Spectrum Needs of Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility

The introduction of cooperative, connected and automated mobility (CCAM) services has a promising business potential. Connected vehicles, however, represent a new kind of resource consumer to mobile network operators. It needs to be assured that existing and future mobile communication networks are capable of supporting the CCAM services. In this analysis, we present an evaluation of the spectrum demands of connected vehicles by comparing their data rate requirements to the resources available in typical 4G and 5G deployments.