Latin America. Long Term Evolution (LTE) established technologies for wireless telecommunications that will expand with the development of 5G, but the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the distribution of computing capabilities will contribute to transforming networks and the application environment to enable innovation in digital services. This is specific to "5G Global: Transformational Technologies and Elements", an excerpt from the study published by 5G Americas.
Specifically, the document analyzes how in 5G AI will contribute to the automation and administration of networks in specific aspects such as the optimization of the network in real time, the management of networks with more small cells, organize the use of several spectrum bands in 5G networks, cybersecurity and the monitoring of problems in the network infrastructure.
AI is already present in some mass-use applications, such as voice assistants or biometric recognition, but eventually it is expected to be more integrated into use cases such as vehicles and smart cities supporting tasks such as language and facial recognition, security, sensor processing, scenario understanding and object recognition.
5G networks are proposed as a future innovation platform capable of supporting smart cities, connected vehicles and massive Internet of Things (IoT) applications, which requires infrastructure elements such as spectrum access, but also transformational technologies such as AI.
Several of the transformational elements of 5G had already been introduced into LTE networks: small cell deployments, support for the Internet of Things (IoT), new network architectures (SDN, NFV), and AI integration. The combination of these technologies with specific 5G features, such as access to spectrum never used for wireless broadband, will enable the development of services such as massive IoT and vehicular cellular communications (V2X).
The study highlights that more distributed, virtualized and software-enabled networks combined with AI will allow a double benefit for users, as this can contribute to better network management by providers and the development of innovative services and applications.
The study "5G Global: Transformational Technologies and Elements" can be downloaded here.
