Private 5G

Private 5G has long carried a reputation for being heavy, complex, and slow to deploy. But it can be a lightweight and scalable foundation for AI in mission-critical industrial operations, as well – provided it is designed properly. As enterprises …

Nokia’s confirmation as Tampnet’s RAN supplier for a major offshore 5G build-out begs questions about the vendor’s future private 5G strategy – just as staff across Europe protest its restructuring plans, which includes the sale of its private 5G unit. …

Mimosa Networks is offering either an alternative or a complement to private 5G – using unlicensed Wi-Fi spectrum to deliver simple, scalable, and cost-effective FWA broadband for enterprises worldwide. In sum – what to know: Simplicity and speed – Mimosa’s …

Private 5G has long promised Wi-Fi-like simplicity for industrial networks. At Industrial Wireless Forum, Moso Networks and partners Druid Software and X2nSat argued that promise has finally arrived: plug-and-play blueprints, three-minute deployments, and easily scalable 5G for enterprises of any …

At Industrial Wireless Forum, industry leaders explored how agentic AI running on private 5G is transforming factories and plants. The discussion highlighted not just the technology, but the architectural, connectivity, and data governance foundations that are essential to turn AI …

Nokia insists nothing much has changed in its private 5G strategy. Which is a lie – everything has changed, as the Finnish vendor prepares to quit the private 5G market which it helped to create.  In sum – what to …

Private 5G is often dismissed as a niche – slow, complex, and commercially uncertain – but this view misses the point. As analysts argue, its real value lies in transforming mission-critical industries, aligning with emerging AI-driven automation, and delivering genuine …

Nokia’s latest strategic reboot – splitting its business in two and sidelining private networks – looks like a bold bet on an AI-fuelled future. But in shedding the unit where it is market leader, the company risks abandoning an innovative …

Europe’s digital sovereignty ambitions extend beyond cloud and data policy into the nuts and bolts of Industry 4.0 network orchestration. Through initiatives like IPCEI-CIS and 8RA, organisations including Adeptic Reply are building a federated cloud-edge continuum that can orchestrate multi-vendor, …

Private 5G is becoming a key pillar of industrial digitalisation, and yet it still presents problems for global enterprises in terms of spectrum regulation, radio design, and ecosystem partners. Deployment blueprints are hard to come by, but not out of …

China Mobile International is positioning itself as an enabler of cross-border private 5G deployments, helping Chinese enterprises build advanced industrial networks overseas while supporting global manufacturers entering China. The firm explains how China’s operator-led model, vast ecosystem, and turnkey delivery …

Private 5G is reshaping how enterprises connect machines, people, and data at the edge – but success depends on bridging the long-standing divide between IT and OT. Globalstar’s XCOM RAN brings a software-defined approach to that challenge, combining open RAN …

Private 5G and generative AI are redefining industrial connectivity and intelligence – but do they truly depend on one another? This discussion explores how these enabling technologies overlap, complement, and diverge in the enterprise stack – as manufacturers and operators …

News that Nokia is partnering with Latvian operator LMT to build a 5G tactical communications system for military use in the Baltics underscores how 5G is moving from industrial and enterprise applications into defense. But what exactly is a 5G …

T-Mobile is moving aggressively in the US enterprise market with a hybrid private 5G offer that pulls together nationwide 5G-A coverage, network slicing, and local edge capabilities. Experts see promise and pitfalls in its bid to catch AT&T and Verizon. …

As enterprises rush to deploy AI across their factories and logistics sites, the less glamorous work of radio design has never mattered more. US network design firm iBwave argues that escalating AI workloads depend first on getting the private 5G …

AI is reshaping industrial operations – from real-time quality control to predictive maintenance and digital copilots on the factory floor. As these AI workloads become more mobile, data-intensive, and time-sensitive, private cellular networks are emerging as the critical infrastructure to …

Security startup OneLayer has $28 million of new funding, and a big plan to expand further into Europe and Latin America as industrial enterprises go all-in on private 5G, and prioritize security from the start. It is a different market …

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 times will gain absolute focus with generative AI – to …

WWAN and private 5G are reshaping how organizations connect their workforce and assets Across industries such as manufacturing, public safety, logistics, utilities, and healthcare, connectivity has quietly become the foundation for operational excellence. Rugged devices, once defined by their durability, …

US industrial integrator Future Technologies has completed a strategic recapitalization with local private equity firm Battle Investment Group to become North America’s largest private 5G provider within 12 months, using its new equity for acquisitions and expansion amid surging demand …

T-Mobile is upping its enterprise game with a new private-like 5G connectivity play. The US carrier, long chasing AT&T and Verizon in the business market, has launched a pseudo-private 5G service, Edge Control, that leverages its advanced 5G infrastructure to …

Industrial AI has moved from experimental pilots to boardroom strategy. The global market was worth $43.6 billion in 2024, and is growing at 23 percent per year. While most of the real value still lies in proven, production-grade use cases …

IoT has always been more concept than category – like a loose collection of private device networks. And it makes increasingly good sense to enterprises alongside industrial 5G networks and industrial AI systems. New research from Verizon Business says IoT …

Three sides of Industry 4.0 – industrial 5G in numbers (part 1) Private 5G continues to outpace the broader telecoms market, with enterprise deployments expanding and industrial use cases taking shape. New data from Dell’Oro Group shows sustained almost-double-digit growth …