Release Rel-18
5G-AdvancedFirst 5G-Advanced release, extending 5G NR with AI/ML, non-terrestrial networks, and reduced-capability devices.
Frozen 2024-03-221,533 specifications
Key features: RedCap enhancements, NR-NTN, XR enhancements, AI/ML for NG-RAN
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TS 26.917
Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS) and Packet-switched Streaming Service (PSS) enhancements to support television services
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.918
Virtual Reality (VR) media services over 3GPP
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.919
Study on media handling aspects of conversational services in 5G systems
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.921
Investigations on ambient noise reproduction systems for acoustic testing of terminals
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.922
Video telephony robustness improvements extensions; Performance evaluation
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.923
Study on media handling aspects of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) based telepresence
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.924
Multimedia telephony over IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS); Study on improved end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) handling for Multimedia Telephony Service for IMS (MTSI)
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.925
Typical traffic characteristics of media services on 3GPP networks
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.926
Traffic Models and Quality Evaluation Methods for Media and XR Services in 5G Systems
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.927
Study on Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning in 5G media services
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.928
Extended Reality (XR) in 5G
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.929
QoE parameters and metrics relevant to the Virtual Reality (VR) user experience
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.930
Study on the enhancement for Immersive Real-Time communication for WebRTC
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.931
Evaluation of Additional Acoustic Tests for Speech Telephony
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.935
Packet Switched (PS) conversational multimedia applications; Performance characterisation of default codecs
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.936
Performance characterization of 3GPP audio codecs
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.937
Transparent end-to-end Packet-switched Streaming Service (PSS); Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) usage model
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.938
Packet-switched Streaming Service (PSS); Improved support for dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP in 3GPP
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.939
Guidelines on the Framework for Live Uplink Streaming (FLUS)
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSCodecs & MediaUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 26.941
Network Slicing Extensions for 5G media services
Codecs & Media
Rel-18TSNetwork SlicingUpdated 2026-07-26