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DISRUPTIVE DISRUPTIVE DISRUPTIVE DISRUPTIVE TELECOMS Enable. Innovate. Transform TELECOMS TELECOMS TELECOMS Enable. Innovate. Transform Enable. Innovate. Transform Enable. Innovate. Transform WORLD REPORT AprilUSD 2018 99.00 WORLD REPORT AprilUSD 2018 99.00 WORLD REPORT AprilUSD 2018 99.00 WORLD REPORT AprilUSD 2018 99.00 Preparing for 5G – 8 Use Cases, Unlimited Possiblities EEmbrmbraacingcing 55G!G! Eight Global Stories on Massive MIMO Seven Global Stories on NB-IoT Solace, the “One-Stop Shop” Enterprise-Grade Messaging Fabric Eight Global Stories on Massive MIMO 5G: Expanding Frontier Solace, the “One-Stop Shop” on Speed, Coverage Seven Global Stories on NB-IoT Enterprise-Grade Messaging Fabric and Latency 5G: Expanding Frontier on Speed, Coverage and Latency An Initiative by TelecomDrive.com 1 An InitiativeDisruptive Telecoms by 2018 TelecomDrive.com - a Report by TelecomDrive.com An Initiative by TelecomDrive.com An Initiative by TelecomDrive.com PLAN, DESIGN & DEPLOY INDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS FASTER WITH iBWAVE iBwave Mobile App iBwave Design Mobile app for site surveys Design any Indoor Network for DAS, and Wi-Fi or Small Cells Small Cells, Public Safety and Wi-Fi. network designs. 2 For product inquiries please contact iBwave Sales today. Disruptive Telecoms 2018 - a Report by TelecomDrive.com PLAN, DESIGN & DEPLOY From the Editor INDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS Zia Askari Editor, TelecomDrive.com FASTER WITH iBWAVE 5G is Coming, Is Your Network Prepared? From smart cities to asset tracking, to smart utilities, to agriculture – 5G will drive new age of communications where AR, VR will play a major role in terms of redefining communication experiences As we move ahead towards the 5G era - the 5G wireless stan- Massive IoT Ecosystem: The most anticipated and talked dard will deliver a unifying connectivity fabric that will bring huge about 5G use cases are around massive IoT segment – it is the enhancements to today’s mobile broadband services, the experi- ability to seamlessly connect embedded sensors and create IoT ences delivered and expand mobile networks to support a vast ecosystems that can talk to each other seamlessly. As predicted iBwave Mobile App iBwave Design diversity of devices and new-age services. by Cisco - the industry foresees huge numbers — as many as 50 And most importantly – the introduction of 5G will revolutionize billion — of potential IoT devices in service by 2020. And hence, Mobile app for site surveys Design any Indoor Network for DAS, the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, enabling a huge number IoT is one area where 5G will play a major role, from smart cities Small Cells, Public Safety and Wi-Fi. of innovative 5G-communications driven use cases and applica- to asset tracking, to smart utilities, to agriculture – everything and Wi-Fi or Small Cells tions. connected in a single plane. network designs. Some popular 5G driven use cases are coming to the fore, as Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications: This is we move towards 2020. The following are the most talked-about where connected cars and connected vehicle ecosystems will 5G use cases, focusing mainly on the broader categories of con- emerge as big use cases under 5G umbrella of communications. nected services. This category includes new services that will transform industries with ultra-reliable/available low-latency links, such as remote con- Most Important 5G Use Cases trol of critical infrastructure, and self-driving vehicles as well. The Enhanced Mobile Broadband: The 5G standard promises level of reliability and latency will be vital to gain control on smart- to usher in the next era of immersive and cloud-connected ex- grid, industrial automation, robotics, drone control etc. periences with faster, more uniform data rates at lower latency and lower cost per bit. The 5G standard will take mobile comput- 5G, the Road Ahead ing performance to the next level with high-speed, always-on, Once we are living in a 5G era, applications and use case op- always-connected Internet links with real-time responsiveness. portunities will exponentially increase and drive telecom networks Fixed Wireless: As touted by many telecoms experts, one of to deliver great user experiences. There is no doubt that as a the top 5G use cases will come in the segment of fixed wireless technology – 5G holds great promise and there is huge poten- access. In a 5G era, fixed wireless will provide Internet access to tial for further 5G use cases in future services and applications homes using wireless network technology rather than fixed lines. around – healthcare, smart cities, remote industrial automation, In this scenario, beamforming and mmWave will play a critical role drone technology, e-governance, e-education etc. Telecoms just to boost wireless broadband services and deliver ultra-broadband need to prepare their network infrastructure in order to reap full to users. benefits of this future-ready communications technology. CONTENT Preparing for 5G - 8 Use Cases, 5G: Expanding Frontier on Speed, Unlimited Possibilities .................................................. 5 Coverage and Latency ................................................. 21 Solace, the “One-Stop Shop” Enterprise - Incognito Driving Innovation in the OSS/BSS Space ......23 Grade Messaging Fabric .............................................. 12 Eight Global Stories of Massive MIMO ......................... 25 “In the 5G Era, Wireless Access will be Seven Global Stories of Narrow Band-IoT Deployment .. 29 Ubiquitous”: Sooktha .................................................. 15 SDN and NFV - Stretching the Boundaries of Network ...33 Programmable Networks Here & Now: Broadband Access Powerd by SDN & NFV .................... 36 Empowering Innvoation for Enterprise .......................... 17 Future-Ready Programmable Network are here .............37 Looking into the Future of Wireless ............................... 19 Reviewing India’s Telecom Landscape ...........................38 For product inquiries please contact iBwave Sales today. 3 Disruptive Telecoms 2018 - a Report by TelecomDrive.com 26 - 28 June 2018 Marina Bay Sands, Singapore www.CommunicAsia.com CONNECT THE FUTURE 0RUH WKDQ WKRXJKWOHDGHUV GHFLVLRQ PDNHUV LQáXHQFHUV DQG FKDQJH makers throughout the telecommunication ecosystem will convene at the re-branded CommunicAsia. With a strong focus on the latest technologies available around the world, a high-level knowledge-sharing Summit, and a series of free seminars and activities, CommunicAsia2018 enables you to expand your industry knowledge and networks to maintain the competitive edge for your business. Learn about the latest in: 5G / SDN / Broadband & FTTX / Photonics / Fibre Connect SatComm NFV / Small Cells Infrastructure Communications Everywhere Skip the Queue! Pre-register your visit now at www.CommunicAsia.com/visitor-registration A part of: Held alongside: Organised by: Endorsed: Supported by: Held in: 4 Disruptive Telecoms 2018 - a Report by TelecomDrive.com CMMA18Ad_1240x1754px_ADI_D1.indd 1 10/4/18 9:50 AM Road to 5G Preparing for 5G – 8 Use Cases, Unlimited Possiblities 5G is here – how are you preparing your network to adopt new age technologies and em- brace 5G? G networks will offer ness model to mobile network opera- ing, and agriculture sectors. an unprecedented leap tors and their customers, the network Key technologies that underpin digi- in bandwidth speeds in must enable efficient provisioning of a talization include software-defined de- comparison to previous wide variety of new services for varied vices, big data, cloud computing, block mobile networks. For customers with different service level chain technology, network security, example, downlink peak needs and performance requirements. latencysensitive networks, virtual real- 5data throughput could reach 20 Gbps, Not only will operators need to provide ity (VR), and augmented reality (AR). while uplink peak data rates could be services to customers across enter- Communication networks are the key as high as 10 Gbps. prise verticals efficiently, but they will to connectivity of everything. 5G will also reduce latency and need to commercialize those services There is unprecedented buzz around improve overall network efficiency. rapidly and effectively. 5G, because it can create a world Streamlining network architectures We are presenting 8 applications boasting services and products like will deliver end-to-end latency require- that will harness the versatile capabili- “Mobile Beyond Giga”, “Real-Time ments of less than 5 ms. This will allow ties of 5G and future proof telecoms World”, and “All-Online Everywhere”. 5G to offer ultra-reliable low-latency profitability. Mobile networks have emerged as communication for machine-to-ma- Digital technologies enable continu- fundamental to productivity, enabling chine and public safety applications. ous innovation across a diverse range digital transformation throughout all As it delivers new infrastructure of industries. The ICT, media, finance, industries. solutions, 5G will depend on an end- and insurance sectors are the current To support a wide enough range to-end digital service transformation, leaders in digital transformation. But of different services, continuous and which will minimise OPEX, deliver ef- this digitalization is also accelerating long-term network development is ab- ficiencies, and drive revenue growth. in the retail, automobile, oil and gas, solutely necessary. We can see from For 5G to deliver an attractive busi- chemical engineering,