Several recent developments highlight growing momentum for 5G-Advanced. Telstra has teamed up with Ericsson to launch the 5G-Advanced Automated Energy Saver (AES) to optimise resources and energy consumption on a real-time basis from observed traffic flows. Separately, Chunghwa Telecom is working with Nokia to prepare for deployment of 5G-Advanced solutions. Meanwhile, e& said it has achieved an aggregated 5G-Advanced speed of 62 Gbps in the UAE, underlining the capabilities of the technology.
5G-Advanced promises enhanced capabilities that could allow operators to capture new opportunities with 5G. According to GSMA Intelligence research, some of the features that operators most value from 5G-Advanced include improved uplink performance and security enhancements, while low-cost IoT ranks as a top use case. Most operators expect to roll out 5G-Advanced after two years of commercial solutions being available, suggesting that the technology could be globally mainstream by 2027. While this may be optimistic, it underscores growing interest in the technology.