
NGMN News and Press Releases


NGMN Identifies Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Target Values for Assessing Green Networks
Frankfurt, Germany, February 22nd, 2023. The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) today published ‘Green Future Networks: KPIs and Target Values for Green Network Assessment’ addressing the key issue of how operators measure, report, track, and act on their environmental and energy footprints, while maintaining high service quality for end users.
Measuring progress towards environmental goals is a critical success factor for operators as they move forward on their journeys towards greater environmental sustainability and energy efficiency in their networks and operations.
“NGMN’s vision is to provide impactful guidance to the industry with Green Future Networks being a core strategic priority”, said Anita Doehler, CEO, NGMN. “With the publication of KPIs and Target Values for assessing Green Networks, we are realising that vision by supporting and enabling operators and their wider ecosystem partners to measure and manage their progress towards their sustainability goals”, she added.

NGMN guides the industry with 6G Requirements and Design Considerations
Frankfurt, Germany, February 14th, 2023. In its latest 6G publication, “6G Requirements and Design Considerations”, the NGMN Alliance (NGMN) has defined several important requirements for 6G. By providing this guidance to the industry, NGMN takes on a leading role in avoiding fragmentation of future 6G standards and achieving affordable deployments and services valued by end users.
The publication offers guidance and input to Standards Development Organisations (SDOs) working towards realisation of the vision of communication systems for 2030 and beyond, currently being developed by ITU-R. It has been developed on the understanding that there will be an evolution towards 6G without distinction between any new 6G technology, an evolution of 5G or a combination of both.
New approaches have been identified within this publication covering digital inclusion, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, and flexible deployment. Potential new capabilities related to prospective use cases are discussed qualitatively as well as new paradigms to address traffic growth, capacity needs, minimise complexity and provide alternatives to densification.

NGMN Identifies Best Practices for Telco Supply Chain Sustainability
Frankfurt, Germany, January 17, 2023. The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) today published ‘Green Future Networks: Telco Supply Chain Sustainability’ addressing the key issue of how operators can work with their supply chains to reduce carbon emissions. Reducing carbon emissions from the supply chain is of critical importance to operators’ roadmaps to net zero carbon.
“Cutting carbon emissions to tackle climate change is an issue that challenges all industries. The mobile industry is meeting this challenge head-on”, said Arash Ashouriha, SVP Group Technology, Deutsche Telekom and NGMN Board Chairman. “Our work at NGMN is an important step in enabling operators and their suppliers to identify practical ways in which they can work together to reduce carbon emissions. Deutsche Telekom targets net-zero emissions at the latest by 2040. With more than 95% emissions generated from our value chain, partnering with our suppliers is critical to meeting our net zero goals. To support the industry, we shared our best practice examples in this publication”, he added.

NGMN continues its successful path with Chairman Arash Ashouriha being re-elected for a second term
Frankfurt, Germany, December 13, 2022. The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) announces its Board Chairman and Board Members for the term 2022 – 2024, starting November 23, 2022. All Board Members were newly confirmed and Arash Ashouriha, SVP Group Technology Innovation of Deutsche Telekom, was unanimously elected to extend his Chairmanship for another term of two years. Under his direction, between 2020 and 2022, NGMN successfully performed a significant re-positioning and transformation executing its new strategy to focus on “Mastering the Route to Disaggregation with a spotlight on the E2E Operating Model”, “Green Future Networks” and “6G”, whilst continuing to support 5G’s full potential.

NGMN Paves the Way for Disaggregated Networks’ Operating Models
Frankfurt, Germany, October 18, 2022. Today, the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has launched its second publication on “ODiN – Operating Disaggregated Networks v2.0”, which provides a detailed breakdown on how disaggregation impacts an operator’s organisation and processes. The publication covers RAN, core and transport disaggregation and outlines how planning, deployment, service provision, optimisation and maintenance processes will be impacted. In addition, the publication highlights the impact on processes of cloudification and the need to move towards the use of greater network automation whilst embracing DevSecOps.

NGMN’s Industry Conference & Exhibition from Sep 7 – 9 in Paris with Top Speakers and Exhibitors
NGMN Alliance will hold its highly recognized global Industry Conference & Exhibition (IC&E) taking place every two years, on September 7-9, 2022, at the Pavillon d'Armenonville in Paris. C-Level and other top management participants will share their perspectives on today’s and tomorrow’s opportunities and challenges and the future of mobile telecommunications.

NGMN Press And Industry Briefing 2022
Thank you for joining our live NGMN Press and Industry Briefing on March 1, 2022 from 1:30 -2:30 pm CET at MWC stand 3M31.

NGMN IDENTIFIES 6G USE CASE
The identification of 6G use cases is key to predicting major trends in future usage scenarios and will help to steer the needs and requirements for future generational change. Therefore, operators, technology suppliers and academic advisors in NGMN joined forces and contributed their views on which 6G use cases they predict will emerge in the future decade. The result is published in NGMN’s “6G Use Cases and Analysis” White Paper released today.

NGMN CALLS FOR THE INDUSTRY TO SUPPORT UPLINK PERFORMANCE
Verticals’ use cases need sufficient uplink throughput or cell capacity and low enough latency, when 5G Time-Division Duplex (TDD) bands are used to successfully realize their industrial use cases. The uplink performance is key to fully unlock the value of 5G.

NGMN Calls for Metering Solutions to Reach Net-Zero Emission Targets
The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN), today publishes its fourth Green Future Networks White Paper: “Metering for Sustainable Networks”

NGMN Defines Industry Standard for a “Global Green Networks Benchmark”
The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN Alliance) today announces the establishment of methodologies and KPIs for a Global Green Networks Benchmark.

NGMN Alliance Continues to Grow with New Partners Joining the Alliance
Bharti Airtel, Comba Telecom, Google, IBM and Telia have joined the NGMN Alliance Partnership in 2021.

NGMN Identifies Key Energy Saving Solutions for Mobile Networks
In its latest publication “Green Future Networks: Network Energy Efficiency”, the NGMN Alliance analyses existing and future energy saving features and solutions.

ODiN webinar “Success on the Road to Disaggregation”
Our Operating Disaggregated Networks (ODiN) webinar “Success on the Road to Disaggregation” took place on Thursday, October 14th, 2021.
NGMN operator members informed about and actively discussed the objectives, timeline, the first deliverable, and next milestones of one of the key initiatives of our NGMN Work Programme:
Operating Disaggregated Networks (ODiN)

NGMN Green Future Networks Project Update at 5G World
Ana Maria Galindo Serrano, Orange and Saima Ansari, Deutsche Telekom provide an update on the status of the NGMN GFN project at 5G World

Disaggregated Networks and Green Future Networks at 5G World
Arash Ashouriha and Anita Döhler on NGMN's focus topics Disaggregated Networks and Green Future Networks at 5G World

NGMN is Paving the Way for Effective End-to-End Operation of Disaggregated Networks
The NGMN Alliance White Paper: “ODiN – Operating Disaggregated Networks” explores the appealing opportunities and the expected challenges arising from the disaggregation of mobile networks.

NGMN Green Future Networks Project Demands Network Equipment Circularity and Increased Efforts in Global Sustainability Standardization
NGMN Green Future Networks project publishes first two White Papers

Managing the Route to Disaggregation
NGMN's strategic focus on the Route to Disaggregation, Operating Disaggregated Networks, network automation and cloud native

NGMN Press And Industry Briefing
Together with Telecom TV, we are excited to invite you to the NGMN Press and Industry Briefing taking place virtually on June 24, 2021, from 3pm - 4pm CEST.

Operating Disaggregated Networks – Panel Discussion
Please join us on Wednesday June 30th at 3pm CEST to hear about one of the most exciting industry topics this year and how it is addressed by NGMN.

We have a new brand!
In line with our new strategy, we launched our new brand! It is fresh and energetic, standing for the duopoly of our brand idea unity and practicability. Our dual colour scheme symbolizes human touch (red) and technology (blue). We unite our human touch with technology!

NGMN Press And Industry Briefing
Together with Telecom TV, we are excited to invite you to the NGMN Press and Industry Briefing taking place virtually on June 24, 2021, from 3pm - 4pm CEST.

The Linux Foundation and NGMN Collaborate on End-to-End 5G and Beyond
The Next Generation Mobile Network Alliance is set to align the mobile communication sector with its entire supply chain - from component manufacturers to service providers - to address sustainability challenges faced by the ICT sector.

NGMN Urges ICT Companies to Tackle Climate Change
ICT Companies should align investments with a 1.5°C trajectory in line with ITU L.1470
The Next Generation Mobile Network Alliance is set to align the mobile communication sector with its entire supply chain - from component manufacturers to service providers - to address sustainability challenges faced by the ICT sector.
ICT Companies should align investments with a 1.5°C trajectory in line with ITU L.1470

6G to Consider Societal Requirements
First NGMN 6G White Paper Presents 6G Drivers and Vision
Today, the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance publishes its first 6G White Paper focusing on the 6G Drivers and Vision.
First NGMN 6G White Paper Presents 6G Drivers and Vision

NGMN Claims Pole Position in Disaggregation Operating Model, Green Networks and 6G
Today, the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance announces its new strategy and claims pole position in addressing the key major Operator & Ecosystem challenges in the coming years.

NGMN Alliance seeks the rapid development of Option 4 as complement to 5G Standalone
Today, the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance releases its latest Operator Position Statement paper urging the development finalization of 5G architecture “Option 4” to support the full realisation of 5G.

NGMN and O-RAN ALLIANCE Sign Co-operation Agreement
Today, the NGMN Alliance and the O-RAN ALLIANCE have announced to strengthen their relationship and to foster a closer co-operation in the area of Radio Access Network (RAN) decomposition of 4G and 5G networks.

NGMN Alliance Publishes Final Deliverable on 5G Architecture Framework
Today, NGMN has announced the latest requirements for a 5G End-to-End (E2E) Architecture Framework.

NGMN Alliance Launches Green Future Networks Project
With its Green Future Networks project, the NGMN Alliance will introduce aligned green targets to …

NGMN Board has launched a project focussing on the Vision and Drivers for 6G
Industry Guidance for Vision and Drivers for 6G

NGMN Announces new Chairman and Board Members
NGMN announces its new Board Chairman and changes to the Board Members …

NGMN Alliance Publishes Second 5G White Paper
Publication of Second NGMN 5G White Paper

NGMN Alliance Announces: Ms. Anita Döhler as New CEO
Anita Döhler will take over from Dr. Peter Meissner on July 1st, 2020, joining the NGMN office team in Frankfurt.

NGMN Green Telco Activities
New project to address energy consumption in 5G

Autonomic Framework for 5G and Beyond
Autonomic Framework for 5G and Beyond

NGMN Alliance Launches Initiative to Advance Cloud, Automation & Edge Computing
Launch of New Initiative
Advancement of Cloud, Automation & Edge Computing

NGMN Alliance and ESOA Members Collaborate to Extend Rural Connectivity with Non-Terrestrial Networks
Joint NGMN and ESOA Project
Extending Rural Connectivity with Non-Terrestrial Networks
CONTACT
NGMN Alliance e.V.
Grosser Hasenpfad 30
60598 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone: +49 69 907 49 98 0
Fax: +49 69 907 49 98 41
Email: office@ngmn.org