5G Deployment Strategies
Exploiting the Cellular Internet of Things (C-IOT) and enhanced
Mobile Broadband (eMBB)

Exploring 5G business requirements and overall
development strategies for massive C-IoT connections and enhanced mobile broadband

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In conjunction with:

 

 






When

June 21-23, 2017

Where

Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Pudong

Shanghai, China

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Register

Limited to 100 seats

First Registered, First Served!

Attendance open to all IWPC Members


Introduction

According to recent research, global shipments of cellular IoT devices will grow from 155.6 million units in 2016 to reach 530.1 million units in 2022 fueled by fast-growing demand in China and the global adoption of connected car technology in the automotive industry. This workshop will provide IWPC members the opportunity to explore CMCCs Cellular IoT requirements and the operators plans for 5G trials and deployment

Workshop Goals

  • Receive first-hand details of China Mobiles 5G eMBB and IoT plans
  • Understand CMCCs 5G and IoT prioritization for trials and deployments
  • Explore local potential for LTE-M, NB-IoT and alternative non-cellular LPWA technologies
  • Assess maturity of 3GPP ecosystem and standards based solutions
  • Address vertical market demands for C-IoT
  • Understand 5G priorities and demands for the Chinese market

Agenda

DAY 1
June 21

Wednesday

Tour of 5G eMBB Field Trial -

Limited 24 persons, first come, first serve

Registration at the hotel:

13:30 for the 14:00 tour, 14:30 for the 15:00 tour

 

18:00

 Buffet Dinner – Oriental 29 Restaurant at hotel

 

DAY 2
June 22

Thursday

07:00

 

Morning coffee and Registration continues

 

08:00

Welcome and Introductions

 

08:40

Host Keynote

Silicon Technologies for Cellular IOT & 5G

 

Deputy Director

Terminal Technology & Wireless, China Mobile Research Institute, Chairman of GTI Terminal Working Group

 

Project Manager, Strategy Research, China Mobile Research Institute

 

 

09:00

C-IoT Business Requirements and Overall Development Strategies

Project Manager, Terminal Technology & Wireless

 

 

10:00

Networking Break

 

10:40

5G Business Requirements and Overall Development Strategies

Senior Engineer, Project Manager

Terminal Technology & Wireless, China Mobile Research Institute

Secretary of GTI Terminal Working Group

 

 

11:20 

Service Provider Perspectives

 

Development Strategies 5G Business Requirements and Development Strategies

  • 5G Priorities
  • Massive MIMO Test Results

Massive MIMO Testing

 

Director

 

12:00

Networking Lunch

 

13:00 

Service Provider Perspectives, continued

 

C-IoT Business Requirements and Overall Development Strategies

  • The importance of IoT
  • IoT business development strategies of leading global service providers
  • Business development and deployment strategies of NB-IoT, eMTC and CAT1

5G Deployment Considerations and Challenges

 

Deputy Director

 

 

 

IoT Considerations, Opportunities and Challenges

 

Director, IoT Center

 

 

 

C-IoT Deployment Strategies Serving Diversified Market Requirements

 

Director, Mobile Systems & Devices

 

15:00

Networking Break

 

15:40

OEM Perspectives

  • Network Solutions for IoT
  • C-IoT network planning schemes
  • C-IoT network deployment modes
  • Key issues of the C-IoT networks
  • Roadmap of C-IoT networks
  • Sub-6GHz 5G NR network system solutions, especially for the 3.5GHz, including product plan and timeline, product solutions, test/verification plans and so on
  • Above 6GHz network system solutions
    • Base station solutions, including product solutions, test/verification progress and the test result sharing
    • The challenges and development trends of high frequency RF components for base stations

5G for enhanced Mobile Broadband and IoT

 

Director/Technology Strategy

 

 

 

5G eMBB Solution, Now and Future

 

Product Manager

 

ZTE

17:00

Panel Session / Vertical Markets for 5G

  • IoT Business Requirements For Typical Verticals
  • Smart Meters, Logistics Tracking, Smart Wearables, Smart Buildings, Smart City, Smart Home, Wide-area Connections, Industrial IoT

IoT Service Demonstrations:

 

  • Smart parking
  • Smart smoke alerting
  • Smart well lid

18:00

Adjourn for Day

 

19:00

Networking Dinner - Cool Docks Club One Restaurant

Bus transportation provided/departing hotel at 18:30

DAY 3
June 23

Friday

08:30

Morning Coffee

 

09:00

OEM Perspectives, continued

  • 5G use case triangle, challenge requirements & hypes
  • Coverage base, with capacity on top:
    • how much to rely on legacy (LTE)?
    • Is 3.5G good enough for coverage? UL issues, technique & solutions…
    • What role is High band (28G)? technique & solutions
    • What about indoor?
  • 3GPP standards and ecosystems maturity, what can we expect for 5G

Delivering on 5G Promises

 

Research Manager

 

Nokia

 

Title to be confirmed

 

10:00

Networking Break

 

10:40

Chipsets

  • 5G chipset: technical challenges and solutions
  • Evolution from 4G chipset process to 5G chipset process
  • Challenges brought by 5G for chipset design, including BBIC and RFIC. For example, the impact for RFIC brought by mmWave and massive MIMO.
  • Challenges of BBIC processing capacity brought by large-bandwidth and high data rate
  • Global development status of C-IoT
  • Technology advantages and challenges of C-IoT
  • Low-cost solutions for massive number of devices
  • Low-power consumption solutions and test scheme
  • eSIM
  • Considering C-IoT SIM cards
  • Assessing requirements for C-IoT SIM card
  • Technology trends of C-IoT SIM card

Design Challenges for 5G eMBB Devices

 

Technical Manager

 

 

11:20

RF Components

 

5G device RF: the progress and challenges of device RF front-end components

  • RF Front-end components
  • Challenges of mmWave, including the status of the mmWave RF component
  • Technical challenges, solutions and outlook of mmWave (different from sub-6GHz)
  • Challenges of large-bandwidth, including the status of the RF Front-end component for sub-6GHz and mmWave
  • Realization, challenges and outlook
  • Challenges of new waveforms
  • Impact of high PAPR brought by 5G new waveforms

Sub 6 GHz 5G NR Implementation

 

Director, Systems Engineering

 

 

12:00

Networking Lunch

 

13:00

Technology Enablers

 

5G Infrastructure

  • Architecture scenarios of mmWave 5G in Base Stations
  • Technology requirements for different chip partitioning options

RF Technology Enablers for 5G Basestations

 

Director, Marketing

 

Analog

13:40

Technology Enablers

 

5G device: new trends and new challenges

  • Requirements for 5G devices from the technical perspectives, eg: volume, power consumption
  • Business perspectives - which businesses could be applied in 5G?
  • Which kinds of devices could be used in 5G?
    • Robots, wearables (Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality) etc.
  • Requirements for eMBB, low time delay and high reliability from the vertical perspective.
    • Do industries need 5G or not?
    • Do automotive manufacturers need 5G or not?
    • Considering silicon Technologies to address requirements of Cellular IOT (CAT-M1, NB-IOT) and 5G (both sub 6GHz & mmWave) connectivity
    • Overview of technology requirements for RF Front End for cellular IOT & sub 6GHz 5G
    • Architecture scenarios of mmWave 5G in Handsets
    • Technology requirements for different chip partitioning options
    • Capabilities of different silicon technologies (Bulk CMOS, BiCMOS, Partially & Fully depleted SOI)

Silicon Technologies for Cellular IOT & 5G

 

Director, Strategic Applications

 

 

Full Band Front End RF Module Providing a Path to 5G Sub-6GHz Mobile Devices

 

Strategic Marketing Manager

 

 

 

15:00

Networking Break

 

15:40

Technology Enablers (Continued)

  • Antenna: Challenges of 5G device antenna design
    • Introduction of mmWave antenna, the difference between sub-6GHz antenna and mmWave antenna
    • Challenges of mmWave antenna design
    • Design schemes of device Massive MIMO antenna

Testing Challenges with 5G eMBB and C-IoT

 

Market Segment Manager

 

 

mmWave Propagation and the Implications on Network and Device Design

Business Manager

 

Keysight

 

17:00

Closing Discussion

Host and IWPC Members

 

 

19:00 Dinner (Dutch*)
* = in this context, Dutch is a term which means that each person will be responsible for their own dinner costs.
For those who desire to join us, we get together to enjoy good friends, good food and good wine.

FAQs

  1. What is the deadline for presentation/handout materials?
  2. What can I do to prepare for speaking an at IWPC workshop?
  3. Who are the attendees?
  4. What are the costs/registrations fees?
  5. Hotel information?
  6. What are the travel options from the airport to the hotel?
  7. Are there any audiovisual requirements?
  8. Will business cards be collected?
  9. What is the dress code?
  10. How will handout materials be provided?
  1. What is the deadline for presentation/handout materials?

    Deadline for electronic version of presentation/handout materials: Monday, June 12, 2017

  2. What can I do to prepare for speaking an at IWPC workshop?

    Click on the link below for a short video guide regarding preparing for and improving your IWPC presentation:

    Video: IWPC Speaker Guidelines

  3. Who are the attendees?
    • We do not permit the Press.
    • We do not permit Analysts.
    • We do not permit Consultants.
    • We do not permit 3rd party sales reps.
    • We only permit "first hand knowledge experts" in business and technology issues, prepared to contribute to the discussion.
  4. What are the costs/registrations fees?

    ALL Hosts, Speakers, Panel Members and Attendees will be asked to cover out-of-pocket workshop costs such as conference room costs, food (Social Reception plus First Day breakfast/lunch/dinner plus Second Day breakfast/lunch plus Breaks), audio/visual costs, etc.

    These costs will be $885 (USD) per person. (For IWPC Members only.)

    ALL Hosts, Speakers, Panel Members and Attendees will be asked to pay this fee in advance with either Visa, MasterCard, American Express, cash, personal check or business check. Make checks payable to IWPC.

  5. Hotel information?

    Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Pudong
    2111 Pudong Nan Road
    Shanghai, 200127, China
    Phone: +86 21 5039 9999
    Hotel Website

    The IWPC room block rate is RMB700/night, single occupancy and RMB 800/night, double occupancy.

    Please complete the hotel reservation form (will be sent to you after you register) and send your reservation to [email protected]

  6. What are the travel options from the airport to the hotel?

    Directions and transportation options will be posted as soon as possible.

  7. Are there any audiovisual requirements?

    A Computer Projector will be available for the speakers.

    In addition, we audiotape all presentations and the interactive discussions. Post workshop, presentations are made available to IWPC Members on the IWPC WEB site, along with “recordings” of all presentations and panel sessions.

  8. Will business cards be collected?

    Business cards will be collected at the door from all attendees. We will make copies of these cards, which will be available to all who provided a business card.

  9. What is the dress code?

    Business casual suggested. No ties, please!

  10. How will handout materials be provided?

    For ALL IWPC members:

    All IWPC members are invited to submit materials to be included in the online workshop folder in the IWPC Research Library. This should NOT BE SALES MATERIALS. Rather, we suggest it contain technical information about your technology as it relates to the workshop topics.

    For all companies who will be making a presentation at the Workshop:

    You are invited to submit an advance copy of your presentation, complete with graphics and illustrations.

    These materials will be included on the IWPC website Research Library.

    Please submit these materials either by email, as a Word for Windows file, Power Point files or PDF files.

    SUBMISSION OF PRESENTATION:

    • Go to www.iwpc.org
    • Click on IWPC Activities Tab
    • Under Workshop: China Mobile’s 5G Deployment Strategy Exploiting the Cellular Internet of Things (C-IOT) and enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB)
    • Click on Submit Presentation Proposal. Complete the form and attach your presentation.
    • Once we receive your presentation we will send an email confirmation.

    AS BACKUP, PLEASE BRING AN ELECTRONIC COPY USB STICK WITH YOU!