Public vs. Private Mobile Services: An Analysis of a Tortured History

Radio spectrum for commercial mobile services continues to be scarce. Countries around the world have recognized the importance of efficient utilization of this scarce resource and have initiated regulatory and policy steps towards flexible approaches to spectrum management, including sharing of licensed spectrum, and releasing unlicensed spectrum for mobile services. Technologies for shared access and the associated standardization activities have also progressed towards possible large scale deployments. In this paper, we analyze the evolution of spectrum management policies using a causal model and indicate how the markets can lock in to either centralized or flexible approach. We also cite a use case of a flexible spectrum management approach using spectrum band fill option and indicate its suitability to the Indian context.

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5G Mobile Services and Scenarios: Challenges and Solutions

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10103626 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 3626 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Yousaf Zikria ◽

Sung Kim ◽

Muhammad Afzal ◽

Haoxiang Wang ◽

Mubashir Rehmani

Keyword(s):

Mobile Network ◽

Future Internet ◽

Autonomous Driving ◽

Mobile Services ◽

Data Traffic ◽

Fifth Generation ◽

Wide Range ◽

Industrial Iot ◽

5G Network ◽

Massive Number

The Fifth generation (5G) network is projected to support large amount of data traffic and massive number of wireless connections. Different data traffic has different Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. 5G mobile network aims to address the limitations of previous cellular standards (i.e., 2G/3G/4G) and be a prospective key enabler for future Internet of Things (IoT). 5G networks support a wide range of applications such as smart home, autonomous driving, drone operations, health and mission critical applications, Industrial IoT (IIoT), and entertainment and multimedia. Based on end users’ experience, several 5G services are categorized into immersive 5G services, intelligent 5G services, omnipresent 5G services, autonomous 5G services, and public 5G services. In this paper, we present a brief overview of 5G technical scenarios. We then provide a brief overview of accepted papers in our Special Issue on 5G mobile services and scenarios. Finally, we conclude this paper.

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