{"id":20046,"date":"2025-12-04T11:53:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsacom.com\/?post_type=paper&#038;p=20046"},"modified":"2025-12-04T11:53:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:53:44","slug":"5g-in-review-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"paper","link":"https:\/\/gsacom.com\/paper\/5g-in-review-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"5G in Review &#8211; December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>5G in Review &#8211; December 2025 GSA Webinar<\/p>\n<p>5G has matured from initial rollouts in 2019 to a foundational pillar of the digital economy, while GSA has identified 647 operators in 191 countries and territories investing in 5G.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>384 operators have launched one or more 3GPP-compliant 5G services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The technology is now shifting from widespread coverage to advanced capabilities, with 5G Standalone (SA) and 5G-Advanced (5G-A) enabling new applications across various industries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>358 operators have launched 5G mobile services.<\/li>\n<li>Mobile phones make up more than half of all 5G devices, followed by modules (10%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5G Standalone<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GSA has identified 181 operators in 73 countries and territories worldwide that are investing in public 5G standalone networks.<\/li>\n<li>At least 85 operators in 47 countries and territories are understood to have launched public 5G standalone networks.<\/li>\n<li>Five operators are deploying 5G standalone networks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5G in Review &#8211; December 2025<\/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 in Review - 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","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-20046","paper","type-paper","status-publish","hentry","type-gsa-presentation","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 in Review - December 2025 | GSA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"5G in Review - December 2025. 181 operators in 73 countries and territories worldwide are investing in public 5G standalone networks.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gsacom.com\/paper\/5g-in-review-december-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5G in Review - December 2025 | GSA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"5G in Review - December 2025. 181 operators in 73 countries and territories worldwide are investing in public 5G standalone networks.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gsacom.com\/paper\/5g-in-review-december-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GSA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gsacom.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/QR-Code.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"344\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"344\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/paper\\\/5g-in-review-december-2025\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/paper\\\/5g-in-review-december-2025\\\/\",\"name\":\"5G in Review - December 2025 | GSA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/paper\\\/5g-in-review-december-2025\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/paper\\\/5g-in-review-december-2025\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/QR-Code-300x300.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-04T11:53:44+00:00\",\"description\":\"5G in Review - December 2025. 181 operators in 73 countries and territories worldwide are investing in public 5G standalone networks.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/paper\\\/5g-in-review-december-2025\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/paper\\\/5g-in-review-december-2025\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/paper\\\/5g-in-review-december-2025\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/QR-Code.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/QR-Code.jpeg\",\"width\":344,\"height\":344},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/paper\\\/5g-in-review-december-2025\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Papers\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gsacom.com\\\/paper\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"5G in Review &#8211; 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