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Cost Analysis of 5th Generation Technology
Wafa Elmannai and Khaled Elleithy
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT 06604
welmanna@my.bridgeport.edu , elleithy@bridgeport.edu
Abstract
In the global telecommunication manufacturing, the
wireless telecommunication advertises is recognized as the
wildest and the most dynamic growing sections over the
past years. However, due to the science’s improvement, the
modern world started to shrink. Also, the human’s
technical requirements are enhancing over the time.
Meanwhile, the new generations seem to be a merging of
the existing technologies into a particular platform.
However, as the internet generations started to be adapted
and growth over the world and it can be used wherever the
people go; so, Mobile access broadband is reality. 5G
systems are the hottest topic to many researchers, although
4G systems are being deployed. Now a day, 5G is not
being officially used yet by any company or calibration
bodies as WiMAX Forum, ITU-R or 3GPP. Our main
focus in this paper is to analyze the cost of both 4G and 5G
and how the people can feel the progress with 5G but less
price than 4G.
Keywords- 5G, 4G, Wireless, Mobile communication,
Networks, Cost, Marketing.
I. Introduction
When Marconi verified the capability of radio to provide
constant contacts in 1897 in English Channel; that
significantly affected the ability of wireless communication
between the people [1, 2]. Since that time, people have
taken up and developed various wireless communication
methods over the world. The industry of wireless
communication has been remarkably grown over the last
two decades [1]. In addition, the main contributory factors
in this consideration become the miniaturization techniques
such as new large scale incorporation, digital switching
methods, ...etc.
However, as the life changed; we started to not be able to
live without science which makes it much easier and
comfortable as the life requirements are increased.
However, the modern life started to be dense due to the
development of the technologies; as well as the industry of
telecommunications has been changed for the same reason.
Hence, Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 wireless networks), WiMAX
(IEE E 802.16 wireless and mobile networks), 3G mobile
networks (UMTS, cdma2000), LTE (Long Term
Evolution), 4th generation technology and sensor networks
are the most mass deployed mobile and wireless
communication now a day [3]. However, circuit switching
is going to be extinct over the time although some mobile
workstations include diversity of interfaces such as GSM.
Switching systems, radio access, bandwidth, data rates can
differentiate these technologies [4]. The difference can be
noticeable in these techniques {1G, 2G, 2.5G and 3G...
etc}.
5th Generation Mobile Technology (5G technology) is a
packet switched wireless system. It has been created to
cover wide area and high throughput results for on move
communication [3, 4]. Moreover, cell phones that use this
technology can be working within an extreme high
bandwidth. Beam Division Multiple Access (BDMA) and
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) are used for 5G
technology [5]. In order to provide higher than 1Gbps at
low mobility and greater than 100Mbps at high mobility,
5G technology uses millimeter wireless.
5G technology is considered as the most influential
technology due to its advanced features [3]. However,
these huge set of features in one small device may not
considered as an incredible thing; more features and high
efficiency are provided to the users by 5G technology.
Mobile phone's users can obtain broadband internet
connection of their 5G technology just by hooking their
devices with tables or laptops. In addition, it provides
higher data rates, the optimal Quality of Service (QoS) and
bidirectional enormous bandwidth [6]. All-IP standard is
being used for all mobile and wireless networks, where via
internet protocol all the data is going to be transmitted on
the network layer [7]. To renovate the 100+ years of
inheritance network transportation into a homogeneous and
simplified network with a single general communication
for all services, the All -IP Network (AIPN) is used in 5G
technology [8]. Hence, in order to apply AIPN for
implementing 5G technology, Master Core system is
required. 5 G-IU technologies, All IP Platform, Parallel
Multimode (PMM), Cloud Computing and
Nanotechnology are united by 5G Master Cores. Each one
of these technologies has its own effect on current wireless
and mobile networks which compose them hooked on 5G.
II. Wireless and Mobile Technologies
Progression
In this section, bandwidth, radio access, switching schemes
and data rates are considered for evaluating wireless and
mobile systems from 1G to 4G advanced.
A. First-Generation Technology (1G)
In early of 1980's for voice service, 1G technology was
found. Meanwhile, frequency modulation technique for
radio transmission was used at that time since the most
systems were analog. The capacity of channel was 30 KHz
within frequency division multiple access technique
(FDMA) with 824-894 MHz bandwidth [9]. Advance
Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) was the main provider for
that.
B. Second Generation Technology (2G)
Later in the 1990's, the 2nd generation technique was
emerged. By that time, the transportable communication
systems started to be digital systems; where it is still being
used over parts of the sphere. 2G technology offers two
services which are e-mail and SMS beside the
improvement of voice communication. Code division
multiple access (CDMA) and time division multiple access
(TDMA) are the two digital modulation methods that were
used in this generation [10]; with 850 to 1900 MHz
bandwidth. In addition, eight channels were used per
carrier in GSM technology in this generation. The rate of
gross data is 22.8 kbps where the net rate is 13 kbps during
4.6ms frame and a full rate channel. The tree of this
generation is 2G, 2.5G and 2.75G [11].
C. Third Generation Technology (3G)
High rapidity mobile accesses with Internet Protocol (IP)-
based services were united by services of 3G technology
[3]. Email, wireless web base access, video and multimedia
services were the offered features in 3G technology. In
order to allow all the wireless devices such computer, cell
phones ... etc sharing the same connection within the same
network, the 3G W-CDMA air border set has been
intended wide world [3, 12]. Up to 2Mbps data rate was
offered in this generation within 5MHz channel per carrier,
however, mobility/velocity or efficiency of the spectrum
can decide. Although a high data rate has been offered in
this generation, the averment can have an influence on that
rate.
However, the bandwidth is 1.8 to 2.5 GHz [13]. Data rate
in urban outside is 384 Kbps, 144 kbps in urban outside
and dependency and 2Mbps in interior and low variety
outdoor [14].
D. Fourth Generation Technology (4G)
4G technology is considered the deployment of 3G and 2G
technologies; although the standardizing LTE Advanced is
3GPP which is deemed the 4G's future. The secure and
comprehensive IP based is the accessible feature by 4G
which is able to improve any existing network. The voice,
data and streamed multimedia is offered to users anytime/
anywhere under this solution with higher data rate. QoS is
common requirement by the provided services in 4G
technology. Most the applications were urbanized to be
used in 4G such as video chat, HDTV substance, wireless
broadband access, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
and Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB).
E. LTE advanced Technology
LTE advanced (LTE release 10) is considered to be the
accurate 4G technology. The previous releases are
integrated as incorporated components of LTE release 10
that offer a more simple backwards compatibility and
sustain of inheritance terminals [15]; where permitted the
major obligation specification for LTE advanced which
are: wider than 70 MHz in DL and 40 MHz in UL for
broadcast bandwidth, data rate of Peak Uplink is 500
Mbps, efficiency downlink of Peak spectrum is 30 bps/Hz
and Uplink is 15 bps/Hz, data rate of Peak Downlink is 1
Gbs, the standard of the throughput is three times superior
than in LTE where at cell edge; it is two times higher, no
difference in mobility, Spectrum efficiency is three times
higher, and exposure is supposed to be used in restricted
areas/micro cell surroundings with up to 1 km Inter Site
Distance.
III. FIFTH GENERATION TECHNOLOGY
(5G) AND THE SYSTEM
ARCHITECTURE
5G Technology is a name which was announced to indicate
the significant upcoming step in mobile and wireless
communication after the previous serial 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G,
LTE advanced. However, 5G technology is not deployed
yet and whereas it faces some challenges. According to
many researches, there will be no standard's
implementation for 5G technology before 2020 [16].
5G promises to increase the aptitude to 1,000 fold and
slightest 100 billion devices connected. It provides a low
latency which allows the ability of individual experience to
reach a 10 GB/s. The deployed existing technologies and a
new Radio Access Technology (RAT) have a big influence
on 5G radio access's structure.
The improvement of wireless network (Breakthroughs)
which will be needed in 5G technology, will affect the
growth of the social and economic in varies ways [17].
Zero distance connectivity will be provided by 5G
technologies between connected devices as well as the
people.
2G, 3G, 4G LTE as well as radio interface technologies
(RITs) will be included in the multi-layered 5G
architecture as showing in Figure 1. Digital video
broadcasting (DVB), wireless local access network
(WLAN), mobile satellite system, and wireless personal
access network (WPAN) may be covered with 5G
structure. Small cells such as femto, macro and pico can
cover multi tiers. It would be simple and easy to deploy
and operate such network in order to reduce OPEX and
CAPEX.
Figure1: Architecture of 5G Technology [6]
A. 5G Technology's Key Terms:
5 G technology will enjoy several advanced features
including:
1. It is called "real wireless world" because it is almost free
limitations.
2. HD TV quality for TV programs and it offers
multimedia Newspapers feature.
3. Faster data transmission.
4. It considered as World Wide Wireless Web (wwww).
5. Almost no access limitation.
6. Wearable devices.
7. One incorporated universal standard.
8. IPv6 for assigning IPs based on the position and
connected network [16].
9. With 5G technology, the devices will be connected to
every wireless access equipment at same time
(persistent networks) and faultlessly move among
them [18]. These access technologies can be any one
of previous existing technologies.
10. It provides high elevation stratospheric platform rank
systems.
11. Dynamic radio reserve executive which called
(smartradio) allows sharing the same band by varies
radio technologies that are by finding idle band; then,
adapting the broadcast system based on the current
technologies supplies.
In addition, all doable applications will be provided by 5G
technology within one device. Also, current
communication infrastructures are communicating. Fast
internet will be offered for upgradable software in
downloading services. The main focus in 5G technology
will be the user terminal’s improvement in order to
communicate with multiple wireless technologies
simultaneously. Moreover, the eventual choice among
diverse wireless and mobile access network suppliers will
be made by the terminals.
B. Super Core Architecture:
Figure 2 shows the transformation from existing
classification of a wireless communication network to the
super core classification. It displays also the difference
between them in hierarchy; the common core concept
combines all subscriber traffic in one point where the
existing one is shaped in categorized way (BSC/RNC).
After then the components are channeled to gateways using
flat IP design can allow the traffic to be transmitted from
main station to broadcasting posterns with fewer loads on
the shared point. A public ALL IP platform will be
deployed after the change occurs from bequest ones such
as: ATM and TDM to IPs. IP platform is the main key for
5G super core architecture where all the existing operators
can be combined to one super capable core. That produces
a single infrastructure for wireless networks. All the
GPRS/EDG E 3G WLAN LTE
5G Terminal
Control Server
Real-time
Communicat ion Server
Content
Server
Streaming Server
communicating densities and charges which are considered
as main faced problem by network operators will be
excluded in the new concept. Moreover, Super Core
concept can provide less delay by dropping down the
number of terminals.
GSM/ CDMA Operator
Wimax 16d/e Operat or
Wireline Operator s
ISP Operator
TDM/ IP Core/ Billing Su pport
TDM/ IP Core/ Billing Suppor t
TDM/ IP Core/ Billing Suppor t
TDM/ IP Core/ Billing Suppor t
Content
Provider
Super Core
Billing Suport
Content Provider
LTE/ GSM/ CDMA Operator
Wimax 16d/e Ope rator
Wireline Operator s
ISP Operator
Existing Setup
Common Core Concept
Figure 2: Transformation to Super Core Architecture [1]
C. 5G Mobile Phone Scheme:
Screen Extensio n
Screen Exte nsion
Download new OWA
Download new OTP
Download new application
Mobile Office
VOIP
Sensors
TV
Cameras
EntertaimentMobile Managment
GPS
Radio
5G Mobile
Keyboard
Figure3: Design of 5G mobile phone [16]
The upcoming smart applications such as Multimedia
Messaging Service (MMS), wireless broadband access,
HDTV contented, video dialog, Digital Video Propagation
(DVB) and mobile TV, data and voice services … etc are
going to be used in 5G mobile phone design in order to
accommodate the set of rate supplies and Quality of
Services [3, 6]. The expected design of 5G mobile phone is
shown in Figure 3; in other words, VoIP, sensors, TV,
radio, mobile office, cameras, entertainment, mobile
management, GPS are going to be available on your
mobile phone by 2020 with faster internet and higher QoS
[16]. In addition, 5G is defined based on the end user’s
demand to provide seamless interconnection of all wireless
heterogeneous networks with more bits/Hz of bandwidth
and suitable Radio Frequency exposure.
D. Future and Challenges of 5G Technology:
In order to have all the platforms available anytime,
anywhere to be used, we need a technology which can
provide omnipresent computing; that what make 5G
technology as one of the hot topics since 5G is all about
that. Hence, this requires creating a standard of all
engineering practices to touch this improvement. Also,
most of the new bright sensors will have a big effect on our
daily life [1]; whereas we will be able to do such things:
1. One bill will include all the services that you used
despite which system or application you accessed.
2. Your next doctor appointment will be sent as well as
your medication can be send via MMS.
3. You can secure your house by using such connected
cameras with secured internet in order to view it on your
device.
4. You will receive an SMS from your smart care in case
someone tries to theft it.
It can be more than above points with more effort.
However, this future can be achieved if we can surpass the
following challenges:
1. We need one standard that incorporates all engineering
practices; whereas most of their have their own standard.
However, efficient and time consuming technique will be
required for this incorporation.
2. A common structural design for communicating a
variety of engineering practices is required to build a
universal platform to standardize information sharing and
the interconnectivity concerns.
IV. Cost of 5G versus Cost of 4G
Most customers of mobile companies are complaining
about their high bills of data services, although the carriers
keep cutting the price of provided megabyte of data down
by 50 percent each year. It started to be 1 cent to 3cents per
megabyte of data, where it was 46 cents by the end of 2008
[23]. This reduction could not help reducing the
subscribers’ bills due to the increment of average data
consumption frequently. Moving to 5G technology can
solve the problem which will allow the end users to have
all incredible tools with high data services which can reach
to 50 GB per user within one universal device. Also, 5G
can allow the user to download 3D movie on his/her
mobile in six seconds instead of six minutes as 4G does.
That can make a huge difference for the users and higher
efficiency in the service. Table 1 shows the basic
comparison between 4G and 5G technologies over the
most important principles which can be considered.
Technology
4G Technology
5G Technology
Data
Bandwidth
2Mbps to 1Gbps
1Gbps and Higher
Frequency
Band
2 - 8 GHz [20]
3-300GHz
[20],[21]
Principles
All access union
containing: MC-
CDMA , OFMDA,
Network-LMPS [22]
CDMA and
BDMA
Technology
Incorporated IP And
seamless
combination of
broadband
LAN/WAN/ PAN as
well as WLAN [22]
Incorporated IP
and seamless
amalgamation of
broadband,
LAN/WAN/PAN/
WLAN [22] and
tools for 5G new
deployment
Service
Dynamic information
access, HD streaming
, wear-able devices;
global roaming;
Dynamic
information access,
HD streaming ,
wear-able devices;
any request of
users; upcoming
all technologies;
global roaming
efficiently;
Multiple Access
CDMA
CDMA & BDMA
Core Network
All IP Network
Flatter IP Network
& 5G Network
Interfacing(5G-NI)
Classification
Digital Broad band,
Packet data, All IP
Digital Broadband,
Packet data All IP,
Very high
throughput
Hand off
Horizontal & Vertical
Horizontal &
Vertical
Start from
2010 [19]
2015 or later [19]
Table1: Basic Comparison of 4G and 5G Technologies [3]
In USA, there are two options for data plans either which is
attached to your Smartphone or which can be connected
with several ones (that is separated from your device
subscription). The big mobile network's contributors in
USA are AT&T, Verizon T-mobile and Sprint whereas
each company offers different plans with different rates. It
is remarkable that four of them provide an inexpensive text
and voice messaging packages but various rates on data
management. According to Tristan Louis in his article [24]
end users would end paying on average "$11.19 per
Gigabyte on AT&T, $10.79 on Verizon, $16.72 on Sprint,
and $13.34 on T-mobile;" for 4G LTE technology. Table2
down shows us the actual data plan prices for each
company based on Louis' analysis. Voice and text
massages prices are excluded.
Bandwidth
(Gb)
Actual Data Plans' Prices
AT&T
Verizon
Sprint
T-mobile
.5
$20
1
2
2.5
$30
3
$34.99
4
$30
$30
4.5
$40
6
$40
$40
$49.99
6.5
$50
8
$50
8.5
$60
10
$60
$60
10.5
$70
12
$70
$79.99
Not
Available
14
$80
Not
Available
15
$90
16
$90
18
$100
20
$110
$110
30
$185
$185
40
$260
$260
50
$335
$335
Over
allotted
bandwidth
Extra
$15
per Gb
Extra
$15 per
Gb
Extra
$51.20
per Gb
Not
available
(Moving
to
EDGE)
Table 2: Analysis of 4G LTE Prices for Data Planes[24]
Our main aim in this paper is to discuss and analyze how
can the customer enjoy the features of 5G technology with
less than or similar price to today. In order to achieve that
point and maintain x1000 traffic detonation, the rate per bit
will need to be reduced. Since the basic communication
services of the Internet can be provided freely worldwide
with IMT, the cost of global roaming can be reduced too.
We will need to reduce the bit rate to (1/1000) of today's
level in order to receive x1000 of data capacity with same
cost as today's.
Based on the above assumption, Table3 shows the
estimated prices for 4G LTE per Gigabyte by the time
when 5G would be launched. Although the prices for 5G
will be similar to what we have today but the features
which will be provided by 5G worth more.
Bandwidth
(Gb)
Estimated Prices per Gigabyte for 4G LTE
Compared to 5G
AT&T
Verizon
Sprint
T-mobile
.5
0.06
0.06
0.06998
0.04
1
0.03
0.03
0.03499
0.03
2
0.015
0.015
0.0175
0.015
2.5
0.012
0.012
0.014
0.012
3
0.01
0.01
0.01166
0.01333
4
0.0075
0.0075
0.0125
0.01
4.5
0.00889
0.00889
0.01111
0.00889
6
0.00667
0.00667
0.01
0.0075
6.5
0.00706
0.00706
0.01231
0.00769
8
0.0075
0.00625
0.01
0.0075
8.5
0.00706
0.00706
0.00941
0.00706
10
0.006
0.006
0.008
0.007
10.5
0.00857
0.00667
0.00762
0.00666
12
0.0075
0.00583
0.00667
Not
Available
14
0.00643
0.00571
Not
Available
15
0.006
0.006
16
0.00688
0.00563
18
0.00611
0.00556
20
0.0055
0.0055
30
0.00617
0.00617
40
0.0065
0.0065
50
0.0067
0.0067
Table 3: Analysis of 4G LTE Estimated Prices for Data Planes by the
Time of 5G's Establishment
IV. CONCLUSION
By 2020 or before, the view of the internet services will
totally be changed; starting from the high persistent speed
to the tools that will be provided beside. The connectivity
view is moving from one aspect which realms of P2P
(People to People) or (People to Machine) P2M to
(machine to machine) M2M; where the communications
options are open between those machines. So, you find the
fridge is able to search online on the cooking requirements
for the frozen objects that were removed and notify the
stove with those requirements. In offices, you may find the
equipments are monitoring each other and advice if
anything goes wrong. 3D movie can be downloaded on
your Smartphone in 6 seconds instead of 6 minutes.
All the above incredible technologies can be brought with
5G; however, 5G will be built as multi layered of existing
technologies and deployed ones. This makes its structure
easy and simple to deploy and operate. This technology
can be offered with a similar cost as today's cost if the
mobile companies can reduce the cost of today's level to
1/1000 per bit.
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