More than 240 live 5G networks have been deployed in 74 countries serving around 700 million mobile and fixed wireless subscribers. However, unlike its predecessors, the fifth network generation promised users and the industry to offer smart technologies and advanced use cases, unleashed by 5G standalone (SA). Yet, six months into 2022, we are still just at the dawn of 5G SA, as it comprises only almost 8% of total 5G networks rolled out to date, according to Omdia.