5g Vision: The 5g Infrastructure Public Private Partnership: The Next Generation Of Communication Networks And Services

5g Vision: The 5g Infrastructure Public Private Partnership: The Next Generation Of Communication Networks And Services
Tags: Patrick Durand

This paper gives an overview of the 5G vision of the European ICT sector. It addresses the key drivers and disruptive capabilities for 5G as well as the design principles, key technological components, spectrum and timeline considerations. The strategic nature of the communicati on sector extends beyond its sole industrial domain, as the boundaries with the IT domain tend to blur. 5% of European GDP, with an annual value of about 660 billion, is generated today by the ICT sector itself. Additi onal investment in ICT in Europe could contribute to a rebirth of GDP growth in Europe up to 1.21% points in high-income economies and 1.38% points in low and middle-income economies, as suggested by a report from the World Bank1. The overall employment level of the ICT sector in Europe has been rather stable between 7.2 to 7.5 million employees since 2002 (Source: Digital Agenda Scoreboard2). European industry has been historically strong in research, development and integrati on of complex systems like communicati on networks as well as manufacturing criti cal systems. A wide spread and wellestablished research community in R&D centres and universiti es is cooperati ng with industry and SMEs for knowledge and IPR generati on. The novel 5G network requirements, technologies and architectures will introduce a wide range of industrial opportuniti es for both established and new actors among which SMEs. The 5G Infrastructure PPP is a unique opportunity for the European ICT industry to compete on the global market for 5G infrastructure deployment, operati on and services.