LA JOLLA, CA – 5G as a standard is technically finished after the 3GPP, the international organization that oversees cellular standards, signed off on the standalone 5G New Radio (NR) spec.
According to the announcement, “the whole industry is taking the final sprint towards 5G commercialization” now that another essential step of standardization of 5G has been successfully completed. 3GPP released the 5G NR specifications for non-standalone (NSA) operation in December.
More than 600 delegates from major international telecom operators, network, terminals and chipset vendors, internet companies and other vertical industry companies witnessed the moment earlier this week.
“The freeze of Standalone 5G NR radio specifications represents a major milestone in the quest of the wireless industry towards realizing the holistic 5G vision”, said of 3GPP TSG RAN chair Balázs Bertényi, in the announcement. “5G NR Standalone systems not only dramatically increase the mobile broadband speeds and capacity, but also open the door for new industries beyond telecommunications that are looking to revolutionize their ecosystem through 5G.”
The complete announcement is available here.
