Private networks are an expanding trend in the wireless space, with private LTE networks growing steadily and 5G variants around the corner
A private LTE network is a local cellular network that uses micro towers or small cells, as well as core network servers, to support a specific company’s secure connectivity in a localized area, independent of cellular service providers.
The ins and outs of private LTE networks
Enterprises, utility organizations and industrial sites have installed private LTE equipment. Uses for private LTE include network optimization for mission-critical applications and enhanced lower latency operations. With private network deployments, enterprises can avoid increasing congestion on public LTE networks.
Airports, mines, oil and gas extraction plants, factories, warehouses and more have already deployed initial private LTE networks. Bad or nonexistent cellular coverage can also lead enterprises to deploy private LTE networks in remote areas for industrial uses.