Ericsson to demo 5G

5 Gbps.

That's 250 times faster than 4G mobile protocol.[math] [Speed Reference]
166 times faster than the fastest cable internet service. [Math] [Speed Reference]

When we want to deliver content for an data-hungry accessory like PicoP -- this is gold.

Ericsson to demo multimode, multipoint 5G connectivity 

@Source
Ericsson will show new advances in 5G technology at the Mobile World Congress. Following a speed test where the Ericsson 5G radio test bed topped 5 Gbps throughput, the company will demonstrate 5G-LTE Dual Connectivity and 5G Multipoint Connectivity in Barcelona. 

The latest 5G radio test bed innovations focus on the interactions between mobile devices and the radio access network, both indoors and outside. With 5G-LTE Dual Connectivity, the 5G mobile device moves between LTE and 5G radio access coverage areas, establishing simultaneous connections with both networks before seamlessly handing over. This will enable 5G networks to provide multi-standard and multi-band support in both devices and radio access. 

The 5G Multipoint Connectivity shows a 5G mobile device connecting to two 5G base stations simultaneously, improving bit rate performance through multiple downlink streams, as well as signal strength and resilience. This will be key to supporting multi-layer networks consisting of both macro and small cell coverage, Ericsson said. 

The company's demonstrations at MWC will feature both 5G devices and 5G radio base stations operating in the high frequency 15 GHz band. Other demonstrations planned by Ericsson in Barcelona include capiallary networks for large-scale IoT systems, remote control over the mobile network of construction excavators developed with Volvo, the new Ericsson Radio System and the company's latest advances in LTE, the group's managed services and OSS/BSS portfolio, new IP routers and the company's pay-TV and media delivery systems.

Verizon's First 5G installation will be in Sacramento

Getting much closer to reality for all of us.


From 5G

The fixed 5G equipent -- using Verizon's own "5GTF" specification -- will provide a wireless 1-Gbit/s connection over-the-air for homes to surf the web, stream video and make live virtual reality (VR) connections, according to Samsung.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) says it will launch three to five fixed 5G by the end of this year. Sacramento is the only market that Big Red has announced so far. (See Verizon Says 'Up to 5' Fixed 5G Markets Will Go Live in 2H18 and Is Atlanta the Next 5G Market for Verizon?)

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has now approved Samsung Corp. 's indoor 5G router. Previously, it has approved Samsung's access unit and outdoor 5G router. Samsung says this now means that its "end-to-end system" is ready for Verizon to use.

This 28GHz system will likely be the first commercial millimeter wave (mmWave) 5G system ready for use in the US. "The indoor 5G home router is a small consumer device that receives and transmits the 5G signal to provide ultra-high speed broadband wireless service," Samsung says, in a statement, this shares this 5G signal to multiple devices via WiFi. (See Samsung Supplying 5G for Verizon's First Market and Verizon's Fixed 5G: Are You Ready for the Wireless Gig Rush?)

5G Sooner than expected

This is way sooner than I expected for 5G -- 5G protocol will change the world as far as streaming portable video --- it will be fast enough and cheap enough that there will be nothing in the way.

Highly beneficial to Microvision.

DigiTimes

MediaTek is looking to debut the first generation of its 5G chip solutions as early as 2018. The Taiwan-based IC design house has expanded an R&D team engaged in the development of 5G solutions to more than 100 people, according to sources familiar with the matter.

In addition, MediaTek is working closely with Europe- and Japan-based mobile operators such as NTT DoCoMo to jointly develop and conduct trials of their 5G wireless technologies, the sources said.

Earlier in 2016, MediaTek and NTT DoCoMo have jointly announced their partnership for 5G technology development and trials.

Rival Spreadtrum Communications is also looking to launch experimental 5G chips in 2018, according to industry sources. Spreadtrum is expected to partner with major China-based mobile operators to develop and conduct trials of 5G technology as China aims to improve its self-sufficiency in the semiconductor space.

The general consensus is that 5G networks will be commercialized in 2020.

The 5G Future

I've never been more optimistic. 

Qualcomm

5G will do more than turbocharge our smartphones (though, it’ll certainly do that), it’ll enable the creation of whole new industries, have an economic impact measured in trillions*, and lay the foundation for technologies we’re only beginning to think about.

Far from a speculative vision of the future, the first mobile 5G NR trials will begin in just a few months, paving the way to commercial availability in 2019. Our Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G Modem, which was used to demonstrate the world’s first 5G data connection, is helping make that happen. And we’re working with leading OEMs around the world to develop Snapdragon X50-powered smartphones, mobile hotspots, Always Connected PCs, and immersive head-mounted VR displays in time for 5G’s arrival.

As we work to help build the global 5G infrastructure, we continue to evolve LTE. A pivotal part of this effort will be the just-announced Qualcomm Snapdragon X24LTE modem, which makes its public debut at MWC. Snapdragon X24 is our third-generation Gigabit LTE modem that can deliver lightning-fast download speeds up to 2 Gbps. Snapdragon X24 and other Gigabit LTE modems will help ensure a smooth transition into 5G by complementing Snapdragon X50 to provide multimode 4G/5G capability on the same device.

5G

One of the "ecosystem" technologies to watch is 5G.

How exactly it will appear remains to be determined, but it's sufficient to say that it will make wireless data a LOT faster, and probably a lot cheaper -- making streaming and downloading video content a lot more convenient and affordable.

PCMag  (Much more at the source)

AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and other carriers will start to launch 5G networks next year. But what exactly is 5G? Here's what we know so far.

5G Will Enable Mobile AR/VR

So…what about phones? The biggest change 5G may bring is in virtual and augmented reality. As phones transform into devices meant to be used with VR headsets, the very low latency and consistent speeds of 5G will give you an Internet-augmented world, if and when you want it. Sprint recently demonstrated streaming wireless VR at the Copa America soccer tournament. The small cell aspects of 5G may also help with in-building coverage, as 5G encourages every home router to become a cell site.

MWC Day 1

Not the day we wanted to have, but actually interesting anyway.

Two things that improve the ecosystem for PicoP are the most interesting things. 

And some competition that Celluon with PicoP has already outclassed.

5G

5G at CNet

Reasons to be eager for 5G

Expect plenty of benefits from the next-gen network.

• New realities: 5G will push augmented reality and virtual reality into the mainstream. Augmented reality overlays information like walking directions, product prices or acquaintances' names over our view of the real world by, for example, projecting data onto a car windshield. Virtual reality creates an entirely artificial view. Both need to pull in new data almost instantly.
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• Instant gratification: Download speeds should increase from today's 4G peak of 150 megabits per second to at least 10 gigabits per second. That's fast enough to download "Guardians of the Galaxy" in 4 seconds instead of 6 minutes.
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• Lightning-fast response: In addition to cramming more bits into every second, 5G will shorten the lag time before the first bits show up. Waiting a few seconds for a streaming video to start over 4G is no big deal, but that's unacceptably slow for things like self-driving cars, where every millisecond counts. 4G ideally needs 15 to 25 milliseconds for one car to tell another behind it that it's begun emergency braking. That delay will drop to 1 millisecond with 5G."

5G wireless protocol is FAST. So fast you probably won't care about speed again for a long, long time. Download a Blue-ray Quality disk in 10 seconds fast. Download a 4K movie in 40 seconds fast. That's fast. Getting video to your mobile device that has PicoP will NOT be a problem when this rolls around.

5G Article at Fierce Wireless

SANDISK 200GB MicroSD Card

From theVerge

More memory than most Laptops. Will be able to hold four or more HD movies on a portable device.






Lenovo Pocket Projector

From Android Authority

Already obsolete next to the Celluon PicoAir & PicoP.

Washington State Working on 5G Infrastructure

Implementation of 5G will be a boon to the use of mobile video. Make it much easier, cheaper, and more common. Of course, larger screens will be really good news for the consumption of mobile data.


KIRO7 News  -- Video at the Source

As the wireless industry is preparing to move to faster internet in the next few years, Washington State is facing a variety of problems.

State senator and chairman of the state Senate Energy, Environment & Telecommunications Committee, Doug Ericksen, will introduce a bill to address those problems -- including safety, costs and permitting -- that would move the state from 4G to 5G, according to GeekWire.

The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 5711 Wednesday and passed it.

 5G is the fifth generation of wireless phones and technology that promises to speed downloads by up to 10 gigabits per second, which would be enough to download a full HD movie in “a matter of seconds,”according to Gizmodo.com.

Nationally, 5G is expected to appear between 2018 and 2020. About 30 states are deciding whether to introduce legislation on upgrading to 5G.

A key to a 5G system would be “small cells” which are basically wireless transmitters, that would most likely be mounted on power and telephone poles.

That causes some problems. First, lots of equipment would be clustered together on a power pole, many utility lines are underground -- meaning no poles are available to mount the small cells -- and permits need to be obtained.

Victoria London, representing the Association of Washington Cities, told GeekWire that Spokane, Kirkland, Kenmore and Sammamish have already updated their local laws to deal with upgrading to a 5G system.

FCC: 5G is safe.

There are many people concerned about this, but for now, the FCC has determined it to be safe.

This may have been part of the later than expected Hololens news (recent approval from FCC)

5G would be beneficial to MVIS -- delivery of more data, at faster rates will make delivery of video and Augmented Reality Date much more efficient -- and likely cheaper over time.


tech.co/news

FCC Link

PDF of FCC Statement


The Federal Communications Commission has officially announced this week that 5G and the radio waves that come with it — while draped in controversy — are indeed safe for everyday use.

5G networks have only just begun hitting the market for smartphone users, and the buzz is substantial. With reported speeds as high as 1.1 Gbps, everyday users and industry experts are drooling at the potential uses for this blazing fast network. Plus, with Apple finally getting in on the action, 5G will soon become the standard for all devices.

However, many have worried that the higher frequency radio waves used for 5G could have negative health effects on citizens around the world. Luckily, according to the FCC, there's nothing to worry about.
What Did the FCC Say?

In a statement released earlier this week, the FCC outlined their plan to maintain current radio frequency exposure standards, which stated pretty matter-of-factly that 5G is not only safe, but that the regulations in place to protect you are also pretty strict.

“The FCC sets radio frequency limits in close consultation with the FDA and other health agencies. After a thorough review of the record and consultation with these agencies, we find it appropriate to maintain the existing radio frequency limits, which are among the most stringent in the world for cell phones,” 

Interesting MotoMod News.

The 5G got me to pay attention, but there's more.

The Projector MotoMod is used 10 hours per week --- by 20% of Moto Z owners.

I expect the usage numbers to rise when they have a better projector

5G will be huge, because the time required to download content will decline to nearly zero. 

What's interesting about this is that there has to be some 5G infrastructure out there already or this wouldn't even be considered.... so it's out there somewhere.

If you haven't heard about 5G yet... Its potential is enormous. (So, when you think about mobile content -- or mobile computing -- like the Microsoft Surface phone being your PC in your pocket. 5G connectivity will make it possible and huge.)

5G Covered Here


PCMagazine  -- more at the source.

Motorola is stepping up the pace on its "mod" add-ons for the Moto Zline of phones, with e-ink displays, a baby monitor, and even a 5G modem being outside possibilities, John Touvannas, senior director of product management said at a press event today.

Half of Moto Z owners are using mods, with 20 percent of those using the costly projector and camera mods, Touvannas said. Motorola's research shows that mods are the top reason people are buying the phone. "It's the No. 1 driver by quite a bit," he said.

The mods aren't staying in drawers, either. Battery mods are used on average 37 hours a week, and the projector is used 10 hours a week, according to user data.

5G in action

5G Is here --- and a lot of changes coming because of it.

Could make display only significantly more attractive. 

Qualcomm's current 5G modem has a theoretically max speed of 5Gbps, but of course nothing is going to hit the theoretical maximum. Carriers are happy to crow about 5G rollouts and upcoming devices, but it has been rare to see actual numbers attached to 5G. Weissmann's test is the closest we've come so far to seeing what real 5G performance is like, and today's press release from Verizon claims "early customers in Chicago and Minneapolis should expect typical download speeds of 450Mbps, with peak speeds of nearly 1Gbps, and latency less than 30 milliseconds."

Video on Twitter

Ecosystem on Steroids Verizon 5G

C|Net Verizon 5G

The nation's largest wireless carrier will begin field trials on so-called fifth-generation, or 5G, technology within the next 12 months, Roger Gurnani, chief information and technology architect for Verizon, said in an interview last week. He expects "some level of commercial deployment" to begin by 2017. That's far earlier than the time frame of 2020 that many in the industry have pegged for the initial adoption of 5G technology.

So, what would that mean for PicoP?

How fast is 5G? Verizon's tests have shown a connection speed that is 30 to 50 times faster than our current 4G network, or higher speeds than what Google Fiber offers through a direct physical connection into the home, Gurnani said.

With 5G, that copy of the movie "The Guardians of the Galaxy" would zip to your device in 15 seconds instead of 6 minutes via 4G.

Combine this with Go90. MicroVision WINS.

5G Ahead of Schedule

VentureBeat
With Verizon’s promised 5G launch date rapidly approaching, CFO Matthew Ellis confirmed this morning that the carrier is “full steam ahead” on its 5G deployment plans for the second half of 2018, saying that the company’s network is being readied to launch as soon as 5G customer equipment is ready. On a quarterly conference call with investors, Ellis said Verizon already has the necessary assets in place for the launch and is largely focused on developing compelling services to win customers.

Despite jockeying by other carriers in China, South Korea, and the United States, it appears increasingly likely that Verizon will indeed be the world’s first carrier to launch commercial 5G services — albeit with several previously announced caveats. “The launch this year will be on our proprietary standard,” said Ellis, who reaffirmed that Verizon will start in three to five markets and will focus on in-home broadband rather than mobile devices. “Over time, we want to move to standards-based consumer premises equipment.”

The Mobile Video Environment

PicoP would thrive in the current mobile environment. There are plenty of people viewing video and sharing pictures with mobile devices already. 

The Environment is not only going to improve for PicoP... it's going to improve VASTLY

At Fiercewireless.com

STOCKHOLM--Ericsson's (NASDAQ: ERIC) top executives painted a picture of the world in 2020 in which there will be 9 billion people on the planet, 9.1 billion mobile subscriptions and video traffic will dominate, accounting for at least 50 percent of all traffic on the network.

Speaking today at the Ericsson Business and Innovation Forum here, Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg talked about how he believes the world is in the midst of a major technology revolution and that one of the challenges he faces is how to position his company so it will be relevant today as well as in the next 25 years.

"We are at an inflection point between the first phase and the second phase" of this revolution, he said, adding that the winners in the first phase are not necessarily winners in the second phase. "But we will transform and be relevant in both phases."

One way he is helping to position Ericsson and the telecom industry for the future is by making sure that organizations such as the United Nations understand the role Information, Communications and Technology, or ICT, will play in moving many different types of industries, such as healthcare, transportation and more.

Vestberg also talked about the importance of research and development in this time of transformation. That's why Ericsson has committed to investing $5 billion in R&D. Some of that is going toward the development of "5G" networks. 

Sara Mazur, vice president and head of Ericsson Research, noted that in July of this year Ericsson conducted a test in its lab and was able to reach speeds of 5-gigabits per second. The company is working with several partners to delve further into 5G technology and help develop a standard--and she emphasized the need for one 5G standard in order to avoid fragmentation and leave some without access to 5G.

Interestingly, Vestberg also showed a correlation between broadband penetration and a country's gross domestic product. Specifically, he said that doubling the broadband speeds can result in a 0.3 percent growth in GDP.

Mobile broadband traffic continues to escalate on the network and there appears to be no end in sight. According to Ericsson CTO Ulf Ewaldsson, mobile broadband traffic is expected to grow 10-fold by 2020 from 2 petabytes today to 20 exabytes in 2020. Because of this growth, Ewaldsson emphasized the need for more spectrum and more efficient use of existing. "Spectrum will become more valuable than oil," Ewaldsson predicted.

Crazy Cool Tech CES Debut (multiple)

Microvision key in two of seven, benefits greatly from the fifth.

Not bad.


Fudzilla (T-mobile 5G Future)


INC - John Brandon  -- more at the source.

1. Drone and autonomous car fleets

Not giving anything away here, but there are rumblings about the need for automated cars and drones to operate in a fleet, connected to each other and part of a fleet control center. I'm aware of at least one company making an announcement about a drone fleet. (Amazon has already started delivering products by drone in the UK.)

3. Augmented reality that actually helps you

Augmented reality (AR) was more like a magic trick in the past. At CES 2017, I'm expecting to see AR that provides actual help in some way. AR is like an overlay on top of the real world. Microsoft HoloLens is a leader here, and I'm expecting to go hands-on. One example from 2016 of how this works is the Lenovo Phab 2 phone and the Lowe's app. You can use it to measure the space in a room and find out if a couch will fit.

7. 5G debuts

I already have a few meetings to test out 5G service, the next wave of cellular connectivity. I remember testing 4G at CES for the first time a few years ago. 5G promises consistent connections with more access points not just a speed boost.

5G Much Sooner than Expected

Samsung Hosting 5G commercialization. 



SiliconRepublic

Samsung has already received approval from the FCC in the US for an end-to-end fixed wireless solution, which is expected to debut with Verizon in the US in the final quarter of this year.

“The 5G era is approaching much sooner than the industry initially anticipated, which was the year 2020,” said Dongsu Shin, vice-president and head of the planning group for networks business at Samsung Electronics. “We will drive the supply of 5G equipment so people across the globe can experience services generated by this new technology at the earliest opportunity.”

5G On the way

More bandwidth for streaming video will be a big deal for adoption of PicoP and Augmented Reality.


5G Chips on the way

Qualcomm and Intel are expected to launch chipset solutions for 5G equipment supporting 28GHz frequency band in the second half of 2017, while Samsung Electronics is also likely to release comparable chips during the same period, said the sources.

Intel, Qualcomm, Samsung and HiSilicon Technologies are also expected to release chips for 3.5GHz frequency band, added the sources, noting that the 28GHz and 3.5GHz are the two frequency bands to be available for 5G services.

Watch Nokia

A couple of dots that are interesting. So Nokia is going crazy with 5G -- under the name "Nokia"

But Nokia is really Microsoft Mobile, but still in this article as "the Finnish" company.

Verizon is all over 5G -- and using Hololens to advertise that. (Check recent post)

During my recent visit to Taqtile, I asked how they got started with Hololens. The answer was they were designing apps for Microsoft phones, but Microsoft phones were getting phased out, and they were invited to work on the NEW project.....

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UPDATE (also functioning separately.)

The Finnish telecommunications equipment maker said Tuesday that it has signed 42 commercial 5G deals around the world.

That puts it on par with Huawei, which has invested heavily in developing the next generation of wireless technology that will underpin much of the new digital economy.

NextWeb, Microsoft Bought Nokia

Old Video From Nokia (2012) --- Did they know this was coming that long ago?

FCC Approves 5G - Phones to get 5 times faster

Which will be really good for viewing video with your PicoP

Seattle Times (more at the source)

“These are huge blocks of spectrum that will deliver amazing applications to Americans,” said Meredith Attwell Baker, president of CTIA, a trade group for wireless companies, including the top four U.S. carriers, AT&T, Verizon Communications, Sprint and Bellevue-based T-Mobile US. “This is a critical first step to ensure the U.S. is in a position to lead the world in 5G.”

All four top U.S. mobile carriers have announced plans to test 5G technology, with partners including Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and Samsung Electronics. Connections are projected to double by 2020 and reach 500 billion a decade later as more mobile devices, robots, light sensors and drones all become part of the so-called internet of things.

“We’re talking about superfast data rates, super-low latency: the kind of wireless anyone would want that’s only a dream today,” said Dean Brenner, senior vice president for government affairs at Qualcomm. The chipmaker joined with Intel, Verizon, Samsung, Nokia and Ericsson to ask the FCC to allow higher power for base stations than the agency initially proposed.

VogaV @ China Mobile

VogaV China Mobile

Translated by Google Translate

On November 23, 2017, the annual China Mobile Global Partner officially opened in Guangzhou, continuing the strategic goal of "connecting Dalian" last year. This year's Global Partnership Conference highlighted everything under the strategy of "Dalian Connection" The concept of interconnection, with the theme of "Creating a New World with Wisdom and All Things", fully demonstrates the grand vision of a smart future. As an important cooperative partner of China Mobile, the Green Orange mobile phone took the VOGA series of brands participating in this conference with great attention and evaluation by virtue of the ultra-high quality-to-price ratio at this year's conference.

Compared with the previous congress, this conference includes many forums, exhibitions, signatures, series of special topics, exhibitions and many other links. For the first time, the online and offline conference has been held in a synchronized manner with a richer form and more diversified channels. The participating VOGA V laser projection mobile phone is more for the General Assembly to add a different kind of light.



The VOGA V laser projection mobile phone is the first flagship product of the VOGA series produced by Green Orange Mobile Phone. The most prominent feature is the incorporation of a laser projection module with MEMS technology that can be projected anytime, anywhere without the need Focus that is open that vote, than the traditional projection technology such as DLP more power, longer life, as well as trapezoidal automatic correction and other special features. Not only that, the orange mobile phone has also developed a VOGA UI system for it. The unique projection function keys can quickly switch projection, select the projection content, and can meet the needs of mobile KTV and multi-person code scanning. Such a special novelty projection mobile phone has attracted the attention of audiences and industry professionals from all over the world. After that, they all went to the VOGA booth to manually operate the projection mobile phone, praising it that they had not seen such an interesting product for a long time. Subsequently, the top leaders of China Mobile Group also came to the booth, while listening to technical staff to explain at the same time, personally tried the VOGA V laser projection mobile phone, and expressed his affirmation.

The conference for the first time organized the 5G Future Museum to show all the audience the latest ecological innovation achievements of China Mobile and 5G Lianchuang Partners as a new generation of cutting-edge communications technology, 5G will bring a new round of domestic mobile phone market changes and As historic moments such as opportunities, artificial intelligence, smart ecology and visual revolution are coming, VOGA, as the representative of the innovative brand, has been at the forefront of the trend and I believe we will soon see a whole new era of smart communications!

Thanks Tom

5G

Qualcomm - Wired

One, Two, Three Four Five

Sometime in the next two or three years, if all goes to plan, Qualcomm will play a leading role in building the world a new wireless network. LTE and 4G will be replaced by 5G, a new system that uses the super-high-frequency millimeter-wave spectrum to send way more data, way more quickly. "It's faster than what's in your home, faster than what's at work," says Sherif Hanna, Qualcomm's director of product marketing. You'll be able to download movies in a few seconds, or stream high-res VR content. Internet speeds will effectively stop being an issue.

5G