By Wanshi Chen, 3GPP TSG RAN Chair

TSG RAN#95-e was a hectic and critical meeting, held electronically from March 17^th to March 23^rd, with 5 working days spread across two weeks and a 48-hour quiet period imposed during the weekend.

Besides the usual Plenary business of RAN WG issues, ITU related issues, meeting planning, etc., RAN#95-e notched up some major achievements:

• The successful functional freeze for RAN Rel-17,
• Approval of RAN4-led Rel-18 package,
  • Note: RAN1/2/3-led Rel-18 package was approved in December during RAN#94-e.
• Successful completion of the 5Gi merger (from RAN perspective), and
• Endorsed RAN meeting planning for 2022

What follows is a detailed RAN#95-e summary of the key areas covered by the meeting.