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ARTICLE SAMENA TRENDS
Emerging 5G IoT Use Cases
Rohan Dhamija
Partner, Head – Middle East &
South Asia, Analysys Mason
Jacopo Pichelli
Manager, Analysys Mason
Shashwat Mishra
Consultant, Analysys Mason
ARTICLE
eMBB and FWA will be amongst the first use cases to be
adopted (already offered in multiple countries), followed
by use cases that are enhanced by 5G, but can also work
on older technologies (smart grid, wearables, drones,
etc.)
5G, the fifth generation of wireless technologies, will be a critical enabler of digital
transformation worldwide. Unlike previous technologies, 5G’s impact is expected to
stretch far beyond just the telecoms industry and its users. It will transform societies
and economies by providing continual and convenient access to mobile and fixed
broadband services to its consumers and by nurturing the development of new use
cases like augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), autonomous vehicles and
smart manufacturing for consumers and enterprises alike.
There are several characteristics of 5G networks that enable them to cover such a
wide variety of use cases. For instance, high throughput (minimum 100Mbit/s as per
ITU’s IMT-2020 standards) drives use cases such as VR for 4K/8K streaming. Low
latency (1ms) is critical for use cases like autonomous vehicles and remote surgery.
High connection density (1 million connections per km2) will help drive use cases
such as smart meters. Finally, network slicing capabilities will help operators create
private networks with high degrees of customization with very little integration effort
(compared to dedicated physical networks).
1. Key use cases of 5G
The wide variety of use cases that 5G supports can broadly be classified into the
following three categories –
• eMBB (enhanced mobile broadband): extension to existing 4G broadband services
which provides much higher throughputs and lower latencies
– in a recent engagement in a GCC country, Analysys Mason forecasted 5G share
of all mobile connections to reach 25-30% by 2023 and account for 10-15% of the
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