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FCC plans 6G spectrum auctions before IMT 2030 frequencies have been identified and without a 6G frequency arrangement standard
Executive Summary: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr said Wednesday that a series of planned wireless-spectrum auctions could generate more than $100 billion in proceeds over the next several years. In July, the FCC voted to conduct a 2027 auction of 160 megahertz of mid-band spectrum in the Upper C-Band (3.98–4.2 GHz), creating a contiguous… Read more
How NTIA “Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security” might influence 6G/IMT-2030 standards and 3GPP specifications
Introduction: The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has launched the “Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security,” a multilateral initiative uniting more than 20 like-minded governments to coordinate on a shared vision for open, interoperable, secure, and resilient 6G networks. While politically significant, the effort operates alongside—not in place of—the established technical… Read more
IMT-2030 (“6G”) Minimum Technology Performance Requirements for Radio Interface Technologies
At its February 2026 meeting in Geneva, ITU-R WP 5D reached agreement on the technical performance requirements for IMT-2030, also known as 6G. Formal approval is expected to follow when the parent ITU-R study group 5 meets in December 2026. At their Feb 2026 meeting, WP 5D WG Technology Aspects/SWG Radio Aspects discussed all the… Read more
ITU-R M.[IMT-2030.EVAL] & ITU-R M.[IMT-2030.SUBMISSION] reports: Evaluation & Submission Guidelines for 6G RIT/SRITs (6G)
Backgrounder: As stated for years in IEEE Techblog posts, ITU-R Working Party 5D (WP 5D) is responsible for all International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) terrestrial radio interface technology (RIT/SRIT) reports and standards, e.g. 3G, 4G, 5G (IMT 2020) and 6G (IMT 2030). 5D has developed the minimum technical performance requirements and the evaluation criteria for IMT… Read more
Roles of 3GPP and ITU-R WP 5D in the IMT 2030/6G standards process
Setting the Record Straight: Many pundits and tech media outlets have been buzzing about 6G. One of many examples is today’s featured Light Reading post titled, “Looking ahead: Ready or not, here comes 6G.” There are also a plethora of 6G alliances and consortiums that are working on proposed 6G technologies — long before the… Read more
ITU-R WP 5D Timeline for submission, evaluation process & consensus building for IMT-2030 (6G) RITs/SRITs
The ITU-R WP 5D schedule described below applies to the first invitation for IMT 2030 candidate RITs [1] or SRITs [2] [1] RIT =Radio Interface Technology [2] SRITs =Set of RITs. That terminology was used for IMT 2020 and the IMT 2150 recommendation Submission of proposals may begin at 54th meeting of Working Party (WP) 5D,… Read more
ITU-R WP5D IMT 2030 Submission & Evaluation Guidelines vs 6G specs in 3GPP Release 20 & 21
Like previous generations of international mobile telecommunications (IMT) recommendations, ITU-R defines the 6G terrestrial radio access network requirements while 3GPP develops the standardized technology specifications that will be the project’s candidate to the ITU-R process. The target date for “Technology proposals for IMT-2030 RIT/SRITs” has been defined by ITU-R to be early 2029, and resulting… Read more
ITU-R: IMT-2030 (6G) Backgrounder and Envisioned Capabilities
ITU-R vs 3GPP – 5G and 6G Standards and Specifications: For new IEEE Techblog readers, ITU-R is responsible for radio interfaces with WP 5D making the ITU-R recommendations (standards) for IMT Radio Interface Technologies (RITs) and Set of Radio Interface Technologies (SRITs). For 5G, it was called IMT 2020 (M.2150 recommendation) and for 6G, it’s… Read more
NGMN issues ITU-R framework for IMT-2030 vs ITU-R WP5D Timeline for RIT/SRIT Standardization
The NGMN Alliance has issued the “ITU-R Framework for IMT-2030: Review and Future Direction.” In this essential publication, NGMN welcomes the recent ITU-R report on the ‘Framework and overall objectives of the future development of IMT for 2030 and beyond.’ This ITU-R report ( Recommendation ITU-R M. 2160) sets an important framework for future technology discussions towards… Read more
IMT-2030 Technical Performance Requirements (TPR) from ITU-R WP5D
As defined in Resolution ITU-R 56-3, International Mobile Telecommunications-2030 (IMT-2030) systems are mobile systems that include new radio interface(s) which support enhanced capabilities and new capabilities beyond IMT‑2020, IMT-Advanced and IMT-2000. In Recommendation ITU-R M.2160 ‒ Framework and overall objectives of the future development of IMT for 2030 and beyond, the capabilities of IMT-2030 are… Read more