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HTNG – 5G FAQ

Posted On: August 10, 2020
Posted By: Russell Vest

The 5G Frequently Asked Questions document has been released and published and is available at:

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.htng.org/resource/resmgr/tech_specs/HTNG_5G_FAQ.pdf

The FAQ was created for the Hospitality and Sports & Entertainment industry to provide a succinct and understandable document for a foundational knowledge in 5G. From 5G’s origins, publishing organizations and standards through to why 5G and what is new and good for the industry. The presentation chosen as a FAQ is to enable a reader to quickly find sections that interest them as a start or support the avid reader to soak it all in – including an extensive glossary.

Ballast was and still is actively involved in the 5G Workgroup through our CTO Russell Vest.

Some key subject area covered in the FAQ are:

Many new business models will be made possible with 5G networks
Venue owners need to plan for cellular and Wi-Fi networks and how they work together and understand the expected future growth of network needs
Venues should also be aware of Hotspot 2.0 to ensure Wi-Fi networks bridge the gap to 4G and 5G networks
Venues that incorporate 5G technology applications can create a significant advantage over competitors
Technologies driving new use cases
- Network Slicing, URLLC & MEC – enabling multiple secure and separate virtual networks on the same infrastructure that serve different use cases (team, press, F&B, …). Example applications:
- Wearable biometric devices
- Game – fan/guest real-time interaction
- E-sport game extensions
- Point-of-Sale for food and beverage and merchandise
- AR & VR game extensions
- Team communications
- Multimedia communication for operations (beyond two-way)
- Wireless security systems
Multi-Gigabit wireless transport enabling Business Continuity:
- POS devices – faster credit card processing
- Nomadic information displays
MEC – completely secure, on-premise big-data storage & fast-data action:
- Hyper-personalization of Fan interaction
- Resource management, real-time policy management – fraud detection resolution
- Real-time billing

Have a read and enjoy the document. Please let HTNG know you enjoy the document and their industry-leading standards and best practices initiatives.

Russell Vest, CTO

Russell has 30+ years of driving fundamental changes in the telecommunications industry covering the range from network design and deployment, development of the leading third-party operator to establishing industry best practices and standards. Based on this foundation of change he is committed to delivering connectivity solutions for the enterprise by leveraging advanced technologies toward greater user-control that integrates seamlessly into global networks. He is an active member of HTNG chairing the CBRS Workgroup extending Private LTE knowledge to the hospitality industry. Russell holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University and is a member of the IEEE Communications Society.

Jon Morris, CEO

Jon has 20 plus years’ experience in the telecommunications industry, primarily working at the intersection of real estate and technology. He was a founder of the Antenna Solutions Group at AT&T in 2011. Since then, he has developed Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), small cell, and related business models and contracts. While he has seen enormous change over the past few years, he believes the promise of Private LTE and how that supports the ecosystems of IoT, edge computing, M2M learning, and connectivity generally. Jon has undergraduate degrees in Economics and Art History from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an MBA from the University of Washington.

Paul Kooiker, COO

Paul has 10 years of experience in the telecommunications industry working in a variety of development and operational roles in real estate, legal and technology. He also worked on the Antenna Solutions Group team from its early days. He has a strong belief in the way new technologies can reshape and improve the world and that a focus on both innovation and operational discipline is what is required to move great ideas forward. He is an active member of the start-up community and looks to support the wave of new ideas in Seattle. Paul has undergraduate degrees in Construction Management and Building Construction Technologies and an MBA from the University of Southern California.