Release Rel-16
5G NREnhances 5G NR with unlicensed spectrum, vehicle-to-everything, and private network support.
Frozen 2020-07-0320 specifications in series 31
Key features: NR-U unlicensed, V2X, industrial IoT, integrated access backhaul
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TS 31.101
UICC-terminal interface; Physical and logical characteristics
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.102
Characteristics of the Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) application
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.103
Characteristics of the IP Multimedia Services Identity Module (ISIM) application
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.104
Characteristics of the Hosting Party Subscription Identity Module (HPSIM) application
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.111
Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) Application Toolkit (USAT)
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.115
Secured packet structure for (Universal) Subscriber Identity Module (U)SIM Toolkit applications
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.116
Remote APDU Structure for (U)SIM Toolkit applications
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.120
UICC-terminal interface; Physical, electrical and logical test specification
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.121
UICC-terminal interface; Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) application test specification
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.122
Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) conformance test specification
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.124
Mobile Equipment (ME) conformance test specification; Universal Subscriber Identity Module Application Toolkit (USAT) conformance test specification
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.130
(U)SIM Application Programming Interface (API); (U)SIM API for Java™ Card
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.131
C-language binding to (U)SIM API
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.133
IP Multimedia Services Identity Module (ISIM) Application Programming Interface (API); ISIM API for Java Card™
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.213
Test specification for (U)SIM; Application Programming Interface (API) for Java Card™
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.220
Characteristics of the Contact Manager for 3GPP UICC applications
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.221
Contact Manager Application Programming Interface (API); Contact Manager API for Java Card
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.890
CT WG6 aspects of 5G System Phase 1
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.900
SIM/USIM internal and external interworking aspects
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 31.970
UICC power optimisation for Machine-Type Communication (MTC)
Subscriber Identity
Rel-16TSUICC & Smart CardsUpdated 2026-07-26