Smart Mobility

While some CSPs have already rolled out their own connected car offerings, the introduction of 5G provides much potential for diversification. This can be achieved utilizing a single 5G connectivity link, which in turn, can concurrently support many different services and business models with a variety of monetization elements, and then deliver them via various engagement channels.

For example:

• B2C infotainment offering with assured performance over a broadband slice: Since the eMBB slice is dedicated to the service, the customer can be assured of media/gaming performance – even where there is network congestion and with multiple people in the vehicle utilizing the link. Activation can be provided via the CSP’s app, with pricing based on usage time, number of people in the vehicle, partners accessed via the slice and more.
• B2B preventive maintenance offering over an IoT slice: Rental companies can monitor vehicle telemetries in real time, collect them and perform preventive maintenance – saving costs, reducing downtime and enhancing satisfaction. Engagement is via a self-service portal where the service is ordered and monitored (from operational and cost perspectives) in real time. Monetization may be according to number of active devices or other exposed APIs.
• Various partner offerings can be supported in a B2B2C model: Each application is allocated a slice (and edge resources, if needed) to support its requirements. Take, for example, a partner solution that helps prevent collisions by analyzing real-time video feeds from traffic lights, and then correlates this information with the vehicle’s location, direction and speed. Such an application would require extreme low latency and probably edge resources to cover specific regions. Engagement with the end-user would be through either a self-service or car-embedded app, and with the partner (the middle B of the B2B2C) via a partner portal that enables ordering and management of the supporting network services. Monetization could be according to slice/edge utilization or other exposed parameters.