Release 18 Approved by 3GPP in December 2021 |
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3GPP just approved the package of Release 18 (R18) in December 2021, which initiated the second phase of the 5G era as “5G-Advanced”. The commercial launch of R18 is estimated round 2025 by ABI Research, following the publication of the standard in December 2023. As with all other 3GPP releases, R18 will introduce enhancements for cellular networks in the core, system, radio, and device domains and the current development effort covers twenty-eight approved work/study Items. Included in these are:
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