Web5G: Aligning evolutions of network and Web technologies

W3C

• Royaltee-free technical standards for the Web
• HTML5, CSS, Browser APIs, …
• 450+ member organizations world-wide
• Open to all to join
• Supported by full-time staff

dom@w3.org

• DevRel
• WebRTC
• Immersive Web (AR/VR/XR)
• Telecommunications Industry

Innovation across layers of internet stack

Layer	Org
Application	W3C
Transport	IETF
Internet
Network	3GPP, ETSI, IEEE,…

Conway’s Law

“[Ecosystems] which design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies ofthe communication structures of these [ecosystems].”

W3C Web5G Workshop (May 2018)

report:

…drive a close collaboration among the W3C, 5G standard organizations (e.g. 3GPP), browser vendors, developers, equipment vendors and network operators

Web5G opportunities

• Low latency ⇒ distributed computing, media streaming
• Network slicing ⇒ customized/managed network capabilities
• App/Network collaboration ⇒ resource optimization
• …

Framework for app/network collaboration

We need to talk!

• No coordination ⇒ missed opportunities and wasted investments
• Need cross industry / cross standards organizations discussions
• W3C Media & Entertainment Interest Group
  • Chaired by BBC, Comcast, Sony
• W3C Web & Networks Interest Group
  • To be chaired by AT&T, China Mobile, Intel

Thanks

dom@w3.org / @dontcallmeDOM