ATIS is driving North American leadership in the technologies and standards that define the future of our digital world. In the ATIS Update, you will see how we — along with our Next G Alliance —are advancing the information and communications technology (ICT) industry's most critical imperatives as well as our region’s priorities globally. Most recently, the work involves:

Championing North America in Global Forums: ATIS ensures our region’s voice is heard in 3GPP, the world’s standards forum for mobile communications. 3GPP standards power the networks that billions rely on every day. By helping host major 3GPP plenaries in the U.S. and Canada through 2026, ATIS brings global decision-making closer to home.

Pioneering the Vision and Path to 6G: Through the Next G Alliance, ATIS is setting the course for North American leadership in the 6G era. From integrated sensing and communications to sustainable AI-driven networks, our work today is building the foundation for generations of wireless innovation — 6G and beyond.
Advancing ICT Industry Transformation: Beyond mobile, ATIS is preparing our members for what’s next — whether that’s helping the industry prepare for quantum computing, digital identity innovation, or refining call authentication solutions.

Together, this work ensures North America sets the pace for the global digital future. Learn more at www.atis.org.

ATIS is the global host of the 2025 3GPP Meetings in Dallas and Baltimore. Stay updated at https://3gppmeetings.atis.org/.

Strengthening Security through Enhanced Zero Trust

Advancing secure, interoperable, and standards-aligned approaches for 5G.

Zero Trust is a security paradigm built on the principle that no digital system or user, internal or external, should be inherently trusted. Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) provides a comprehensive framework for applying this model across complex digital ecosystems.

ATIS’ new resource, “Enhanced 5G and Zero Trust Cloud and Operational Security Aspects” (eZT5G), reinforces the organization’s leadership in cybersecurity and network resilience by exploring how ZTA can be implemented and operationalized within 5G cloud environments — also considering the evolution to 6G.

The Quantum-Safe Communications and Information Initiative

Preparing Telecom Networks for the Post-Quantum Era

As quantum computing advances, the digital security of today’s telecommunications infrastructure faces unprecedented risk. ATIS leads the industry’s proactive response with strategic insights and practical solutions.

A host of resources have already come out of ATIS’ Quantum-Safe Communications and Information Initiative. They provide a roadmap for assessing quantum threats, securing 5G networks, and enabling cryptographic agility through enhanced visibility and transparency. Access "Quantum Technologies and the Cryptographic Threat Timeline: A Strategic Overview," "Preparing 5G for the Quantum Era: An Analysis of 3GPP Architecture and the Transition to Quantum-Resistant Cryptography," and "Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM) for Telecom: Enabling Quantum-Safe Transition and Crypto-Agility in 5G Networks". Learn more.

The Future of Digital Identity

Transforming how operators authenticate customers, secure their privacy, and protect them from fraud in the digital world.

In an environment where protecting consumers from SIM swap and number porting fraud presents growing challenges, ATIS has released “The Future of Digital Identity: A Self-Sovereign Identity Technical Implementation Guide for the Telecom Provider.”

This white paper outlines how providers can integrate reusable digital identity technologies into their operations to strengthen customer trust, reduce fraud, and enable secure, interoperable identity ecosystems. It highlights the benefits of incorporating Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) and Verifiable Credentials (VCs) — empowering operators to not only prevent fraud but also deliver privacy-preserving authentication and streamline on-boarding across consumer, enterprise, and IoT environments.

Advancing Open Source

Linux Foundation collaboration one of many ATIS efforts to further open source innovation in ICT industry.

In a move to create highly modular, interoperable, and software-driven networks, ATIS and the Linux Foundation, host of Linux Foundation Networking and key Open RAN software projects, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to drive collaboration on the development and integration of open source and Open RAN technologies.

This strategic partnership aligns implementation and standardization efforts across U.S. operators, accelerating the progress toward secure, sustainable, and intelligent next-generation network architectures, including 5G and 6G. Together, with Linux Foundation, we’re combining the strengths of open standards and open source to build the foundation for the networks of tomorrow.

Coming Soon

Expect ATIS insights on these topics soon:

Enterprise Identity – Distributed Ledger Technology
5G Policy Management for Zero Trust
Telecom Organizational Verifiable Credential Governance

Integrated Sensing and Communication: A Transformative Capability Expected to Define the 6G Era

A paradigm shift in Next-Generation wireless networks.

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) introduces sensing as a native function of the communication network. By merging radar-like sensing and wireless communication into a single system, ISAC enables capabilities that extend far beyond today’s networks. This integration empowers applications ranging from detecting the presence, movement, and characteristics of objects within network coverage to enhancing network performance through improved channel awareness.

The NGA's “Integrated Sensing and Communications Readiness Report, Phase I,” is an industry-first analysis exploring how ISAC will position 6G as a driver of innovation across in areas such as smart homes, transportation, environmental monitoring, healthcare, manufacturing, and public safety. The focus is on distinctly North American priorities. Access the slides from the recent NGA ISAC webinar.

The Promises and Challenges of Sustainable AI in Telecom

A major contribution to understanding AI’s sustainability potential.

AI is transforming the ICT landscape, offering powerful tools to optimize resource allocation, enhance network performance, and increase the automation and resilience of ICT networks. However, its energy demands — particularly during model training and deployment — pose significant environmental challenges. "Sustainable AI in Telecom: Promises and Challenges in 6G " examines how to mitigate the environmental impact of AI across the ICT industry value chain.

The Transformative Social and Economic Benefits of Low-Power Wide-Area Networks and Short-Range Massive Sensors in Rural North America

Envisioning the next-G world with societal and economic impacts built in from the start.

The NGA's work is focused on how 6G can deliver social and economic benefits to the widest range of users throughout North America. Low-power wide-area (LPWA) network technologies — such as LTE-M, NB-IoT, LoRa, and Sigfox — deliver long-range communication with minimal power consumption, making them ideal for addressing rural communities' unique connectivity challenges. The NGA's "Societal and Economic Impacts of LPWA and Short-Range Massive Sensors" captures its pivotal work on the role of LPWA networks and massive sensor deployments in rural North America. It covers the areas of applications in agriculture, healthcare, and public safety. With LPWA innovation users will gain real-time data to accelerate decision-making — improving both their quality of life and economic standing.

More Next G Alliance Resources Charting the Course to the North American 6G Leadership

Advancing Industry Understanding of Joint/Integrated Communication and Sensing for 6G

Learn How Digital Twins and Fixed Wireless Access Will Enable Innovative New 6G Applications

Component Technologies for the 6G Future

Access all white papers in the NGA’s 6G Library.

NGA and XG Mobile Promotion Forum Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance the Global 5G and 6G Ecosystem

Industry Policy Priorities

On the telecommunications policy front, 2025 has been an active year in Washington D.C. ATIS has been tracking and engaging on a variety of ongoing proceedings and developments — from those of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to Capitol Hill, and the Executive Branch. Read the policy insights.

Upcoming North American 3GPP Meetings

ATIS’ Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority

Year six of the STI-GA sees tremendous growth in service provider participation and the foreshadowing of truly automated cross-border call signing between Canada and the U.S.

The industry-run Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA) is a critical body helping the industry achieve success in mitigating the problem of unwanted robocalling. ATIS works with the STI-GA Board to define the rules governing the certificate management infrastructure. The goal is to ensure calls are effectively “certified” to help maintain the public trust in the U.S. telephone network. Read about the impact this work is having.

Accelerated Solutions and Standards Advancing Industry Priorities

ATIS' standing Committees and Forums solve the ICT industry's most pressing challenges as they arise — with a constant focus on advancing industry transformation. Learn how ATIS Solutions and Standards are most recently transforming industry challenges into results for our industry. Read the update.

ATIS President & CEO Speaks on a U.S. Standards Strategy for the 21st Century

ATIS President & CEO Susan Miller joined standardization executives from the technology and manufacturing sectors at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to share ATIS’ perspective on the 2025 ANSI U.S. Standards Strategy.

Recognized as a key driver of U.S. competitiveness, technology standards play an increasingly vital role in shaping the foundations of innovation. In her remarks, Miller commended the strength of the ANSI Standards Strategy and affirmed that ATIS looks forward to advancing its principles across the ICT sector. She emphasized that standards are a powerful competitive tool for the wireless industry, illustrating how ATIS uses its work to enable both continuous innovation and continuous disruption.

Central to ATIS’ mission, Miller emphasized, is challenging the perception that standards development is merely a “long game.” It is critical to ensure the clear immediate business value standards organizations bring to companies across the wireless ecosystem is understood. Watch the on-demand video.

Prep for the PEG 2026 Event

Access proceedings of the PEG webinar Introduction to Class 4 Fault Managed Power Systems.

Visit www.atis.org to learn more about all of ATIS' exciting events and initiatives.

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