MWC 2018: 5GAA Gaining Speed Toward C-V2X commercialization

Barcelona, Spain (ots) - The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA)
presented - during a session at the Mobile World Congress 2018 - the
acceleration of C-V2X technology implementation through the
widespread support of leading telecommunications and automotive
companies. This advanced technology will serve as the lynchpin that
will create a connected vehicle ecosystem and enable future mobility
solutions.

The value of C-V2X technology lies in the fact that it is a
unified technology - it can provide short-range and long-range
communications. C-V2X technology can, for example, alert drivers of a
cyclist around the corner or a traffic jam that is 25 kilometers
away.

Christoph Voigt, 5GAA Chairman and Head of R&D Connectivity at
Audi announced that: "This effort is now 'all hands on deck', meaning
that telecommunications and automotive leaders are all working
hand-in-hand to deploy C-V2X and to make it hit the road as soon as
possible."

During its session, 5GAA focused on the growing support that C-V2X
technology is enjoying among leading companies in the
telecommunications and automotive industries and presented the
importance that 5G cellular technology will play in enabling smart
mobility of the future.

C-V2X gains wide ecosystem support During the presentation, 5GAA
members Qualcomm and Huawei emphasized the growing C-V2X ecosystem
support and presented their integrated chipsets that will enable
C-V2X commercialization. The start of C-V2X mass market series
deployment is predicted to begin as early as 2019/2020.

"We see a growing appetite across the industry for the
commercialization of our C-V2X chipset with automakers, Tier-1
suppliers, cellular module manufacturers, ITS providers, integrators,
and automakers ready to drive change," said Jason Ellis, Director of
Automotive Business Development at Qualcomm.

Veni Shone, President of LTE product line at Huawei, highlighted
that the momentum of C-V2X in China is encouraging - ministries have
put their full support behind C-V2X technology on strategy and
standardization. Mr. Shone also detailed Huawei's commitment to
accelerate C-V2X, specifically pointing at the releases of its
LTE-V2X chipset, T-box prototype, and roadside units.

5GAA plans to support and advocate the work of this technology by
speeding up the deployment of C-V2X for the automotive sector while
creating a joint ecosystem and implementing key functionalities such
as vehicle-to-smart-device.

5G as an enabler for life-saving solutions & new business
applications 5GAA members Ericsson and Ford also highlighted exciting
use cases and growing business applications for 5G technology in the
automotive sector.

Don Butler, Executive Director of Connected Vehicles and Services
at Ford stated that: "Creating safer and more personalized journeys
through automated driving is the long-term vision of mobility's
future. We believe 5G will enable this by maximizing the in-vehicle
experience thanks to high reliability, fast-paced communications. We
will create new, compelling experiences and capabilities saving more
lives with patient transport monitoring or teleoperated driving."

With the advancement of 5G technology and its application to
connected vehicles, the amount of data created will continue to
expand exponentially.

Stefano Sorrentino, Master Researcher at Ericsson presented the
fact that: "Connected & automated driving will lead to a data
explosion that will definitely challenge the network capacities. This
challenge could be remedied through the deployment of scalable and
integrated networks and cloud architectures as well as the continuous
evolution of radio technology into 5G."

"We think of 5G as an end-to-end solution starting with the
wireless connectivity but also including edge computing, the
transport network, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Together they power the applications and the services for intelligent
transportation and smart mobility, and ultimately, the ways humans
interact with connected and self-driving cars of the future. It is an
exciting area for 5GAA to work on and we invite any stakeholder to
join us and contribute on this journey." concluded Thierry Klein,
Head of Disruptive Innovation Program at Nokia Bell Labs and Vice
Chair of 5GAA Board.

About 5GAA

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) is a global cross-industry
organization of companies from the automotive, technology and
telecommunications industries (ICT), working together to develop
end-to-end solutions for future mobility and transportation services.
Created in 2016, the Association is comprised of over 75 members
whose mission is to develop, test and promote communications
solutions, initiate their standardisation and accelerate their
commercial availability and global market penetration, to address
society's connected mobility and road safety needs with applications
such as automated driving, ubiquitous access to services and
integration into smart city and intelligent transportation.

For more information please visit http://5gaa.org

Contact:
Patrick Matthews
+32 498 51 26 12
Patrick.matthews@finnpr.com

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