08:30 - 9:00 Registration 9:00 – 10:30 Wireless communications (3GPP Release Program): • LTE-A Pro: Technology status, main features and evolution overview. Preparing the way to 5G. Internet of Things (IoT): • What is IoT, the motivations, the technologies and typical applications? • IoT - non-cellular types: • Bluetooth – evolution and new technology aspects, i.e. BT5 • WLAN evolution: 802.11 ac / 802.11 ad / 802.11 ax high efficiency • Other non-cellular technologies 802.15.4 based, e.g. Zigbee, Z-wave • Low-power WAN (LP-WAN) technologies, e.g. LoRa, Sigfox, … 10:30 – 11:00 Morning coffee break - Demonstration zones 11:00 – 12:30 Internet of Things (IoT) - continued: • IoT – cellular types: • Machine-Type Communication (MTC) in LTE. • Narrow Band (NB-IoT). • Measurement challenges: cost, simplicity, examples. 5G – Motivations, applications, requirements and solutions: • Timelines: • Regulatory vs. industry activities (5G Open Trial Spec. Alliance). • Research and pre-commercial trials status. 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch provided by Rode & Schwarz 13:40 5G – The Air Interface: • 5G new radio: physical layer aspects, waveforms and radio access schemes. • Higher frequencies, wider bandwidths. • The channel response – What is it and why is it important? • “Massive MIMO” and “Beamforming” – concepts and challenges. • “Cutting the cable” - Certification and production using “Over-The-Air” (OTA) test methods. 15:00 – 15:30 Afternoon coffee break - Demonstration zones 15:30 – 16:30 Keynote speakers: • Peter Marshall, Ericsson, Head of Network Product Solutions RWCE. • Andrew Christie, Peregrine Semiconductor, Technical Marketing Manager. 16:30 – 17:00 Q&A panel session. Close Rohde & Schwarz Demystifying 5G and IoT Seminar Realising a connected world Agenda - Thame, Oxfordshire