Which 3GPP release is 6G?

6G: Above 100 GHz and Terahertz (THz) Frequencies. 3GPP Release-16, Release-17 & Beyond … Couple of talks by NTT Docomo on 5G and Beyond (pre-6G) Slides and Videos from the 1st 6G Wireless Summit – March 2019.

Release 16 will be “5G phase 2” and will be completed in June 2020 (TSGs#88) – See adjustment noted above. Prepare and finalize initial description template information that is to be submitted to ITU-R WP 5D#29.

3GPP Release 17 3GPP approved the Release 17 package in December 2019 at the same meeting as the freeze for Release 16’s physical layer work. So far, COVID-19 has most affected Release 17, as the majority of the work for this release has happened virtually.