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The Industry Voice of the Global Mobile Ecosystem
Welcome to the first issue of the new GSA Monthly Pulse?about and for our industry.
Each month we will?cover the latest news and analysis relating to global mobile ecosystems and?provide deeper dives on hot-button industry issues. Look out also for regular data updates on key industry metrics as well as links to GSA Members’ own reports for you to download.
Links to the most recent GSA reports are also included as well as to webinar content – this month we look at 5G Standalone, 5G non-terrestrial networks, and the path from 5G to 6G?.
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Joe Barrett , President of GSA.
5G around the world. What's the real picture?
Spectrum is being allocated and auctioned. New devices are being announced across a range of form factors. New technologies are being adopted. And of course, new networks are being deployed and commercial 5G services launched. But what’s the true state of the industry behind the headlines?
The numbers are compelling. Today there are?over 2,050 commercially available 5G devices from 24 different vendors.??At least 308 5G networks are commercially launched worldwide. There are 115 different 5G processors and modems in the market. So where now for 5G?
5G Standalone is in good company
Operators are increasingly experimenting with and deploying 5G standalone access (SA) networks. With a new, cloud-based, virtualised, microservices-based core infrastructure, expected benefits of 5G SA technologies include faster connection times (lower latency), support for massive numbers of devices, programmable systems enabling faster and more agile creation of services and network slices, with improved support for management of service-level agreements within those slices, and the advent of voice over New Radio (VoNR) technology.
GSA has identified 124 operators in 58 countries and territories worldwide investing in public 5G SA networks through trials, planned or actual deployments. This equates to 21% of the 588 operators known to be investing in 5G licences, trials or deployments of any type.
As detailed in our latest 5G Standalone report, we are also seeing the emergence of a strong 5G SA ecosystem with chipsets, devices of many types and users of public as well as private networks. We can expect to see the market go from strength to strength.
5G NTN is ready for lift-off
Satellites are rapidly gaining prominence in the world of cellular communication while the full extent of their potential to complement terrestrial networks as well as phone services and broadband is still unclear, according to the latest GSA report Non-Terrestrial 5G Networks and Satellite Connectivity.
By the end of March 2024, GSA had identified 77 publicly announced partnerships between operators and satellite vendors across 43 countries and territories. In total, 50 operators in 37 countries and territories have planned satellite services, with nine operators in nine countries and territories currently evaluating, testing or trialling these. Now, 10 operators in 10 countries and territories have commercially launched satellite services, an increase of two operators since the previous update in August 2023.
Access the most comprehensive 5G industry data
GSA reports on the latest 4G and 5G data globally, tracking the progress of 3GPP technology adoption and spectrum usage by mobile operators and device launches by vendors, across public, private and FWA networks. Unlimited access to all data in GAMBoD is available to every employee of GSA Member and GSA Associate organisations via the GSA website.
While 5G and 5G-Advanced networks are being commercially deployed today, work has already started to define how 6G networks will be characterised in the future. In this first in a series of short articles, GSA's Adrian Scrase gives some background on the story so far.
The move from one Generation to the next follows a systematic process that involves many actors and takes considerable time. Although 6G networks are not expected to be commercialized before 2030, work has already begun to pave the way for this transition.
The first step in defining a new Generation is to ensure that the most advanced research results are taken into account. Research is an ongoing process that typically takes place at institutional, national and regional levels but each new generation presents an opportunity to capture those results and use them as a basis for standardization. In the case of 6G, these research activities have been underway for some time and early results already give an indication of the capabilities that 6G may offer.
One of the fundamental characteristics of mobile systems is that they need to be interoperable globally. Users expect their devices to work wherever they happen to be and this requires cooperation at the international level. This cooperation has proven to be successful for 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G and therefore provides a good basis for the development of 6G.
The International Telecommunication Union has already published an “IMT 2030 Framework” which lays out an agreed set of objectives for 6G which includes a defined timeline for standards completion, use cases and high level performance requirements (https://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-M.2160/en). It is this Framework that will form the basis of detailed specification work to be undertaken within organizations such as 3GPP.
The global agreement reached by ITU at WRC-23 represented a significant milestone not just in the continued growth of 5G and 5G-Advanced connectivity, but also in the path to 6G. Catch-up on the key outcomes for 5G and 6G in our recent on-demand webinar.
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Hot Topic Webinar:?5G RedCap
What are the use cases for 5G RedCap, how does it compare to existing technologies, and what is the real status of industry ecosystem adoption? ?
Join the GSA Research team in this 30-minute webinar on Thursday 16th May to learn more.
GSA Member Reports
Capturing the 5G FWA opportunity
爱立信 explains?how fixed wireless access for households can capture the connectivity market. Read more
What's next in 5G Advanced?
高通 explores how Release 19 is evolving, driving 5G use case diversification and supporting new advanced capabilities. Read more
GSA reports - April 2024
Non-Terrestrial 5G Networks and Satellite Connectivity
GSA report reveals?50 operators in 37 countries and territories are planning satellite services, with 10 operators already commercially launched. Download report
5G Standalone
GSA has identified 124 operators worldwide investing in 5G SA networks through trials, planned or actual deployments. This equates to 21% of 588 known 5G operators. Download report
Mobile Spectrum Auctions
Updated calendar on the?status of spectrum?auctions and assignments around the world. It has been updated?since January 2024 to reflect activities related to the release of?spectrum. Download report
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That's a wrap for this first GSA Monthly Pulse looking at the state of 5G and 6G around the world. For more information about GSA, our industry advocacy and industry reports, follow us on LinkedIn or visit our homepage.
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