After almost 5 years of commercial service, there are hundreds of 5G networks and millions of cell sites live worldwide. To secure the next decade of 5G, and prepare for the introduction of 6G, the mobile network ecosystem is now working to develop 5G Advanced.
Session 1: Defining 5G Advanced: Technology, Architecture & Services
5G-Advanced is a mid-cycle upgrade that will enable 5G to achieve its “stretch goals”. Building on years of technology and deployment experience, operators and suppliers are now positioned to define, and build, the next phase of 5G.
Among the topics this session will address:
The 3GPP standards roadmap (R18 onwards)
Architecture and system enhancements in 5G Advanced
5G Advanced services for industries, consumers, and residential users
Speakers:
Gabriel Brown, Senior Principal Analyst, Mobile Networks & 5G, Heavy Reading
Brian Daly, Assistant VP Wireless Technology and Standards, AT&T
Alan Loh, Executive General Manager, Innovation & Solutions, Zain KSA
Chris Pearson, President, 5G Americas
Shekar Ayyar, Chairman and CEO, Arrcus
Session 2: 5G Advanced for Private Networks
Private mobile networks – a.k.a. Non-Public Networks (NPNs) – offer performance, coverage, and security capabilities not available on public wide-area networks. This session explores how 5G Advanced introduces NPN enhancements to support diverse service types, from high-performance industrial IoT to low complexity RedCap devices.
Among the topics, this session will address:
Support for UAVs, autonomous vehicles and robots
Deterministic Networking (DetNet) for Industrial IoT
XR and Smartly Tethering AR Glasses (SmarTAR)
Spectrum and enhanced coverage
Accurate positioning (non-line-of-sight, accuracy within centimetres)
Speakers:
Ruth Brown, Principal Analyst, Mobile Networks & 5G, Heavy Reading
Kimmo Pentikäinen, Vice President, Business Development, Elisa Corporation
Ravi Guntupalli, Director, Software Engineering, Cisco
Bhupesh Agrawal, General Manager of Private Networks and Edge Computing, Intel
Chris Calvert, VP of Private Wireless Services, Logicalis