Standardization plays a significant role in enhancing user convenience and fostering industrial development through the dissemination of technology.
Within the complex framework of multiple standardization organizations, collaboration that leverages each other’s strengths has become crucial. The advent of 5G created a kind of boom, attracting interest from various industries and facilitating cross-industry collaborations.
While mobile systems often focus primarily on radio technology aspects, non-radio aspects also constitute vital components, which are agnostic to mobile generations in some cases.
This talk discusses the role of ITU and standardization, the booms accompanying new generations, perspectives on generation evolution, generation-agnostic components, and explores the potential future for 12G.
Seizo Onoe, ITU
Seizo Onoe took office as Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on 1 January 2023. Known in the industry as “the father of LTE” (Long-Term Evolution), he helped upgrade the wireless broadband standard for mobile devices and networks. He now aims for global outreach to bridge standardization gaps, deliver the benefits of technology widely and speedily, and ensure meaningful and affordable broadband access for everyone.
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As the first release of the second phase of 5G standardization 5G-Advanced, Release 18 in 3GPP has been progressing well despite the challenges due to COVID-19. In this talk, we will provide a high-level summary of 3GPP Release 18 from the radio access network (RAN) perspective. We will then give a brief introduction of how 5G will evolve in the next several years, first by providing a summary of the Release 19 workshop in June 2023 and the recent development in the RAN plenary meeting in September 2023. As a continuation of 5G-Advanced, Release 19 will primarily focus on continuing investing in 5G-Advanced commercial deployments to further improve performance and address critical needs. Release 19 is also a bridge to 6G, for which 3GPP is expected to develop an input to the IMT-2030 process in the future.
Wanshi Chen, 3GPP RAN WG1
Wanshi Chen (Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, USA), is currently 3GPP TSG RAN Plenary Chair appointed in April 2021.He has over 20 years of experiences in telecommunications in leading telecom companies including operators, infrastructure vendors, and chipset vendors.
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Dr. Ulrich Dropmann, Nokia
Dr. Ulrich Dropmann heads the external standardization activities for Nokia. He is responsible for global and regional standardization including radio spectrum aspects. Ulrich is board member of the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA). He also is a VP and Executive Committee member of the Global Mobile Supplier Association (GSA). Since April 2022, he serves in addition as a board member to the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network Global Forum (IOWN-GF)
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Seizo Onoe, ITU
Seizo Onoe took office as Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on 1 January 2023. Known in the industry as “the father of LTE” (Long-Term Evolution), he helped upgrade the wireless broadband standard for mobile devices and networks. He now aims for global outreach to bridge standardization gaps, deliver the benefits of technology widely and speedily, and ensure meaningful and affordable broadband access for everyone.
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Wanshi Chen, 3GPP RAN WG1
Wanshi Chen (Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, USA), is currently 3GPP TSG RAN Plenary Chair appointed in April 2021.He has over 20 years of experiences in telecommunications in leading telecom companies including operators, infrastructure vendors, and chipset vendors.
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