{"id":11329,"date":"2026-08-26T10:22:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squire-technologies.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11329"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:23:03","slug":"the-5g-sa-balancing-act-cost-complexity-and-commercial-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/squire-technologies.co.uk\/blog\/the-5g-sa-balancing-act-cost-complexity-and-commercial-value","title":{"rendered":"The 5G SA Balancing Act: Cost, Complexity and Commercial Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"bsf-rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"bsf-rt-display-label\" prefix=\"Reading Time\">\n\t\t<\/span> <span class=\"bsf-rt-display-time\" reading_time=\"3\"><\/span> \n\t\t<span class=\"bsf-rt-display-postfix\" postfix=\"mins\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The 5G SA Balancing Act: Cost, Complexity and Commercial Value<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5G-SA-Balancing-act-tightrope-banner-image.png\" alt=\"5G SA Balancing act tightrope\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>5G Standalone (SA) promises a more capable, programmable network. But for operators, the transition also brings a difficult balancing act: investing in 5G SA while controlling network complexity, protecting existing revenues and finding new commercial value.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>According to Dell\u2019Oro Group, <strong>operators have spent 208% more on 5G SA than on 4G Core functions<\/strong> at the equivalent point in the technology lifecycle. With 5G SA investment continuing, operators need to make every network investment work harder.<\/p>\n<p>The wider investment challenge is substantial. GSMA Intelligence estimates that <strong>Europe needs around \u20ac475 billion in mobile network investment by 2035<\/strong>, while only around \u20ac270 billion is currently expected to be accessible to operators, leaving a potential \u20ac205 billion investment gap.<\/p>\n<p>The answer is not simply to spend less. Operators still need to evolve their networks. The challenge is to extract more value from infrastructure already in place while controlling the cost and complexity of transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Balancing-5G-SA-208-scaled.png\" alt=\"Balancing 5G SA 208%\"><\/p>\n<h1>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The complexity challenge<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>5G SA can ultimately simplify parts of network architecture, but operators do not move from one generation to another overnight. For many, 5G SA operates alongside 4G, IMS, Diameter, SS7, SIP, GTP and the interworking required between generations and external networks.<\/p>\n<p><b>Every additional technology, interface and peer relationship can create another operational dependency, failure path or security boundary.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The consequences extend beyond CAPEX and OPEX. Signalling complexity can increase:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Operational effort<\/li>\n<li>Failure exposure<\/li>\n<li>Security risks<\/li>\n<li>Project timelines of network transformations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/squire-technologies.co.uk\/document-download-form-sigla\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/multi-vendor-ecosystem.jpg\" alt=\"Multi-vendor ecosystem\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/squire-technologies.co.uk\/document-download-form-sigla\/\">Download the Sigla Presentation<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NGMN&#8217;s 2026 network simplification framework prioritises reduction of total cost of ownership and operational complexity to move towards future-ready networks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Optimise before replacing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>This makes the existing 4G signalling environment an important part of the 5G investment equation.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Ookla\/Omdia 5G SA and 5G Advanced Report found that globally, VoLTE had a median call setup time of 1.87 seconds, compared with 1.96 seconds for VoNR in its testing. The finding does not mean VoLTE is inherently superior; rather, it highlights how years of <strong>optimisation can allow mature technology to perform extremely well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lesson for operators is broader than voice. Before replacing mature infrastructure, they should ask where optimisation can reduce cost, improve security and extend commercial value.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/volte_vs_vonr_call_setup.png\" alt=\"volte_vs_vonr_call_setup stats\"><\/p>\n<h1>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Simplify. Secure. Monetise.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three priorities can help operators achieve that balance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Simplify<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Map Diameter, SS7, SIP, GTP and 5G signalling flows to identify duplicated functions, unnecessary connectivity and unmanaged peer relationships. The objective should be measurable reductions in operational effort and failure exposure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Secure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treat legacy and 5G signalling as one commercial risk environment. Connect topology protection, access control, traffic analytics and fraud prevention to business outcomes: protecting subscribers, reducing fraud and maintaining service availability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monetise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prepare the network to expose capabilities securely through APIs. Open Gateway is moving towards commercial scale, with 86 operator groups representing more than 300 networks aligned around its common API framework as of March 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/From-complexity-to-value.png\" alt=\"From complexity to value\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This changes the business case for signalling investment. A DRA, DEA, interworking platform or signalling-security capability should not be evaluated simply as another network cost. Its value should also be measured through cost removed, revenue protected, risk reduced, and revenue enabled.<\/p>\n<p>In a highly competitive market, where global events have raised the stakes even higher, operators need to make every investment count. Balancing 5G SA investment and revenue growth is crucial, and the best place to start might be with existing networks.<\/p>\n<p><b>Squire Technologies helps operators do exactly that across DRA, DEA, interworking, 5G Core and signalling security.<\/b> Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.squire-technologies.co.uk\/products\">www.squire-technologies.co.uk\/products<\/a> to find out how Squire Technologies can help make your network more efficient and future-ready.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Douglas-headshot-copy.png\" alt=\"Douglas Bryce\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b>Douglas Bryce, Marketing Communication Specialist at Squire Technologies<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<h4><strong>References<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/5g-standalone-revenue-triples-4g-core-at-same-stage-of-tech-cycle-according-to-delloro-group-302835794.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/5g-standalone-revenue-triples-4g-core-at-same-stage-of-tech-cycle-according-to-delloro-group-302835794.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmaintelligence.com\/research\/mobile-investment-needs-in-europe?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.gsmaintelligence.com\/research\/mobile-investment-needs-in-europe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/europe\/gsma_resources\/e475-billion-required-for-europe-to-complete-its-5g-journey-and-regain-digital-leadership-new-gsma-study-finds\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/europe\/gsma_resources\/e475-billion-required-for-europe-to-complete-its-5g-journey-and-regain-digital-leadership-new-gsma-study-finds\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ngmn.org\/publications\/framework-for-network-simplification-an-operator-view.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ngmn.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2602_NGMN_Framework-for-Network-Simplification-An-Operator-View_v1.0.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.ngmn.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2602_NGMN_Framework-for-Network-Simplification-An-Operator-View_v1.0.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dplnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ookla_omdia-5GSA_2026_a.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">5G SA and 5G Advanced 2026 Report (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/article\/from-ambition-to-execution-how-open-gateway-is-scaling-the-global-api-economy\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/article\/from-ambition-to-execution-how-open-gateway-is-scaling-the-global-api-economy\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sigla_Logo_2021_B.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><span>A State of the art Unified Signalling Platform<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Sigla brings a homogenous layer to the management and operation of multi-generation networks, freeing operators from the burden of managing multiple core networks, and reducing network complexity and operating costs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squire-technologies.co.uk\/platforms\/sigla-unified-signalling\">Learn More About Sigla<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squire-technologies.co.uk\/speak-to-an-expert\">Speak to an Expert<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- 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The finding does not mean VoLTE is inherently superior; rather, it highlights how years of <strong>optimisation can allow mature technology to perform extremely well.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\\n\n\n<p style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">The lesson for operators is broader than voice. 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Connect topology protection, access control, traffic analytics and fraud prevention to business outcomes: protecting subscribers, reducing fraud and maintaining service availability.<\/p>\n\n\\n\n\n<p><strong>Monetise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\\n\n\n<p>Prepare the network to expose capabilities securely through APIs. 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A DRA, DEA, interworking platform or signalling-security capability should not be evaluated simply as another network cost. Its value should also be measured through cost removed, revenue protected, risk reduced, and revenue enabled.<\/p>\n\n\\n\n\n<p>In a highly competitive market, where global events have raised the stakes even higher, operators need to make every investment count. Balancing 5G SA investment and revenue growth is crucial, and the best place to start might be with existing networks.<\/p>\n\n\\n\n\n<p><b>Squire Technologies helps operators do exactly that across DRA, DEA, interworking, 5G Core and signalling security.<\/b> Visit <a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.squire-technologies.co.uk\/products\\\">www.squire-technologies.co.uk\/products<\/a> to find out how Squire Technologies can help make your network more efficient and 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