Continued strong uptake of 5G, with around 600 million new subscriptions added globally during 2023, shows that demand for high-performance connectivity remains resilient in the face of ongoing economic challenges and geopolitical unrest in some markets. The majority of networks deployed so far are 5G non-standalone, but an increasing number of communications service providers are deploying 5G standalone (SA). It offers greater possibilities to support new and more demanding use c