Internet of Things

• [New] Samsung is expected to launch a lot of 5G smartphones in India in 2021, despite the country not having any 5G network.
• [New] Telcos will implement a wide array of measures in 2021 to secure the next wave of 5G connectivity.
• [New] The phasing out of 2G and 3G technology frees up the cellular spectrum for more devices that can use 5G's increased bandwidth, which is especially crucial as 43 billion more smart objects are expected to be added to networks by 2023.
• [New] At around eight times the price paid by telcos in South Korea, the reserve price set by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is prohibitive, with the likes of Bharti Airtel in the past saying they will not bid if prices are not lowered.
• [New] Multiple DoD RFI respondents, including Google, advocated a FirstNet model, by which DoD could have a secure 5G network for its own operations, using both commercial and DoD spectrum, while making the DoD spectrum - for instance, 3100-3450 MHz - available for commercial networks.
• [New] The National Spectrum Consortium recently released a statement of work shedding light on the new capabilities the DOD hopes to achieve like real-time virtual medical support, enabling remote forces to connect medical devices and ensuring the security of new 5G networks carrying medical data.
• [New] AWS Outposts, as regular readers of CloudTech will recognise, is the cloud infrastructure leader's offering to deliver a true hybrid experience; infrastructure, services and tools to virtually any space, cloud or on-premises.
• [New] Subscriber growth will decelerate in large markets such as China, India and Korea with a focus on ARPU growth and driving efficiencies through further consolidation.
• [New] Smartphone OEMs like OPPO and OnePlus have made specific steps to bolster their 5G initiatives in India, which will also serve global markets.
• [New] Looking at the present macro conditions of the telecom sector in India, it is unlikely that 5G services will be launched at affordable price plans.
• [New] T-Mobile and Lumen Technologies plan to expand their existing relationship to allow access to Lumen's Edge Computing platform over T-Mobile's industry leading 5G network, enabling enterprises to build, manage and scale applications across distributed environments.
• [New] Private 5G MEC from AWS and Verizon brings ultra-low latency to dedicated, closed, on-premises environments for use cases such as autonomous mobile robots, quality assurance, and hazard alerting.
• [New] Verizon's Private 5G Edge platform will give customers a reliable, secure, high bandwidth, low latency connection to AWS services, APIs, and tools running on AWS Outposts.
• [New] Enterprises will be able to deploy a dedicated, private edge compute platform fully integrated with AWS cloud services and Verizon 5G private networks to improve productivity, safety and operational efficiencies.
• [New] The DoD will need to consider all spectrum options for 5G needs build options to bring 5G infrastructure to base, camps, posts and stations, and work with industry to get the devices that can support 5G's speed and bandwidth.
• [New] The development of smart infrastructure and increasing demand for private 5G networks can provide major business opportunities in the global Teleradiology Software market.
• [New] Technological developments in the IoT ecosystem and rapid penetration of 5G connectivity we expected to drive the growth of the global Teleradiology Software market during the forecast period.
• [New] 5G will be able to boost capacity by four times over current systems by leveraging wider bandwidths and advanced antenna technologies using the new frequency spectrum.
• [New] By adding about 1 GHz of new mmWave spectrum every three years, the mobile operators will be able to keep up with data demand and maintain their data traffic density at a level of about 0.1 Gbps/km2 / MHz through about 2027.
• China will dominate the headline numbers, but the USA, UK, South Korea and Japan will also be among the fastest to make 5G services widely available to consumers and enterprises.
• Apple's entry could be a tipping point for 5G adoption in the UK, where the device market has been dominated by the US juggernaut in recent times.
• In the short term, Latvia will continue to further test 5G use for unmanned systems in the coming months.

Last updated: 11 April 2021