Many New Applications Will Drive Move to 5G, 4G Americas Says
A number of “use cases” will drive the growth of 5G, 4G Americas said in white paper released Tuesday. HD video, supported in high-density areas and “with ubiquitous coverage,” is one driver, the group said. “Other categories of 5G use…
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cases include ultra-reliable communications for industry/transport automation, low latency communications applications, and high/medium data rate service for massive Machine Type Communication (MTC) for various applications like e-health, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), augmented reality and tactile internet.” Spectrum will need to be available for 5G in bands under 500 MHz to 60 GHz and beyond, the group said. “As much of the spectrum, especially in the lower ranges, is currently used by other applications and services, a critical aspect to securing additional spectrum is to leverage new regulatory frameworks involving shared spectrum whenever dedicated licensed spectrum is not feasible,” 4G Americas said. “This will help address the need for more spectrum and enable more efficient utilization of the spectrum while still protecting the incumbent services.”