5G SA Steering, Masterclass Paper Download

As 5G Standalone (SA) network adoption continues to grow and 5G SA roaming advances toward large-scale adoption, the need for robust Steering of Roaming (SoR) in a 5G SA environment becomes more critical. While the new 29.550 standard enhances device-based steering by embedding the preferred network list in thesignalling process, it also introduces key challenges—most notably the absence of a blocking mechanism, which could reduce control over network preferences, particularly for IoT devices.