In February 2020, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) released the fifth-generation fixed network (F5G) standard and proposed the vision of “Fiber to Everywhere”. After more than two years of development, F5G has achieved rapid development from standards organizations to industry applications, with nearly 100 members, more than 1000 documents published, and 13 work items (WIs) set up for technical research, which greatly promotes the standardization of F5G applications. The establishment of the World Broadband Alliance (WBBA) at the end of 2021 marks a new beginning of F5G from standards to industrial applications. In September 2022, ETSI released the F5G Advanced standard white paper to promote the continuous evolution of the F5G industry.
F5G networks are being rolled out worldwide and starting to play an important role in home broadband, public services, and industry convergence. Major economies worldwide have formulated or are formulating F5G gigabit broadband strategies and related policies, and we are witnessing accelerating commercial deployment and industry convergence related to F5G.