5GAA and IOWN Global Forum Sign Letter of Intent to Advance Next-Generation

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) and the IOWN Global Forum have signed a Letter of Intent to establish a framework for closer collaboration on next-generation communication technologies and their application to connected mobility.

Signed in September 2026, the agreement marks an important step towards strengthening cooperation between the two organisations as the automotive and communication industries continue to advance connectivity solutions for future mobility services.

Under the Letter of Intent, 5GAA and IOWN Global Forum intend to cooperate in several strategic areas, including:

• Mobile Edge Computing use cases that are latency-sensitive and compute-intensive
• Performance needs and requirements of the use cases
• Architecture mapping for automotive use cases between 5GAA and the IOWN Global Forum

The Letter of Intent reinforces the shared commitment of both organisations to advancing collaboration across the mobility system.

About 5GAA

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) is a global, cross-industry organisation of companies from the automotive, technology, and telecommunications industries (ICT) working together to develop end-to-end solutions for future mobility and transportation services.

Created in September 2016, 5GAA has rapidly expanded to include key players with a global footprint in the automotive, technology and telecommunications industries. This includes automotive manufacturers, tier-1 suppliers, chipset/communication system providers, mobile operators and infrastructure vendors. For more information, visit www.5gga.org 

About the IOWN Global Forum

The IOWN Global Forum was established in 2020 as a private sector organisation to develop IOWN Global Forum technologies and use cases, and is comprised of over 175 organisations. The objective of the IOWN Global Forum is to accelerate innovation and adoption of a new communication infrastructure to meet our future data and computing requirements through the development of new technologies, frameworks, specifications, and reference designs in areas such as photonics R&D, distributed computing, use cases, and best practices. For more information, visit IOWN Global Forum