Dong Yeon Kim

DongYeon focuses on research and development of 5G/6G system architecture and procedures, acting as a delegate in 3GPP SA and CT working groups at Ofinno. She is the author of numerous 3GPP contributions that have advanced various 5G features, with several reflected in specifications. Prior to joining Ofinno, she spent 13 years at Samsung Electronics … Read more

Marta Martinez Tarradell

Marta is an expert in wireless technologies, specializing in 6G, 5G, and 4G systems. As a key contributor to 3GPP standardization, she actively shapes the future of the wireless connectivity through her work as a researcher and RAN2 delegate, driving innovation and cutting-edge developments in the industry. Before joining Ofinno, Marta held a role of … Read more

2025 Retrospective on Cellular, Wi-Fi, and Video Compression Standards and What We’re Watching in 2026

Ofinno’s Standards Readouts feature expert insight and analysis that translates complex standardization progress into actionable insights to help navigate the future 5G/6G, next-gen Wi-Fi, and media compression technologies. Overview 2025 brought meaningful progress across the cellular, Wi-Fi, and video compression standards communities. In 3GPP, Release 19 reached its functional freeze while Release 20 initiated 6G … Read more

3GPP Starts Defining What ‘Day-1 6G’ Will Actually Mean

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Ofinno’s Standards Readouts feature expert insight and analysis that translates complex standardization progress into actionable insights to help navigate the future 5G/6G, next-gen Wi-Fi, and media compression technologies. Overview At the November 2025 3GPP meetings in Dallas, discussions across the Service and System Aspects (SA) and Radio Access Network (RAN) working groups marked a clear … Read more

Yunjung Yi

Yunjung’s research focuses on radio access network technologies and procedures for LTE, NR, and 6G. She has been a 3GPP delegator since 2011, contributing to projects including LTE MTC, NB-IoT, 5G control channel and initial access, URLLC, 5G advanced control channel and scheduling, SBFD, and UE/network power saving. She earned her Ph.D. from UCLA and … Read more

Taehun Kim

Taehun focuses on the research and development of radio access network procedures for 5G and 6G. Before joining Ofinno, he served as a chief research engineer at LG Electronics, where he contributed to 3GPP standardization activities. His experience includes five years as a CT1 delegate, two years as a RAN2 delegate, and serving as rapporteur … Read more

Ryan Keating

Ryan’s research focuses on energy-efficient 6G networks, positioning, and ambient IoT. He is named on over 300 patents, both granted and pending, and has been an active 3GPP RAN1 delegate since 2018, including serving as feature lead for enhanced positioning during Release-17. He earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at … Read more

Muhammad Kazmi

Muhammad is a RAN1 delegate at Ofinno, leading several initiatives in 5G Advanced and 6G technologies. His research focuses on AI/ML for mobile communications, immersive communication, subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD), energy-saving techniques for networks and devices, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), ambient IoT, and positioning for next-generation systems. Before joining Ofinno 6G Innovation Lab, … Read more

Jinsook Ryu

As a Principal Engineer at Ofinno, Jinsook is driven by a passion for people and inventing practical solutions for 5G and 6G wireless systems. Before joining Ofinno, she was a Principal Engineer at DISH/Echostar and LG Electronics, actively contributing to 3GPP standardization. Jinsook is named on hundreds of granted and pending U.S. patents, with a … Read more

Jian (James) Xu

Jian (James) Xu currently focuses on Mobility (LTM and AI-based), Data Collection, Extended Reality (XR), Quality of Experience (QoE), and Ambient IoT (A-IoT) for 5G/6G. He also serves as Ofinno’s 3GPP delegate. Prior to joining Ofinno, he was a principal/chief research engineer at LG Electronics from Feb. 2009 to Nov. 2021. As a delegate of … Read more

HyoungSuk Jeon

Hyoungsuk’s research spans a wide range of cellular communication standards, from 5G to 6G, with a particular focus on PHY/MAC signaling and network optimization. He is named on roughly 700 granted patents across diverse cellular technologies and brings deep expertise in patent product management to support filings and prosecution at Ofinno. At Ofinno, Hyoungsuk supports … Read more

Silas Fong

Silas has been researching low-latency communications in wireless networks since 2014. Before joining Ofinno, he worked at Qualcomm on 5G/6G R&D, focusing on D2D communications for Industrial IoT and mmWave network deployment. He is an inventor on more than 60 U.S. patents in wireless communications. Silas has also conducted postdoctoral research at Cornell University, the … Read more

3GPP Standardization of AI/ML for Radio Access Networks

Stanislav Filin Senior Staff Engineer Starting from Release 18, the introduction of artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI/ML) functionality into radio interface, radio access networks, and core networks has become one of the most significant topics in 3GPP standardization. In Release 18 alone, there were 16 study and work items among 3GPP working groups. This … Read more

An Introduction to 5G Quality of Experience (QoE)

In 3GPP Release 17 and Release 18, the work items on 5G Quality of Experience (QoE) management for diverse services were introduced. 5G is designed for various types of emerging services. Operators have a strong need to continuously upgrade their 5G networks to provide high-quality experiences for the emerging services. The existing 5QI (5G QoS … Read more

Nazanin Rastegardoost

Nazanin joined Ofinno as a Wireless Specialist after earning her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from George Mason University in 2018. She previously interned at Bell Labs in Stuttgart, Germany, contributing to beyond-100G optical transmission systems. Nazanin is named on 17 patent applications and has published around 10 international papers. Her work focuses on PHY and … Read more