NGMN_5G_White_Paper_V1_0

125GWhitePaperByNGMNAllianceVersion:1.0Date:17-February-2015DocumentType:FinalDeliverable(Approved)ConfidentialityClass:P-PublicProject:NGMN5GInitiativeEditor/Submitter:RachidElHattachi/JavanErfanianContributors:5GInitiativeTeamApprovedby/Date:NGMNBoard/17thofFebruary2015©2015NextGenerationMobileNetworksLtdexceptasotherwiseindicated.Allrightsreserved.NopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeanswithoutpriorwrittenpermissionfromNGMNLtd.TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentrepresentsthecurrentviewheldbyNGMNLtd.ontheissuesdiscussedasofthedateofpublication.Thisdocumentisprovided“asis”withnowarrantieswhatsoeverincludinganywarrantyofmerchantability,non-infringement,orfitnessforanyparticularpurpose.Allliability(includingliabilityforinfringementofanypropertyrights)relatingtotheuseofinformationinthisdocumentisdisclaimed.Nolicense,expressorimplied,toanyintellectualpropertyrightsaregrantedherein.Thisdocumentisdistributedforinformationalpurposesonlyandissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Readersshouldnotdesignproductsbasedonthisdocument.3TheNGMNWhitePaperhasbeenendorsedbythefollowingNGMNBoardMembers:TomKeathleySVPNetwork&ProductPlanningBruceRodinVPWirelessTechnologyAmeetShahGroupStrategyDirectorLiZhengmaoEVPBrunoJacobfeuerbornCTOJacobGrooteVPMobileOperationsSeong-MokOhSeniorEVP&HeadofNetworkGroupSeizoOnoeEVP&CTOAlainMalobertiSVPTaySooMengGroupCTOAlexChoiCTOJoachimHornGroupCTIOSandroDionisiDirectorofEng.&TelecomItaliaLabsEnriqueBlancoNadalesGroupCTOGüntherOttendorferCTOMatsSvärdhVP,HeadofGroupNetworksandITInfrastructureHughBradlowChiefScientistIbrahimGedeonCTOBülentElönüChiefNetworkOperationsOfficerYogeshMalikGroupCTOKevinSalvadoriDirectorGroupTech.Strategy&OperationsOnbehalfoftheNGMNAllianceDr.BrunoJacobfeuerbornDr.PeterMeissnerChairman,NGMNAllianceCEO,NGMNAlliance4NGMN5GInitiativeWhitePaperLeadershipRachidElHattachi(DeutscheTelekom)InitiativeLeaderandChairmanoftheSteeringCommitteeJavanErfanian(BellMobility)Co-leaderofthe5GInitiativeEditorsJavanErfanian(BellMobility)ChiefeditorBrianDaly(AT&T)Co-editorWorkstreamleadersArmandoAnnunziato(TelecomItalia)KevinHolley(Telefonica)ClarkChen(ChinaMobile)EricHardouin(Orange)LouFeifei(ChinaMobile)MikioIwamura(NTTDoCoMo)RalfIrmer(Vodafone)StefanApetrei(Orange)ChrisCheeseman(BT)AlexTame(Vodafone)ContributorsNGMNMembersPMOWalterGrethe(DeutscheTelekom)PhilippDeibert(NGMN),contribution‘wayforward’sectionKlausMoschner(NGMN)SteeringCommitteeLuigiLicciardi(TelecomItalia)HuangYuhong(ChinaMobile)TakehiroNakamura(NTTDoCoMo)RemiThomas(Orange)LukeIbbetson(Vodafone)5ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThisNGMN5GWhitePaperhasbeendevelopedbyNGMN’sMembers(i.e.operators)withcontributionsfromNGMN’sSponsor(i.e.vendor)andAdvisor(i.e.research)Partners.TheWhitePaperhasbeendeliveredbyahighlycommittedteamandusingaprocessofopencontributionsandcontinuousdialoguethroughoutthewholedurationoftheprogram.WewouldliketoexpressourappreciationtoallwhocontributeddirectlyorindirectlytothedevelopmentofthisWhitePaper.TheBoardofNGMNhasbeenofgreatsupportfortheNGMN5Gglobalinitiativebysettingtheoveralldirection,dedicatingresourcestotheprogramandcontributingtotheoverallcontentoftheWhitePaper.The5Gteamhighlyappreciatesthelevelofcommitment,synergyanddrivebyallBoardmembersthroughoutthefulldurationoftheprogram.Ourspecialthanksgotoallmembersofthe5Ginitiative,andmorespecificallytotheworkstreamleadersandco-leadersfordrivingtheirrespectiveteamswithpassionanddiligence.OurappreciationgoesalsototheSteeringCommitteememberswhocontributedtotheoverallobjectivesoftheprogram,byprovidingthenecessaryguidancetotheteamtodelivertheWhitePaperintimeandwithinthequalitystandard.NGMN’sSponsorandAdvisorPartnersplayedavitalroleinthedeliveryofthe5GWhitePaper.Theywereengagedanddiscussednumerousaspectsof5GatmanysessionsorganisedbyNGMN’s5Ginitiative.ThefeedbackgivenandthevisionsharedbythosePartnerswereinstrumentalfordevelopingthecontentoftheWhitePaper.NGMNandthe5Gteamhighlyappreciatethecommitment,effortandthevaluablecontributionsfromallPartnersofNGMN.Lastbutnotleast,the5GteamwouldliketoexpressoursincereappreciationtotheNGMNofficeandthePMOofthe5Ginitiativeforthegreatsupport,contributionanddedicationtotheoverallobjectivesofthe5GinitiativeaswellastheoverallpreparationofNGMN’s5GactivitiesattheMobileWorldCongressandtheNGMNIndustryConferenceandExhibition.RachidElHattachi–DeutscheTelekomJavanErfanian–BellCanada5GInitiativeLeader&ChairmanofTheSteeringCommitteeCo-Leaderofthe5Ginitiative&ChiefEditor6TABLEOFCONTENT1.EXECUTIVESUMMARY...............................................................................................................92.INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................103.5GVISION....................................................................................................................................113.1BusinessContext..........................................................................................................................113.25GVisionCh