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some changes at the lower layers of the stack
– such as beam forming and dynamic spec-
trum access through the use of databases
– but we expect the transmission, session
and application protocols to stay consistent
between the two standards.
“The real differences between 4G and 5G
will be the quality of service and types of appli-
cations consumers will have access to 5G will
not only provide exponential growth in mobile
network data rates, but also slash latency rates
and allow for billions of connected devices to
ride on the network,” the law firm stated.
According the company, the communica-
tions industry in the United States is moving
at a “lightning pace” towards 5G. The FCC, for
example, moved from a Notice of Inquiry to final
rules in a year and a half – which is probably a
record for the agency.
Operators and equipment manufacturers
also are clamoring to develop 5G networks
and products.
The nationwide wireless network operators
are trialing 5G services and are partnering with
leading equipment manufacturers such as Nokia,
Ericsson and Samsung.
“We expect 3GPP to develop a set of 5G
standards by the end of 2018, and consumers
to have access to 5G services by 2020,” Hogan
Lovells’ statement read. “The global scope and
scale that we expect to see as a result of a
global standardization process for 5G should
mean that consumers will reap the benefits of
5G service at minimal incremental costs.”
5G won’t come that easily, however, as
consumers will likely need to purchase newer
smartphones and other devices that incorporate
standardized chipsets and other transmission
equipment capable of operating over 5G spec-
trum bands.
But don’t expect network operators to
shutter their 4G networks immediately
when 5G goes live. Many devices likely will
be backward-compatible to 4G (and even
3G) networks for time, just as 2G networks
remained for a long time after the evolution
to 3G and 4G services. p
(5G, continued from page 8)
The speakers on the 5G panel have a wide range of experience. The years
of government, industry and law services have shaped Michele Farquhar
into an influential advisor, advocate, and thought leader for the technology,
media, and telecoms industry.
As leader of Hogan Lovells’ Communications Practice, and co-chair
of the global industry sector team, she helps clients with a range of
global and U.S. communications policy initiatives, spectrum auctions,
licensing and compliance matters, and regulatory strategy involving M&A
transactions as well as litigation.
Farquhar obtains regulatory approvals, waivers, and other licenses for
many new and cutting-edge technologies. And she leads teams advising
major global companies on regulatory strategy issues involving a range of
international jurisdictions.
As a legal authority in her industry, she also speaks and writes extensively
on a range of communications issues.
She joined the firm in 1997, after serving as chief of the FCC’s Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau. While at the FCC, she led the agency’s new
spectrum auction initiative and held primary responsibility over several
major auctions and spectrum policy initiatives, as well as the bureau’s
implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Previously, Farquhar served as acting deputy assistant secretary and
chief of staff for the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce. She
played a lead role in developing the administration’s positions on
telecommunications reform as well as spectrum, international, electronic
commerce, and other policy issues.
And as vice president for Law and Regulatory Policy at the Cellular
Telecommunications Industry Association, she gained industry knowledge
and regulatory advocacy experience while representing cellular carriers on
regulatory, policy, and legal issues before the FCC.
Her colleague Trey Hanbury has a wealth of experience working for the
private and public sectors on a variety of communications policy issues,
including wireless, spectrum, satellite, and international telecom matters.
Hanbury came to Hogan Lovells from Sprint, where he served as director
of Government Affairs. In that position, he acted as regulatory counsel in
major rulemaking proceedings, mergers and acquisitions, and cases before
the FCC, the NTIA, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security,
Congress and federal courts.
At Sprint, Hanbury was recognized with the company’s Leadership
Excellence award, the highest possible level of corporate recognition for
directors, vice presidents, and senior executives.
Prior Sprint, Hanbury held various policy-making positions at the FCC,
including working on numerous satellite and international telecom matters
in the International Bureau. He also served as special counsel in the Office
of General Counsel, where he was responsible for providing policy and legal
advice to the Office of Chairman on wireless issues.
He previously worked at a nationally recognized communications law firm,
where he focused on wireless, satellite, and broadcast issues.
Special advisor Tom Peters is a wireless engineer with more than 20 years
of industry and government experience. He brings to the panel a unique
and valuable skill set, as he understands the intricate relationship between
regulatory policy, technology, spectrum and business and he provides valuable
insights to clients on technical policy and related engineering matters.
The former chief engineer of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at the
FCC, Peters is plugged in to the telecommunications policy-making machine
in Washington, D.C., and with his particular ability to translate complex
technical concepts to simple and straightforward policy arguments, he
delivers insights to clients that go a step beyond.
Peters began his career in wireless at LCC International, a global engineering
consulting firm, where he helped design wireless networks worldwide. He quickly
rose to the role of director and became responsible for engineering design
services in Latin America, and later in Europe and Asia-Pacific.
He then honed his technical regulatory and spectrum policy skills by
working directly for a wireless operator when he joined Nextel as a director of
Technology Development.
Peters co-founded Wireless Strategy LLC, a strategic engineering consulting
firm. But when given the chance to work on the FCC’s National Broadband
Plan, he jumped at the opportunity, and later became the chief engineer of
the Wireless Bureau, where he advised the chairman, commissioners, bureau
chiefs, and staff on technical and spectrum policy matters.
The Speakers on the 5G panel