[Berlin, Germany, October 12, 2017] Deutsche Telekom and Huawei jointly showcased 5G use cases on Europe’ s first 5G pre-commercial network in Berlin, including 5G Virtual Reality (VR) and 5G Augmented Reality (AR). This was the first time that 5G live use cases have been successfully performed on a 5G live connection in a real world setting and the end-to-end 5G solution has been verified accordingly. It demonstrates that 5G technology is being driven forward to maturity and moving towards the deployment of 5G commercial networks.
Delegates watch a presentation at Deutsche Telekom’s 5G Experience Day in Berlin
Extremely high throughput and very short network reaction times are the key capabilities of 5G, which is set to drive forward the development of exciting new applications. Deutsche Telekom have been working on research and exploring new 5G applications. For the VR and AR applications during the 5G experience Day, Deutsche Telekom used a frequency spectrum in the 3.7 gigahertz range coupled with Huawei equipment for its implementation in Berlin. Huawei 5G equipment follows an approved new numerology and frame structure complying with 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) and Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology.
5G core network architecture is implemented through control and user plane separation, the control plane is located at Bonn, while the user planes are located in Berlin and Bonn respectively according to application requirements. In order to support the broadband and low latency application, the low latency user plane is located in Berlin. The test result demonstrates that 5G pre-commercial networks using the C-band spectrum are achieving throughput of more than two gigabits per second to a single customer device, as well as a latency of three milliseconds on commercial sites in Berlin.
Deutsche Telekom demonstrated the network's high performance by showcasing some early application ideas that are enhanced by 5G. The AR and VR applications benefit from 5G’s super high data rates and real-time responses. A particular highlight was the live transmission of an ultra-high-definition video stream over 5G NR to a VR device.
In Berlin, Deutsche Telekom demonstrated how the 5G network’s multi-gigabit data rates and low latencies can enrich a AR application around a slot car track. For this, the 5G network delivered additional context information from an edge cloud in real time using AR glasses. Thanks to navigational prompts and race position, as well as other real time information, the user can experience really interactive and immersive AR.
"We are demonstrating 5G live here, in the middle of Berlin, rather than in a lab. This is a very decisive developmental step on the way to the global launch of 5G, which is planned for 2020," said Claudia Nemat, a member of the Management Board responsible for Technology and Innovation at Deutsche Telekom. "If everything is connected to everything else, customers need a high-performance, reliable and secure network. Industry in particular will benefit from 5G as a powerful enabler for a wide range of applications. We are ready for 5G."
The first version of the 3GPP 5G standard is mainly focused on the enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) scenario. It is anticipated that the specifications for the system being used will be completed by 3GPP in December 2017.
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