5G - NSA vs SA Made Easy

India's biggest challenge is to unlock the full potential of 5G by facilitating the deployment of SA networks. Can it? Yes. Provided it frees up the 900 MHz band by driving BSNL's 4G in the 800 MHz.

I am sure the readers might have heard and read about these two 5G deployment modes. NSA is a 5G network in Non-Standalone Mode, and the SA on the other hand is a 5G network in Sandalone Mode. I plan to use this note as an opportunity to explain the concepts as simply as possible so that readers can understand the real challenge that we face in India fr…