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 & SchwarzDemystifying 5G and IoT SeminarRealising a connected world

Agenda - Thame, Oxfordshire