Research Article
5G Dilemma of Supporting Contrasting Narrowband and Broadband Services
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-98827-6_18, author={Mncedisi Bembe and Thierry Luhandjula and George Sibiya}, title={5G Dilemma of Supporting Contrasting Narrowband and Broadband Services}, proceedings={e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries. 9th International Conference, AFRICOMM 2017, Lagos, Nigeria, December 11-12, 2017, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={AFRICOMM}, year={2018}, month={8}, keywords={Narrowband Broadband Mobility Internet of things Data rates}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-98827-6_18} }- Mncedisi Bembe
Thierry Luhandjula
George Sibiya
Year: 2018
5G Dilemma of Supporting Contrasting Narrowband and Broadband Services
AFRICOMM
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98827-6_18
Abstract
The 5th generation of cellular technology (5G), also known as IMT-2020, is seen as a game changer in mobile communication. One key characteristic of 5G is its consumer oriented emphasis, where the mobile user or user equipment is given utmost priority compared to previous generations. Its ongoing standardization is a result of the rapid growth of connected devices worldwide, an increased design complexity. Moreover, 5G has the vocation of providing wireless communication with almost no limitation, hence enhanced mobile broadband, but it also aims at enabling other applications such as IoT for which narrowband is used. This paper aims at investigating the challenges of accommodating both 5G broadband and 5G narrowband services in the same network.
