Release 19
With the availability of fully implementable specifications at the end of December 2025, on-schedule completion of 3GPP Rel-19 has concluded work on the second 5G-Advanced release.
Having successfully attained its ambitious goals, Release-19 represents a balance of continuity and innovation, consolidating previous releases while setting the stage for future work. 5G-Advanced is set to remain the focus of Release-20 work during 2026, addressing the immediate commercial needs of deployed 5G networks. At the same time Rel-20 will bring the first 6G studies on requirements, system architecture, security and on radio evolution to meet future use cases.
Click on the image above to download a presentation set (43 slides) summary of 3GPP TR 21.919 - Release description; Release 19.
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Rel-19 Timeline
The priority topics in Rel-19
The Rel-19 Work Plan
The Work Plan will be the place to monitor the growth of Release 19.
The latest Work Plan is always available for download at https://www.3gpp.org/specifications/work-plan
Work Plan level detail of Rel-19 timeline
Some Background on Release 19
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Rel-18 Status and Rel-19 Progress in TSG SA, Puneet Jain, TSG SA Chair (Nov. 2023)
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Early Workshops on Release 19 (June 2023). At TSGs#100 the Plenaries started the process of deciding what will be in Rel-19. Over 500 presentations were submitted to the two dedicated workshops in Taipei. https://www.3gpp.org/news-events/3gpp-news/tsg-100-01
- Advancing 5G towards 6G, TSDSI Workshops (Jan 2023)
https://www.3gpp.org/news-events/partner-news/tsdsi-workshops - TR21.919 the "Release description; Release 19", will be approved and published at the end of the Release. Prior to that, draft versions will be available.
About the ‘5G Advanced’ logo
The official 5G-Advanced logo, for use on 3GPP Reports and Specifications, will again appear on Release 19 deliverables.
The decision to adopt the new marker (from Rel-18) was taken at the 3GPP Project Coordination Group (PCG#46-e Meeting) in April 2021. The PCG has considered and approved the use of distinct 3GPP markers since the completion of early LTE work in 2008, to help distinguish new release capabilities and the services that they bring.
Whether ‘LTE’ or ‘5G’, these markers have allowed the broader industry to achieve some clarity in their conversations about which 3GPP system they are referring to in a variety of conversations with partners and customers, as well as within the 3GPP community.
Guidelines for the use of the 5G-Advanced logo are found ...here.