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5G Innovation and 5G Brighton Testbed

Dr Dritan Kaleshi

Lead Technologist – Future Networks 5G Fellow

5G and IoT Testbeds Workshop, Ordnance Survey, Southampton 19th September 2017

Outline

• 5G represents an inflection point for telecom industry and

digital infrastructure

• SME innovation is a key ingredient for 5G success
• 5G Brighton Testbed :: update
• Addressing the challenge of engaging infrastructure users in

5G testbeds

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Mobile communication evolution at a glance

• Note: each generation is, in fact, delivered through continuous standardisation

releases (several steps/phases)

• This evolution has underpinned fundamental socio-economical change.
• But the huge transformation in the network tech is not understood enough by end

users - and this includes vertical industries in particular …

Digital Voice + Data-over-Voice (switched circuit) All-IP network Voice-over-data (VoIP)

The flexible mobile network … 2G 3G 4G 5G

beyon d5G …

Digital Voice Technology change + data + faster + faster ??? User perspective

• f change

Mobile calls

1991 2001 2010 2020+

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What is 5G? Two views – not quite the same!

• The hyper-connected vision (e.g. 5GPPP, NetWorld

2020)

• 5G will lead to new network systems that properly integrate

communication, computing and storage technologies for better data services anywhere, anytime.

• Network fabric flexibility and convergence underpin new

digital services.

• Traditional evolution to next generation cellular access

technology

• Just another generation of mobile connectivity technology.
• Data takes care of itself - more or less as today!

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5G challenges on the road to GPT

5G is still being developed, but three challenges remain.

• 1. Technology choice vs. cost of deployment
• 2. Regulatory framework

Spectrum, planning, competition, USO, new incentivisation

• 3. Demand generation and new business models

Vertical industry uptake depends on understanding how IT can work differently/better in new mobile networks

A successful GPT has 4 ingredients:

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Market need Technology Capability Innovation (cross-innovation) Regulatory Framework

+ + +

You’ve got to start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology. You cannot start with the technology and try to figure out where you’re going to try to sell it … (need to think) what incredible benefits we can give to the customer … We are not starting with – let’s sit down with the engineers and figure out what awesome technology we have – and then how we’re going to market that! Steve Jobs on Apple’s Strategy @ Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 1997.

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What does it mean for my company ?

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5G in Brighton: Project Key Objective

Overall: Give advantage to digital economy business ecosystem in Brighton and region to compete in the 5G applications future through early development of advanced next generation mobile services.

#1: Demonstrate delivery of specific use cases relevant to the Brighton region locality over a 5G testbed by 2020. #2: Build capability/assets to demonstrate how to do data better in selected verticals in a real-world next generation ICT infrastructure #3: Develop a Sustainable User Engagement Model for advanced infrastructure pilots and demonstrators.

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What is it? (Phase 1)

• Physical network deployment of cellular and WiFi/WiGig technology providing mobile

service to suitable end-user devices (laptops with dongles and suitable mobile phones – currently Google Pixel XL)

• Covering a 20m x 30m area indoors (Brighton FuseBox)
• Multi-technology: 4G radio with modified (5G) EPC, WiFi/WiGig, IoT

Some options delivered in Phase 2 – October 2018. Some flexibility depending on the the use cases proposed in Brighton

• It includes MEC infrastructure, virtualised EPC, and SDN/NFV capabilities
• It will connect with other UK testbeds (5GIC, Bristol, KCL, Westcott, …)

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5G Testbed Brighton – Technology and timeline

Cellular (indoor / outdoor) IEEE 802.11ac/ad (indoor) IoT and 5G NR (NB-IoT and/or next-gen cellular IoT) (indoor & outdoor)

5G Service Layer 5G Testbed (DigiCat and 5GIC) Use Case Dev

• DCCB

Phase 1 (January 2018)

Phase 2 (August 2018 - March 2020)

What does mean in practice? 5G Brighton Testbed

Phase 1 (Small; FuseBox) (5G-like) EPC (MME, S-GW, P-GW) Computing & Storage (MEC) Phase 2 (Larger; Gatwick???) Other UK Testbeds

BDX FuseBox Larger venue

Digital High Street Large event Airport

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5G Brighton SMEs  How to engage?

• What is/could be your interest?
• In the network technology (network management, service aggregation, orchestration, etc.)
• As a communication service platform
• Mobile scenario?
• Network as a black-box (just data service, but faster/lower latency/better

reliability/coverage)?

• As an added service platform?
• Identification/authentication
• With in-network computation
• Location accuracy
• Any other?
• Talk to us ! Together, and in confidence, explore what you are doing that may need a mobile

connection and/or mobile computing for your service or application

• We can co-explore the 5G roadmaps and feature availability and you can compare that with your
• wn – or discuss it further if you choose to
• Cost of using the testbed:
• Free for early demonstrations (subject to compatibility with testbed capabilities)
• Collaborative project – public funding

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User engagement with 5G Brighton Testbed

• Delivered by Digital Catapult Centre Brighton
• 5 Workshops
• 5G Introduction (55)
• 5G Networks (22)
• 5G and Immersive Technologies (25)
• 5G and the stadium of the future (25)
• 5G and the Internet of Places (25)
• All workshops with mostly different participants
• All evening workshops (17:30-21:00)

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Preliminary lessons learnt

• People do need to know what is relevant to them from 5G –

any help with that is hugely appreciated

• Engagement with testbed requires demonstration – show

people, not tell them

• Incentivisation for engagement is not primary concern –

understanding how the technology can be used in their business is more important

• Help them understand 5G roadmap against their roadmap
• Enthusiasm is infective – and so is working together …

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Questions ?

#DigiCatapult

info@digicatapult.org.uk 0300 1233 101 Digital Catapult digitalcatapultcentre.org.uk /DigitalCatapult @DigitalCatapult

Dritan Kaleshi

dritan.kaleshi@digicatapult.org.uk

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