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PARTNER FOCUS

GLOBAL ALIGNMENT FOR
THE BENEFIT OF END-USERS,

AS NEW FOCUS AREAS EMERGE

By Anita Döhler, CEO and Klaus Moschner,
Executive Programme Manager, NGMN Alliance

NGMN’s Work Programme often had and continues to have a very NGMN with its network operators, vendors and research
close connection with 3GPP, as one of the important cooperation associations has played an important role for the requirements
partners of the Alliance. Most of NGMN’s work focuses on pre- setting of 4G and 5G and will continue to provide impactful
standardisation studies and derived requirements which are then guidance for the next generation of mobile networks beyond 5G.
for instance input for 3GPP’s standardisation activities. As global implementations and further development of 5G continue
Examples are: to maximize its full potential, the Alliance is committed to continue
supporting the implementation of 5G through prioritized projects.
• Global alignment and convergence of technology standards to
avoid fragmentation and to support industry scale, e.g. for future NGMN is dedicated to remain at the forefront of next generation
use cases and requirements, release planning, architecture mobile networks, as well as committed to providing impactful
options - beyond 5G/6G. guidance for the resolution of emerging short- to mid-term
industry challenges. Alongside the streamlined projects to support
• Ensure E2E availability and user experience: e.g. complement 5G’s full potential, NGMN will concentrate on three focus areas:
3GPP work on slicing from the Device Operating System aspect,
develop a holistic view on high level architecture for a Telco 1) Mastering the Route to Disaggregation
Network based on Cloud Native Infrastructure. 2) Sustainability
3) 6G

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