BROWSING: Private Networks

The Polish government has released the 3800-4200 MHz (3.8-4.2 GHz) frequency band to cities and enterprises for private LTE and 5G network deployments. The Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has allocated the 3800-3900 MHz band for use by local governments exclusively, which can apply...

Annual spending on LTE and 5G-based CBRS network infrastructure will account for more than $1.5 billion by the end of 2026 (2027). So says SNS Telecom & IT, promoting new research on the topic, timed to release with the CBRS hullabaloo at MWC in...

Nokia has launched a number of industrial 4G/5G devices for hazardous environments in ports, mines, chemical plants, and oil platforms. They are targeted at companies buying its private 4G/5G networks. The Finnish firm has also updated its own team comms application to align with...

Siemens has stuck out a press release to declare the open availability of its private 5G system for industrial-grade networking in Germany, the original home of Industrie 4.0. Is that news, really? The German industrial behemoth’s in-house 5G project has been one of the...

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US broadband services and cable television provider Cox Communications will resell the new multi-carrier neutral host CBRS solution from InfiniG, announced last week. It is the first channel partner for the brand new InfiniG service, which launched ahead of MWC Las Vegas last week...

US-based in-building cellular connectivity provider SOLiD has combined with Israeli edge-cloud and private cellular software company ASOCS to deliver an Open RAN solution for private 5G and industrial IoT networks in the developing Industry 4.0 sector. Their solution, targeted at private 5G deployments in...

Some of the best ideas in IoT… Scratch that; some of the most important innovations in the whole tech game…  Actually, scratch all of that; if everything in the end is going to be connected in an internet-of-things (whatever that is), then some of...

The neutral host market is hotting up in the US, suddenly. Following on the heels of Celona’s tie-up with T-Mobile on extending public 4G-LTE coverage with its equipment into the CBRS band, US-based indoor connectivity specialist InfiniG has announced a double-deal with T-Mobile and...

In today's fast-paced business world, connectivity is king. Enterprises, especially those with sprawling outdoor operations in agriculture, transportation, sporting venues, and campuses, depend on seamless communication. These businesses require expanded coverage, rock-solid reliability, scalability, and unwavering performance to support business-critical applications that require readily...

If you want to know about what to do with sensitive data in operational technology (OT) systems – how to prioritise and segment it, where to place it between the edge and the cloud, and how to retrieve it at both ends (and anywhere...

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...

US private networking specialist Celona has released an “end-to-end” neutral host service that operates over shared CBRS spectrum in the US. The cloud-based software solution allows organizations to extend public 4G-LTE coverage, initially with T-Mobile in the US, to environments with patchy mobile reception,...

No two private networks are exactly alike, as each is configured to serve different network environments and industries. In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, businesses increasingly focus on modernizing their enterprise systems to do more for their business. This focus creates more resilient systems...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced a new managed edge service under the banner AWS Dedicated Local Zones. The new services means enterprises can build their own compute infrastructure on their own privately-owned premises, either at a main operational site or a dedicated server...

Finnish network vendor Nokia has launched new ‘edge charging’ software to give enterprises more control over how data running on private 5G networks is processed and analysed at the edge, and also marketed and sold. Nokia is targeting organisations in the cities, utilities, and...

The Bui Power Authority (BPA) hydro-solar hybrid power plant in Ghana has significantly boosted its operational management services and improved its critical communications capacities through the implementation of an evolved Long Term Evolution (eLTE) broadband network provided by Huawei Technologies. Huawei explained that one of...

The business division of Swiss operator Sunrise, as if to preempt the government’s release of ‘vertical’ spectrum on its home turf at the start of 2024, has announced a couple of private 5G pilot projects as it seeks to ramp-up interest from enterprises in...

Deutsche Telekom tested the new private 5G network solution with Microsoft in a lab environment in Bonn German carrier Deutsche Telekom launched its new "Campus Network Smart" solution, which will be delivered in collaboration with Microsoft, the operator said in a release. Deutsche Telekom noted that...

Something strange is occuring in the utilities sector with the introduction of private 5G at the critical edge, says Southern California Edison. The new capabilities of private cellular are unburdening the old grid-edge of low-power IoT, and also liberating it for game-changing high-power IoT....

Proximus is working with its partners, ID2Move and Phoenix-Tech and its subsidiary Proximus Ada Belgium operator Proximus and several of its partners recently unveiled a 5G project with the aim of testing warehouse management using 5G coupled with drones and artificial intelligence (AI). The carrier noted...

The long tail of national regulation on ‘vertical’ private 5G spectrum continues to wag, in a slightly inconsistent manner. Swiss telecoms regulator BAKOM has announced it will open the 3400-3500 MHz (3.4-3.5 GHz) band for enterprises to deploy private 5G networks from the start...

Huawei has been lately increasing efforts and resources to boost the adoption of 5G technology in a number of verticals such as manufacturing, ports, airport, healthcare and mining, among others. The company is seeing significant opportunities for the telecom industry to start monetizing investments in...

Network equipment vendor HFR has said it will supply a “converged private 5G and Wi-Fi 6E network” for a new industrial complex “in the metaverse” at the Kyungnam Techno-Park in the coastal city of Changwon in the southeast of South Korea. The Kyungnam/Changwon development...