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- A new report suggests Verizon and AT&T may finally be ready to launch its stand-alone 5G network in a wider national capacity, nearly three years or so after both providers started their (very limited) rollouts.
- 5G Stand-alone is a true 5G technology, while 5G non-standalone uses a 4G core and lacks some of the extra capabilities of 5G SA. The former is also much easier to upgrade to 5.5G.
While T-Mobile has been rolling out its 5G SA (stand-alone) network for a while now, AT&T and Verizon have been much later to the party. Both providers operate 5G SA equipment in a limited capacity, but neither is even close to offering national coverage. The good news is that, at least according to one new report from the industry analysts at Dell’Oro, this may finally change this year.
Dell’Oro’s data claims there have been eight new global deployments of Stand-Alone 5G in 2024 and several existing rollouts have continued to progress rapidly throughout the year. It also suggests Verizon and AT&T are also stepping up their deployments and are expected to launch in a more nationwide capacity this year.