5G Market Drivers & Use Cases INTERNET OF THINGS CONTEXT AWARE SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY EXTREME VIDEO AND GAMING APPLICATIONS EXPLOSIVE DATA DENSITY USAGE PSTN SUNSET Public Switched Telephone Network
5G Requirements NETWORK DRIVEN REQUIREMENTS USER DRIVEN REQUIREMENTS Battery Life Per-user Data Rate and Latency Robustness and Resiliency Mobility Seamless User Experience Context Aware Network Scalability Network Capacity Cost Efficiency Automated System Management & Configuration Network Flexibility Energy Efficiency Coverage Security Diverse Spectrum Operation Unified System Framework
Building on 4G for 5G 5G WILL ENHANCE SOME OF THE BUILDING BLOCKS DEFINED IN 4G Networking Flexibility Additional support for essential functions as fundamental attributes of networking layer Providing more flexible mobility solutions Expanding form of multi-rat integration and management Enhanced efficiency for short burst or small data communication Expanding context information known to the network
4G Americas Recommended Potential 5G Technologies Massive MIMO RAN Transmission Centimeter and Millimeter Waves New Waveforms Shared Spectrum Access Advanced Inter-Node Coordination Simultaneous Transmission Reception Multi-RAT Integration & Management D2D Communications Efficient Small Data Transmission Wireless Backhaul / Access Integration Flexible Networks Flexible Mobility Context Aware Networking Information Centric Networking Moving Networks
4G Americas Recommendations for The ITU has defined requirements and approved standards for IMT-2000 ( 3G ) and IMT-Advanced ( 4G ) and will do so for 5G. The current discussion by leading global bodies will provide consensus for what the mobile industry needs by 2020 and beyond. 4G LTE has a robust innovation roadmap through 2020 with enhancements in Carrier Aggregation, small cells and device to device signaling, among other 3GPP release enhancements. Associations such as 4G Americas are working on recommendations and requirements for 5G technology solutions to continue innovation and success in the industry.
End-to-End 5G Ecosystem RADIO Spectrum Lawful Intercept Advanced Interference Management Mesh Networks Massive MIMO Cloud RAN Flexible Networks Security M2M/IoT Modulation Millimeter Wave REGULATORY Resiliency Emergency Services Spectrum Sharing CORE NFV Security M2M/IoT Ubiquitous Storage & Computing M2M/IoT World Wide Wireless Web Cloud APPLICATIONS D2D Apps Security Context Aware Networking M2M/IoT Mesh Networks DEVICES Modulation Context Aware Networking D2D
Radio Spectrum for the Connected Universe Wireless vs Fixed Capacity Additional Fiber Strands Readily Available Additional Fiber Strands Readily Available Achievable Capacity Across Entire RF Spectrum to 100 GHz 2014
4G Americas Recommendations on 5G Requirements and Solutions WHITE PAPER Addresses key use cases, challenges and requirements for future wireless access Pinpoints key new technologies and solutions that can be used to address those challenges Available for free download at
Latin America
Latin America Market Trends for 2015
Millions of Subscriptions Latin American Mobile Technology Forecast 2015-2019 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100-757 M 45% LTE HSPA 845 M 11% 75% 53% GSM 14% Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Data Source: December 2014 Estimates
Update on Mobile Broadband in the Region 180,000 160,000 140,000 Cellular M2M Connections in Top Latin American Markets 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 Peru Mexico Colombia Chile Brazil Argentina 20,000 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Source: Machina Research, 2014
Smartphone Sale Forecast in Latin America 100% 80% 14% 36% 24% 27% 32% 33% LTE 60% 40% 37% 39% 41% 46% 3G 20% 50% 39% 34% 27% 21% 2G 0% 2014 YR 2015 YR 2016 YR 2017 YR 2018 YR Source: Gartner
LTE Deployments and Impact in Latin America 12 LTE Commercial Networks 6 Countries Caribbean Latin America 45 LTE Commercial Networks 16 Countries
Year in Review in Latin America & Caribbean Rapid Growth of Commercial LTE Networks throughout the region 19 new launches 44 commercial networks YE 2014 Leaders in commercial LTE Deployments Brazil = 7 Puerto Rico = 5 Spectrum allocation pivotal for rapid LTE expansion Argentina, Brazil, Chile & Venezuela Mexico = Acceleration of LTE due to changes in competitive market landscape Argentina, Brazil & Chile allocated 700 MHz licenses LTE = viable alternative to fixed services in non-spanish speaking Caribbean
What to Expect in the coming year! Spectrum Allocation Processes in Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Jamaica, Bahamas 700 MHz spectrum allocation gains momentum At least ten new LTE launches in the region with Argentina and Venezuela taking the spotlight LTE geographic coverage expansion will translate into greater technology adoption Greater emphasis by governments on how to use mobile broadband to foster development in rural areas Increased interest in IoT and 5G
Assigned Spectrum Bands (Mhz) 700 850 900 1700 1800 1900 1700/2100 2100 1900/2100 230 0 2600 Argentina - - - - - - - Bolivia - - - - - - - Brazil - - - - Chile - - - - - - Colombia - - - - - - - Costa Rica - - - - - - - Dominican Rep. - - - - - Ecuador - - - - - - - El Salvador - - - - - - - - Guatemala - - - - - - - - Honduras - - - - - - - - Mexico - - - - - - - - Nicaragua - - - - - - - Panama - - - - - - - - Paraguay - - - - - - - - Peru - - - - - - - Puerto Rico - - - - - Uruguay - - - - - Venezuela - - - - - Source: Signals Telecom Consulting
Case Study: Argentina
Argentina in the Latin American Mobile Landscape 20% 18% 16% Argentina s share of total Latin American mobile subscriptions Argentina s share of total Latin American mobile broadband subscriptions 14% 12% 10% 8% 8.98% 8.68% 8.47% 8.79% 8.98% 9.02% 8.98% 8.94% 8.90% 6% 4% 2% 8.41% 9.00% 6.29% 4.24% 3.99% 4.43% 5.13% 5.85% 6.52% 0% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Source: Strategy Analytics
ARGENTINA : Most recent mobile device change 50% 45% 43% 40% 35% 32% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 13% 8% 4% 0% Less than 1 year Between 1-2 Between 2-4 yrs More than 4 No change yrs years Source: Informe Telefonia móvil segmento individuos 2014 por Carrier y Asociados
Argentina Smartphone Subscription Forecast Total Mobile Subscriptions % 70 60 50 62 M 75 M Mobile Broadband Subscriptions 40 30 Smartphones = over 90% of mobile broadband lines 20 10 0 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2018E 2019E 4G Subscriptions Source: Pyramid Research, 2014