The 5G Era : What Is 5G and How Will It Change the World?

"This book states that the seventh information revolution is the intelligent Internet, and 5G is the foundation of the seventh information revolution. This book gives a clear introduction to the three major scenarios, six characteristics, core technologies, and global landscape of 5G, and answers "What is true 5G?" This book also gives an in-depth explanation of 5G-enabled traditional industries, and outlines the profound changes that 5G will bring to transportation, medical, industry, and agriculture. Finally, the author made bold assumptions about the opportunities and challenges that human society faces in the post-5G era. For readers who want to fully understand 5G, this book provides an important reference and is a must-have book." -- Provided by publisher Preface 5 The Door to 5G Has Just Opened 5 Contents 9 1: 5G as the Basis for the Seventh Information Revolution 14 The Development of Information Technology Transforms Humanity 14 Language Makes the Human Race 15 Words Create Civilisation 20 The Printing Press Drives Ancient Civilisation 25 Radio Leads Modern Civilisation 30 Television Advances Modern Civilisation 35 The Internet Ignites Contemporary Civilisation 41 Smart Internet and the Seventh Information Revolution 45 Mobile Connectivity Is the Basis for Intelligence 46 Intelligent Sensing Extends the Human Organ 47 Big Data Rebuilds the Foundations of the Cognitive World 50 Intelligent Learning Makes It Possible for Machines to Outperform Humans 54 The Basic Spirit of the Smart Internet 58 The Basic Spirit of the Traditional Internet Is Freedom, Openness and Sharing 58 The Spirit of the Smart Internet Is Security, Management, Efficiency and Convenience 60 2: What Is True 5G? 65 The Evolution of Mobile Communications 65 1G: Humanity Enters the Age of Mobile Communications 66 2G: The Arrival of the Digital Age 70 3G: Coming of Age of Data 76 4G: Data in Full Swing 82 5G: Mankind Will Have a Smart Internet 87 The Three Major Scenarios for 5G 88 Six Essential Features of 5G 91 High Speed 91 Ubiquitous Network 93 Low Power Consumption 95 Low Latency 97 The Internet of Everything 98 Restructuring Security Systems 101 The Core Technologies for 5G 102 Ultra-Dense Heterogeneous Networks 103 Self-Organising Networks 106 Content Distribution Networks 107 D2D Communication 108 M2M Communications 109 Information Centre Network 110 Mobile Cloud Computing 111 Software-Defined Wireless Networks 112 Context-Aware Technology 112 Edge Computing 113 Network Slicing 113 The Global Landscape of 5G 114 Who Is Leading the World’s 5G Standards? 115 Which Country Is Stronger in 5G Chips? 119 Development and Deployment Capability of Communication System Equipment 121 Development and Production of Mobile Phones 124 Development and Operation of 5G Services and Applications 126 Network Deployment Capabilities of Telecom Operators 127 Government Support and Market Capacity 129 A New Option for Telecom Operators 131 Further Separation of Network, Management and Business Layers 132 Unleashing the Capabilities of 5G Network Management 134 Urgent Need to Rebuild Own Technology Development Capability 137 3: 5G Will Redefine Traditional Industries 140 Intelligent Transport 140 Entering the Driverless Era 140 The Road Redefined 143 Energy for Mass Storage 146 True Car Sharing 148 Healthcare 151 Health Information Is Collected in Real Time 151 Multidimensional Health Modelling 153 Building a Healthier Lifestyle 155 Smart Home 157 Environmental Awareness Becomes a Reality 157 More Reliable Safety and Protection 159 Intelligent Integration into Daily Life 161 E-commerce and E-payment 165 Flat Sales System 165 All Products Are Sales Channels 169 All Consumers Are Salesmen 171 Electronic Payments Penetrate Everywhere 174 Proximity Will Become the Next Generation of Payment Technology 177 QR Codes Exit the Payment Arena 180 Industry and Logistics Transformation 181 The Unmanned Workshop Becomes the Basic Production Model 184 Customised Production on the Rise 186 Every Step of the Way Is Managed 188 More Efficient Resource Allocation 191 Agricultural Revolution 193 The Earth Can Feed More People 194 Relying on the Harvest to Become Controllable 196 Factory-Based Agricultural Production 198 Food Security Addressed Once and for All 199 4: Human Society in the Post-5G Era 201 5G Accelerates the Internet of Everything on the Ground 201 6G a Technology Evolution, Not a Revolution 207 6G Will Allow Further Network Convergence 208 Adopting More Spectrum to Increase Efficiency and Capacity 210 Smarter Communication Networks 211 Where the Future of Information Transmission Lies 213 Communication Networks Need to Extend into the Far Reaches of the Universe 213 Human Communication to Break the Spectrum Bottleneck 215 Establishing a Sensing System between the Human Brain and an External Chip 218 Energy Storage Breakthroughs to Come 220 Society’s Ethics and Morals Face Dramatic Changes 226 After 5G Humanity Will Gradually Move Towards Intelligent Communism 229 Artificial Intelligence and the Phase of Great Material Abundance Will Come Sooner Than Expected 231 A Low-Desire Society Makes It Possible to Distribute According to Need 236 Labour Becomes the First Necessity 239 A New Human Species of “Intelligent Human” to Emerge 242 Facing the Universe Will Be the Theme of the New Era 245 5: Conclusion 248 References 252