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Fourth Radio Interface Technology Added to 5G Standards

Members of the International or IMT program, our diverse global operators, standards development
Telecommunication Union (ITU) approved membership continues its long-standing organizations, and the academic
a fourth technology as part of ongoing contribution to advance broadband mobile community. ITU provides a unique global
standards development for 5G mobile communications, furthering our mission framework to discuss the capabilities of
services. Known as “DECT 5G-SRIT", to leave no one behind in connecting the new radio technologies." Andreas Zipp,
the new technology supports a range of world." ITU – the United Nations agency Chairman of the DECT Forum, welcomed
uses, from wireless telephony and audio entrusted with coordinating radio- the addition of the new technology to IMT-
streaming to industrial Internet of Things frequency spectrum worldwide – today 2020. “Inclusion as part of ITU's global 5G
(IoT) applications, particularly in smart published the specifications for the new standards affirms the significance of this
cities. It was added in the first revision to technology as Recommendation ITU-R technology moving forward," he said. Other
ITU's key recommendation IMT-2020, which M.2150-1. The technology is designed candidate radio interface technologies
broadly encompasses fifth-generation, or to provide a slim but strong technical underwent the international mobile
5G, networks, services, and devices. This foundation for wireless applications telecommunication (IMT) evaluation
ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) deployed in a range of use cases, from process over the past year, although only
Recommendation – providing a set of cordless telephony to audio streaming, one qualified to be added at this stage. The
global technical 5G standards – reflects and from professional audio applications revised IMT-2020 recommendation now
continual consultation and discussion to the industrial Internet of Things includes the new standard, which European
among governments, companies, (IoT) applications, such as building standards developers recognized could
regulators, and other stakeholders dealing automation and monitoring. The European support 5G uptake everywhere. “The ETSI
with radiocommunication worldwide. Telecommunications Standards Institute DECT standard received IMT-2000 approval
Along with fostering connectivity across (ETSI) laid the essential groundwork more than twenty years ago," noted ETSI's
borders, ITU promotes the global rollout jointly with the DECT Forum, a worldwide Chief Technical Officer, Adrian Scrase. “5G
of 5G as a key driver to achieve the UN's association of the digital enhanced therefore presented an ideal opportunity
17 Sustainable Development Goals. “New cordless telecommunications (DECT) to develop this new, non-cellular, radio
and emerging technologies like 5G will be or wireless technology industry. ITU's standard, which is particularly suited
essential to build an inclusive, sustainable Radiocommunication Director, Mario for smart meters, Industry 4.0, building
future for all people, communities Maniewicz, said: “The highly collaborative management systems, logistics and
and countries," said ITU's Secretary- process involves substantial input from smart cities." Based on the requirements
General, Houlin Zhao. “Under the ongoing and coordination with the ITU Member set out in ITU's evaluation process, the
International Mobile Telecommunications States, equipment manufacturers, network radio interface technology demonstrates
worldwide compatibility in terms of
operation, equipment, and roaming. It also
addresses the ultra-reliable low latency
(URLLC) capability stipulated by IMT-
2020 – the underlying global coordination
framework for so-called 5G services. IMT-
2020 stands for the requirements issued
by ITU's Radiocommunication Sector for
5G starting in 2015. Full-scale commercial
deployment of 5G networks has only
taken off in the past year, following ITU's
publication of a key radiocommunication
technology recommendation. ITU
published the only globally agreed IMT
standard for radio interface technologies
in February 2021 under the designation
Recommendation ITU-R M.2150. At the
time of publication, three technologies
met the stringent IMT-2020 performance
requirements. Two of those (3GPP

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