3GPP

The metaverse and extended reality (XR) applications are considered critical to unlocking the full consumer potential of the 5G technology. Rigorous testing is crucial to ensure the performance and market …

This webinar offers a comprehensive test and measurement perspective on 5G and 6G technologies as enablers of immersive virtual environments. Watch on-demand to explore spectrum utilization challenges and advancements, with a …

This month marked a significant milestone in the decade-long 5G technology evolution. After many months of intense discussions leading up to the final 3GPP RAN Plenary meeting of 2023, which …

There is a niche committee vote this week at a meeting of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) to decide whether ‘ambient’ IoT, to enable energy-harvesting in battery-less cellular devices, …

Back in 2021, my colleague, Lorenzo Casaccia, authored this blog post that introduced the 5G Broadcast technology and its history. Since then, there has been significant progress made by developers and broadcasters …

3GPP noted that the delivery of a new mobile generation is a multi-year process The 3GPP organizational partners ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA and TTC said the body would …

Private 5G networks are billed as a sort of silver bullet for business problems in a wide range of vertical markets. That said, adoption has been slower than expected, there’s …

RedCap is poised to expand the NR device ecosystem, enabling growth and increased 5G use cases. But what exactly is it? RedCap, also called NR-Lite, is the 3GPP IoT wireless …

Private cellular networks offer tremendous benefits for enterprises: better security than Wi-Fi, smooth handovers between radios, improved throughput and latency, and future-proof support for a diverse set of use cases. …

3GPP Release 18 marks the start of 5G Advanced, which builds on the 5G baseline defined by 3GPP in previous Releases 15, 16, and 17. There is a wide consensus …

Huawei said that RedCap connections are expected to exceed 100 million within the next three years DUBAI- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Reduced Capability (RedCap) technology has already entered large-scale commercial use at …

Read this white paper to learn more on the technical background for over-the-air (OTA) testing on 5G NR devices. Focusing on RF conformance aspects and UEs, the paper examines the …

3GPP Release 18 marks the start of 5G Advanced, which builds on the 5G baseline defined by 3GPP in previous Releases 15, 16, and 17. There is a wide consensus …

The lack of ubiquitous network coverage from terrestrial cellular networks can be disruptive not only to industry and enterprise, but even the safety of individuals when they most need connectivity. …

Note, this is an excerpt from a new editorial report, called Private 5G for IoT – plotting timelines, defining applications and making bets. The full report is available to download …

The 5G New Calling Solution, which is based on 3GPP R16 specification, represents an upgrade of operators’ basic calling services, bringing various interactive and new services to users, according to …

G non-terrestrial networks (NTN) is a technology to enable 5G user terminals on, or close to the earth’s surface, to connect to non-terrestrial base stations located on satellites. There are …

There have been nearly 300,000 written contributions for 5G UE-related technologies. Three big network vendors (Huawei, Ericsson, and Nokia) have been leading in both the number of contributions and approved …

The convergence of wireless and wireline networks will provide a consistent 5G experience no matter how consumers are connected, delivering on the technology’s many promises – from better and differentiated …

MWC 2023: Bosch has said it is working with Nokia to develop industrial IoT solutions based on incoming 6G cellular networks. It follows the same joint work, formalised by the …

5G is expanding into new industry segments, but also expanding into new technology areas, such as 5G positioning. Key concept of 5G precise positioning is to utilize 3GPP signaling in …

Since its commercial launch in 2019, 5G is gearing up to enter its next transformational phase, which will be driven largely by 5G-Advanced — an upgrade to The 3rd Generation …

According to a recent study by the GSMA, the industry is targeting commercialization of Rel.18 from 2024 onwards 3GPP approved its Release 18 (Rel.18) package at the December 2021 RAN …

3GPP approved its Rel. 18 5G Advanced package at the December 2021 RAN plenary meeting 3GPP’s Release 18 (Rel.18) will certainly set the initial phase towards 5G-Advanced as the mid-point …

It has been a few years since I last discussed how 3GPP contribution counting is a flawed practice and why it should not be used to evaluate a company’s leadership in technology …