3FOOD

Third Industrial Revolution Consulting Group
2 Technical
2.1 LUX-TIR 5G. Regions around the world are investing in 5G, the new standard that will
fundamentally transform the way society communicates by addressing three segments:
ultra-broadband communications, the Internet of Things (IoT), and mission critical services.
5G systems and networks will constitute the essential and critical infrastructure of the
economy of the future. Those countries that introduce 5G solutions first will enjoy an
advantage in transitioning into the Third Industrial Revolution. Clearly, telecom industries
in Luxembourg have their own strategy for 5G; yet, it is important to coordinate efforts in
the country and in Europe since other regions around the world are quickly moving
towards early experiments and deployments. The European Commission is therefore calling
for an “Action Plan for 5G.” The LUX-TIR 5G project aims at positioning Luxembourg as one
of the first adopters in the 5G arena. Given that countries around the world are expected to
develop 5G technology standards and regulations, Luxembourg should position itself
strategically as a pilot region for demonstrating and testing 5G technologies and enter into
a collaboration with Horizon 2020 5G-PPP to set up demonstration projects. This action is
urgent, given that test demonstrations of 5G technologies will take place mainly in the
2017-2018 timeframe. Definition of the 5G plan and roll-out should be completely defined
by the end of 2016.
2.2 LUX-TIR Satellite 5G. Luxembourg – thanks to the presence of SES – has a very strong
position in satellite operations and, therefore, in the provision of broadcasting and
broadband services. Until now, satellite technology has remained at the margin in the
development of the 5G standard; this represents both a challenge and an opportunity. The
goal of the LUX-TIR Satellite 5G project is to foster satellite technology and allow it to
become an integral and integrated part of the network infrastructure of the future. The IoT
can take advantage of the peculiarities of satellite communication. It is a fact that natural
disasters stemming from climate change or human attacks, possibly of a terrorist nature,
create the possibility to have disruptions of service in areas of variable size, from local to
regional. These conditions must be prevented, detected, mitigated, and finally resolved as
quickly as possible, in order to minimize their impact on society. In other words,
Luxembourg will need to build a high degree of resilience into its communication network
to address potentially catastrophic disruptions from climate change and cyberterrorism. It
is therefore crucial for the telecommunications network to be both self-healing and
redundant. 5G is designed to be a software-defined network, in which functions are
virtualized over general purpose hardware. This is a key characteristic that allows the
network to be reconfigured almost instantaneously, and services to be restored in minutes.
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