As industries become increasingly reliant on dependable “everything to everything” connectivity, along with real-time access to data and applications and growing numbers of mobile employees and equipment, it’s no surprise that private wireless networks are emerging as a next-gen connectivity option. Private wireless networks, by nature, offer high reliability, higher levels of security and control of confidential data and more customizable “in-building” coverage, while reducing the complexity of managing multiple connectivity solutions, argue proponents of the technology. “Private wireless networks, whether LTE or 5G, are an emerging technology solution that hold the promise of enabling U.S. businesses to digitally transform and solve some of their current key connectivity challenges,” said analysts at research firm STL Partners, in a report prepared for Cox Private Networks. On the other hand, private wireless networks are not cheap and can require a high level of in-house capabilities and resources to set up and manage. That’s why private wireless so far has largely been the domain of larger, more-resourced enterprises as well as operations that are mobile or are located where traditional communication infrastructure may not be available or where reliable or in-building coverage can be a challenge. Neutral host wireless networks, however, provide an interesting option when budgets are tight and the appetite to manage a network in-house is low, argue analysts at ABI Research, thereby greatly expanding the potential market for private wireless for both providers and partners. By Martin Vilaboy The positive forces behind neutral host private wireless Neutral Spaces MOBILE & WIRELESS 18 CHANNELVISION | SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2024
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