Private Networks in the First Half of 2022

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Private Networks in the First Half of 2022
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• The first half of 2022 has seen a lot happen in
  the LTE and 5G private network space. Weve seen
  large and small companies enter the field as
  vendors and system integrators, collaborations
  between many types of vendors, and regulatory
  changes while seeing the number of enterprises
  using a private wireless network jump from 656 in
  February to 794 in June, a climb of 21 in four
  months. Here is a recap of some of the top issues
  in private networks in 2022.

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New Players Spice Up the Field

• Beginning in February and MWC22, we saw some
  major companies enter the private wireless
  market.
• The Cisco Private 5G will be a network-as-a-servic
  e (NaaS), reducing CapEx and operational
  challenges for enterprises. It is intended to
  integrate easily with Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and
  Ciscos IoT Control Center.
• ZTE is offering an all-in-one private 5G
  network-as-a-service.
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced they
  were diving into the private wireless market with
  a private 5G and Wi-Fi offering on a
  pay-as-you-go basis.
• HTC is providing the software and Supermicro the
  hardware for private networks, expected to focus
  on gaming and remote training.
• Recently, Google announced its entry into the
  private network space, providing vendors a
  distributed edge cloud infrastructure to host
  their private 5G solutions. On the US CBRS side,
  Google is one of the few companies to offer both
  the ESC (Environmental Sensing Capability) and
  SAS (Spectrum Access System) necessary to access
  the shared network.

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Collaborations Make Sense for Vendors

• As the number of private networks rises, we see
  that most deployments are done using multiple
  vendors. No one supplier has the core, RAN,
  access points, spectrum access, and user devices
  necessary for an end-to-end solution, so
  suppliers are partnering with other companies,
  sometimes on a long-term basis, often on a
  specific deployment, and occasionally focusing on
  specific verticals.
• Some of the more prominent equipment vendors are
  collaborating with multiple partners. Nokia has
  teamed up with Cellnex, Kyndryl, and Comcast.
  Ericsson works with Ambra Solutions on mining
  opportunities and BT in the UK. Samsung has
  joined forces with Amdocs and NTT East.

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• Other collaborations include
• Verizon Business will offer a turn-key private
  wireless solution with Celona products under the
  Verizon brand. Tami Erwin, CEO of Verizon
  Business, said, We believe that private
  networks, public edge compute, and business
  application/solutions will be a huge revenue
  generator for Verizon.
• ATT plans to offer private LTE and 5G wireless
  networks as an integrated platform. In
  collaboration with Microsoft, they are developing
  ATT Private 5G Edge, allowing subscribers to
  roam from a private network to ATTs public
  network.
• Qualcomm is joining forces with Microsoft and
  their Azure offering on a new private 5G solution
  for enterprises, using the new Qualcomm Private
  Networks RAN Automation Platform. Qualcomm also
  introduced its 5G Private Network Partner
  Ecosystem Program.
• Kajeet is working with the Open Networking
  Foundation (ONF) to bring private wireless and
  edge cloud as a cloud-managed Network-as-a-Service
  .

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Regulatory Changes Could Open New Markets

• India, the second-largest wireless market in the
  world and a potential major private wireless
  market, has recently decided to reserve bandwidth
  for private networks (referred to as captive
  networks in India) and that non-telcos can bid
  on the spectrum in an auction being held later
  this year. Indias Cellular Operators Association
  of India, representing the three largest mobile
  carriers, has long been resistant to enterprises
  getting access without them citing a threat to
  their future revenues.
• The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) in
  Qatar is asking the public to chime in on the
  possibility of implementing private 5G networks
  and, if so, what types. Options include allowing
  existing operators to offer them, making the
  spectrum available directly to enterprises, or
  creating a new public entity whose sole purpose
  is to grant private wireless networks to
  enterprises.

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Deployments Run the Gamut

• Private wireless networks have expanded beyond
  the school and factory. They have grown past
  being used only in mines and on farms. We are now
  seeing private LTE and 5G networks used by
  utility companies, seaports, smart cities, and
  warehouses, with applications including
  high-speed, low-latency, and massive
  machine-to-machine communications. One use case,
  long-discussed but still met with heavy
  skepticism, is remote surgery, which will need
  not only high speed and low latency but
  incredible reliability, is finally on track. A
  recent surgical simulation was held in France and
  Greece using a private 5G network operating at 26
  GHz. The hospital used ultrasound images and
  x-rays in an augmented reality application. The
  trial successfully demonstrated the advantages of
  a lack of cables in the operating room and
  highlighted the benefits of using multiple
  imaging devices.

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Conclusion

• The first half of 2022 has seen many partnerships
  and collaborations, and the number of known
  private networks has increased significantly.
  With the as-you-go model having time to take
  off, small and mid-size companies gathering
  attention from various vendors, and India
  possibly opening its doors to private networks,
  we expect to see the second half of the year show
  an even higher rate of increase than
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