5G standards divide frequencies into two groups: FR1 (450 MHz – 6 GHz) and FR2 (24 GHz – 52 GHz) . Most early deployments will be in the FR1 space. Research is ongoing into using FR2 frequencies, which are also known as extremely high frequency (EHF) or millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies.
Read moreWhat encryption does 5G use?
Data traffic within the 5G infrastructure is protected by state-of-the-art encryption . The devices and the network authenticate each other using integrity-protected signaling. This ensures that if a single component is compromised, the other components remain protected.
Read moreWhich 3GPP releases cover 5G?
After initial delivery in late 2017 of ‘Non-Stand-Alone’ (NSA) NR new radio specifications for 5G, much effort focused in 2018 on timely completion of 3GPP Release 15 – the first full set of 5G standards – and on work to pass the first milestones for the 3GPP submission towards IMT-2020.
Read moreWhat are the 3GPP standards?
The term “3GPP specification” covers all GSM (including GPRS and EDGE), W-CDMA (including HSPA), LTE (including LTE-Advanced and LTE-Advanced Pro) and 5G specifications . Revised versions of many of these specifications are produced up to four times a year following the quarterly TSG plenary meetings.
Read moreWhat does 3GPP do for 5G?
3GPP is a collaborative activity between well-established regional standard organizations. The goal is to develop and maintain global technical specifications . This is to make sure that network equipment and handset manufacturers can develop products that are interoperable all over the world.
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