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Welcome to the mikAdvance OneWeekInAPACict 5G/IoT edition blog - targeted for ICT professionals as a summary of a week’s industry and technology news to help them remember the essentials of the APAC ICT for the next week activities!
nG’s explained. MIIT fixing 5G bands under and over 6 MHz. "ZTE First" in mMTC. Honda autonomous by 2020. Chinese AI to Korean cars. Let’s get it started!
FactFlash: 5G/IOT For Not So Dummies™️
>> In this blog I’m referring to a panel discussion about three challenges for 5G testing at the recent 5G Innovation Summit, where Joy Laskar, CTO of Maja Systems; Ifti Rahman, DMTS, Verizon device testing; and Abhishek Singh, senior antenna engineer at Ethertronics. The consolidation was published by RCR Wireless News.
>> Keeping design and test expenditures in line. Laskar said that at the chip level for millimeter wave, about 90% of costs are in manufacturing and test and that will have to shift with new testing strategies in order to drive the ecosystem to scale. Singh also noted that there are a number of areas where system cost needs to be examined for potential new processes and strategies, including the fact that millimeter wave systems often demand low-loss materials that have higher cost than traditional cellular components.
APAC General
>> nG's explained - 2G, 3G, then 4G – but 5G is more than “just another G”: It’s almost a cliché to look at the hype around 5G these days and think, “not another G!” But look closely and you’ll see that 5G is more than “just another G” – it’s an altogether different story. - Tony Poulos for disruptive.asia
>> A good start in India - Tata plans to deploy 50 million IoT devices in India by 2022: By that time, Tata aims to capture approximately 10-15% of the local IoT market, according to a recent report. The Indian firm has already earmarked $100 million for its IoT business. Tata said it expects to launch IoT devices mainly for three areas: asset management, energy management and customer feedback. - Juan Pedro Tomás for Enterprise IoT Insights
>> Ghost in India - Nissan Motors files patents related to autonomous car technology in India: Factor daily has reported that Nissan Motors has filed a series of patents between the months February and May in India. The patents are related to autonomous car technology in India. - Telematics Wire
China
>> MIIT fixing 5G bands - China issues plan to use 3300-3600 MHz, 4800-5000 MHz for 5G: China’s Ministry of Industries and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a public consultation request dated June 5 seeking comment on plans to use the 3300-3600 MHz and 4800-5000 MHz bands for 5G, with 3300-3400 MHz limited to indoor use. - Monica Alleven for Fierce Wireless
>> And continues straight to mmWaves - China launches consultation on 5G spectrum: China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is launching a consultation regarding the planning and use of millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum for the development of 5G networks. - Fiona Chau for telecomasia.net
>> LoRa attraction - ZTE and STMicroelectronics partner for LoRa applications in China: ZTE and STMicroelectronics will work with the China LoRa Application Alliance (CLAA) to promote low-power wide-area network industry and applications in China by enabling the CLAA compatibility on STMicroelectronics microcontrollers. ZTE will contribute technical specifications and testing certification tools and STMicroelectronics will work to enable compatibility of its STM32 microcontrollers with the CLAA technical specification and to develop microcontroller products with the CLAA protocol stack. - Martha DeGrasse for Enterprise IoT Insights
>> Giant Panda Probes US Market again - Comcast and Huawei to test 3.5 GHz radio this month: The Federal Communications Commission has authorized Huawei to demonstrate a remote radio unit transmitting in the 3.5 GHz spectrum band. - Martha DeGrasse for Enterprise IoT Insights
>> "ZTE First" in mMTC - ZTE completes mMTC field test in China's 5G trials: ZTE has become the first vendor to complete the massive machine type communication (mMTC) field test as part of the second phase of China's 5G technology trials. - Dylan Bushell-Embling for telecomasia.net
>> Lesser Panda overseas - ZTE and Telenet partner on IoT and 5G: ZTE has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement focusing on 5G and IoT with Telenet. - Jamie Davies for telecoms.com
>> Xiaomi gets worn - IDC wearables analysis puts Xiaomi and Apple at top – with Fitbit lagging: Xiaomi and Apple cannot be separated as the top wearables vendors in the first quarter of 2017, pushing long-time leader Fitbit back, according to the latest figures from IDC. - James Bourne for iottechnews.com
Japan
>> Heavy 5G investments ahead - Japan's cellcos to invest over $45.5b in 5G: Japan's three major mobile operators plan to invest a combined 5 trillion yen ($45.5 billion) towards deploying 5G services nationwide, with NTT DoCoMo targeting nationwide coverage by as early as 2023. - Dylan Bushell-Embling for telecomasia.net
>> Honda autonomous launch by 2020 - Honda launching automated highway driving by 2020, we test it today: At Honda's Tochigi R&D facility in Japan, we get a peek at the future of advanced automated driving on the highway and beyond. - Antuan Goodwin for Road|Show by CNET
>> VR instead of mobiles rule in Sony - Sony VR headset sales top 1 million thanks to low price: Sony Corp has sold more than one million units of its virtual reality (VR) headset globally, the Asia chief of the Japanese firm’s gaming unit said on Wednesday, as a relatively low price helps push the product into an early lead. - Makiko Yamazaki and Yoshiyasu Shida for Reuters via disruptive.asia
>> AGL in means BB out for Toyota - BlackBerry not perturbed by Toyota opting for AGL: Until recently Toyota was using BlackBerry’s software as a component of its Entune system for certain infotainment services but the car manufacturer has announced that it is going to adopt AGL as its new infotainment platform for its 2018 Camry model. - Telematics Wire
>> Toyota all over the Olympics, literally - Toyota demos flying car for 2020 Olympics torch lighting: Engineers, supported by Toyota Motor Corp, demonstrated their flying car on Saturday, which they hope will be able to light up the Olympic flame for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games. - Kwiyeon Ha for Reuters via disruptive.asia
>> Nissan for autonomous Europe - Driverless cars would add to European GDP, Nissan report says: It certainly seems to be a fact-finding mission at the moment where driverless cars are concerned, highlighted by yet another survey delving into what people think about the emerging tech. - Rachael Power for connectedcar-news.com
Korea
>> 5G competition in the air - Korean operators jostle for position in the 5G era: It’s been a busy week as SK Telecom has claimed to have commercialized five-band Carrier Aggregation (CA) and 4X4 MIMO, while Vodafone and LG UPlus have announced a collaboration. - Jamie Davies for telecoms.com
>> Samsung ECU updates wirelessly - HARMAN’s New Smart Telematics Gateway Brings Advanced Connectivity, Security and OTA: HARMAN International, today announced a Smart Telematics Gateway solution, designed to ensure vehicles have not only an advanced connectivity solution but also have the ability to update any automotive Electronic Control Unit (ECU) through a secure, wireless connection. - IoT Business News
>> Chinese AI to Korean cars - Hyundai and Baidu to work together for developing connected cars: Hyundai Motor will collaborate with Baidu for developing connected cars, as per reports. As China has been emerging as a strategically very important market for the auto industry and all the automakers heading towards it, Hyundai’s deal with China’s internet giant can be seen in this line. - Telematics Wire
>> Autonomous test ground - Hyundai Mobis Opens Seosan Proving Ground with Full of Advanced Surfaces: Commencing the operation of the proving ground with a total investment of 300 billion Korean Won and an area of 1.12 million square meters; Performing autonomous driving technologies and winter performance tests on advanced tracks and skid pads - Business Wire
Go get'em - hope this helps!
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