5G Private Networks for Industry 4.0 — Part 1
White Paper
5G private networks are proliferating. Revenue from 5G private networks will grow from $1.6 billion in 2021 to $65 billion in 20301 . But the road to 5G private networks is paved with challenges that span all stages of the network lifecycle, from deployment to operations.
Enabling 5G private network use cases, especially for Industry 4.0, puts significant demands on network performance. All network components — devices, radio access network (RAN) / Open RAN, 5G core, and multi-access edge computing (MEC) — must operate at peak performance. End-to-end network performance must also be optimal. Testing only the RAN during site acceptance creates blind spots.