A total of 121 operators in 55 countries and territories have invested in public 5G standalone (5G SA) networks as of the end of October, Jordan Cox, research manager at the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), said during a recent webinar.
Cox said that these investments in 5G SA include launches, tests, license acquisition and launch planning. Cox also noted that the deployment of 5G SA has been lower than what had been anticipated in recent years. The analyst said that operators investing in the 5G SA field represent 20.9% of the 578 operators known to be investing in 5G networks at a global scale.
