The 3GPP has finalized the non-standalone and standalone 5G New Radio (NR) standards and is further defining the next generation of cellar to align with IMT-2020 performance requirements. Wi-Fi is simultaneously following a develop roadmap, laid out by the IEEE, meant to continually increase capacity and better serve high-density deployment scenarios to enable internet of things-type applications. Two industry watchers say 3GPP and IEEE missed an opportunity to align the standards despite the overlap between the two access technologies.
