5G Implementation in

Europe: Opportunities and

Challenges
14 May 2019 | Kyiv, Ukraine
Jaroslaw K. PONDER
Head of ITU Office for Europe
@ITU_EUR | [email protected]
 ITU at a glance

ITU is the United Nations

specialized agency for
information and
communication technologies
193 550 140 170
MEMBER STATES SECTOR MEMBERS ACADEMIA MEMBERS ASSOCIATES
(ICTs)

ITU allocates the global radio spectrum and satellite orbit resources, develops
the technical standards that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly
interconnect, and strives to improve access to ICTs to underserved communities
worldwide

PROMOTING GLOBAL COLLABORATION FOR A CONNECTED WORLD

ITU at a glance
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What we do
ITU Radiocommunication
Coordinating radio-frequency
spectrum and assigning orbital
slots for satellites

3 ITU Standardization
Sectors Establishing global standards

‘Committed to
Connecting the World’ ITU Development
Bridging the digital divide
TOWARDS IMT-2020 and Beyond

IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced & IMT-2020

• All of today’s 3G and 4G mobile broadband systems are based on the ITU’s
IMT standards
• IMT provides the global platform on which to build the next generations of
mobile broadband connectivity
• ITU established the detailed specifications for IMT-2000 and the first 3G
deployments commenced around the year 2000
• In January 2012, ITU defined the next big leap forward with 4G wireless
cellular technology –IMT-Advanced –and this is now being progressively
deployed worldwide
• The detailed investigation of the key elements of IMT-2020 is well underway,
using the partnership ITU has with the mobile broadband industry and the
wide range of stakeholders in the 5G community
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Evolution of mobile networks

1G 2G 3G 4G 5G
Approximate 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
deployment date

Theoretical download 2kbit/s 384kbit/s 56Mbit/s 1Gbit/s 10Gbit/s

speed

Latency N/A 629 ms 212 ms 60-98 ms < 1 ms

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ITU-R IMT-2020 => Detailed timeline and process

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Implementation of 5G in Europe / European 5G Observatory

Spectrum
• 5G pioneer bands identified in Europe (700 MHz, 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz)
• Common roadmap for the availability of spectrum adopted by Member States
• Consultations on spectrum assignments launched by Member States
– Denmark 700 MHz & 900 MHz & 2300 MHz, Germany 2 & 3.6 GHz, France 3.5 GHz & 26GHz, Lithuania 3.5 GHz,
Luxemburg 700 MHz & 26 GHz, Malta &00MHz, Poland 700 MHz & 3.5 GHz & 26 GHz, Portugal 700 MHz,
Romania 700 MHz, Slovakia 26 GHz, Slovenia, Sweden 26 GHz, UK 26 GHz
• 2.5 GHz spectrum assigned in 7 MSs
– Czech Rep., Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Slovakia, Spain, UK
• 3.5 GHz auctions scheduled for Q4 2018 in 4 MSs
– Austria, Finland, Italy, Sweden
• 700 MHz spectrum already assigned in
– Finland, France, Germany and Sweden

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After WRC-15 spectrum for IMT
Footnotes identifying the
Bandwidth
Band band for IMT
(MHz) Region 1 Region 2 Region 3
or parts thereof or parts thereof or parts thereof
450-470 5.286AA 20
470-698 - 5.295, 5.308A 5.296A 228
694/698-960 5.317A 5.317A 5.313A, 5.317A 262
1 427-1 518 5.341A, 5.346 5.341B 5.341C, 5.346A 91
1 710-2 025 5.384A, 5.388 315
2 110-2 200 5.388 90
2 300-2 400 5.384A 100
2 500-2 690 5.384A 190
3 300-3 400 5.429B 5.429D 5.429F 100
3 400-3 600
5.430A 5.431B 5.432A, 5.432B, 5.433A 200

3 600-3 700 - 5.434 - 100

4 800-4 990 - 5.441A 5.441B 190
Total Bandwidth
1,886
(Regional allocations vary and totals can be different for a specific region)

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5G Implementation in Europe and CIS | 3-5 July 2018 | Budapest, Hungary

New spectrum bands under study for WRC-19

Existing mobile allocation No global mobile allocation

24.25 – 27.5 GHz 31.8 – 33.4 GHz
37 – 40.5 GHz 40.5 – 42.5 GHz
42.5 – 43.5 GHz
45.5 – 47 GHz 47 – 47.2 GHz
47.2 – 50.2 GHz
50.4 GHz – 52.6 GHz
66 – 76 GHz
81 – 86 GHz

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 ITU-R IMT-2020 Vision => 5G Capability
User experienced
Peak data rate data rate
(Gbit/s) (Mbit/s)

20 100
IMT-2020
10
1
Area traffic
capacity Spectrum
efficiency
(Mbit/s/m2 ) 10
1´ 3´
1
0.1

1´ 350
10´ 400
100´ 500
Network
IMT-advanced Mobility
energy efficiency (km/h)

5
10 10

6
10 1

Connection density Latency

2
(devices/km ) (ms)

M.2083-03
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5G Usage scenarios

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Implementation of 5G in Europe / European 5G Observatory

5G Trials
• 100 plus pre-commercial 5G trials and pilots launched in Europe as part of the industry’s 5G trial
roadmap
• 20 Trial Cities appointed: Amsterdam, Aveiro, Barcelona, Bari, Berlin, Bristol, Espoo, Ghent,
L’Aquila, London, Madrid, Malaga, Matera, Milan, Oulu, Patras, Prato, Stockholm, Tallinn and
Turin
• 10 digital cross-border corridors established inter alia
accommodating live testing of 5G for Cooperative Connected
and Automated Mobility
• 5 September 2018: Poland and Lithuania signed a letter of
intent to cooperate on technical, legal and policy of the cross-
border CAM corridor 'via Baltica - South' (linking Warsaw,
Kaunas, and Vilnius).
• 28 September: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia signed a
memorandum of understanding for the 'Via Baltica - North'
initiative to develop an experimental 5G cross-border corridor
where self-driving vehicles can be tested.
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Implementation of 5G in Europe / European 5G Observatory

5G Coverage, Roadmaps and National Plans

• Eight Member States have published national 5G roadmaps
– Austria, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and UK
– Denmark, Poland, Others in the process of development
• National calendars for key milestones set by the government
• Measures to stimulate investments in 5G infrastructures such as reducing the cost
of deploying small cells, wide ranging support to 5G trials
• Promoting partnerships between the telecom sector and vertical industries
• Foster public services as lead user for early 5G deployment
• European Instruments
– Digital Single Market Strategy
– European Electronic Code
– 5G Action Plan

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Challenges in Implementation of 5G in Europe
Small cell deployment
Local permitting and planning process
Lengthy engagement and procurement exercises
High fees and charges to access street furniture
(and the access itself)
Levels of Electromagnetic Fields
Italy, Poland, Russia, Switzerland
Belgium and Paris
Fiber backhaul
Spectrum
Investment
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Collaboration on EMF

ICT Ecosystem
ITU Mandate on EMF

ITU PP Resolution 176 - "Human exposure to and

measurement of electromagnetic fields" (Dubai, 2018)
3 SECTORS

STANDARDIZATION DEVELOPMENT RADIOCOMMUNICATION

WTSA Resolution 72 - "Measurement WTDC Resolution 62 - "Assessment and ITU-R Question 1/239
concerns related to human exposure to measurement of human exposure to (Electromagnetic field measurements
electromagnetic fields" (Rev. electromagnetic fields" (Rev. Buenos to assess human exposure).
Hammamet, 2016) Aires, 2017)
Intersectoral Activities

• Comments to the new ICNIRP guidelines on “Guidelines for limiting

exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields,
(100 kHz TO 300 GHz)”. In cooperation with ITU-R and ITU-D experts,
and based on the received Contribution from ATDI and Orange Polska
and also from the inputs received during the ITU-T SG5 meeting, 32
comments have been included and sent to ICNIRP; see TD696-R1
• Mapping of ITU-D/R/T EMF activities to avoid overlap, mainly:
– D: Strategies & Policies concerning human exposure to EMF
– R: EMF measurements from base stations to assess human
exposure
– T: Simulation, assessment, 5G
ITU-T Study Group 5: Environment, climate change and circular economy

SG5 is responsible
for:

Studying ICT environmental aspects electromagnetic

ICTs related to
of electromagnetic phenomena compatibility,
the environment, circular economy,
and climate change. lightning
climate change, including
protection and
energy efficiency e-waste
Studies on how to use ICTs to help electromagnetic
countries and the ICT sector to adapt and clean energy
effects
to the effects of environmental
challenges, including climate change,
in line with the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).

Safe and
reliable use of
ICT

9 Questions 4 Regional Groups

Q3/5 - Human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from information and

communication technologies (ICTs)
 Setting Environmental Requirements for 5G
International
Supplements Technical Reports
Standards

ITU-T
SG5 Electromagnetic
Electromagnetic
compatibility Resistibility
fields (EMF)
(EMC)
ITU-T K.Suppl.9 - 5G technology and Energy feeding & ITU-T K.Suppl.8
ITU-T K.Suppl.10 human exposure to RF EMF efficiency
ITU-T K.Suppl.14 - RF-EMF exposure
limits on 4G and 5G ITU-T L. 1220
Draft ITU-T K.Supp- ITU-T L. Suppl.36
5G_EMF_Compliance
ITU’s contribution to EMF Standards

ITU-T Study Group 5 has an active

group of global experts focused on
RF EMF

Key activities & study areas

 10 Recommendations (Normative
International Standards) and 5 Supplements
(Non-Normative guides and reports) in force
 ITU-T K.83 on Monitoring of
Electromagnetic field levels
ITU’s contribution to EMF Standards
Recommendation ITU-T K.52 (2000/2014/2018) - Guidance on complying with limits for human
exposure to electromagnetic fields – includes „K.52calculator software”
Recommendation ITU-T K.61 (2003/2018) - Guidance on measurement and numerical prediction
of electromagnetic fields for compliance with human exposure limits for telecommunication
installations
Recommendation ITU-T K.70 (2007/2018) - Mitigation techniques to limit human exposure to
EMFs in the vicinity of radiocommunication stations – includes „EMF Estimator software”
Recommendation ITU-T K.83 (2011/2014) - Monitoring of electromagnetic field levels
Recommendation ITU-T K.90 (2012/2017) - Evaluation techniques and working procedures for
compliance with exposure limits of network operator personnel to power-frequency electromagnetic
fields– includes „EMFACDC” software
Recommendation ITU-T K.91 (2012/2017) - Guidance for assessment, evaluation and monitoring
of human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields – includes “Uncertainty calculator”
and “Watt_Guard” software, Supplement and mobile App “EMF-guide”, mobile App „EMF
Exposure”
Recommendation ITU-T K.100 (2014/2017) - Measurement of RF EMF to determine compliance
with human exposure limits when a base station is put into service
Recommendation ITU-T K.113 (2015) - Generation of RF EMF level maps
ITU-T Recommendations on EMF assessment

 Recommendation ITU-T K.121 (2018) – Guidance on the environmental management

for compliance with radio frequency EMF limits for radiocommunication base stations
 Recommendation ITU-T K.122 (2016) - Exposure levels in close proximity of
radiocommunication antennas
Raising awareness on EMF
Key elements for successful public communications:
– Information easy to understand;
– Open and transparent dialogues;
– Providing stakeholders with trusted sources of information.
ITU’s Public information on EMF:
– ITU EMF Guide – key information source
– EMF Website
– Report on “Monitoring of electromagnetic field levels in Latin America”
– Best practices to reduce exposure from mobile devices
– The EMF Guide mobile app in the 6 UN official languages is available
online at http://emfguide.itu.int. It is also available in Malay.
K. Suppl. 9 (11/2017) 5G technology and human exposure to RF EMF
Contains an analysis of the impact of the implementation of 5G mobile systems with respect to
exposure level of EMF around radiocommunication infrastructure
 Higher frequencies and higher throughput
 Smart antennas: will be more efficient which will result in minimized RF-EMF exposure
 Small cells: are well suited for coverage extent as well as capacity issues. Better quality and
reduced power to and from mobile phones.
 Internet of things (IoT): EMF exposure will usually be much lower than from other devices and
systems
Two new ITU-T Supplements on EMF
 Supplement ITU-T K.Suppl.13 on Radiofrequency
electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure levels from mobile
and portable devices during different conditions of use
 Supplement ITU-T K.Suppl.14 on The impact of
RF-EMF exposure limits stricter than the ICNIRP
or IEEE guidelines on 4G and 5G mobile network
deployment
 Provides an overview of some of the challenges faced by
countries, regions and cities which are about to deploy 4G
or 5G infrastructures.
 Includes a case study on Poland
 Based on inputs and contributions from, inter alia, Poland,
India, Ericsson, Nokia, China Telecom, Huawei, Uganda,
Cisco, GSMA and Vodafone, Telstra, Korea, Belgium, etc
ITU-T Supplement 14 of K Series (2018)
• An overview of some of the challenges faced by countries,
regions and cities which are about to deploy 4G or 5G
infrastructures.
• Information on a simulation on the impact of RF-EMF limits that
was carried out in Poland as an example of a wider phenomenon,
which is applicable to several other countries, which have set
limits that are stricter than those contained in the ICNIRP or IEEE
Two new ITU-T Supplements on EMF
guidelines.
• The results of the simulation indicate that where RF-EMF limits
are stricter than ICNIRP or IEEE guidelines,
• the network capacity buildout (both 4G and 5G) might be severely
constrained and
• might prevent addressing of the growing data traffic demand and
• might prevent the launching of new services on existing mobile networks.

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Spectrum cannot be fully deployed
Additional radio frequencies, e.g., 60 MHz (FDD – 2x30 MHz) in the 700 MHz spectrum band, 100 MHz in the
2300 MHz band and 400 MHz in the 3.4-3.8 GHz spectrum range have or will become available for 4G and 5G
mobile communications in the near future. This would double the available spectrum and capacity in mobile
networks for example as shown in Figure 1 for the case of Poland.
However, deploying additional spectrum and consequently increasing the transmitted power, on an existing site increases the
EMF exposure and hence the power density levels. In dense urban areas and urban areas [b-BCG], where distances between
antennas and people are short already, the strict Polish EMF exposure limits do not allow mobile network operators to use the
additional spectrum on most sites. In dense urban areas already some of today's spectrum cannot be used anymore and is
wasted.

Two new ITU-T Supplements on EMF

Average spectrum holding (source Office of Spectrum deployable on average with current and
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Electronic Communications, Poland) harmonized power density limits (PDLs) (source adapted
from Polish mobile network operators [b-BCG])
Technology innovation is restricted
New antenna technologies, such as Massive MIMO and beamforming, or small cells are a key element of future
5G mobile networks. The EMF exposure limits below INCIRP or IEEE guidelines (as shown in the case of Poland),
do not in most cases allow mobile network operators to fully leverage these new technologies.

– Applying beamforming, i.e., further narrowing an antenna beam, would easily exceed the current EMF exposure limits;
– Deploying small cells in hot spot areas will not be feasible as the current EMF exposure limits prevent placing a large number
of small cells due to the short distance between antenna and people, see Figure 3.
Both technology examples, beamforming and small cells, would be essential to provide more capacity in dense urban and urban
areas.

Two new ITU-T Supplements on EMF

Minimum distance antenna-to-people (source [b-BCG])

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Possibility to densify site grid is limited
Densifying the mobile network grid by adding new sites would be the third, but most
expensive and time-consuming lever to increase capacity in mobile networks. In order to
cope with the data traffic explosion and assuming that spectrum and technology levers
cannot be exploited, mobile network operators would have to have 3.5-fold the number of
sites in urban areas by 2025 and almost sevenfold the number of sites in dense urban
areas by 2025.

Two new ITU-T Supplements on EMF

Site evolution in dense urban and urban areas

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Future customer experience will suffer and true
5G is not possible
Given the limitations for deployment of new spectrum, technology and the very restricted
growth of a number of sites (Assumption: 20% additional sites compared to the status quo),
as a result of the strict EMF exposure limits, the gap between capacity supply and data
traffic demand will grow very quickly. Polish data traffic growth with a CAGR of 36% until
2020, 29% until 2025 and 15% until 2030 (24x network data traffic in 2030 versus 2016).

Two new ITU-T Supplements on EMF

Share of unserved data traffic (source [b-BCG])

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ITU’s worldwide recognized reference on Spectrum Monitoring and related issues

 Chapter 5.6 on Non-Ionizing Radiation

(NIR) measurements
• Explains NIR limits & exposure quotient
• Instruments for NIR measurements
- Broadband isotropic probes and meters
- Tri-axis antennas and field strength meters
- Transportable station
- standard field strength measurement equipment

• Measurement procedures for different radio

services (incl. mobile, broadcasting, etc.)
• Reporting methods

Source: ITU-R Handbook on Spectrum Monitoring

www.itu.int/pub/R-HDB-23
On-going ITU-R Studies on EMF measurements to assess human exposure

 Work initiated by the ITU Experts Group on Spectrum Monitoring

(i.e. ITU-R WP 1C) in response to Question ITU-R 239/1 (2016):
 https://www.itu.int/dms_ties/itu-r/md/15/wp1c/c/R15-WP1C-C-
0169!N09!MSW-E.docx
1. What are the measurements techniques to assess the human exposure
from wireless installations of all types?
2. How can measurement results be presented?
 Significant progress made in 2017-2018
 Studies to be completed by 2019!
Source: Question ITU-R 239-1 - www.itu.int/pub/R-QUE-SG01.239
 Work by correspondence and at the next ITU-R WP 1C meeting planned on 28 May - 5 June 2019
A practical guide for EMF measurements to assess human exposure
 Basic knowledge for a successful EMF assessment measurement process
 Available types of measurement instruments with specific features for
EMF assessment
- Personal monitor for occupational exposure
- Broadband meters
- Frequency selective meters
Handheld spectrum
analyser with
isotropic-antennas, 9
kHz to 6 GHz
Frequency selective
meter dedicated to
EMF, with isotropic-
antenna
 How to assess the exposure due to specific services
- General approach for services where extrapolation is not required
- GSM base stations
- UMTS base stations
- LTE base stations
ITU-D Study Group Final Report of Q7/2
Question 7/2 – Strategies and policies concerning human
exposure to electromagnetic fields

This report collects and disseminates information concerning exposure to Radio

Frequency (RF) and Electromagnetic Fields (EMF), in order to assist national
Administrations, particularly in developing countries, to develop appropriate national
regulations. It is useful for Administrations, in order to listen and respond to the
concerns of the public related to radiating antennas.
https://www.itu.int/pub/D-STG-SG02.07.1-2017

Following the 2018 public-consultation (and revision) of the ICNIRP Guidelines the International EMF
limits may change and influence the regulatory framework. New case studies are inserted

Countries changed their exposure limits. The 2018 October Workshop provide significant view. Moreover, there is a lot of ITU activities on EMF
and the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference PP-18 Resolution 176 (revision Dubai) may revise the PP-14 held in Busan
ITU-T World Telecommunications Standardisation Assembly 2020 (WTSA-20) may revise WTSA-16 Resolution 72 (Hammamet)
ITU-D World Telecommunications Development Conference 2017 (WTDC-17) held in Buenos Aires, revised WTDC-14 Resolution 62 (Dubai)
Based on the revision of WTDC-14 Resolution 62 ‘Assessment and measurement of human exposure to EMF’ and the revision of Q 7/2
‘Strategies and policies concerning human exposure to EMF’, this Report updates and revises the Question 7/2 Final Report and provides new
material on Policies and Assessments.

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ITU-D Study Question Q7/2
• ITU-D SG2 First meeting
• 9 May 2018: Q7/2
• Presented and discussed:
• Work-plan
• Structure of the report, items to study
• Collaboration with other Sectors and
Organisations
• Meeting report: 2/REP/7-E
• Annex 1: Work-plan
• Annex 2: Draft Table of Content
 New Q 7/2 Report ToC
CHAPTER 1 – Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Scope of the Report
CHAPTER 2 – ITU Activities
2.1 PP-18 Resolution 176 (revision Dubai)
2.2 WTDC-17 Resolution 62 (Rev. Buenos Aires, 2017)
2.3 ITU-R Radio Assembly 2019, Report SM.[EMF-MON] and deliveries of Question 239/1
2.4 ITU-T WTSA-20 Resolution 72, K. series Recommendations and deliveries of Question 3/5
CHAPTER 3 – Updated international and regional EMF activities and exposure limits
1. World Health Organization (WHO)
2. ICNIRP Guidelines and IEEE safety levels
3. Regional, national and comparative exposure limits
CHAPTER 4 – Policies to limit exposure to radiofrequency fields
4.1 Guidelines for national regulation
4.2 Best Practices of the use of mobile devices for exposure reduction
4.3 EMF exposure of next generation of mobile communications technologies.
4.4 Impact of IMT 2020 (5G) on EMF
4.5 Exposure to other radiators such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wireless connected devices
4.6 EMF risks to animals and plants
 New Q 7/2 Report ToC
CHAPTER 5 – National EMF activities on exposure limits
(Cont.)
1. Legal framework
2. Assessment concerns related to human exposure to EMF
3. Public Awareness
4. Exposure limits nearby sensitive areas such as kindergartens, schools, hospitals
5. Maps of calculated field-strength around transmitters
6. Presentation of results on the web
5.7 Results of Questionnaire
CHAPTER 6 – Exposure levels from handsets and notebooks
6.1 Human exposure to EMF from base stations versus handsets and notebooks
6.2 Children exposure from handsets
6.3 National SAR measurements
CHAPTER 7 – Comparison of exposure limits in different countries
CHAPTER 8 – Case studies, success stories, and national practices
5G Related ITU Regional Forums, Seminars, Workshops
ITALY, November 2018 UKRAINE, May 2018 HUNGARY, July 2018

LATVIA, July 2018 MONTENEGRO, October 2018 ATHENS, October 2018

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5G Related Meeting in the Region
Dec 2018, WARSAW

Additional 5G related meetings

• ITU-T Workshop on “5G, Health and EMF”
5 December 2017, Warsaw, Poland
June 2018, BRUSSELS
• Contribution to Europe’s 5G Ambition: Investing in 5G
Enabler Infrastructure,
20 June 2018, European Parliament, Brussels)
• 2nd Annual CIS and Central and South-Eastern European
Spectrum Management Conference and ITU Regional Sep 2018, KAZAKHSTAN
Workshop “Broadband Development based on 4G and 5G
Technologies”
17-20 September 2018, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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5G @ Telecommunication Networks Development, BDT

• 5G overview • What does ‘good’ look like?

• The role of the ITU • Streamlining small cell deployments
• What is 5G? • Policy intervention - fibre and spectrum
• 5G use cases • Infrastructure sharing
• Socio economic implications of 5G • Transition to fibre
• Digital divide • Addressing local planning challenges
• 5G technology and spectrum • Spectrum harmonization
• Spectrum licensing
requirements
• 5G pilots
• Radio access networks
• Core networks • Example of costs and
• Backhaul investment implications
• Fronthaul • Overview
• Spectrum for 5G • Methodology
• Key challenges in rolling out • Scenarios
• Scenario 1 – large densely
5G
populated city
• Small cell deployment challenges
• Scenario 2 – small medium
• Fibre backhaul
density city
• Spectrum
@ITU | September 2018 • Independent cost estimates
• Other factors
• Investment models
CONTACT US

ITU OFFICE for EUROPE

[email protected]

@ITU_EUR

https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/Europe

Jaroslaw K. PONDER, Head of ITU Office for Europe

[email protected]
REGIONAL INITIATIVES FOR EUROPE 2018-2021

EUR1: Broadband infrastructure, broadcasting and spectrum

management

EUR2: A citizen-centric approach to building services for

national administrations

EUR3: Accessibility, affordability and skills development for

all to ensure digital inclusion and sustainable development

EUR4: Enhancing trust and confidence in the use of

information and communication technologies

EUR5: ICT-centric innovation ecosystems

ITU REGIONAL INITIATIVE for EUROPE on BROADBAND
EUR1: Broadband infrastructure, broadcasting and spectrum management

Objective: To facilitate high-speed connectivity with resilient and synergistic infrastructure development, deployment and
sharing, whilst ensuring a trusted and quality user experience.

Expected results: Assistance to the countries in need in the following

• Development of plans (national and regional) and feasibility studies for deployment of ubiquitous resilient high-speed
connectivity, including 5G/IMT2020 and digital broadcasting deployment, with all relevant components including
legislation, standards, organizational set-up, capacity building and cooperation mechanisms, as needed
• Sharing of guidelines on collaborative regulation between the telecommunication sector and other synergistic sectors
such as energy, railway and transportation
• Assessment of dynamics, challenges and opportunities in respect of the roll-out of diverse broadband technologies
across Europe in the context of the creation of ubiquitous resilient high-speed broadband infrastructure
• Sharing of best practices and case studies in cable TV, digital broadcasting, 5G experience, early use cases and
trends in next-generation access network roll-out
• Mapping of the ubiquitous infrastructure and services, fostering harmonization of approaches across the region and
taking into account infrastructure-sharing approaches applied by countries
• Establishment of quality-of-service systems and consumer-protection frameworks
• Development of plans for ICT for sustainable energy covering different types of ICT applications and innovations.
5G @ Telecommunication Networks Development, BDT

• 5G overview • What does ‘good’ look like?

• The role of the ITU • Streamlining small cell deployments
• What is 5G? • Policy intervention - fibre and spectrum
• 5G use cases • Infrastructure sharing
• Socio economic implications of 5G • Transition to fibre
• Digital divide • Addressing local planning challenges
• 5G technology and spectrum • Spectrum harmonization
• Spectrum licensing
requirements
• 5G pilots
• Radio access networks
• Core networks • Example of costs and
• Backhaul investment implications
• Fronthaul • Overview
• Spectrum for 5G • Methodology
• Key challenges in rolling out • Scenarios
• Scenario 1 – large densely
5G
populated city
• Small cell deployment challenges
• Scenario 2 – small medium
• Fibre backhaul
density city
• Spectrum
@ITU | September 2018 • Independent cost estimates
• Other factors
• Investment models
5G Related ITU Regional Forums, Seminars, Workshops
ITALY, November 2018 UKRAINE, May 2018 HUNGARY, July 2018

LATVIA, July 2018 MONTENEGRO, October 2018 ATHENS, October 2018

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5G Related Meeting in the Region
Dec 2018, WARSAW

Additional 5G related meetings

• ITU-T Workshop on “5G, Health and EMF”
5 December 2017, Warsaw, Poland
June 2018, BRUSSELS
• Contribution to Europe’s 5G Ambition: Investing in 5G
Enabler Infrastructure,
20 June 2018, European Parliament, Brussels)
• 2nd Annual CIS and Central and South-Eastern European
Spectrum Management Conference and ITU Regional Sep 2018, KAZAKHSTAN
Workshop “Broadband Development based on 4G and 5G
Technologies”
17-20 September 2018, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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5G Related ITU Regional Forums, Seminars, Workshops
Fostering 5G Dialogue in Europe in 2019 and beyond…
• Report on National Strategies for 5G Implementation and Pilot Projects
• Report on Electromagnetic Field Levels and 5G [EMF]
• Regional Seminar on Broadband Connectivity [Q2, Albania]
• Regional Conference on 5G [Q2/Q3, Poland]
• Regional Conference [Serbia]
• Expert Meetings [Italy and Poland]
• Regional Regulatory Forum [September/October, Budva]
• Europe focused enhancement of ITU Interactive Transmission Maps
including collection of information from official sources
• Twinning programmes within the Europe region and beyond
[offering from Hungary, Italy and Poland]
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5G Related Training through ITU ACEDEMY

ITU Centres of Excellence:

Building Human Capacities on 5G
• 02/04/2018 - 09/04/2018: ITU Centres of Excellence E-
Learning course on Wireless Access Technologies to
Internet Network
• 29/05/2018 - 25/06/2018: ITU Centre of Excellence E-
Learning course on Future Broadband Internet Access
• 15/10/2018 - 16/10/2018: ITU Centres of Excellence
Face to Face course on Broadband Access (Hemniz)
• 25/10/2018 - 26/10/2018: ITU Centres of Excellence
Face to Face course on Technical, Business and
Regulatory Aspects of 5G Network (Warsaw)

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