Release Rel-17
5G NRExtends 5G NR to new device classes and satellite access.
Frozen 2022-03-231,408 specifications
Key features: RedCap (NR-Light), NR-NTN, multicast/broadcast, XR support
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TS 38.838
Study on XR (Extended Reality) evaluations for NR
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.839
Principles and requirements for simultaneous Rx/Tx band combinations for NR CA/DC, NR SUL and LTE/NR DC
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.841
High power UE for NR inter-band Carrier Aggregation with 2 bands downlink and x bands uplink (x =1,2)
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.842
High power User Equipment (UE) (power class 2) for NR inter-band Carrier Aggregation (CA) and Supplementary Uplink (SUL) configurations with x (x>2) bands DL and y (y=1, 2) bands UL
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.844
Study on Efficient utilization of licensed spectrum that is not aligned with existing NR channel bandwidth
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.845
Study on scenarios and requirements of in-coverage, partial coverage, and out-of-coverage NR positioning use cases
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.847
New frequency range for NR (47.2 – 48.2 GHz)
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.849
Introduction of 6GHz NR unlicensed operation
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.851
User Equipment (UE) Further enhancements of NR RF requirements for frequency range 2 (FR2)
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.852
Introduction of 1900MHz NR band for Europe for Rail Mobile Radio (RMR)
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.853
Introduction of 900MHz NR band for Europe for Rail Mobile Radio (RMR)
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.854
NR support for high speed train scenario in frequency range 2 (FR2)
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.857
Study on NR positioning enhancements
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.860
Study on extended 600MHz NR band
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.861
Study on high power UE (power class 2) for one NR FDD band
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.862
Study on band combination handling in RAN4
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.863
Non-terrestrial networks (NTN) related RF and co-existence aspects
Architecture
Rel-17TSNTNUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.868
Study on optimizations of pi/2 BPSK uplink power in NR
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.875
Study on support of reduced capability NR devices
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.884
Study on enhanced test methods for Frequency Range 2 (FR2) NR User Equipment (UE)
Architecture
Rel-17TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25