#TSCS: Roadmap To 5G
Description
When 5G is ultimately introduced in five years, SDN, NFV and Carrier Aggregation will be widely adopted. RF resources will be dynamically assigned and routed to the cell sites for transmission to users. That instantaneous RF resource assignment will require a real time, low latency and high capacity transmission front haul network for RF routing to the cell sites. Backhaul / fronthaul connectivity from the cell sites to the core must be of equal speed and quality to fiber in order for voice, data or video sessions to be successfully completed. Our keynote is playing a leadership role in the PCIA Innovation & Technology Council, and he will argue that fiber front haul and back haul to all of the cells, data centers and application centers will be required for the smooth evolution from 4G to 5G technologies.
Keynote speaker: Jake MacLeod (Gray Beards Consulting, LLC)