1、Ericsson White PaperEAB-25:001373 UenFeb 2025Differentiated connectivity:Unleashing the full potential of 5GDifferentiated connectivity:Unleashing the full potential of 5GContentsFeb 20252ContentsIntroduction 3Current industry trends,outlooks and challenges 4 for communications service providers Cre
2、ating a virtuous circle through differentiated 6 connectivity service offerings Abroadrangeofapplicationsbenefitfrom8 deterministic differentiated connectivity Bringingdifferentiatedconnectivitytothemarket8 Transformingthevaluechainfordeliveringdifferentiatedconnectivity8Introducing performance leve
3、ls 10 Performancelevels:Industry-alignedspecifications of network connections 10 Creating a CSP connectivity service offering using performance levels 11Creating a differentiated connectivity service offering in seven steps 13 1.Service offering development 15 2.Network upgrade/design/provisioning 1
4、5 3.Service offering launch 17 4.Applications:Preparatory steps 17 5.Subscriber sign-up step 17 6.Sessionruntime:Initiationofpremiumconnectivity18 7.Serviceassurance18Industry action and alignment needs 19 Immediate actions needed by industry players 19 Realizing the industry vision at a global scal
5、e 20Conclusion 21Glossary 22References 23Further reading 24Authors 25Differentiated connectivity:Unleashing the full potential of 5GIntroductionFeb 20253IntroductionMobilenetworkperformancehasimprovedsignificantlyoverthepastdecades,creating the foundation for our digital society,which paved the way
6、for the smartphone and application ecosystem.However,mobile connectivity is,in essence,still a best-effort mobile broadband(MBB)service that limits innovation in applications that could greatly benefitfromconsistent,reliableconnectioncharacteristicstodeliverevenhighervaluetousers.For mobile connecti