5G Americas Announces Plans to Conclude Operations

of 5G Americas. “Together, we have helped shape the narrative around 5G and laid important groundwork for 5G-Advanced and 6G. I am deeply proud of the impact this organization has had in advancing innovation, collaboration, and thought leadership across...

Japan to host TSGs#111

exhibits organized by the XG Mobile Promotion Forum (XGMF) – featuring technology showcase related to 5G Advanced and future 6G developments presented by XGMF member companies. The week’s work in TSGs#111 will be balanced between the specifications for...

RAN Working Groups in Goteborg

with Rel-19 now complete and only subject to maintenance and post freeze technical enhancements. The early stages of the 6G RAN effort are now well underway, with the first two RAN study items progressing steadily. The first, the 6G Scenarios and...

Application Enablement for mobile Metaverse Services

beyond mobility. Future Plan and Next Steps Currently 3GPP SA WG#6 is discussing the work areas to focus on as part of the 6G release cycle. Digital twins, sensing services, AI / ML are all potential work areas set to play a role in enhancing immersive...

Working Groups go to GOA

specification maturity and on the first studies around Use cases & Service requirements and System architecture for 6G. This week also sees some of the specialised Working Groups kicking-off their efforts on 6G studies, covering: Security (WG SA3) Media...

5G-Advanced XR features as the bridge towards 6G

Exciting times are ahead for 3GPP with 6G studies in full swing within all the key working groups. 5G Standalone system and 5G-Advanced features play a pivotal role as a bridge towards the future 6G standard. Mobile networks provide connectivity to the...

AI/ML for NG-RAN & 5G-Advanced towards 6G

data collection and management is the key to guaranteeing good performance of AI/ML training and inference in both 5G and 6G. After the completion of Rel-18 AI/ML WI, a new study item is launched in Rel-19 to investigate AI/ML support for new use cases,...

ETSI AI and Data Conference

France. Despite a date clash with the 3GPP Working Groups, an important and topical conference is sure to cover 5G and 6G features for AI or by AI agents under consideration during the groups meeting in Gotenborg (RAN WGs) and Goa (CT and SA WGs) during...

Plenary progress on Rel-19 freeze

the start of the intensification of work on Release 20, with its dual priorities of 5G-Advanced specification work and early 6G study items - now the main business to be addressed across the project. Vimeo videos Three video interviews with the TSG...

5G Americas' 5G-Advanced Overview

A new white paper from 5G Americas confirms 5G‑Advanced's position as the hod carrier for the building site that is 6G. A new white paper from 5G Americas confirms 5G‑Advanced's position as the hod carrier for the building site that is 6G. The 5GA...

Towards Rel-19 freeze date

for the new release. Rel-20 looks sure to be a busy one, with its dual focus on 5G-Advanced maturation and the study phase of 6G. Early Rel-20 studies on 6G of particular interest include: Study on 6G Use Cases and Service Requirements (WG SA1,...

A 6G ecosystem for the Verticals: Considerations for e-Health and Robotics

One6G are the newest Market Representation Partner in 3GPP, having joined the project in November 2024. In this article, Professor Shikh-Bahaei looks at how important it is for 6G standards to meet the needs of the e-Health and Robotics verticals. By:...

TSDSI Tech Deep Dive Conference video

the 8th edition of the TSDSI Tech Deep Dive (TTDD) Conference - held from 15 to 18 July 2025 - on the theme of “Standardising 6G: Architecting Intelligent, Secure and Sustainable Networks & Services”. The TSDSI website has full details of the TTDD...

5G RedCap: Unlocking Scalable IoT and FWA Innovation with Reduced Capability 5G

landscape, RedCap supports the industry’s transition to scalable 5G SA infrastructure, while preparing the ground for future 6G use cases. As RedCap matures, it will place a central role in the mid-tier device segment, replacing LTE Cat-3 / Cat-4 in...

SA2 Roles & Responsibilities

planning what will be done in the next two years in the continuation of 5G Advanced development and the start of work on 6G. For the first time in ten years SA2 will face the challenge of enhancing the architecture of one generation while developing the...

The Journey Towards Industrial 6G

progress but instead shows that achieving the full vision requires more time than originally anticipated. To set Industrial 6G on a strong footing, it’s critical to reflect on the lessons learned from 5G from the very beginning. Below, the General...

6G Summit at NetworkX

3GPP Organizational Partner ATIS to host the Next G Alliance - 6G Summit during the NetworkX Americas conference. Where are we on 6G? Get the full picture on Tuesday, 20 May, in Dallas. The ATIS sessions will cover: Requirements for realizing 6G and...

3GPP & O-RAN ALLIANCE Joint Workshop on 6G Coordination

FR, this week was an opportunity to share high-level information about the 3GPP and O-RAN plans and respective efforts on 6G standardization. A joint workshop, held at ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, FR, this week was an opportunity to share high-level...

RAN Rel-19 Status and a Look Beyond

time to take an overall look at where TSG RAN stands and how it is planning for the next releases - particularly related to 6G. TSG RAN is currently working on Release 19 (Rel-19) projects, the 2nd release of 5G-Advanced and also the last release fully...

6G Monday

3GPP Organizational Partner ETSI is hosting a '6G Monday' on April 14, looking at the early stage progress being made on 6G. 3GPP Organizational Partner ETSI is hosting a '6G Monday' on April 14, looking at the early stage progress being made on 6G....