1. Launch of 5G in the UAE:
Shaping the future of ICT
Date: 03 Nov 2016

2. National Agenda:
To put the UAE among the best countries in the world by the Golden Jubilee in 2021 – 6 pillars
Cohesive society and preserved identity
Safe public and fair judiciary
Competitive knowledge economy
First rate education system
World class healthcare
Sustainable environment & infrastructure
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3. HOPE (Mars Mission):
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4. Source: www.smartdubai.ae/

5. Smart Mobility:

6. country-wide Wi-Fi access to the public, to provide high speed access to all UAE government online services, in line with Vision 2021
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7. 5G announcements: EU2020 2017 Pre-Commercial （28, 39GHz）
2020 Expo
Commercial
Verizon 2017 Pre-Commercial
（28GHz）
EU2020
2020
Commericial
World Cup 2018
Winter Olympic 2018
Olympics 2020
2018

8. Broad 5G Roadmap 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Board Res Steering Committee
Establish WGs
Initiative Plan
2016
2017
Working Group work
Action Plan
Spectrum
Use cases
Trials
MOUs
2018
Use cases
PP-18 Demo
IMT-2020 AI eval.
Stds.
Net 2020
Korea 5G
2019
Use cases
Rel-15
Operators readiness
WRC-19
Rev Action Plan
2020
Network upgrades
Deploy 5G
User trials
Launch 5G
Expo 2020

9. Stakeholders:
Meeting √
Meeting √

10. Connecting minds, Creating the Future
5G at Expo 2020
Connecting minds, Creating the Future
“Expo will showcase and explore what is possible when new ideas and people connect”
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11. 5G extended to cover Exhibition City Expo 2020 Al Maktoum Intl
Aviation City
5G extended to cover
Logistics City

12. UAE Cellular Bands below 6 GHz:
700 MHz
800 MHz
900 MHz
1800 MHz
2100 MHz
2300 MHz
2600 MHz
3400 MHz
736
698
718
791
753
773
806
821
832
847
862
880
890
910
915
925
935
955
960
1710
1730
1745
1765
1785
1805
1825
1840
1860
1880
1920
1935
1950
1955
1980
2110
2125
2140
2145
2170
2300
2400
Fixed TDD LTE
3400
3600
2500
2575
2615
2690
5G candidate

13. UAE 5G Innovation Lab to prototype, test and validate early 5G
du announces UAE 5G Innovation Gate (U5GIG) for development of next generation 5G & IoT systems
Tuesday, 09 August 2016
U5GIG is a practical and innovative Initiative in developing 5G standard by 2020 and beyond; inspired by HH vision for UAE innovation and Dubai Future Accelerators
UAE 5G Innovation Lab to prototype, test and validate early 5G
Allow universities and technical organizations across UAE to work together and participate in the development of the 5G ecosystem
True impact of 5G will come from the innovative applications and IoT-use cases
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15. Thank
You