SMALL CELLS
Source: Mordor Intelligence

4. RADIOFREQUENCY (2/2)
• ANATEL (Brazilian telecoms regulator) have promised auction without
strong focus on fundraising:
• …However, the international experience of the high cost of spectrum
acquisition is worrying, which may hamper investment capacity for 5G
• Tax Burden and lack of state incentive is also a cause of concern
*Source: Ericsson – Radio Waves and Health: 5G
AUCTION PRICE IS A BIG CONCERN RECENT AUCTIONS - EUR PER MHZ PER POPULATION
• About Radiofrequency-Eletronic magnetic fields (RF-EMF) exposure that
can be generated for 5G technology, there is no a great stakeholders
movement about it. from Fifth Generation (5G) mobile technology; the
Internet of Things (IoT), also known as machine
• According Ericsson* “Exposure levels will be below international safety
limits The power levels of the radio signals transmitted by 5G radio
equipment will be of similar or lower magnitude as those used in
previous networks. 5G devices will be designed and tested to comply
with established radio wave exposure limits. 5G base stations will be
positioned so that the exposure in homes and public areas is well below
the limits.”
OTHER CHALLENGES
Although it has not yet begun to
implement these 5G networks, Brazil has
always observed international limits, with
detailed regulation on the subject.
Certainly, Anatel will maintain this
position.

5. SITES LICENSING AND NEW APPLICATIONS TAXATION
Source: Anatel e ITU
https://sei.anatel.gov.br/sei/modulos/pesquisa/md_pesq_documento_consulta_externa.php?eEP-
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•Local rules about Sites Licensing - Delays may hamper
the deployment of the 5G network.
•Tax Burden – taxes need return for companies to enable
the expansion of 5G networks
•It is needed a revision about licensing and granting.
Anatel published a public consultation about this topic,
containing following points:
•(i) collection of a single fee in the case of ran sharing;
•(ii) the possibility of issuing a single granting act for
all service modalities;
•(iii) exemption from the licensing of mobile terminals;
•(iv) Tax exemption for M2M and exemption of
licensing too;
•(v) discussion on charging for multiple service
stations.
CHALLENGES AND GAPS
•Reduce installation barriers, licensing, right of way, of
stations to reach 5G potential: to promote the diffusion
of devices and stations
•"Positive Silence" (60 days without authority response
implies tacit approval) and uniformity of municipalities
to the federal rule (Antenna Law)
•Improve collection of taxes, make feasible the use of
FUST (state fund) and pay or play ICMS (state tax about
telecommunication services)
IT IS NEEDED...

6. OTHER CHALLENGES
Source: MCTIC. Available https://www.mctic.gov.br/mctic/export/sites/institucional/sessaoPublica/arquivos/estrategia5g/Documento-base-
da-Estrategia-Brasileira-de-5G.pdf
• According public consultation published by Ministry of Science, Technology,
Innovation and Communications – MCTIC, will be need to ensure budget to
these activities.
• Currently there is little research on 5G in Brazil. Below number of 5G
researches amount per Brazilian state, with a total of 14.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION SECURITY
• 5G brings additional vulnerabilities over previous technologies: 4G, 3G and 2G
• Incorporation of edge computing, no longer restricted to the core network
requires distributed network security solutions
• the large-scale use of 5G-connected IoT devices unable to incorporate robust
security solutions
• Network slicing can generate a discussion about net neutrality present in
Brazilian Civil framework of the Internet (Marco Civil da Internet in Portuguese)
• Integrated national cybersecurity policy
• Voluntary development of codes of conduct and rules of good practice by
manufacturers and operators
• New certification and approval processes (privacy and security by design) for
5G networks and constant updating of security policies
• Investment in equipment, specific safety systems and training of specialized
personnel

7. APPLICATIONS
• Focus regarding Public Consultation* published MCTIC:
(i) automotive;
(ii) data analysis;
(iii)industry 4.0;
(iv) health;
(v) business operations and support systems;
(vi) smart city
(vii)Rural areas – agribusiness
• In July, 02, 2019 The Decree establishing the National Plan for
Internet of Things (Decree No. 9,854/2019) was published to
regulate and encourage this technology in Brazil
THE 5G NETWORK IS CONSIDERED THE TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION THAT WILL ALLOW THE USE OF IOT IN
A MASSIVE WAY.
*Source: MCTIC. Available https://www.mctic.gov.br/mctic/export/sites/institucional/sessaoPublica/arquivos/estrategia5g/Documento-
base-da-Estrategia-Brasileira-de-5G.pdf
• “Internet of Things (IoT) appears, in this context, as enabling
technology for such applications, enabling you to
revolutionize and connect the global world through intelligent
devices and heterogeneous, interacting with each other over
the Internet, collecting and sharing data.
• “One of the main points necessary for the adequate
development of IoT in Brazil, with the potential of connecting
billions of devices, is related to the availability of
connectivity.”
• “In this sense, 5G promises to enable critical IoT applications
that require control real-time and dynamic process
automation, supporting the massive implementation of these
heterogeneous devices, connected simultaneously with new
service requirements, to to efficiently stimulate Massive and
Critical IoT applications”

8. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
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