"Freezing" is applied successively for each of the three stages (see below), with stage 3 normally being frozen one or two TSG meetings earlier than the "end" date.

To enhance mobility in heterogeneous networks, LTE-A requirements were frozen as Release 12 stage 1 in March ‘12. The second stage for Release 12 was frozen in Dec. ‘13 and stage 3 (final LTE-A …

In order to provide developers with a stable platform for implementation while at the same time allowing the addition of new features, the 3GPP uses a system of parallel "releases", all of which are listed in …

Oct 23, 2022 · From package approval (December 2021) to protocol coding freeze (March 2024), the duration is 2 years and 3 months. Conceptualizing new features or enhancements for the release …

This presentation will attempt to summarize Release 12 and the work to date in Release 13 – perhaps 50,000 documents! There will only be time to discuss a few features but links and navigation help is …

Revised versions of 3GPP specifications are published - free of charge - up to four times a year following the quarterly Technical Specification Group plenary meetings.

3GPP is a consortium with seven national or regional telecommunication standards organizations as primary members ("organizational partners") and a variety of other organizations as associate …

3GPP Release schedule and summary The table below gives the approximate dates and some of the salient features of the different 3GPP Releases for their standards.

Release 12 was largely completed on-time in March 2015, with a few exceptional features allowed an extension to later in the year.

Release frozen in December 2009. Built on Release 8 with these initial LTE enhancements: PWS (Public Warning System): Introduced Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS). MIMO Beam …