Tech Talk: December 7-14, 2020 3GPP Plenary Meetings Recap

By Dean Prochaska, Senior Director of Standards, First Responder Network Authority

Highlights

The fourth quarterly 3GPP Plenary e-meetings of 2020 recently concluded. At these December meetings, the 3GPP momentum continued with more Release 17 (R17) progress. Mission critical (MC) features continue to progress. A major plus for public safety was the continued inclusion and clarification of important 5G direct mode and broadcast mode communications in R17. Many public safety agencies from across the globe co-signed two contributions authored and led by the FirstNet Authority to emphasize the importance of these R17 features. READ FULL ARTICLE