Private wireless is a relatively new space and now it is evolving to the next level. US Cellular just announced they are partnering with Betacom to deliver private wireless service to their enterprise and business customers. Partnering is a quicker and easier way for wireless carriers like US Cellular to move into this increasingly important and growing space.
Business customers, enterprise customers, colleges and universities, hospitals and medical establishments, mining, agriculture and more are increasingly looking into private wireless services for their operations.
Private wireless offers better service for enterprise customers. Period. It is totally controlled by the customer company; is more secure than public wireless and so much more.
We are in the very early stages of what is turning into a real growth wave in the private wireless space.
That’s why it is so important that every wireless carrier and network builder be able to offer this service today. Otherwise, they risk losing market share and falling behind as the market moves ahead in this new direction. It’s really that simple.
Betacom helps Qualcomm and VMware with private wireless as well
Bottom line, partnerships like this will help wireless companies rapidly enter the space quickly, so they can continue to grow and not lose business and market share to the competition.
Last November, Betacom and Qualcomm announced a similar partnership. That deal helped Qualcomm quickly become a player in the private wireless space and not miss this new growth opportunity compared to doing this on their own which would take much more time and investment.
Last month, Betacom was selected by VMware as one of their private wireless partners. This helped them move into the space very quickly as well.
As we move forward, these private wireless partnerships will continue to grow because they are a quick and easy way for every competitor to enter the space.
Cox, C-Spire, Xfinity, Spectrum, Dish, Frontier in private wireless
There are many other wireless companies which could follow this Betacom, US Cellular private wireless model.
Think about companies like Cox, C-Spire, CenturyLink, Dish or Boost, Frontier, Xfinity Mobile, Spectrum Mobile, Altice or Optimum and quite a few others, both large and small.
Also, there are quite a few networking companies like VMware, DELL, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, HPE, Juniper Networks, Celona, Aruba, Fortinet, and so many others.
VMware, DELL, Cisco, HPE, Aruba, Juniper Networks in private wireless
In fact, every wireless company that serves the business community needs to quickly enter this new space before the growth wave moves on leaving them behind and costing them market share to competitors.
Time is of the essence. You see, private wireless as a growth opportunity is moving fast.
Companies will either win or lose in this race. Those who want to see themselves in the private wireless growth wave will likely move quickly.
This Betacom, US Cellular partnership shows how quickly, and easily companies can enter this private wireless space.
Wireless competitors need to quickly move into private wireless
It has only been several months since US Cellular got in touch with Betacom to explore their options. This was where this partnership originated.
Just a few months after their initial meeting, this announcement means US Cellular will now be able to offer 5G private wireless services to their enterprise customers.
That’s both very quick and breakthrough thinking and action. This will help US Cellular hold onto their market share as the industry evolves.
Companies who partner like this prove they see the future and are going to be a player in that new world.
