The progression of the 3GPP’s 5G standards releases, and associated technological trends such as AI-enabled network management and network slicing, are bringing new challenges for testing smartphones, as well as other end user devices. Testing has always been an unsung hero of wireless progression, and now the leading players in that field are trying to make their voices heard, and not just for competitive reasons. They believe that various participants in the 5G ecosystem need to be aware of the testing implications for them of technological advances, and also of the need for a more harmonized approach across the industry. Smartphones are very much on the critical path for testing because 5G through successive releases is adding to the already…