30 5G private networks
The UK Government is putting its weight behind 5G as a telecoms technology that will provide a massive boost to the UK economy through improved business efficiency and thousands of additional jobs. It’s not difficult to see why with an estimated value to the UK economy from 5G of around €150 billion between 2021 and 2025. Around €60 billion comes from big ‘verticals’ like construction, healthcare, and manufacturing. As we go on to explore below, these are prime areas for private 5G, where networks are not open to the general public but only for a closed user group.
A study of US enterprises by Deloitte on Advanced Wireless Adoption (5G and Wi-Fi 6) shows US businesses believe that advanced wireless will transform their industry and organizations over the next three years. Deloitte cites issues such as improved efficiencies and security, reduced costs and better products and services. If businesses can make informed choices about the balance between Wi-Fi/private 5G/public mobile, that may have a large impact on competitiveness.
Some have questioned the scale of 5G benefits, arguing that 4G and Wi-Fi
Private 5G networks explained
can deliver most of this. However, there are some important differences that make 5G more suitable than 4G to support large volumes of machines such as Internet of things (IoT) devices. Also, while Wi-Fi has evolved, power limitations make it harder to cover large industrial areas. The spectrum for Wi-Fi is also deregulated (shared) making it hard to ensure a fixed quality of service. By contrast, private 5G networks are dedicated to the needs of a specific business or organization, so, unlike a public network, organizations don’t have to share the same infrastructure with lots of other users. As such, private 5G could be highly valuable
for applications where security, speed, capacity and reliability are paramount. “The biggest difference with private 5G is that it can handle many more devices connected to it – this is a sea change,” says Roberto Ercole, Sector Lead - Digital Infrastructure, BSI. “Whereas 4G was designed to connect to the internet, 5G is designed for the Internet of things (IoT).” Roberto adds, “There are potentially huge benefits for an organization to have a self-provided private 5G network, but it’s a difficult space for the non-expert. The thinking is that there would be more organizations willing to take it up if there was a better understanding about what
Private 5G networks are dedicated to the needs of a specific business or organization
Roberto Ercole
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