Guide: 5G has undoubtedly become the necessary foundation for technological innovation, and is also the future development highland seized by countries all over the world. 5G will probably give birth to more business opportunities. In order to seize new development opportunities, global operators have begun a close layout, and a scene of 5G battle has begun.
With the evolution of people's life intelligence scenarios and industry intelligence, the requirements for communication networks are also increasing. For example, AR augmented reality applications, virtual information interaction requires large traffic transmission; unmanned driving is taking hot, cars and cars, cars and people, cars and roads need fast communication; and Internet of Things, big data and other scenarios Both need a strong communication standard.
Then, next-generation wireless communications will need to respond more quickly to advanced technology needs such as virtual surgery, driverless, and remote-controlled machines. Therefore, 5G has undoubtedly become the necessary foundation for these technological innovations, and is also the future development highland that the world countries seize, and 5G will probably give birth to more business opportunities. At present, in order to seize new development opportunities, global operators have begun a close layout, and a 5G battle has begun.
T-Mobile and Sprint merge to launch next-generation 5G
Not long ago, the US Secretary of Commerce said that building the next generation of 5G mobile network is the top priority of President Trump's management. The United States saw a huge opportunity for 5G communications, thus facilitating the merger of wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile, with the goal of helping the United States gain more chips in the 5G global market.
According to reports, T-Mobile and Sprint have reached a $26 billion merger agreement, the third and fourth largest wireless carriers in the United States. The merger is of great significance and will re-price their wireless portfolio. The combined company said it will invest $40 billion over the next three years, which is used to upgrade the network to accommodate 5G communications.
The US Federal Communications Commission has indicated in February that it plans to start a new high-frequency spectrum auction later this year to accelerate the development of the next-generation 5G network. US carriers have spent billions of dollars acquiring spectrum and are starting to develop and test 5G networks, which are expected to be at least 100 times faster than current 4G networks and reduce latency to less than one-thousandth of a second.
The merger company will still adopt the name "T-Mobile", T-Mobile's former CEO John Legere will be the CEO of the new company, Deutsche Telekom's board chairman Tom Hoettges will serve as chairman of the board, and Softbank CEO Sun Zhengyi will also join the board. The combined company will have more than 120 million users and a 42% stake in Deutsche Telekom.
Ooredoo launches the world's first commercial 5G network
Since 2016, Qatar Telecom operator Ooredoo has been actively deploying 5G plans, and after completing the local 5G test, it launched a 5G commercial service test with Qatar Airways. Ooredoo has launched the world's first commercial 5G network 5G Supernet and is expected to achieve a standard on-site 5G NR service in Doha, Qatar.
On May 14, Ooredoo announced the launch of the "Phase 1" 5G super network in the 3.5GHz band in the capital, Doha, covering a few miles from Qatar Pearl Island to Hamad International Airport. Mobile 5G services cover some popular areas. Such as Katara Cultural Village, West Bay, Binhai Road, etc.
With the completion of the operator's foundation, 5G services will become a new economic growth point, providing the necessary foundation for a series of innovative scenarios, including driverless cars, smart roads, virtual/augmented reality and national service drone fleets. and many more.
According to reports, Ooredoo has promised to provide so-called client devices (CPE) and smartphones by June 2019. Client devices refer to fixed 5G hardware, such as computer modems, which will remain in the user's home to help devices such as mobile phones connect to 5G networks, but the company may also provide wireless 5G hotspots.
Sprint launches fifth-generation network in the US
The merger of Sprint and T-Mobile may change the time of the 5G network launched by the two operators, but Sprint is still maintaining its 5G service plan before the merger is completed. Recently, Sprint announced that it will launch 2.5GHz spectrum in New York City, Phoenix, Arizona and Kansas City, Kansas, which will experience Sprint's fifth-generation network for the first time in the first half of 2019.
Prior to April 2018, Sprint brought 5G networking facilities to Chicago, Dallas, and Los Angeles, and then expanded to Atlanta, Houston, and Washington, DC. These hardwares include, in particular, Massive MIMO wireless antennas that enable compatible devices to send and receive data on multiple wireless channels at once, radically increasing transmission speed.
Preparing for the upgraded network, Sprint began installing thousands of massive MIMO wireless facilities in several major cities last month. Before the launch of 5G services, engineers will need to optimize 4G wireless, and a large number of MIMO devices can support both LTE and 5G.
At the same time, T-Mobile plans to launch 5G services in Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York City early next year. The merger of T-Mobile and SprinTIs should incorporate its licensed wireless spectrum as soon as possible, and a unified workforce can implement the required technology faster. However, from the current point of view, Sprint is still advancing its own plans.
AT&T will open 5G services in more than 100 regions
The battle for 5G has begun. The US's largest operator, AT&T, plans to offer 5G in 12 cities by the end of this year, and has launched accelerated LTE in more than 100 locations. This is a powerful wireless 5G network operation. The business may beat Sprint.
The operator has launched a network called 5G EvoluTIon in parts of 117 new markets, with a total of 141 currently. In addition, AT&T also introduced LTE-LAA, a faster LTE connection for unlicensed spectrum, used in parts of Boston, Sacramento and McAllen, Texas.
AT&T is speeding up its deployment to take advantage of its enhanced infrastructure and prepare to upgrade to next-generation wireless networks. For example, in the three locations of Waco, Atlanta and Dallas, real 5G services will be available by the end of 2018, and 5G EvoluTIon can be used.
According to AT&T, 5G EvoluTIon can provide theoretical peak speeds of up to 400 Mbps, while LTE-LAA can deliver speeds of up to 1 Gbps. However, if it is true, the experience must have a device that can connect to them. It is reported that the currently supported devices such as Samsung's Galaxy S8, LG V30 and Moto Z2 Force Edition can support 5G Evolution.
Verizon will open 5G in Los Angeles this year
As the second largest operator in the United States, Verizon is also unwilling to lag behind in the 5G layout, and promised to launch 5 Gin Sacramento in 2018. Verizon is currently focused on providing fixed 5G services for the home Internet and launching wireless services in six months. However, it is expected that services for 5G mobile devices will not be available until early next year.
Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam confirmed that Los Angeles is one of the first cities to house 5G air transport, and then several areas such as Sacramento are still in the works. Verizon was originally designed to be three to five cities, and the company has now locked four as its first launch.
However, the current 5G technology is still in the initial stage, and the speed may not achieve the desired result. Even with the strong deployment of US operators, virtually no operators can provide true 5G services until 2019. In addition, devices such as mobile phones or tablets that support 5G will not appear prematurely.
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