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FORE-WORD

FORE - WORD

Looking forward to meeting again

Welcome to the third issue of 3GPP Two of our TSG Chairs have also Release 17, with evolution on NR-NTN
Highlights, a publication that aims to bring contributed. On the early pages of Issue and IoT-NTN high on the agenda for the
you news from the project and to provide 3 we have a detailed first look at the RAN next release.
an insight into how 3GPP is opening up to features under consideration for their Other Highlights content includes news
new challenges. ‘package approval’ for Release 18, followed from the automotive edge, the case for a
by our TSG SA Chair’s thoughts about the
Summer, in the North, has brought some solid mission critical services test platform
relief from new Covid-19 outbreaks and recent decision on the timeline for Release and a piece about how IPv6 can help
new variants, offering us the hope that - 18 and the start of detailed discussions unleash the potential of 5G.
with continued vigilance - we can continue about its candidate features, for approval We hope that you enjoy Issue 3 of
to plan for a return to physical meetings in December 2021. ‘Highlights’. If so, please tell a friend to
when the time is right.
“The market partners subscribe. If not, please tell me and I will
work to be better next time.
in 3GPP bring us new
INSIDE ISSUE 3
ideas and encouragement
We have two interviews that reflect our KEVIN FLYNN
changing leadership. Our newly appointed that 3GPP is on the best 3GPP Marketing and
WG RAN3 Chair, Gao Yin, tells us about Communications
the new innovations to be specified in the course with our work kevin.flynn@3gpp.org
group, but also about the pressure created planning.”
by a very busy meeting cycle. In our
second interview, we welcome Wen Ku,
the new Secretary-General of the CCSA. The market partners in 3GPP bring us new
He talks about his priority to strengthen ideas and encouragement that 3GPP is on
international exchanges and cooperation the best course with our work planning.
and offers some encouragement to 3GPP In this issue we hear from the ESOA
to renew efforts to improve efficiency in about 3GPP progress on Non-Terrestrial
working methods and to strive harder to Networks, as satellite work items and
balance the needs of the members. technical specifications make it into

COPYRIGHT & CONTACTS

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Email: highlights@3gpp.org Lionel Morand, Georg Mayer
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