This Heavy Reading white paper, conducted in February 2023, describes 5G transport timelines and requirements as operators prepare for 5G-Advanced. The survey focuses on newer technologies and architectures that are being deployed or will be deployed in the near or mid-term. Survey respondents were operator staff involved in network planning and/or network equipment purchasing. Nokia and other vendors aided Heavy Reading in developing the survey. Topics addressed include: • Capacity expectations for 5G fronthaul, midhaul, and backhaul • Impact of 5G-Advanced and standalone 5G cores on transport decisions • Challenges in centralized RAN and cloud/virtualized RAN deployments • Timing & synchronization deployment models • Transport as a crucial component in end-to-end network slicing • Expectations for white box deployments in various network segments • Requirements for microwave transport supporting 5G To Learn more, visit our page: https://www.nokia.com/networks/ip-networks/ip-anyhaul/