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
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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