3GPP meeting briefs

Free summaries of recent 3GPP working group meetings: what was agreed, which companies pushed which option, and links to every TDoc. 6G, NTN, AI native core and more. Each brief is written by 3GPP Scout from the meeting record and quotes each source briefly, with a link to the original.

• SA2 #177 AI native core 6G study summary: operator control approved, AI domain still open

  SA2 #177 (October 2026) on AI in the 6G core: operator control of AI approved as study text, AI domain, intent transport and ML model provisioning still open. TDocs linked.

  Published 2026-10-19
• NTN 3GPP RAN1, RAN2, RAN4 October 2026 summary: satellite direct-to-device

  RAN1 #126-bis, RAN2 #135-bis and RAN4 #120-bis (October 2026) on NTN: mixed GNSS modes in 6G NTN, Rel-20 timing and dual PRACH, n254 and n255 power classes. TDocs linked.

  Published 2026-10-19
• 3GPP RAN1 #126-bis 6G agreements summary: waveform, Polar channel coding and 1024QAM

  RAN1 #126-bis (October 2026) on 6G: no transmit filter coefficients in RAN1, no low-PAPR 16QAM, a 512 or 1024 Polar DCI choice at #127, uplink 1024QAM. TDocs linked.

  Published 2026-10-16
• SA2 #176 AI native core 6G study summary: 3GPP agreements and company positions

  What SA2 #176 agreed on AI in the 6G and 5G core: AI agents, intent handling, the AI domain and NWDAF. Which companies pushed which architecture, with every TDoc linked.

  Published 2026-09-27
• NTN 3GPP RAN1, RAN2, RAN4 August 2026 summary: satellite direct-to-device

  What RAN1 #126, RAN2 #135 and RAN4 #120 agreed on NTN in August 2026: GNSS-resilient uplink pre-compensation, a new MAC CE, and NTN band power classes. Every TDoc linked.

  Published 2026-09-27
• NTN satellite direct-to-device: what operators say versus what they propose in 3GPP (August 2026)

  Verizon, AST SpaceMobile, Amazon, Viasat and others: public statements next to their RAN1, RAN2 and RAN4 NTN contributions from August 2026, with every TDoc and article linked.

  Published 2026-09-27
• 3GPP RAN1 #126 6G agreements summary: waveform, LDPC channel coding and modulation

  What RAN1 #126 (August 2026) agreed on 6G radio: no consensus on constellation shaping, options on 4K and 1K QAM, and the new LDPC base graph BG3. Who pushed what, with every TDoc linked.

  Published 2026-09-27