Private 5G

Ericsson has integrated agentic AI into its NetCloud management platform for private 5G and wireless WAN to help to automate workflows, boost reliability, simplify operations, and lay groundwork for fully …

Small Cell Forum forecasts 61m small-cell shipments by 2030, driven by indoor enterprise demand, neutral-host growth, edge integration, 5G SA adoption, and mmWave use. The industry will generate $4.23bn revenues …

Hitachi Rail has deployed a private 5G network at its Hagerstown factory in Maryland, designed by GlobalLogic with Ericsson technology – showcasing Hitachi’s ‘One Hitachi’ digital strategy to design and …

Why has T-Mobile withdrawn (official) support for neutral-host deployments in CBRS spectrum? Has the CBRS brigade failed, and is its move justified, or is it just a classic carrier move …

Future Technologies is deploying a private 5G edge system from Nokia at Maher Terminals in the New York/Jersey maritime port complex. Separately, Nokia has unveiled ruggedized 5G tactical comms solutions …

Nearly 90% of industrial firms deploying private 4G/5G and edge report ROI within a year, with widespread AI and IoT adoption driving security, safety, and sustainability. Research firm GlobalData has …

The GSMA has waded into the debate about whether India should allocate mid-band spectrum for private 5G, urging the government that a carrier-led model is best. Meanwhile, word on the …

There is a sense, increasingly, that all Industry 4.0 roads lead to here; that all the new remote-worker and production-line applications that private 5G has brought into view in recent …

Argentina’s telecoms regulator has opened the 2.3-2.4 GHz band for private 4G/5G networks, offering 10-year SPIBA licences for indoor/outdoor enterprise use to support Industry 4.0 growth in the country. In …

Norway’s Tampnet is deploying private 5G, LEO satellite backhaul, and edge computing variously for Island Drilling’s semi-submersible rig and Vår Energi’s floating production unit (FPSO) in the North Sea – …

T-Mobile has changed tack on its support for multi-operator core network (MOCN) neutral-host 4G and 5G enterprise systems in CBRS spectrum in the US. Without withdrawing support completely, it has …

Boldyn Networks has launched the UK’s first open-RAN neutral-host 5G system at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, with Virgin Media O2 on board; it has also agreed a deal to deploy …

Private 5G is gaining traction globally, with deployments from Tesla to Sinopec showing measurable productivity, safety, and efficiency gains, reinforcing forecasts of rapid market growth and momentum toward mainstream industrial …

Private 5G spending will hit $5bn by 2028 (41% CAGR), push-to-talk revenues will reach $12bn (11% CAGR), and Industry 4.0 sales will climb to $1.6tn by 2030 (19.4% CAGR) – …

Few Indian enterprises responded to the government’s private 5G spectrum survey, undermining direct-access plans and strengthening mobile operators’ control. Vendor hopes for India to be the next big private 5G …

SailGP’s F50 catamarans are like the biggest and flashest IoT devices on the planet; they capture video and telemetry data which is transmitted on a portable private 5G system from …

There is a sense, increasingly, that all Industry 4.0 roads lead to here; that all the new remote-worker and production-line applications that private 5G has brought into view in recent …

The CBRS band in the US is at some vague risk of being refarmed as part of Trump’s OBBB act; but you can’t just tear it up and start again, …

India’s private 5G spectrum policy remains undecided, with operators resisting liberalisation. COAI argues that an operator-led model is the only solution for India’s unique industrial setup – while the rest …

Indian carrier alliance COAI has issued a strongly-worded statement to oppose a government review of spectrum allocation for private 5G networks – citing good public 5G, plus high costs, spectrum …

Moso Networks and Ataya HAVE disputeD Celona’s claim of launching the first cloud-controlled, AP-only private 5G platform, asserting their Chorus solution pioneered the model over a year earlier. In sum …

More tales of the rising momentum in the private networks market: BSNL has teed-up Numaligarh Refinery Limited in India, Nokia is supplying GSM-R (actually on 2G, with a 4G/5G evolution …

Celona’s new AerFlex system does away with expensive edge hardware and complex RF management to offer easy cloud orchestration and compliant local breakout – to open private 5G to new …

T-Mobile and Ericsson deployed a private 5G network for Czech manufacturer Tawesco in the 3.4-3.8 GHz band to support Industry 4.0 applications; there are plans to expand the project across …

A smorgasbord of new (and quite new) private 5G projects, including with the biggest coal producer in India, the second biggest cargo port in Croatia, and a little stretch of …