Advancing 6G through 3GPP developmentsand industry collaboration About theGSMA The GSMA is a globalorganisation unifying themobile ecosystem to unlockthe full power of connectivity Unlock the benefits ofGSMA membership As a member of the GSMA, you join a vibrant communityof industry leaders and visionaries – helping to shape thefuture of mobile technology and its transformative impacton societies worldwide. Our unique position at the heart of the mobile industrymeans you get exclusive access to our technical experts,data and analysis – as well as unrivalled opportunities fornetworking, innovation support and skills acceleration. Led by our members, we represent the interests ofover 1,100 operators and businesses in the broaderecosystem. The GSMA also unites the industry atworld-leading events, such as MWC (in Barcelona, For more information, please visit:http://www.gsma.com/membership/ Security Classification:Non-confidential Acknowledgements Access to and distribution of this document is restrictedto the persons permitted by the security classification.This document is subject to copyright protection. Thisdocument is to be used only for the purposes for which ithas been supplied and information contained in it must not Morteza Kheirkhah, PhD,Technical Director, Networks; GSMA 6G Community Lead,GSMALead Author (SA2 & 6G Community) Chungwoo Hwang,Principal Research Engineer ICT Standardization Maestro,KT Corp. Tao Sun, PhD,Chief Expert, 3GPP SA Vice Chair,China Mobile Copyright Notice Copyright © 2026 GSM Association Shahab Lavasani,Senior Director, Standards and Strategy,HuaweiContributor (TSG CT) Disclaimer The GSMA makes no representation, warranty orundertaking (express or implied) with respect to and doesnot accept any responsibility for, and hereby disclaimsliability for the accuracy or completeness or timeliness Malla Reddy Sama, PhD,Chief Architect, 3GPP SA2 6G Rapporteur,DOCOMO Euro-LabsContributor (SA2 6G Study Status) Dieter Gludovacz,Senior Standardization Expert,Group Technology,Deutsche Telekom AGContributor (General) Compliance Notice Contents 3.5.4.KI#4 (UP): User Plane Architecture243.5.5.KI#5 (QoS): QoS Framework for 6G263.5.6.KI#6 (Policy): Policy and Charging Control Framework303.5.7.KI#7 (NW Exposure)323.5.8.KI#8 (NetShare): Network Sharing in the 6G System333.5.9.KI#9 (Localized): Localized Service Access343.5.10.KI#10 (FWA): Fixed Wireless Access363.5.11.KI#11 (N3GPP): Support of Non-3GPP Access363.5.12.KI#12 (Voice): Voice Services for 6G383.5.13.KI#13 (Emergency Voice): Emergency Voice Services for 6G393.5.14.KI#14 (LCS): Location Services for 6G393.5.15.KI#15 (Messaging Services): Messaging Services for 6G413.5.16.KI#16 (Others): Other Essential/Regulatory Services for 6G413.5.17.KI#17 (IWK): Migration and Interworking413.5.18.KI#18 (AI for 6G): AI for 6G Architecture443.5.19.KI#19 (6G for AI): 6G Network for AI503.5.20.KI#20 (Sensing): Integrated Sensing and Communication523.5.21.KI#21 (DF): 6G Data Framework in SA2543.5.22.KI#22 (Computing): 6G Computing Support573.5.23.KI#23 (NTN): Support of 6G NTN623.5.24.KI#24 (IoT): Analyse 5GS IoT Features and Solutions634.References655.Abbreviations66 Contents 1. Executive Summary This GSMA 6G Progress Report provides a structuredoverview of recent 3GPP 6G standardisation activitiesacross TSG SA, TSG RAN, and TSG CT, covering the periodspanning SA2#173 in Goa (February 2026) and SA2#174 inMalta (April 2026). A landmark milestone during this periodwas the approval of the first 3GPP 6G Work Item (WI) atSA#111 in Fukuoka, marking the formal start of normative6G standardisation under Rel-21. The target completion forRel-21 stage 2 work is March 2028, with ASN.1 and OpenAPIfreezes planned for March 2029, enabling early commercial6G deployments from 2030. The SA2 6G Architecture plane (KI#4), QoS (KI#5), and policy and charging (KI#6)have each produced structured variant classificationswith corresponding TDoc mappings. Voice (KI#12) andemergency voice (KI#13) services are approximately 80%complete, location services (KI#14) have been extended toinclude AI-driven positioning variants, and migration and The AI-related KIs are among the most active in thestudy. KI#18 (AI for 6G) has defined 22 solution variantscovering intent handling, ML inference and training,AI capability exposure, performance monitoring, andoperator control over AI autonomy. KI#19 (6G for AI)addresses UE AI agent communication, application-layerapproaches, network capability exposure to AF-hosted AIagents, and CN-based AI training and inference services.KI#22 (Computing) has produced 15 solutionvariantsacross five groups, spanning computing coordinationarchitectures, service authorisation, capability exposure,and resource monitoring. KI#20 (Integrated Sensing andCommunication) has agreed five top-level architecturevariants, KI#21 (Data Framework) has aligned 12 functional At TSG RAN#111, approximately 90% completion wasachieved on the 6G RAN scenario