The GSMA and the path to 5G Advanced

Since its first commercial launch in 2019, 5G has evolved rapidly – far faster, in fact, than its technological predecessors, 3G and 4G.Industry standards organisation 3GPP officially chose the name 5G Advanced for the next step in 5G’s technical evolution last April and announced in December that work was commencing on defining the technology in Release 18. Release 18 is currently expected to be published in 2024.“We’ve never seen a generational technology advance