12 Other assets

The carrying amount of current and non-current other assets increased by EUR 0.3 billion to EUR 3.6 billion. As of December 31, 2023, the carrying amount included various advance payments, totaling EUR 2.9 billion (December 31, 2022: EUR 2.7 billion), mainly including advance payments in connection with agreements on services for certain mobile communications equipment that do not fall under the scope of IFRS 16. By contrast, exchange rate effects, in particular from the translation of U.S. dollars into euros, reduced the carrying amount by EUR 0.1 billion.