CIS8011 Digital Innovation Assignment 1: 5G Technology and Ericsson

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CIS8011 - DIGITAL INNOVATION
ASSIGNMENT -1

Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................3
Ericsson and its role in 5G based industries....................................................................................4
5G Technology and their comparison with current technology......................................................5
Existing Technology........................................................................................................................7
4G Technology............................................................................................................................7
Trends in Ericsson with existing technology...............................................................................8
Scope of 5G technology...................................................................................................................9
Problem Statement & benefits of 5G.............................................................................................11
Problem Statement.....................................................................................................................11
Advantage of 5G implementation..............................................................................................11
Recommendations..........................................................................................................................13
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................14
References......................................................................................................................................15

Executive Summary
The word 5G has been used in order to define mobile networks further than LTE networks for
the next-generation communication system. The ITU has published multiple news and articles on
the 5G technology norms that it known as IMT-2020 system for the network. The 5G based
network is grounded on the LTE network used in 4G technology. 5G works on high-frequency
waves and has accessibility for high-frequency waves with spectrum in mm for mm radio waves,
range exchange is also carried out with the wavelengths of the LTE system (Osseiran et al.,
2016). Implementation of 5G technology has been discussed in this report for the knowledge and
awareness about the latest technologies available for the best and high-speed communication
network operations.

Ericsson and its role in 5G based industries
Ericsson has been providing service from a very long time and lies in the major ICT service
provider across the world. Moreover. Through the development and implementation of the latest
technologies and methods for better services and friendly environment along with easy-to-use
features for the users. It has presented its values in the industry available worldwide based on
global competition between market competitors and their knowledge. It considers that having a
team of diverse management with different backgrounds as one of the vital factors for the
success of the organization. Also, it believes that the team with the best management skills must
be placed in different locations that are crucial for the development of Ericsson's (Ericsson,
2019).
Customer and industry requirements for 5G installations are increasing substantially in order to
fulfil the demands, requests with the help of latest techniques and methods for the high-speed
communication system across the world through optical fibres and microwave technology for the
exchange and transfer of communication network at different geographical regions. All these
factors resulted in the implementation of 5G technology by Ericsson to lead this competitive
market.

5G Technology and their comparison with current technology
The idea of 5G technology has been introduced in order to provide the high-speed
communication network as well as better utilization of spectrum along with the elimination of all
the drawbacks lies with existing communication system and networks available worldwide.
Addition of more spectrum along with existing spectrum which is currently in use for the
enhancement of bandwidth as well as speed for the data transfer and communication in-between
two or more networks and end-user (Edwards, 2019).
Figure 1: Spectrum for 5G communication technology
(Triggs, 2019)
The foundation of 5G technology has been done over millimetre wave and spectrum with Sub-
6GHz for WiFi, 1GHz for Low-bands and available 4G spectrum. It has been done for the
utilization of huge amount of high-frequency waves and spectrum which are unused in the
existing 4G system. It can be analyzed in the above image.

Figure 2: Working of 5G Communication Technology
(Triggs, 2019)
Benefits of 5G over existing one:
 High performance and efficiency
 Combining all existing networks on a single platform
 A broad range of high resolution as well as bi-directional bandwidth.
 Easy to manage and maintain in comparison with previous technologies.
 Have supportability with heterogeneous facilities.
 Better connectivity without any errors and glitches along with high-speed data exchange.

Existing Technology
4G Technology
4G is existing technology working as an embedded worldwide network capable of providing a
complete IP alternative, providing customers with a better option for voice communication,
information and distributed multimedia on a "normal, anywhere" basis. The next wireless
generation (i.e. 4G) promote broadband output and allow multimedia voice as well as video
exchange. It has increased data communication rates much more in comparison with 2G, 3G and
other generations of communication techniques. Another name of 4G technology is LTE system
widely used by different service providers and telecommunication industries across the world
(Guo, 2017).
Figure 3: Existing 4G Technology
(Agarwal and Agarwal, 2014)
4G networks are focused on the fundamental concept of IP address to provide customers with
facilities centred on a package-based architecture which has to mean “Each person linked to the
web or Internet must consume a specific IP address allotted for the entire duration of session
connected from anywhere and at any time.

Figure 4: Existing communication technologies
(Wijayarathne, 2019)
Trends in Ericsson with existing technology
 Decrease in revenue for the organization due to existing technology
 The decrease in customer satisfaction especially on services and facilities provided by
Ericsson in comparison with other competitors
 Decrease in network revenue
 Wastage of huge amount of spectrum unused in 4G.
 Moderate performance and efficiency with existing technologies
 Motion-sickness problem
 Opposite the polarization problem with signals and waves
 Security issues with existing techniques used in communication and networks

Scope of 5G technology
The technology of 5th generation has been developed to deliver high-speed and incredible
information exchange abilities, unimpeded call quantities and large information transmissions
across the world in comparison with other old technologies and generations. It is, therefore,
smarter technology that interconnects the entire world unlimitedly. Also, it provides better access
for users across the world towards data and communicates at any time and from anywhere. It has
been configured with advanced technologies in order to serve as an advanced system with high-
speed connectivity and data communication along with an effective solution for issues with
existing technologies used by different service providers and communication industries
(Lauridsen et al., 2017).
The main aim for the development and implementation of 5G technology for Ericsson is to
develop the finest wireless environment free of constraints and obstacles of prior generations in
order to eliminate the obstacles and issues with existing technologies affective services and
facilities provided by the company and to increase the revenue for the organization. Some of the
important features of 5G technology has been mentioned below:
 Enhanced supportability for huge devices and communication networks
 Compatibility with VPN
 Very-high resolution
 High-speed access to internet
 Improved top bitrate
 Enhanced connectivity at different geographical locations
 High accuracy and efficiency
 Reliable communication system
 Resolution for hand-held systems and devices problems
 Supportability with IPV6
 A better platform to support the latest software and applications

Figure 5: Scope of 5G
(Wijayarathne, 2019)

Problem Statement & benefits of 5G
Problem Statement
Working of existing network and communication technologies based on customer requirements
and individual communication resulted in a decrease in revenue as well as customer satisfaction
of the Ericsson due to low services and facilities available in comparison with other competitors
available. In order to fix these issues, develop and implementation of 5G system with better
performance and higher facilities to serve multiple requirements for both customers as well as
industries utilizing existing technologies and IoT for best connectivity.
Advantage of 5G implementation
Implementation of new 5G technology in the field of the communication industry and IoT will
result in significant modification and improvements for the services and speed of data exchange
over the internet to meet all the requirements of industries as well as customers. Some of the
significant benefits of 5G technology has been mentioned below:
 Significant improvement in internet downloading, surfing and uploading speed.
 Better management of Cloud services and storage.
 Improvement in IoT services
 The better option for the broadcasting of voice and video message at different
geographical locations.
 High accuracy as well as low value for latency
 Increase in connectivity for users across the world
 Very low size of antenna required for equipment and devices
 Very high bandwidth and spectrum availability
 Better management of unused high-frequencies and microwave signals

Figure 6: 5G implementation planning by Ericsson