The NGMN Alliance, an industry organization of leading world-wide Telecom Operators, Vendors and Research Institutes, has published a draft working baseline version of the NGMN 5G End-to-End Architecture Framework. This framework builds on and develops end-to-end architecture principles from the 2015 5G White Paper, and aims to support the standardisation and subsequent availability of 5G for 2020 and beyond. The NGMN Alliance was founded in 2006 by international network operators with the objective of ensuring that the functionality and performance of next generation mobile network infrastructure, service platforms and devices will meet the requirements of operators and, ultimately, will satisfy end user demand and expectations. The NGMN Alliance will drive and guide the development of all future mobile broadband technology enhancements with a focus on 5G.
