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2Ericsson | 5G deployment considerationsBuilding for the future in today’s networks5G networks will enable enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) services – with higher data rates, lower latency, and more capacity – as well as new use cases that will generate additional revenue streams for operators. Ericsson has defined a natural, step-wise implementation strategy for 5G that builds on today’s networks to minimize risk and roll-out costs.Introduction5G radio access networks, based on the New Radio (NR) standard, will provide new levels of capacity, peak data rates and low latency – with the ability to offer data rates of many tens of megabits per second to tens of thousands of users at the same time. They will not only help operators demonstrate technology and performance leadership, but also meet growing mobile traffic demands profitably by delivering new levels of cost-efficiency (including spectrum efficiency and sharing current assets), digitalization and new revenue streams.5G will enable enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) services, and create huge potential for new value-added wireless services through a wide range of new use cases. These new use cases include fiber-equivalent Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) services, massive Internet of Things (IoT) services, and critical IoT – enabling new applications in the automotive, manufacturing, energy & utilities and healthcare sectors, among others.Unlike previous generations of Radio Access Network (RAN) standards, which were deployed as stand-alone networks, 5G NR is designed from the start to interwork fully with existing 4G LTE networks. While this provides a high degree of continuity and seamless experience for users, it also demands careful planning in order to minimize risk to existing services. To ensure the smooth introduction of 5G, operators need to look ahead and identify the deployment approach which makes best use of existing investments and best supports their own business strategies. This applies whether the operator is already hitting a capacity ceiling in the busiest parts of its 4G network or only just beginning to deploy 4G, and whether or not it already has access to new spectrum for 5G. The time to start developing and market-testing new business models is now, as operators prepare their current networks for 5G deployment.Ericsson’s philosophy is to enable evolution to full 5G deployment through manageable steps, based on well-designed components of multiple technologies, in a way that matches business and technology realities.Ericsson’s philosophy is to enable evolution to full 5G deployment through manageable steps, based on well-designed components of multiple technologies, in a way that matches business and technology realities.
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