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Research and Markets: 5G Outlook for Asia-Pacific: Market Impact and Standardisation Programmes
[July 22, 2015]

Research and Markets: 5G Outlook for Asia-Pacific: Market Impact and Standardisation Programmes


Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fprsnx/5g_outlook_for) has announced the addition of the "5G Outlook for Asia-Pacific: Market Impact and Standardisation Programmes" report to their offering.

5G is the most complex standards activity that the telecoms industry has undertaken but it has the potential to be more disruptive to networks and service planning than LTE (News - Alert) was. Asia-Pacific leads 5G development and deployment, and possesses a large and dynamic market with good potential. However, participants in the 5G market need to focus on the business case and models, not just the technology revolution of 5G.

This report analyses the implications for the Asia-Pacific region of the forthcoming 5G standards for:

- regulators

- mobile network operators (MNOs)

- technology companies, such as network and device manufacturers.

It is based on several sources:

- Internal research, including forecasts of fixed and wireless traffic and consumer surveys

- Interviews with operators, equipment vendors and stakeholders in governmental policy areas

- Governmental nd standards bodies' publications on 5G.



Key questions answered in this report

- What does 5G mean to APAC, and what is the difference when compared with the rest of the world?


- What will be the impact of 5G on the telecoms industry?

- Will 5G extend beyond the radio access network into the core and, if so, how far will it go?

- Will 5G be a next generation of 4G, and what will it mean for the building and operation of networks?

- Which of the many participating organisations are driving the technology development and standards work for 5G?

Industry bodies and government-backed initiatives

- 5G Forum

- ARIB 2020 and Beyond Ad Hoc Group

- IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group

- Ministry of Science and Technology's 863 Program, China

- Ministry of Economic Affairs and National Science Council, Taiwan

Who needs to read this report

- The network, spectrum and technology strategy teams of mobile operators that have operations in APAC.

- Network vendor R&D, strategy and operator account teams that would like to get involved in 5G development in APAC.

- Regulators and policy teams responsible for licensed, lightly licensed and unlicensed spectrum policy in APAC.

- Industry bodies in APAC associated with assigning and managing spectrum used in fixed and mobile networking.

Key Topics Covered:

  1. Executive summary and key implications
  2. The impact of 5G on the telecoms industry in APAC
  3. The vision for 5G and the status of standardisation programmes
  4. 5G development efforts in APAC
  5. About the authors

Companies Mentioned

- Alcatel-Lucent (News - Alert)

- China Mobile

- Cisco

- Ericsson

- Huawei

- Korea Telecom

- Nokia Networks

- NTT (News - Alert) Docomo

- Samsung

- SK Telecom

- Singtel

- Xiaomi

- ZTE

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fprsnx/5g_outlook_for.


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