Security News > 2021 > January > 3GPP standards enrich LTE and 5G with network architecture enhancements

Despite the impact of COVID-19, momentum for enhancements to LTE and 5G standards continue with additional releases from the Third Generation Partnership Project.

5G Americas announced the publication of a white paper providing an update on the newest 3GPP releases launching the next chapter of 5G standardization and beyond.

Chris Pearson, President of 5G Americas said, "Overseen by 3GPP, standardization of cellular communication technical specifications has played a pivotal role in defining and enabling future innovation. Despite all the global challenges during this historic year dealing with COVID-19, 3GPP finalized Release 16 and initiated the work on Release 17.".

In Release 16, 3GPP has continued enriching the 5G system with new features like ultra-reliable low latency architecture support, 5G LAN services, Time Sensitive Networking for Industrial IoT, Non-Public Networks and much more.

With recent estimates nearing 285 million 5G global subscriptions by the end of 2020, the rapid adoption of 5G will be further strengthened by the numerous current and future enhancements in Releases 16 and 17 that are "Ready to unleash a variety of new use cases that will provide a foundation for innovation in our wireless ecosystem."

Background on LTE and evolution of LTE in Releases 16 and 17.

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