{"id":20038,"date":"2025-12-02T09:50:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T09:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsacom.com\/?post_type=paper&#038;p=20038"},"modified":"2025-12-02T09:50:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T09:50:43","slug":"5g-standalone-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"paper","link":"https:\/\/gsacom.com\/paper\/5g-standalone-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"5G StandAlone December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>5G StandAlone December 2025<\/p>\n<p>Our latest global status update on 5G standalone confirms accelerating deployments and a rapidly maturing device and chipset ecosystem. GSA has now identified 181 operators in 73 countries\u00a0investing in public 5G standalone networks, up from 175 in the previous quarter. Since the August edition, several operators have updated their road maps or moved to launch, including SFR in France, Play in Poland and Nubicom in Paraguay.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, at least 89 operators\u00a0have launched public 5G standalone services, with Europe, the Middle East and Africa overtaking Asia\u2013Pacific in total launches, reaching 40 live networks.<\/p>\n<p>This update also reveals significant ecosystem growth. The number of announced devices with support for 5G standalone has risen to 2,750, up 30% year-on-year, with 2,518 commercially available, a 33.7% increase. New chipset releases such as MediaTek&#8217;s Dimensity 9500\u00a0and Qualcomm&#8217;s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5\u00a0further strengthen support for advanced features including carrier aggregation.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this update highlights a dynamic and expanding landscape for 5G standalone, with growing public and private deployments and increasing support across devices, chipsets and spectrum bands.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 GSA 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/global-mobile-suppliers-association-gsa-\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gsacom\">X<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQSaLmGxFr9EZQPlwWF--OQ\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weibo.com\/u\/7330745419\">Weibo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WeChat: GSA Express<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10092\" src=\"https:\/\/gsacom.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/QR-Code-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gsacom.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/QR-Code-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gsacom.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/QR-Code-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gsacom.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/QR-Code-320x320.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/gsacom.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/QR-Code.jpeg 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18258\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/gsacom.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GSA_Logo_Inverse_RGB.svg\" alt=\"5G StandAlone December 2025\" width=\"203\" height=\"90\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gsacom.com\">https:\/\/gsacom.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GSA Research<\/p>\n<p>Mobile industry research is the backbone\u00a0of GSA activity and covers topics from\u00a0devices, chipsets and technology, to\u00a0networks, features and spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>The GSA research team is constantly\u00a0following market dynamics and activity\u00a0to ensure the latest data is available to\u00a0GSA users via the GSA website.<\/p>\n<p>Data is updated monthly and quarterly\u00a0and can be referenced by users who\u00a0register for free on the GSA website and download multiple reports, charts and videos of webinars. GSA welcomes any contributions on industry data from mobile operators, vendors and suppliers what want to ensure accurate industry data is shared globally.<\/p>\n<p>GSA GAMBoD Database<\/p>\n<p>GSA reports are based on extensive data\u00a0contained in the GSA GAMBoD databases,\u00a0which is a resource available to GSA\u00a0members and associates. Companies\u00a0and policy makers can subscribe, as a\u00a0GSA associate, to gain access to GSA\u00a0databases and member reports for\u00a0additional insights into the source data\u00a0behind reports, which can be used for\u00a0their own research purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Discounted annual subscription are\u00a0available to regulators, government\u00a0agencies and licensed mobile operators.<\/p>\n<p>Please email <a href=\"mailto:info@gsacom.com\">info@gsacom.com<\/a> for more\u00a0information.<\/p>\n<p>5G StandAlone December 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-20038","paper","type-paper","status-publish","hentry","type-gsa-report","originator-gsa","technology-5g"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5G StandAlone December 2025 | GSA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"5G StandAlone December 2025. 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