12 Other assets
The carrying amount of current and non-current other assets increased by EUR 0.4 billion to EUR 4.2 billion. As of December 31, 2025, this item included various advance payments, totaling EUR 3.5 billion (December 31, 2024: EUR 3.3 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. Non-current other assets also included a defined benefit asset of EUR 0.2 billion as of December 31, 2025 (December 31, 2024: EUR 0.1 billion). Effects of changes in the composition of the Group, mainly resulting from the UScellular Acquisition in the United States, increased the carrying amount by EUR 0.1 billion. Exchange rate effects, in particular from the translation of U.S. dollars into euros, reduced the carrying amount by EUR 0.3 billion.