The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is a consortium of telecommunications industry companies with varying focus areas that meet regularly to implement cellular communication standards. Contrary to what some understand 3GPP to be, they do not enforce these standards, but merely create them. The primary topic under discussion is 5G and Release 15. Release 15 is the set of standards detailing the use of the 5G New Radio standard as it applies to networks, software, silicon, handsets and the broader telecom ecosystem.

Some key performance indicators to take note of are peak data rates, connections for large-scale internet of things implementations, and ultra-reliable low-latency communications. Release 15 will facilitate the ability for the public to upload and download large-scale amounts of data faster and cleaner; the same holds true for enterprises increasingly dependent on hybrid cloud services.  Cell phones are one of many types of hardware requiring an internet connection. The IoT is growing at a rapid rate, and Release 15 is ensuring that your refrigerator, your watch, and your home security system can connect efficiently to the internet.

Peak data rates

The ability to transmit gargantuan amounts of data at a faster, smoother rate is a big part of Release 15’s bragging rights. This is referred to as enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), and its goal as part of the 5G network is to deliver up to 10 Gbps peak throughput, 1 Gbps throughput in high mobility, and a lower cost per bit per hertz transmitted.