DALLAS, Aug. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* is
working with several global technology leaders and operators to
align on 5G. The efforts are in preparation for the release
of the official 3GPP specifications which will form the basis of
the global standards.
The goal is to enable faster 5G deployment once 3GPP completes
the first release of the official specifications. An official
technology standard makes the roll-out experience smoother which
will help businesses and consumers get 5G technology even
faster.
"We're joining other tech leaders to find and resolve key
standards issues early and bring 5G to market sooner," said
Tom Keathley, senior vice president-
wireless network architecture and design, AT&T. "Interim and
fragmented pre-standard specifications can distract from the
ultimate goal. Linking trials to the standards process is the
fastest path to large-scale global 5G deployment."
AT&T hopes to collaborate with a broad set of industry
participants. Preliminary discussions are underway with China
Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, KDDI, LG, Nokia,
NTT DOCOMO, INC., Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Samsung, SK Telecom,
Telstra and Vodafone.
In 5G trials, AT&T is accelerating over-the-air
interoperability testing based on standards developed under the
3GPP New Radio (NR) specifications. The trials are designed
to easily evolve with future versions of the official 5G standards,
a milestone 3GPP targets for 2018. Focusing on the NR
standards helps ensure the technology will work correctly with any
future 3GPP 5G NR updates.
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