The document discusses the advancements and deployment timelines for 5G technology, highlighting Ericsson's involvement with major operators and anticipated market growth. Key use cases for 5G include enhanced mobile broadband, smart agriculture, and industrial applications, with the first commercial networks expected to launch in 2019. It emphasizes the superiority of the 5G radio dot system for indoor solutions, which enables high performance and seamless upgrades from existing networks.

1. The next big thing
in small cells
Martin Ljungberg Ericsson 2018-03-09

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5G is coming
38
major operators
globally have signed
MOUs with Ericsson
36%
growth potential
in revenues by 2026
Most popular initial
use cases for 5G are
enhanced mobile
broadband, enterprise
and industrial
applications**
**Source: Ericsson 5G Readiness Survey—an assessment of operators’ progress on the road to
5G
US, South Korea, Japan and China
Early 5G deployments
are anticipated in
several markets
The first commercial networks
based on standalone 5G NR
are expected to go live in
2019, with major network
deployments from 2020
1 billion
5G subscriptions by the
end of 2023
90%
of operators are focused
on consumers in their
5G planning, and 46%
on business users*
The standardization work plan
for 5G has been accelerated
The standard as specified in 3GPP Release 15:
Finalized by the end of 2017 for
non-standalone 5G new radio
2017
Mid-2018 for
standalone 5G NR
2018
*Source: The 5G Business Potential, Second Edition – Industry digitalization and the untapped opportunities for operators

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Smart
agriculture
Smart
meter
Logistics
Tracking
SmartphonesHome
Non-sim
devices
Enterprise
Venues
Mobile/
wireless/
fixed
4k/8k UHD
Broadcasting
VR/AR
Low cost, low
energy, small data
volumes, massive
numbers
Ultra reliable, very
low latency, very
high availability
Enhanced mobile
broadband
5G indoor use cases
Massive MTC Critical MTC
Industrial
application &
control
Traffic safety
& control
Remote
training
Remote
manufacturing
Remote
surgery
Fleet
management

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DAS can’t keep pace with 5G
5G mid band
3-6 GHz
Wide carrier
MIMO
Multi antenna
5G high band
>20 GHz
Ultra wide carriers
Beamforming
Antenna arrays
Passive DAS Active DAS
Limited performance
– Cable attenuation
– Few antennas
No upgrade possibilities
to current installations
Still conceptual,
not proven
No upgrade possibilities
to current installations
Not possible due to
cable attenuation
New very complex
products required
No upgrade possibilities
to current installations

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Unbeatable
performance
at day one
Radio Dot System
Robust voice and
data performance
Full mobility for critical
business services
Centralized baseband for
tight radio coordination
Easy to add frequency,
capacity and technologies
Software-only activation for new
services and capacity expansions
Feature parity for continuous
evolution and experience
Flexibility for
continuous
growth

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Operates on original dot
architecture with easy LAN cabling
for connections and power
Delivers
speeds up to
2 Gbps
Support new
5G mid-bands
(3-6 GHz)
5G NR Radio Dot

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Gigabit indoor road to 5G
200
MBPS
1 carrier 2x2
400
MBPS 1 carrier 4x4,
or 2 carrier
2x2
3 carrier 4x4
1.2
Gbps
800
MBPS 2 carrier 4x4,
or 4 carrier
2x2
1.6
GBPS 4 carrier 4x4
NR/5G
~2
GBPS
Carrier aggregation
FDD, TDD, LAA
4x4 MIMO
Distributed, Co-located
Higher order
modulation
256 QAM downlink
64 QAM uplink
5G NR

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Easy upgrade path:
5G coverage
LTE: 2x2 MIMO @ 2.3GHz 5G: 4x4 MIMO @ 3.5GHz
Dot positions for
LTE can be reused
for NR delivering
4-5x higher user
throughput

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Same architecture, more performance
Speed per dot*
5G mid-band
Up to 8 dots
Cat 6A
Common baseband
800 Mbps 2 Gbps
4G
Baseband and CU
Central RAN processing
RDI
CAT 6A LAN cable
Baseband to radio connection
Electrical or fiber to baseband/CU
NEW 5G indoor radio unit (IRU)
Aggregator of radio dots
Currently up to 8 dots
Core network
Common for indoor and outdoor* Multiple dots can be combined for higher speed
Radio dot
Radio front and antennas

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5G Radio Dot System:
your indoor 5G solution
Supports the new
3GPP 5G standards
Re-use existing
indoor network
infrastructure and
easy upgrade path
from 4G systems
Delivers 2Gbps
performance indoors

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