Consider new methods of reducing 5G Standalone’s (SA) time to market, including tactics in Artificial Intelligence (AI), network design, and commercial collaboration.
Identify whether your 5G SA deployment challenges are unique or common among other vendors or operators on the market.
Assess your progression along a typical 5G SA deployment pathway.
Critical Questions Answered
Which advances in 5G deployment support a smooth and profitable transition to 5G SA?
What is the most common pathway to 5G SA, and what are some exceptional scenarios in which operators take a different path?
What are the top vendor challenges and operator challenges to deploying 5G SA?
Research Highlights
A holistic strategy for 5G SA that not only includes 5G Core (5GC), but also considers Radio Access Network (RAN), cloud architecture, and organizational characteristics.
Breakdown of the common pathway to 5G SA into five main steps taken by operators.
Identification of the top four obstacles to transition to 5G SA for network vendors and operators.
Who Should Read This?
Deployment and operations leaders at Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) who are responsible for overseeing 5G SA rollouts and want to explore methods for reducing time to market and overcoming deployment challenges.
Strategic planners and innovation teams at network vendors involved in designing and implementing holistic strategies for a seamless transition from 4G/5G Non-Standalone (NSA) to 5G SA networks.
Telecoms project managers and consultants who need to assess the progression and challenges of 5G SA deployment pathways, and identify common versus exceptional deployment scenarios.
Table of Contents
1. KEY FINDINGS
1.1. REDUCE TIME TO MARKET THROUGH DIGITALIZATION AND INTELLIGENT DEPLOYMENT
1.2. PLAN OPERATIONS DURING NETWORK DESIGN TO SMOOTHEN THE HANDOVER OF NEW DEPLOYMENTS TO OPERATORS
1.3. CONSIDER DEPLOYING TRUE CLOUD-NATIVE NETWORKS, NOT CLOUD-COMPATIBLE
1.4. LEVERAGE TRIAL DEPLOYMENTS TO BUILD VENDOR RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPAND POTENTIAL CUSTOMER BASE
2. KEY FORECASTS
3. KEY COMPANIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
3.1. NETWORK VENDORS
3.2. MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDERS
4. TOP FOUR VENDOR CHALLENGES
4.1. EXISTING LEGACY INFRASTRUCTURE
4.2. OFFERING 5G NSA OPTIONS WITH A 5G CORE
4.3. PREVENTING REDUCTIONS IN NETWORK PERFORMANCE IN 5G SA
4.4. MULTI-VENDOR SA CORES
5. TOP FOUR OPERATOR CHALLENGES
5.1. OPERATORS? INVESTMENT AND CONSUMER DEMAND
5.2. MATURITY OF THE 5G SA EQUIPMENT ECOSYSTEM
5.3. CONVEYING VALUE OF THE 5GC, WHILE NEW 5G SA TECHNOLOGIES HAVE VARIOUS STAGES OF COMMERCIAL READINESS
