5G Standalone · 2026 → 2036

The Next Decade

A future-facing vision of where 5G Standalone is heading — programmable, cognitive, ambient — with interactive network-slicing and architecture simulations built in.

Presentation

The Next Decade →

Animated sections: three waves of transformation, AI-native networks, ambient sensing, NTN, new business models, and the trillion-dollar shift.

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Simulation

Network slicing & L4S →

Watch slices, radio resource partitions and 5QI flows move in real time, with L4S congestion control inside the Private RRP.

Simulation

RAN slicing: partitions, S-NSSAIs & QoS flows →

How radio resource partitions, S-NSSAI slices and QoS flows share one radio — animated, step by step.

Interactive diagram

5G SA architecture →

Explore how RRPs, S-NSSAI slices, 5QIs and DNNs relate inside the 5G Standalone core.

Animation

5G SA service design →

From customer-DC-centric to service-centric: four service flows from LAN to destination, each DNN with its own slice, RRP and UPF / LPG breakout — and who decides the 5QI.

Standards

3GPP releases & 6G →

The standardization timeline from 5G-Advanced Phase 2 to the first 6G specifications and ITU IMT-2030.

Authoring tool

Presentation Editor →

Edit the live NorthStar presentation — its headlines, body copy and section colours — in a form-based editor. Nothing saves automatically: generate an updated copy.js, commit it, and Netlify redeploys the deck.

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