Summary—The 5G standards are expected to be approved by ITU around 2020 timeframe followed by the initial commercial deployments in the early 2020s. As such, it is time to initiate a brainstorming endeavor towards the beyond-5G wireless networks; we refer to such networks as 5G+ in order to include the evolution of the 5G standards in 2020s and to perform the groundwork for those to be developed towards 2030.

This panel is aimed to discuss the key technologies of 5G beyond, from spectrum requirement and use cases point of view. Invited speakers will come from both industry as well as academy in effort to reach common views. The goal of the panel is to bring together researchers from industry and academia to present and discuss the latest developments in 5G beyond technologies, their impact on industrial standards and the resulting technical challenges. The panel is going to cover the Vision, requirements, use cases, and trend of 5G beyond or 6G; Key technologies of 5G beyond or 6G; and Impacts to industrial standards to APAC Region and worldwide.

Biographies

Dr. Khoirul Anwar graduated (cum laude) from the department of Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications), Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia in 2000 for his Bachelor degree (S.T.). He received Master and Doctor Degrees from Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Nara, Japan, in 2005 and 2008, respectively. Dr. Anwar was in University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2007, University of Oulu, Finland, in 2010, and Cranfield University, United Kingdom, in 2018, as a visiting researcher. In September 2008, he was with the School of Information Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) as an assistant professor. Since September 2016 Dr. Anwar is with the school of electrical engineering, Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia as an associate professor and the director of the Center for Advanced Wireless Technologies (AdWiTech). Dr. Anwar’s technique is adopted by the international telecommunication union (ITU), ITU-R standard No.~ITU-R S.2173 “Multi-carrier-based transmission techniques” also in ITU-R S.1878 “Multi-carrier Based Transmission Techniques for Satellite Systems”. Dr. Anwar is the chairman of WG Radio and Technologies of Indonesia 5G Forum (i5GF) and also the chairman of Asia Pacific Telecommunity Wireless Group (AWG) Service and Applications (SA) since 2016. His research interests are network information theory, error correction coding, iterative decoding, coding for super-dense networks and signal processing for wireless communications. He serves as a reviewer for a number of main journals and conferences in the area of wireless communications, coding theory and signal processing. Dr. Anwar is a senior member of IEEE and a member of IEICE.

Sharad Sambhwani is a Sr. Director of Technology within Wireless R&D at Qualcomm Technologies Inc. He is currently leading the research on mmWave radar sensor applications. He has extensive experience in design, standardization and implementation of wireless communication systems such as 3G WCDMA/HSPA, LTE and 60 GHz backhaul. He represented Qualcomm as 3GPP RAN1 HSPA lead from 2007 to 2012 and is the recipient of the prestigious Qualcomm CR&D Distinguished Contributor Award (2008) for outstanding technical vision and contributions towards HSPA and WCDMA technologies. Prior to joining Qualcomm, Sharad began his career as Member of Technical Staff in the Advanced Technology department at Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ in 1996. He later had stints at a couple of startups, Algorex (acquired by National Semiconductors) and Quicksilver Technology. He received his MS and Ph.D. degree in EE from Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY (now NYU) in 1992 and 1997 respectively. He holds ~150 granted patents and has authored 11 publications.

Satoshi Suyama received the B.S. degree in electrical and electronic engineering, the M.S. degree in information processing, and the Dr. Eng. degree in communications and integrated systems, all from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, in 1999, 2001, and 2010, respectively. From 2001 to 2013, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communications and Integrated Systems at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He has been engaged in research on OFDM mobile communication systems and applications of the adaptive signal processing, including turbo equalization, interference cancellation, and channel estimation. Since April 2013, he has joined NTT DOCOMO, INC. Dr. Suyama is a member of IEEE and the Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communication Engineers (IEICE) of Japan. He received the Young Researchers' Award from IEICE in 2005, the Best Paper Prize from the European Wireless Technology Conference (EuWiT) in 2009, and the Paper Award from IEICE in 2012.

Tharek A. Rahman currently is a professor in wireless communication at faculty of electrical engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He obtained his BSc (Hons) (Electrical Engineering) from University of Strathclyde, UK , MSc in Communication Engineering from UMIST, Manchester, UK and PhD in Mobile Communication from University of Bristol, UK. He is the Director of Wireless Communication Centre (WCC), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and currently conducting research related to mobile communications, antenna and propagation. He has also conducted various short courses related to mobile and satellite communication to the telecommunication industry and government agencies since 1988. Prof. Tharek has published more than 300 scientific papers in journals and conferences and obtained many national and international awards. He is also a consultant for many communication companies and an active member in several research academic entities.

Muhammad Afrizal Abdul Rahim is the Head of Consumer and Industry Research, Ericsson South East Asia, Oceania and India. Mr Rahim is also the Head of Government and Industry Relations for Ericsson Malaysia. Mr Rahim is responsible in sharing consumer and industry insights to support telecom service providers, government bodies and industry players in the region. Mr Rahim has extensive experience in marketing, research and strategy for both consumer and enterprise markets. Since he joined Ericsson in 2005 he has been involved in the publication of numerous industry and consumer reports. Mr Rahim holds a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, and a Bachelor of Science in Finance with minor in Psychology from Indiana University (Bloomington, USA).

Summary—5G technology will be a driving force behind much-anticipated applications such as ubiquitous broadband, autonomous vehicles, and smart factory automation. But making those applications a reality makes testing 5G a critical step. This technology is approaching and there is a lot of talk about testing and measurement methods and challenges. Equipment vendors and operators now promote the test solutions for 5G technologies. The 5G measurement will be very costly since the scenario differs dramatically from 4G where most tests used cables. 5G implies more widely available spectrum at frequencies up to 100 GHz, enabling implementation of Massive MIMO, involving multiple small antenna elements and in-device processing. This will move the emphasis from antenna testing towards system testing. Devices and network equipment will need to be tested at system level in many different configurations, including facing high gain interferences from other devices. As a result, the amount of Over-The-Air (OTA) test cases will increase significantly. In combination with the obligation to verify the radio & antenna performance in 5G, this puts high demands on the capacity and capabilities of OTA testing in product development, production and aftermarket support. In this panel, we are going to discuss further on test and measurement issues and challenges, beside testbed experience by the industries in 5G environment to the smart vehicular services and communication technology in general.

Biographies

Imran Mohd Ibrahim, was born in Kedah, Malaysia in 1976. He received his bachelor degree, master and doctoral degree from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, all in Electrical Engineering, in 2000, 2005, and 2016, respectively. He is now serving as a Senior Lecturer in Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka and has served the Faculty of Electronic and Computer Engineering as a Deputy Dean (Research and Development). He is also a member of Malaysia Sub Working Group on IMT 2020 (5G) Committee. He has published more than 30 journals and conference papers. His research interests are antennas and propagations.

Ken Yong Lee received his B.S. in Pysics Computing and Electronics from University Malaya. He joined Keysight Technologies in year 2010 as wireless application Engineer. He has experience as a technical consultant in Wireless and Cellular technologies test solution (2G/3G/4G/5G, BT, WiFi, IoT), as well as working on field-to-lab test methodology with Keysight Channel Emulation Solution He is closely working with industry player and Network Operator in the SAP region that are actively involved in 5G development.

Bob Ng is currently the Application, Service & Solutions Manager at Rohde & Schwarz. With 15 years of experience in the test and measurement industry, he has been involved in a variety of market segments (e.g. wireless communications, industry, education, automotive, A&D, government etc) across a full breadth of lifecycle from R&D to manufacturing to field operation and maintenance. His specialty is in applying multi technology across multi disciplines to create innovative solutions to solve challenges faced by customers. He is passionate about impact of technology, building innovation culture and raising the talent bar. Bob Ng holds a B.Eng (Hons) degree in Electronics Engineering, majoring in Telecommunications from Multimedia University, Malaysia.

Linus Lau, born in 1975, obtained MPhil in Mechanical Engineering and PhD in Microwave Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST, UK) in between 1995 – 2003. He worked two years for Intel Malaysia, Penang as a Senior Test module Development Engineer in the area of Test module development for Intel Centrino WIFI chipset. He was then attached to Computer Simulation Technology (CST) from 2005 to 2010 as the main technical consultant for South East Asia region. He has founded his own company, RF STATION Sdn. Bhd. in year 2011, ventures into providing CAE/Test & Measurement Services and Solutions. RF STATION is a certified technical partner of Dassault Systemes in Malaysia providing CAE solution in Electro-Magnetic, Structural analysis and CFD domains and representing Atenlab of their millimeter wave antenna measurement solutions for 5G applications.