Release Rel-16
5G NREnhances 5G NR with unlicensed spectrum, vehicle-to-everything, and private network support.
Frozen 2020-07-039 specifications in series 21
Key features: NR-U unlicensed, V2X, industrial IoT, integrated access backhaul
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TS 21.101
Technical Specifications and Technical Reports for a UTRAN-based 3GPP system
General
Rel-16TS3GPP SystemUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 21.111
USIM and IC card requirements
General
Rel-16TS3GPP SystemUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 21.201
Technical Specifications and Technical Reports for an Evolved Packet System (EPS) based 3GPP system
General
Rel-16TS3GPP SystemUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 21.202
Technical Specifications and Technical Reports relating to the Common IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
General
Rel-16TS3GPP SystemUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 21.205
Technical Specifications and Technical Reports for a 5G based 3GPP system
General
Rel-16TS3GPP SystemUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 21.801
Specification drafting rules
General
Rel-16TS3GPP SystemUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 21.900
Technical Specification Group working methods
General
Rel-16TS3GPP SystemUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 21.905
Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications
General
Rel-16TS3GPP SystemUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 21.916
Release 16 Description; Summary of Rel-16 Work Items
General
Rel-16TS3GPP SystemUpdated 2026-07-26