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Mission Critical looks to 6G
Jukka Vialén, 3GPP SA WG6 Vice Chair, Airbus, presented on behalf of 3GPP at the CCW conference today.
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First 6G RAN study approved
The first study - to identify typical usage scenarios for 6G radio technology and the required capabilities for each scenario – is complete. The approval of TR 38.914 and the agreement of a timeline for the first 6G specifications – See Timeline for Release 21 (June 10, 2026) – aligns the work to…
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3GPP Plenaries in Singapore
The TSGs#112 meetings brought together delegates from across the globe to progress the work of the three Technical Specification Groups (RAN, SA and CT)
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Timeline for Release 21
3GPP has today set a date for the approval of the first 6G standards from the project.
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ATIS insights into work on Rel-20
The ATIS Webinar is well worth a watch. Three experts took us through what we already know about 3GPP Release 20 - 6G Technology Studies.
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First study, new generation
The 3GPP Organizational Partners TTC and ARIB were the joint hosts of the 3GPP TSGs#111 meetings, held in Fukuoka from March 9 to 13, 2026. Although 5G Advanced specification work remains the primary focus, two new reports caught the eye during the week.
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Singapore prepares for TSGs#112
With the preparations for the TSGs#112, to be held at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre from June 8-12, well underway – The achievement of making it happen is now beginning to feel dauntingly real.
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2025 Excellence rewarded at Working Groups
The process for the annual 3GPP Excellence Awards was completed with the presentation of the traditional totems during the February Working Group meetings.
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Japan hosts TSGs#111 in Fukuoka
The 3GPP Organizational Partners, The Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC) and Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB) are set to host the 3GPP TSGs#111 Meetings at the Hakata International Exhibition Hall & Conference Center in Fukuoka city, Japan.
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RAN Working Groups in Goteborg
A week of RAN WG meetings, attended by over 1500 experts, started with a minutes silence in remembrance of our colleague Carolyn Taylor
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Working Groups go to GOA
The 3GPP Working Groups of TSG CT and TSG SA are meeting this week in the West coast State of Goa. It is India’s smallest State, but one of great beauty and historic significance. The 3GPP Organizational Partner the Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI) is hosting the…
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Digital Symposiums: Insights for Telecom Leaders(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
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In Memory of Dr. Carolyn Taylor
We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Dr. Carolyn Taylor, ETSI MCC Technical Officer for 3GPP RAN1.
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Over 40,000 CRIF queries: Klarna, banks and telecoms entangled in CRIF network(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Credit Scoring Following an initiative by noyb, more than 2,400 affected individuals requested their data from the credit agency CRIF and have now received it. An evaluation by noyb shows that many well-known Austrian companies, such as Erste Bank, Verbund and Drei, evaluate their customers using…
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Plenary progress on Rel-19 freeze(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
TSGs#109 marked a step forward towards Release 19 finalization with the functional freeze of features, ahead of the code freeze – due in December
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Towards Rel-19 freeze date(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Three sets of 3GPP Working Group meetings are drawing to a close in Goteborg (CT and SA) and Bengaluru (RAN).
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Evening stroll in the park(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
In the early evening of Wednesday August 27, delegates and friends of Peter Hedman ran, walked and supported a community event in his honour.
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2024 Excellence Awards(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Later than in previous years, during the May 2025 Working Group meetings, the four Excellence awards for 2024 have been presented.
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How Grupo MasMovil Monitors Radio Access Networks with ClickHouse(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
For those who are not familiar with Radio Access Networks (RAN), they are the first point of access to mobile networks. These nodes allow your smartphone to access 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G networks.