Smart Industry 2/2018

• Various test scenarios covering urban,
suburban, and rural scenarios
• Allows various user groups to evaluate
business, customer, and scientific
aspects
• Visitors from the world of politics
and business as well as major events
to increase impact and visibility
• Create multipliers by regional economic
development policy and the
tourism industry.
After two very successful years, the
third edition of the #Berlin5GWeek
conference will return in November
2018 to discuss more 5G applications.
In general, 5G applications can be
grouped according to the following
four aspects:
• enhanced Mobile Broadband
(eMBB): Fulfilling human-centric
use cases, such as multimedia content.
With data rates going up to
20 Gbps and delays down to 4 ms.
As part of the 5G Today research
project, a 5G test field for radio is
currently under construction in
Upper Bavaria. Under the lead of
IRT, the project partners Kathrein
Werke KG, Rohde & Schwarz GmbH
& Co KG, Bayerischer Rundfunk, and
Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co
OHG are investigating large-scale
TV transmission in the broadcasting
mode FeMBMS (Further evolved
Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service).
Large transmission cells are
combined with small transmission
cells to create exemplary large-area
coverage. For this purpose, TV signals
are broadcast simultaneously
as test radio in channel 56 from the
Wendelstein transmitter and will be
broadcast from additional BR transmitter
sites in Munich by the end of
2018.
• massive Machine Type Communication
(mMTC): This is for IoT use
cases, e.g. temperature sensors, requiring
a large volume of devices
Higher coverage
TV signals are
broadcast together
with test radio from
the Wendelstein
transmitter to test
large and small cell
5G transmission.
Eye in the sky
SKYSHIP is scheduled
to provide remote
control for drones
and robots that
carry out search and
rescue operations for
disaster survivors.
photo ©: KT Corp.
with a low volume of non-delaysensitive
data. Meant for devices requiring
battery life lasting ten years.
Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication
(URLLC): These are
use cases, e.g. autonomous vehicles,
with stringent requirements
on throughput, latency, and availability.
User plane latency is expected
to be no more than 0.5 ms.
Wireless Access (WA): The planned
high data rates of up to 20 Gbps
positions 5G as an alternative access
technology against copper,
cable, and fiber. In July 2018, KT
introduced SKYSHIP. The SKYSHIP
platform operates a special aircraft
and a mobile communication center
to remotely control drones and
robots that carry out search and
rescue operations for disaster survivors.
Rescuers on the ground are
also assisted with augmented reality
(AR) glasses that have a direct
line of communication to doctors at
nearby hospitals for assistance delivering
emergency treatment.
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Unlimited possibilities
5G will create opportunities for every
industry. Combining network speeds
of up to 20 Gbps with extremely low
latency down to 1 ms, it will be the
driving force behind huge new broadband
applications. 5G will provide a
growth platform for many industries,
including IoT, self driving vehicles,
broadcasting, smart cities, entertainment,
health, and manufacturing.
5G will connect the factory of the future
and help create fully automated
and flexible production systems. It
will support an energy-efficient infrastructure
that reduces resource
use. And it will enable immersive
augmented and virtual reality
photo ©: Gerhard Wenzel
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