The Essential Role of Gigabit LTE and LTE-Advanced Pro in a 5G World
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The essential role of Gigabit LTE & LTE Advanced Pro in a 5G World Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. February 2017 Our vision for 5G is a unifying connectivity fabric Delivering always-available, secure cloud access Enhanced mobile Mission-critical Massive Internet broadband services of Things Unifying connectivity platform for future innovation Convergence of spectrum types/bands, diverse services, and deployments, with new technologies to enable a robust, future-proof 5G platform 2 5G will redefine a wide range of industries A platform for new connected services—existing, emerging and unforeseen Immersive entertainment and experiences Safer, more autonomous transportation Reliable access to remote healthcare >$12Trillion Worth of goods and services by 2035 Improved public safety and security Learn more at: 5G Economy Study More efficient use of energy/utilities More autonomous manufacturing Sustainable cities and infrastructure Digitized logistics and retail 3 LTE Advanced Pro establishes the foundation for 5G Providing essential services from Day 1 and early expansion into new verticals Gigabit LTE is essential to the 5G mobile experience Ensuring seamless user experience with ubiquitous coverage LTE IoT, C-V2X, ULL are expanding the mobile ecosystem today Connecting new industries and 3GPP enabling new services Release 13+ LTE Advanced Pro leadership is the key to 5G success World’s 1st LTE Advanced Pro modem: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X16 Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 4 Provides essential services to 5G from Day 1 LTE Advanced Pro will be submitted with 5G NR to meet IMT-20201 requirements Gigabit LTE Voice LTE Cellular V2X Ultra-low and LAA (VoLTE) IoT (C-V2X) latency Provides coverage foundation Delivers 5G voice Starts to connect the massive Establishes foundation for safety Brings ubiquitous low-latency essential to the 5G mobile services from Day 1 Internet of Things in 2017, use cases. Trials starting in communication for command & experience; LAA globalizes the leveraging the ahead of further optimized 2017. Rel-15+ V2X will introduce control, paving the path to 5G Gigabit LTE opportunity ubiquitous LTE networks 5G NR massive IoT complementary capabilities NR mission-critical services Also digital TV, public safety, drone communication, and more… 1 ITU Recommendation ITU-R M.2083-0, September, 2015 5 Immersive VR & AR Fiber-like connectivity Gigabit LTE Essential to the 5G mobile experience Rich entertainment Instant apps 6 5G mobile experience requires ubiquitous Gigabit speeds Achieved by multi-connectivity that fully leverages LTE & Wi-Fi investments Simultaneous multi-connectivity across 5G NR/ LTE/ Wi-Fi Above 6 GHz Gigabit speeds in local areas NR Gigabit Elevates the mobile broadband experience LTE Below 6 GHz Below 6 GHz with multi-Gigabit speed Ubiquitous coverage with Gigabit speeds Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 7 LTE X16 Modem world’s first Gigabit Class LTE Learn more at: https://www.qualcomm.com/x16 8 Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 835 With the integrated Snapdragon X16 LTE modem • 4x20MHz Carrier Aggregation • 4x4 MIMO and 256-QAM • 1st with LTE License Assisted Access 9 Introducing Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 Qualcomm Technologies’ second generation Gigabit LTE modem Up to 1.2 Gbps - Cat 18 DL Up to 12 spatial streams; 4x4 MIMO on 3 LTE carriers; 5x20 MHz carrier aggregation Up to 150 Mbps - Cat 13 UL via 2x20MHz CA and 64-QAM License Assisted Access – Gigabit Globalization Reducing licensed requirement to 10 MHz; up to 80 MHz on unlicensed spectrum Support for CBRS – Shared spectrum New spectrum sharing paradigm to enhance existing networks, support new ones Dual SIM Dual VoLTE (DSDV) – Dual IMS Built on a leading-edge Bringing the benefits of HD and Ultra HD Voice to popular Dual SIM feature 10nm FinFET process Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.; Subject to network availability. 10 Mission-critical Drone ULL services Industrial automation LTE Advanced Pro Digital TV eMBMS is expanding the broadcasting enTV Public D2D MCVideo mobile ecosystem safety MCPTT MCData New spectrum LTE-U/LAA CBRS today types LSA LWA MulteFire Auto Telematics eCall C-V2X services Connected infotainment M2M/IoT MTC NB-IoT services eMTC Data SMS MMS Web Gigabit LTE ULL services Email Multimedia Apps Immersive experiences Voice Analog VoLTE services Digital Telepresence 11 LTE IoT starts to connect the massive IoT in 2017 To become a key 5G service pillar ahead of 5G NR massive IoT Coexistence with today’s Two new narrowband technologies in mobile broadband services Rel-13, evolving further in Rel-14+ Scales down LTE to address the Reduced Multi-year eMTC broadest range of IoT use cases complexity battery life Deeper Higher node Optimizes to lowest cost/power for coverage density NB-IoT delay-tolerant, low-throughput IoT use cases MDM9206 • Global dual-mode solution—single SKU Flexible chipset platform for eMTC • Multiple design wins across industry-leading OEMs (Cat-M1) / NB-IoT (Cat-NB1) • Cat-M1 modules commercially available today • Software upgrade to Cat-NB1 support https://www.qualcomm.com/lte-iot MDM9206 is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 12 C-V2X establishes the foundation for safety use cases Rel-15+ V2X will augment Rel-14 V2X with complementary and new capabilities Rel-14 V2X Direct communication for V2V / V2P V2X safety use cases / V2I1 Rel-15+ Complementary capabilities (e.g., sensor sharing); V2X interworking with Rel-14 Network communications for V2N2 situational awareness Initial C-V2X spec. Broad industry Trials starting completed3 in 2016 support—5GAA in 2017 Learn more at: https://www.qualcomm.com/c-v2x 1. Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P); 2. Vehicle-to-Network (V2N); 3. V2V standardized as part of Rel-14 13 LTE Advanced Pro establishes the foundation for 5G Pioneering 5G NR technologies and verticals Significantly improve performance, 5G New Radio (NR) scalability, and efficiency NR-Based mMTC Multi-Gbps eMBB Further (sub-6 GHz and mmWave) enhancements NR-based LAA+ and new Ultra-reliable & low-latency capabilities Cellular V2X (C-V2X) C-V2X safety features New C-V2X capabilities Ultra-low latency Ultra-low latency Digital TV eMBMS enhancements enTV, e.g., shared broadcast Further enhancements New verticalsNew Internet of Things eMTC, NB-IoT FeMTC, eNB-IoT towards IMT-2020 in existing spectrum Unlicensed spectrum LAA eLAA Mobile broadband Gigabit LTE Enhancements, e.g., FD-MIMO LTE Advanced Pro Rel-13: Today Rel-14 Rel-15 Rel-16+ 14 Leading the way with LTE Advanced Pro X16 LTE Modem Together with World’s first Gigabit LTE Broad industry adoption C-V2X trials World’s first LAA device and network launch of Cat-M1 and Cat-NB-1 starting in 2017 and eLAA trials Achieved Gigabit-class Secured design wins across the Announced the first C-V2X trial Conducted over-the-air LAA trial download speeds on Telstra’s majority of industry’s operators with Audi and others based on with DT in Nov. 2015 and eLAA commercial LTE network and module OEMs 3GPP Rel-14 with SKT in Sep. 2016 15 Driving the Gigabit LTE evolution 3GPP Release 13 and beyond Achieving Gigabit LTE and beyond Higher peak rates by adding more, New Gigabit LTE 1,2 higher-efficiency ~100 Mbps streams device categories Utilizing higher- Category 19 order modulation (256-QAM) (1.6 Gbps) Category 18 Adding up to (1.2 Gbps) 4 MIMO layers X20 LTE Modem Category 16 1st LTE Carrier 2nd LTE Carrier 3rd LTE Carrier 4th LTE Carrier (1 Gbps) Aggregating more carriers across licensed and unlicensed with LAA3 X16 LTE Modem Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.; 1. Example configuration per 3GPP specification; 2. Each data stream ~100 Mbps per 20 MHz stream with 256-QAM; 3. Licensed Assisted Access 17 LAA a key enabler of Gigabit LTE—paving the path to 5G NR Shared / unlicensed Evolves to eLAA2 (3.5 GHz / 5 GHz) Carrier Enables MulteFire aggregation1 LTE + Also for tiered sharing, LAA Licensed Anchor (400 MHz – 3.8 GHz) e.g., CBRS 3.5GHz Commercial Common LBT 3 FCC granted first launches in 2017 ensures fair sharing equipment certification4 Supported in our chipsets, Industry-wide LBT agreement in ETSI Authorized Qualcomm Technologies e.g., Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ that applies to LAA, Wi-Fi, MulteFire in Sept. 2016 and subsequently X16 processor granted others Learn more at: www.qualcomm.com/laa Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.; 1. Aggregation of unlicensed downlink and uplink is possible with either licensed TDD or licensed FDD; 2. eLAA defined in Rel-13/14 which adds the uplink; 3. Listen-Before-Talk; 4. FCC blog by Julius Knapp | Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, see https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/blog/2016/09/23/industry-makes-progress-unlicensed-lte-coexistence 18 Gigabit LTE is essential to the 5G mobile experience Multi-connectivity fully leverages LTE investments and provides VoLTE service Existing deployments 5G augmented deployments Gigabit LTE, VoLTE Gigabit LTE, VoLTE 5G NR below 6 GHz 5G NR above 6 GHz Ubiquitous 5G NR multi-Gbps LTE coverage Seamless mobility Hotspot, e.g. mmWave Simultaneous multi-connectivity 500+ 7,000+ 1.6B+ across 5G / LTE / Wi-Fi Commercial Commercial LTE / LTE Advanced New 5G NR Sub-6 GHz network launches devices across subscriptions in 170 countries 100’s of vendors worldwide and LTE coverage Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Source: GSA (www.gsacom.com)—Oct 2016 on network launches, Dec 2016 on