When major US carriers started offering 5G, they simply used networks with 4G cores to save time and money. There was extremely fierce competition among wireless service providers to deliver faster data speeds to as many subscribers as possible. But now that some time has passed, a standalone 5G (SA) network is being used by T-Mobile and
AT&T has started moving its customers to its standalone 5G network.
Verizon is three years behind its original plan to launch its standalone 5G network in 2020
A 5G standalone network is specifically designed for 5G use. It combines a 5G radio access network (RAN) with a 5G core. Improvements include faster speeds and wider coverage compared to non-standalone 5G. It also supports higher-density device deployments, as well as supporting low-latency and real-time usage. It also supports 5G slicing which uses software to split single network connections into multiple connections that can provide different resources to different types of network traffic. And 5G SA offers better security than 5G NSA (non-standalone).
5G standalone networks deliver superior wireless experience to subscribers
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Verizon had initially announced that it would launch 5G SA in 2020. Two years later, a report citing an anonymous
Verizon The representative said Verizon is migrating “commercial traffic to the SA 5G core.” Last September, Mike Haberman,
VerizonGoogle's senior vice president of strategy and transformation, said during a webinar for analysts: “If you've read what we've said publicly, we certainly serve some customers on parts of our 5G core . And then we have internal things going on with other features on the core. We are deploying them in a very intelligent way.
But now it seems that Verizon does not have 5G SA available to its customers. Joe Russo, VerizonMicrosoft's general manager of networks said in a podcast last month: “We only have it in a testing phase at this point. We don't have it commercially available to our customers. other things will therefore be coming in the coming months, because Verizon will enter the standalone base game. Russo's comment was clarified by Verizon Spokesman Kevin King said: “We have commercial traffic running on our non-standalone 5G core. This is what we announced earlier this year. Joe was referring to our 5G standalone core which is currently being tested. »
Verizon exec says standalone 5G needs a little more time
Again, Verizon Last April, it published an article on its website about standalone 5G and the benefits of 5G (SA). While history said that 5G (SA) is “what defines Verizon apart”, the article does not say that Verizon had launched its 5G network (SA).
VerizonRusso de said 5G (SA) needs a little more time, although Verizon is already three years behind its initial plan. Russo also said: “We are doing significant development and testing to ensure that data sessions and voice sessions in a standalone world are as good, or better, than you would expect in our 4G network today. today. So we see it in In the next few months we will get there, but my goal was not to be the first to deploy autonomous systems. It is my goal to be the best in deploying autonomous systems.
T Mobile launched its 5G standalone network in 2021 to improve coverage of its 600 MHz low-band network. It also helps T Mobile open more business accounts. AT&T begins moving customers to its 5G (SA) network. AT&T Chief Network Officer Chris Sambar recently said, “Many of the latest mobile devices are 5G-ready on a standalone basis, and we continue to move thousands of customers every day. We also recently launched AT&T Internet Air home fixed wireless service, and for starters, this product works on standalone 5G. »
With all the confusion and delays, it's not yet clear when Verizon plans to move its wireless subscribers to its 5G (SA) network.
