Light Reading outlines 13 groups that are working to influence the development of 5G, including its standards, spectrum and use cases.

Sarah Thomas, Director, Women in Comms

April 23, 2015

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The 5G Clubs

5G should also mean 5X the number of industry associations, consortiums, research institutes and other groups tackling the formidable challenge of defining the use cases, spectrum and standards associated with the next-generation network.

It's for a good reason, however -- there is still a lot that needs to be worked out over the next five years before early 5G networks are expected to go live. But, it can be hard to keep track of too. (See LTE Paves the Way for the 5G Revolution, The 3GPP's Road to 5G Standardization , You Can't Spell 5G Without LTE and 5G: What Is It & Why Does It Matter?)

Lucky for you, readers, you don't have to. In a new Prime Reading feature, the Light Reading editors have done the legwork for you, outlining 12 of the groups that are devoted to planning the roadmap for 5G. (See 5G: Meet the Influencers.)

For all the news on 5G from Light Reading's 5G month and recent Building America's 5G Ecosystem event, visit the dedicated 5G section here on the site.

Included in the report are:

  • 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)

  • International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

  • Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Ltd.

  • 4G Americas

  • GSM Association (GSMA)

  • 5G:haus

  • CableLabs + NYU

  • 5G Development Centre

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 's Wireless Networks Division

  • 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC)

Head over the Prime Reading section of the site to get the breakdown on what the group is about, which companies are involved and how they see 5G evolving. Let us know if we missed any groups in the comments section, as it seems to be an ever-growing list.

— Sarah Thomas, Circle me on Google+ Follow me on TwitterVisit my LinkedIn profile, Editorial Operations Director, Light Reading

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Sarah Thomas

Director, Women in Comms

Sarah Thomas's love affair with communications began in 2003 when she bought her first cellphone, a pink RAZR, which she duly "bedazzled" with the help of superglue and her dad.

She joined the editorial staff at Light Reading in 2010 and has been covering mobile technologies ever since. Sarah got her start covering telecom in 2007 at Telephony, later Connected Planet, may it rest in peace. Her non-telecom work experience includes a brief foray into public relations at Fleishman-Hillard (her cussin' upset the clients) and a hodge-podge of internships, including spells at Ingram's (Kansas City's business magazine), American Spa magazine (where she was Chief Hot-Tub Correspondent), and the tweens' quiz bible, QuizFest, in NYC.

As Editorial Operations Director, a role she took on in January 2015, Sarah is responsible for the day-to-day management of the non-news content elements on Light Reading.

Sarah received her Bachelor's in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She lives in Chicago with her 3DTV, her iPad and a drawer full of smartphone cords.

Away from the world of telecom journalism, Sarah likes to dabble in monster truck racing, becoming part of Team Bigfoot in 2009.

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