Overview of Mobile Communications in Colombia and Introduction to 5G
The deployment of 5G around the world continues to progress at a rapid pace, especially in North America and Asia. Its advantages and efficiency as a data transmission network have been widely demonstrated in different fields such as agriculture, education, health, and surveillance. However, this pr...
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| author | Alexis Barrios-Ulloa Dora Cama-Pinto Francisco Manuel Arrabal-Campos Juan Antonio Martínez-Lao José Monsalvo-Amaris Audomaro Hernández-López Alejandro Cama-Pinto |
| author_facet | Alexis Barrios-Ulloa Dora Cama-Pinto Francisco Manuel Arrabal-Campos Juan Antonio Martínez-Lao José Monsalvo-Amaris Audomaro Hernández-López Alejandro Cama-Pinto |
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| description | The deployment of 5G around the world continues to progress at a rapid pace, especially in North America and Asia. Its advantages and efficiency as a data transmission network have been widely demonstrated in different fields such as agriculture, education, health, and surveillance. However, this process does not have the same dynamics in Latin America, specifically in Colombia. The country is currently implementing actions aimed at facilitating the deployment of this technology in the short term, including pilot tests for the use of the radio spectrum, spectrum auctions, the planning of future auctions, and the review of spectrum caps. The results of this review allow us to conclude that despite the forecasts and the intentions of the Colombian government and mobile communication service operators, 5G in standalone mode will not be commercially available in Colombia before the end of 2023. The main failures in its deployment are related to the lack of available spectrum to support the ultrahigh-reliability and low-latency, enhanced mobile broadband, and massive machine-type communications scenarios, as well as the delay in the auction processes for its assignment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52041d2b92434d1ebb1881d882c292842023-11-16T17:56:32ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-01-01233112610.3390/s23031126Overview of Mobile Communications in Colombia and Introduction to 5GAlexis Barrios-Ulloa0Dora Cama-Pinto1Francisco Manuel Arrabal-Campos2Juan Antonio Martínez-Lao3José Monsalvo-Amaris4Audomaro Hernández-López5Alejandro Cama-Pinto6Department of Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de Sucre, Sincelejo 700001, ColombiaDepartment of Computer Architecture and Technology, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartment Engineering, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, SpainDepartment Engineering, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, SpainDepartment of Computer Science and Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla 080002, ColombiaEricsson Latam North, Ericsson, Mexico City 02230, MexicoDepartment of Computer Science and Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla 080002, ColombiaThe deployment of 5G around the world continues to progress at a rapid pace, especially in North America and Asia. Its advantages and efficiency as a data transmission network have been widely demonstrated in different fields such as agriculture, education, health, and surveillance. However, this process does not have the same dynamics in Latin America, specifically in Colombia. The country is currently implementing actions aimed at facilitating the deployment of this technology in the short term, including pilot tests for the use of the radio spectrum, spectrum auctions, the planning of future auctions, and the review of spectrum caps. The results of this review allow us to conclude that despite the forecasts and the intentions of the Colombian government and mobile communication service operators, 5G in standalone mode will not be commercially available in Colombia before the end of 2023. The main failures in its deployment are related to the lack of available spectrum to support the ultrahigh-reliability and low-latency, enhanced mobile broadband, and massive machine-type communications scenarios, as well as the delay in the auction processes for its assignment.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/3/11264G5GColombiamobile communication networksmobile operatorsspectrum |
| spellingShingle | Alexis Barrios-Ulloa Dora Cama-Pinto Francisco Manuel Arrabal-Campos Juan Antonio Martínez-Lao José Monsalvo-Amaris Audomaro Hernández-López Alejandro Cama-Pinto Overview of Mobile Communications in Colombia and Introduction to 5G Sensors 4G 5G Colombia mobile communication networks mobile operators spectrum |
| title | Overview of Mobile Communications in Colombia and Introduction to 5G |
| title_full | Overview of Mobile Communications in Colombia and Introduction to 5G |
| title_fullStr | Overview of Mobile Communications in Colombia and Introduction to 5G |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overview of Mobile Communications in Colombia and Introduction to 5G |
| title_short | Overview of Mobile Communications in Colombia and Introduction to 5G |
| title_sort | overview of mobile communications in colombia and introduction to 5g |
| topic | 4G 5G Colombia mobile communication networks mobile operators spectrum |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/3/1126 |
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