It’s finally here! The first 5G international standard is officially completed and frozen

Recently, the formulation of 5G (fifth-generation mobile communication technology) standards has reached a critical juncture.

It is reported that the first version of the 3GPP (mobile communications standardization body) 5G NSA (Non-Standalone) standard has been officially frozen.

According to the 3GPP plan, 5G standards are divided into two types: NSA and SA (Standalone). Among them, 5G NSA networking is a transitional solution, which mainly aims to increase the bandwidth in hot spots. It has no independent signaling plane and relies on 4G base stations and core networks. The standard formulation progress is relatively faster.

This also leads to a discount on its 5G performance and capabilities. In addition, the realization of 5G NSA requires upgrading the existing 4G network, which will have a certain impact on the performance and smooth operation of the existing network.

Therefore, SA independent networking is the industry-recognized 5G networking solution. According to the plan, 3GPP will release the SA independent networking solution in June 2018, when all new features of 5G will be expected to be realized.

Although NSA is a transitional solution, it is also of key significance. Industry insiders said that the completion of the 5G standard NSA solution is an important milestone in the 5G standardization process, marking that the 5G standard and industry process has entered a substantial acceleration stage and the 5G commercialization has entered the countdown.

As a first-tier manufacturer in China, Huawei has made rapid progress in 5G. Yang Chaobin, president of Huawei's wireless products, said in an interview that Huawei is promoting 5G pre-commercial use around the world. These regions are Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Milan, Tokyo, Vancouver, Toronto, London and other places.

Yang Chaobin said that the first pre-commercial system released by Deutsche Telekom in September this year came from Huawei, which included bearer, access network and CPE. Yang Chaobin also revealed that Huawei will launch a full set of 5G network equipment solutions for large-scale commercial use next year.