Private Wireless and Local Cloud Trends

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Interest in building private wireless networks for new use cases is gaining momentum. As 5G standards and device availability continue to progress, large companies, municipalities, and utilities are all becoming interested in the ways that private wireless networks can help enable digital transformation use cases related to smart automation, smart infrastructure, and smart cities.

In our discussions with end users, organizations have expressed the desire to build better connectivity and cloud capabilities at the edge of private enterprise networks. This will drive a number of use cases (outlined in this report) such as business analytics, customer experience, virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR), industrial automation, and other applications.

Evolution from LTE to 5G

This report examines the state of the market today related to the mix of 4G/LTE, 5G, WiFi and edge-cloud technologies that may all have a role to play in private wireless network adoption. It also reviews early private wireless projects to gauge where progress has been made and where material challenges remain.

This report also provides insights on network adoption considerations that large enterprises must work through in order to determine whether or not private wireless network projects make sense. Finally, it will review key players to watch in the space to help readers better understand the ecosystem of key suppliers that will make an impact on how this market evolves over the near-to-medium term.

Some of the companies mentioned in the report:

Alphabet/Google
Amdocs
Altiostar
AT&T
AWS
Cambium Networks
Cisco
Cradlepoint (Ericsson Division)
DT
Dell
Ericsson
Huawei
HPE
IBM
Infiot
Mavenir
Metaswitch
Microsoft
Netcracker
Netris
Nokia
NVIDIA
Rakuten
Red Hat
Samsung
Swim
T-Mobile
Telefonica
VMware
Vodafone