IEEE International Network Generations Roadmap (INGR)
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INGR Chapters
- Executive Summary
- Applications and Services
- Edge Automation Platform
- Hardware
- Massive MIMO
- Satellite
- Standardization Building Blocks
- Millimeter Wave and Signal Processing
- Security
- Testbed
White Papers (available 1st Quarter 2020)
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Deployment
- Energy Efficiency
- Optics
- Systems Optimization
About the IEEE International Network Generations Roadmap (INGR)
The purpose of the International Network Generations Roadmap (INGR) is to stimulate an industry-wide dialogue to address the many facets and challenges of the development and deployment of 5G in a well-coordinated and comprehensive manner, while also looking beyond 5G. Future network technologies (5G, 6G, etc.) are expected to enable fundamentally new applications that will transform the way humanity lives, works, and engages with its environment. INGR, created by experts across industry, government and academia, is designed to help guide operators, regulators, manufacturers, researchers, and other interested parties involved in developing these new communication technology ecosystems by laying out a technology roadmap with 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year horizons.
Development of the INGR has produced a technical community that fosters the exchange of ideas, sharing of research, setting of standards, and identification, development, and maturation of system drivers, system specifications, use cases, and supported applications. As work continues with the Second Edition, new experts are encouraged to participate, to evolve and strengthen this crucial document. Join us!
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Working Group Teams
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| Connecting the Unconnected | Sudhir Dixit, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Reports
- IEEE 5G and Beyond Technology Roadmap White Paper - October 2017
- Perspectives on 5G Applications and Services - March 2018
News
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Past Events
- INGR Workshop at the IEEE 5G World Forum in Dresden, Germany - 30 September to 2 October 2019
- International Network Generations Roadmap (INGR) Workshop - July 2019
- IEEE Beyond 5G Roadmap Workshop at ICC 2018, May 2018
- IEEE 5G Roadmap Workshop at ICC-2017, Paris France, 25 May 2017
- IEEE 5G Roadmap Workshop at Globecom 2016, 8 December 2016
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