NGMN Alliance, an industry organization of leading worldwide Telecom Operators, Vendors and Research Institutes, has published a 5G White Paper providing consolidated 5G operator requirements. In June, NGMN has launched a 5G-focused work-programme that will build on and further evolve the White Paper guidelines with the intention to support the standardisation and subsequent availability of 5G for 2020 and beyond. The key activity of the work-programme is the development of technical 5G requirements and end-to-end architecture design principles. The results of this activity will be delivered to all major SDOs, to the ITU and to other 5G related organizations.
