The way is being cleared for mobile operators to start deploying new interactive multimedia services combining 5G New Radio (NR) with IMS (IP Multimedia Service). This will be enabled in part by availability of conformance tests, validated by the two key global certification forums. German testing group Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) has claimed to be first out with IMS conformance test cases for 5G NR, validated by the PTCRB, the certifying body for North America. Since the Global Certification Forum (GCF), the certification body for the rest of the world, also bases its validations on standards developed primarily by 3GPP and Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), approval there is likely to follow swiftly. Indeed, R&S stated that the conformance test cases open the door…