Ericsson Thailand Office Inauguration and Digital Thailand Report launch
To illustrate the potential of 5th Generation Mobile Technology (5G), which will help support Thailand’s transformation towards a digital economy and society, Ericsson is demonstrating our 5G Vision, and examples of future 5G Use Cases for Thailand.
5G Vision
By enabling new applications and use cases that benefit people, business and society, 5G will help realize the full potential of the Networked Society.
5G is a system that includes radio access, cloud, core and management systems; it will interwork with LTE and uses network slicing technologies.
Growth through innovation is the promise of 5G – and Ericsson is making it happen. We’re building the strongest global 5G ecosystem to enable rapid growth. We do this with closely interlinked, symbiotic relationships including operators, semiconductor vendors, IT-infrastructure providers, device manufacturers, standards bodies, open source communities and industries.
We’re leading innovation with the best 5G platforms for the real world. Our common 5G architecture will deliver on the promise of improved capacity, density, latency and agility. We are bringing the most advanced 5G trial systems to the field to test real-world applications and support global standardization.
Transforming to 5G successfully. With four generations of mobile technology shifts and 66,000 service professionals, we have the experience and expertise to transform networks for maximum revenue gain with minimal risk.
5G will deliver:
• Up to 100 times faster data rates: instant access to services and applications
• Network latency lowered by a factor of five:use cases in areas such as intelligent transport and remote machinery
• Mobile data volumes expanded by a factor of 1,000
• Ten times better battery life: remote sensors and more sustainable networks
5G Use Case Demonstrations
Motion Sensing Robot Arm:
With 5G, it will be possible to implement human to machine applications that are reliable and responsive enough not only to interact with machines in front of you but further away, via wireless communications. This demonstration is showcasing leap motion sensing. A user can interact with a robot arm via hand and finger motions, both moving the robot arm and also allowing the robotic arm to grip, move and release objects. The possible applications for motion sensing controls range from industrial and manufacturing processes, to medical and educational purposes, as well as for leisure and games. For thse applications, extremely low latency in combination with high availability, reliability and security will be crucial. 5G will be the key technology to pave the way for upcoming industry transformations in the networked society.
Balancing Robot:
5G will also bring the capability of low latency connectivity for large number of devices making it possible to move significant part of industrial control to the cloud. This demonstration shows the tight integration between a robot and the cloud, enabling the cloud based application to receive instant positioning data from the robot, analyzing the information and making real-time decisions for how to keep the robot upright, then sending commands to the engines controlling the robot wheels. Notably, with low latency settings in the range of 10 ms and less being enabled by 5G technology, the balancing works well, however with latency settings higher in the range of 40 ms and up as provided by current network technologies, the balancing will fail and the robot fall down.
Augmented Reality Glasses:
5G will enable high speed Internet and Cloud connectivity for new type of services and applications such as Augmented Reality (AR). This demonstration is illustrating how AR glasses can be used to overlay specific information and instructions related to real world objects that are seen through the glasses. AR applications are expected to be of high value and benefit for many real-life scenarios such as for operators of vehicles and machinery, engineers, repair and craftsmen, in additional to social and entertainment purposes. For many of these AR applications, broadband connectivity to online information will be a life-line, and 5G technology the natural choice for industrialization and wide adoption.