| Driving Global 5G markets- Continued Progress on the “Frontier” 28 GHz Frequency Band | |
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January 30, 2018: A number of leading administrations and mobile broadband industry companies (operators and manufacturers) met for the third time to progress the global 5G market in the 28 GHz frequency band. Governments and 5G industry representatives from Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Sweden, and the USA met in Seoul, Korea, just before the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games, to share recent actions and developments related to the 28 GHz frequency band and to discuss possible steps to progress further towards opening a global mass market for 5G equipment and services in this 5G Frontier band. The important achievements in 3GPP with the recent approval of Release 15 on non-Standalone New Radio specifications were highlighted and welcomed as this will facilitate 5G device implementations in the 28 GHz frequency band globally. It will also encourage Administrations to harmonize their technical and regulatory conditions in the 28 GHz frequency band to facilitate economies of scale and globally harmonized implementations. The industry is developing chipsets, devices, and infrastructure equipment based on the approved Release 15 specifications from 3GPP to enable the first deployments of commercial 5G systems in the 28 GHz frequency band. In addition, the numerous 5G trials already ongoing in several countries are based on these industry equipment developments. Some countries have already made the 28 GHz frequency band available for 5G, in 2016, and other administrations are taking similar steps throughout this year and 2019. This 5G Frontier band initiative has a clear objective to realise the global 5G vision, which will accelerate 5G deployments around the world. For additional information see www.5g-28frontier.org. |
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