5G CPE is one kind of 5G terminal equipment, it receives 5G signal from base station then convert it into WiFi or wired signal, allowing more local devices such as mobile phones, tablets and computers etc. to access Internet. The full name of CPE is Customer Premise Equipment which is commonly referred to as “customer terminal equipment” in the industry. Actually premise means “premise or assumption”, more accurate translation should be “customer front-end device”, front-end means always in front of the terminal device. 5G CPE in the market is similar to the “optical modem” function of fiber broadband. ‘Light Cat’ is a type of CPE in fact, the difference between “optical modem” and 5G CPE is that “optical modem” is connect to operator’s optical access network, but 5G CPE is connect to 5G base station. 5G CPE products use same or similar 5G chips as 5G smartphones, with stronger 5G connectivity, support SA/NSA networks and compatible with 4G/5G signal. 5G CPE is comparable to “optical modem” regarding the speed, but 5G CPE is an upgrade version of “optical modem” as it with advantages in mobility and flexibility. 5G CPE not only enhances WiFi signal, but also support secondary forwarding of mobile phone signal.

5G CPE applications

Intelligent planning: Based on industrial Internet platform, it integrates multiple resources such as goods, vehicles, orders, personnel and other resources, analyze and search big data to propose optimal warehousing plans, transportation plans, logistics plans, distribution and emergency plans through reasonable resource planning and configuration to meet customer’s needs to the greatest extent, reduce logistics cost and improve the ability to respond to uncertain market demand.

Intelligent transportation: Locate vehicle transportation location and status based on GPS and monitoring systems, timely control vehicles, materials and other information.

Intelligent distribution: With help of industrial Internet platform, through cargo volume/cargo volume sensors and mobile communication technology, cargo volume of each node (warehouse and transfer point) is monitored in real time, necessary cargo volume artificial intelligence and other core algorithms are extracted to reconstruct resource information, optimize transportation routes, allocate logistics resources and increase truck loading rates reasonably. Build an urban distribution capacity pool and implement distribution methods such as intelligent distribution, centralized distribution and shared distribution.

Intelligent warehousing: Use industrial Internet technology to select warehouse location, automated unmanned warehouse, inbound and outbound allocation, guiding, organizing, planning and controlling various resources in the warehouse to realize integration, control, identification, management, tracking goods and share warehouse information to effectively realize picking automation, accurate order processing and seamless entry and exit.