17Standardization, Trials, and Early Commercialization
Terje Tjelta1, Olav Queseth2, Didier Bourse3, Yves Bellego4, Raffaele de Peppe5, Hisham Elshaer6, Frederic Pujol7, Chris Pearson8, Chen Xiaobei9, Takehiro Nakamura10, Akira Matsunaga11, Hitoshi Yoshino12, Yukihiko Okumura13, Dong Ku Kim14, Jinhyo Park15 and Hong Beom Jeon16
1 Telenor, Norway
2 Ericsson, Sweden
3 Nokia, France
4 Orange, France
5 Telecom Italia, Italy
6 Vodafone, UK
7 iDATE, France
8 5GAmericas, US
9 IMT‐2020 PG, China
10 NTT DOCOMO, Japan
11 KDDI, Japan
12 Softbank, Japan
13 NTT DOCOMO, Japan
14 5G Forum, South Korea
15 SK Telecom, South Korea
16 KT, South Korea
17.1 Introduction
With 5th generation (5G) cellular systems, both traditional services from earlier cellular generations and new services will be provided, as underlined in Chapter 2. The network will become very fast and provide quick responses, very large individual user peak data rates, and much higher total capacity per area unit. The ability to handle large numbers of things and provide ultra‐reliable connections will open up many new applications, beneficial services for the society, and business opportunities.
The time for a commercial launch comes after 5G technology is available in the form of internationally agreed standardized solutions. In preparation for roll‐out and also the evaluation of options, a number of technology and service trials are taking place.
This chapter initially presents the roadmap of the expected standardization activities towards a full ...
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