What's Next For 5G? 3GPP Release 18, 19 And Beyond
RCRWirelessNews, Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
To understand the commercial reality of cellular connectivity, in this case 5G, it's important to understand the standardization work that set the stage for real-world deployments.
So before we look into what's coming from 3GPP in Releases 18, 19 and beyond, it's important to take stock of where we are today with 5G; what did we get right, what could we have potentially done better, and what did we learn?
GSA Industry Standardization and Strategy Consultant Adrian Scrase, formerly the CTO of ETSI and a part of 3GPP, told attendees to the Industrial 5G Forum (available on-demand here) that with 5G the industry delivered a 'single global unified standard.That took basically three decades to achieve.It wasn't easy. But having got there, industry really recognizes the value of having a single global unified standard. There are very sound economic reasons why we should try to achieve that. And the question going forward of course, is will we be able to do that again in the next generation?'