  New radio (NR) is a new wireless access technology developed as part of the
fifth-generation (5G) of mobile communications to support a wide range of
services, devices, and deployments. NR features spectrum flexibility,
ultra-lean design, forward compatibility, low latency support, and advanced
antenna technologies. There has been excitement about NR, sometimes clouded by
confusion. This article is an attempt to summarize and overview the key
features of NR by debunking seven of the more popular myths and revealing what
NR really is. The seven topics include spectrum, flexible waveform and multiple
access, LTE-NR interworking and coexistence, low latency support, massive
machine type communications, non-terrestrial communications, and beyond radio.
