Looking at various research and standardization forums leading the development of 5G, such as 5G-PPP, NGMN, 3GPP, IEEE, ITU, IETF, ETSI, etc., all seem to align on the vision that the fronthaul and backhaul will converge or fuse in 5G into what is now popularly referred to as Xhaul or Crosshaul. So what requirements are driving such a fusion in 5G? Which enabling technologies could make it happen? Where are the remaining gaps and what is the industry doing to make it happen? And when are we going to see it? Featuring leading experts in the industry, this panel aims at discussing the Crosshaul topic from the various angles of requirements, architecture, enabling technologies, standardization, and market deployment.
Live from MWC 2017
Hall 7, Booth 7C61
February 28, 2017 at 11:00 AM CET
Moderator:
Alan Carlton
Vice-President International Labs (InterDigital, UK)
Panelists:
Antonella Sanguineti
Head of Opto & Fronthaul products at Ericsson (Italy)
Arturo Azcorra
Vice-President 5TONIC and 5G-Crosshaul Project Coordinator (Spain)
Diego Lopez
Senior Technology Expert at Telefonica (Spain)
Li Fung Chang
Chief Architect at 5G Office (Taiwan)
Theodore Sizer
Head of Mobile Radio Research at Nokia Bell Labs (USA)