Release Rel-16
5G NREnhances 5G NR with unlicensed spectrum, vehicle-to-everything, and private network support.
Frozen 2020-07-031,303 specifications
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 22.967
Transferring of emergency call data
Service
Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.968
Study for requirements for a Public Warning System (PWS) service
Service
Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.973
IMS Multimedia Telephony service; and supplementary services
Service
Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.977
Feasibility study for speech-enabled services
Service
Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.978
All-IP network (AIPN) feasibility study
Service
Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.979
Feasibility study on combined Circuit Switched (CS) calls and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) sessions
Service
Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.980
Network composition feasibility study
Service
Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.982
Study of Customised Alerting Tone (CAT) requirements
Service
Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.983
Services alignment and migration
Service
Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.985
Service requirements for the User Data Convergence (UDC)
Service
Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.986
Study on Service Specific Access Control
Service
Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.987
Study of haptic services requirements
Service
Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 22.988
Study on alternatives to E.164 for Machine-Type Communications (MTC)
Service
Rel-16TS3GPP ServicesUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.002
Network architecture
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.003
Numbering, addressing and identification
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.007
Restoration procedures
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.008
Organization of subscriber data
Architecture
Rel-16TSEPCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.009
Handover procedures
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.011
Technical realization of Supplementary Services
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.012
Location management procedures
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25