January 24th, 2016: Professor Debashis Saha of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, has revealed some of the key challenges and opportunities that lie ahead as mobile technology prepares to make the transition from the 4th to the 5th generation.
In a guest tutorial for engineering students at Canadian University Dubai (CUD), Professor Saha said that the proliferation of devices anticipated in the coming years would require a capacity for connectivity that could not be serviced by 4G technology, and the introduction of 5G would be essential to meet user demand.
According to the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance, 5G is set to be ‘an end-to-end ecosystem to enable a fully mobile and connected society’. It is due to roll out in 2020, with the Dubai World Expo site aiming to be a flagship demonstration of the technology, creating the first ever ‘smart’ district with a 5G mobile network.
Professor Saha went on to discuss the evolution of smart technology from the early 1G devices to the current 4G appliances, noting that designs for 5G equipment should take account of the increase in the smartness of the technology.
He said that with consumers beginning to realize the potential of smart, wearable devices, and with the emergence of the Internet of Things, an increase in capacity and efficiency would also be required, predicting that 5G would deliver 20x the data rate of 4G. The tutorial concluded with an overview of the technologies being developed to help deliver 5G, and the emerging ideas for deployment.
Professor Saha is a Full Professor within the MIS and Computer Science Group at IIM. His research interests include pervasive communication and computing, wireless networking and mobile computing, WDM optical networking, e-commerce, ICT for development and network economics. He has co-supervised 14 doctoral theses and published around 270 research papers in various conferences and journals, and directed four funded projects on networking.
The guest tutorial was organized by Dr. Adel Ben Mnaouer, Associate Professor in the School of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology, as part of the University’s aim to enhance the curriculum with lessons from visiting international academics who are involved in cutting-edge research initiatives.
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