5G and Its Impact – From Server to Fronthaul

Description: Fifth-generation mobile technology is causing a lot of excitement in the telecommunications industry. The next generation in mobile communications promises much higher data rates, significantly lower latencies, smaller cells and a much higher number of active users per cell. The new 5G technology may even be revolutionary in enabling many new applications. Good news for the communication business is that future 5G mobile networks will require even more digital and photonic technologies than already used by its legacy 4G and 3G predecessors. The presentation will focus on the expected impact that future 5G mobile networks may have on the physical layer from server to fronthaul.