5G on its way but full coverage likely to take years

[snoop1130]

5G on its way but full coverage likely to take years

By THE NATION

 

 

Global telecom firms are enthusiastic about the roll-out of 5G, according to a report prepared by Vertiv and technology analyst firm 451 Research released today.

 

The report, titled “Hopes and Fears: From Energy Costs to Edge Computing Transformation” lays out the results of an in-depth survey of more than 100 global telecom decision makers with visibility into 5G and edge strategies and plans. The research covers 5G deployment plans, services supported by early deployments, and the most important technical enablers for 5G success.

 

Survey participants are moving forward aggressively with deployment plans, the report said, with 12 per cent of operators expect to roll out 5G services in 2019, and an additional 86 per cent expect to be delivering 5G services by 2021.

 

According to the survey, those initial services will be focused on supporting existing data services (96 per cent) and new consumer services (36 per cent). About one-third of respondents (32 per cent) expect to support existing enterprise services with 18 percent saying they expect to deliver new enterprise services.

 

As networks continue to evolve and coverage expands, 5G itself will become a key enabler of emerging edge use cases that require high-bandwidth, low latency data transmission, such as virtual and augmented reality, digital healthcare, and smart homes, buildings, factories and cities.

 

However, illustrating the scale of the challenge, the majority of respondents (68 per cent) do not expect to achieve total 5G coverage until 2028 or later. Twenty-eight per cent expect to have total coverage by 2027 while only 4 per cent expect to have total coverage by 2025.

 

“In Asia, operators are optimistic that they are ready to deploy 5G in the next few years. But with the growing reality comes a new set of challenges including increasing energy consumption, existing infrastructure readiness and visibility as well as manageability of sites" said Danny Wong, senior director for telecoms at Vertiv Asia. “There is a pressing need for telecom operators to identify and utilize energy-efficient and innovative power and thermal solutions to make 5G a reality.”

 

To support 5G services, telcos are ramping up the deployment of multi-access edge computing (MEC) sites, which bring the capabilities of the cloud directly to the radio access network. Thirty-seven per cent of respondents said they are already deploying MEC infrastructure ahead of 5G deployments while an additional 47 per cent intend to deploy MECs.

 

As these new computing locations supporting 5G come online, the ability to remotely monitor and manage increasingly dense networks becomes more critical to maintaining profitability. In the area of remote management, data center infrastructure management (DCIM) was identified as the most important enabler (55 per cent), followed by energy management (49 per cent). Remote management will be critical, as the report suggests the network densification required for 5G could require operators to double the number of radio access locations around the globe in the next 10-15 years.

 

The survey also asked respondents to identify their plans for dealing with energy issues today and five years in the future when large portions of the network will be supporting 5G, which 94 per cent of participants expect to increase network energy consumption.

 

Five years from now, that number is projected to jump to 81 per cent.

 

“5G represents the most impactful and difficult network upgrade ever faced by the telecom industry,” said Brian Partridge, research vice president for 451 Research. “In general, the industry recognises the scale of this challenge and the need for enabling technologies and services to help it maintain profitability by more efficiently managing increasingly distributed networks and mitigating the impact of higher energy costs.”

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30373712

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand  2019-07-26

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[yawg]

It won't work out, to many health concerns. Actually it's a weapon for crowd control. Very dangerous tech. Won't happen I hope. Plus there would be stations at every corner, billions of it. Not viable.

Watch some videos on YouTube about it.

Edited July 26, 2019 by yawg
not really clear

[Kron]

Considering the number of masts required this is only suitable (cost effective) for urban areas. Full coverage certainly in rural Thailand is unlikely.

[Srikcir]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

5G on its way but full coverage likely to take years

Which puts Thailand only ahead of Bangladesh and Myanmar (appears to have no 5G plans) but behind the other Asia-region nations. https://www.lifewire.com/5g-availability-world-4156244  see also     

https://seasia.co/2019/01/04/here-s-the-5g-availability-around-asia

Cambodia just held its first public testing of its fifth-generation (5G) Internet network.

https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-tests-huawei-5g-network-despite-us-concern/4991275.html

Typical deployment has been 2019 with some degree of coverage in 2020. Hardly "take years."

Don't count on Thailand being the Hub of 5G for Asia.

[Krataiboy]

So when are the eco warriors going to start glueing themselves to the pavement to protest the umpteen additional tonnes of CO2 pumped into atmoshere to power worldwide 5G systems?

 

Welcome to the not-so-smart wonderland of so-called smart cities, buildings and homes.

[justin case]

EMF is already super bad for health and this would be a death sentence, so escape possible

[connda]

Hopefully our village is one of the last on the list. Personally I'm not fond of being microwaved.

[connda]

5 hours ago, Krataiboy said:

So when are the eco warriors going to start glueing themselves to the pavement to protest the umpteen additional tonnes of CO2 pumped into atmoshere to power worldwide 5G systems?

 

Welcome to the not-so-smart wonderland of so-called smart cities, buildings and homes.

Once they 'kettle' the unwashed masses into expensive, high-rise, micro-housing units in "Smart Cities" and bombard them with microwaves - well, think of all the unspoiled, pristine uninhabited parks and land reserves for the exclusive use by the rich, connected elites once the commoners are jettisoned and taken care of. 

[quandow]

I worked IT for years, and we all understood every time Micro$oft would roll out something new, they hadn't tested it thoroughly - why should they when we were their perfect guinea pigs? I have a feeling 5G is being rolled out the same way.

[muratremix]

Who cares about full 5G coverage? I get 4G (Actually it is 4.5G) signal in remote places in Thailand. 5G will work in residential areas and 4G will be more than enough for rural or low population areas. Problem solved!

[CGW]

30 minutes ago, muratremix said:

Who cares about full 5G coverage?

Exactly, but they don't care what people want, its what "they" want to force upon us for whatever there ulterior motive is?

Like driver-less cars - who the hell wants one?

[muratremix]

8 hours ago, CGW said:

Exactly, but they don't care what people want, its what "they" want to force upon us for whatever there ulterior motive is?

Like driver-less cars - who the hell wants one?

You don't even need full 5g coverage for driver-less cars. If they let huaweii build 5G network (they will!), China will control it and listen everything.

Edited July 28, 2019 by muratremix