Release Rel-16
5G NREnhances 5G NR with unlicensed spectrum, vehicle-to-everything, and private network support.
Frozen 2020-07-03124 specifications in series 22
Key features: NR-U unlicensed, V2X, industrial IoT, integrated access backhaul
All SeriesSeries 21Series 22Series 23Series 24Series 26Series 27Series 28Series 29Series 31Series 32Series 33Series 34Series 35Series 36Series 37Series 38
TS 22.240
Service requirements for 3GPP Generic User Profile (GUP); Stage 1
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.242
Digital Rights Management (DRM); Stage 1
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.243
Speech recognition framework for automated voice services; Stage 1
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.246
Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) user services; Stage 1
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.250
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Group Management; Stage 1
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.259
Service requirements for Personal Network Management (PNM); Stage 1
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.261
Service requirements for the 5G system
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.262
Message service within the 5G System (5GS); Stage 1
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.268
Public Warning System (PWS) requirements
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.278
Service requirements for the Evolved Packet System (EPS)
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.279
Combined Circuit Switched (CS) and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) sessions; Stage 1
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.280
Mission Critical Services Common Requirements (MCCoRe); Stage 1
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.281
Mission Critical (MC) video
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.282
Mission Critical (MC) data
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.289
Mobile communication system for railways
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.340
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) messaging; Stage 1
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.346
Isolated Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) operation for public safety; Stage 1
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.368
Service requirements for Machine-Type Communications (MTC); Stage 1
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.468
Group Communication System Enablers (GCSE)
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.519
Business communication requirements
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Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25