5G Americas Says Private Wireless Networks Having Record Growth
Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for wireless connectivity, private networks are enjoying record growth, though challenges remain, 5G Americas said in a new white paper. “We are witnessing organizations deploying private 4G and moving to private 5G,…
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many vendors building solutions, as well as launching a variety of offers,” 5G Americas said. “The future is bright with many market observers and analysts also reporting increased interest and demand for private 5G across almost all industry verticals,” the paper said: “Smart manufacturing and factories of the future have been defined in great detail on paper. However, realizing and deploying these factories have not happened as fast as some have expected due to real world logistics issues such as lack of necessary equipment, delays in supply chain, as well as complexities of integration with brownfield production facilities.” 5G Americas President Chris Pearson blogged, “Compared to other access technologies, 5G networks offer three main strengths: 1) data throughput potentially up to 10 gigabits per second, which is 10-100 times faster than 4G LTE 2) network latency that is potentially below 10 milliseconds and theoretically as low as 1 millisecond, offering incredibly precise timing capabilities and 3) management of up to 1 million devices per square kilometer, allowing placement of a staggering number of IoT sensors and devices in very high density on an enterprise campus or factory floor.”