Private LTE / 5G

Your own cellular network, for your site, your devices, your rules.

Private LTE / 5G gives your business a dedicated cellular network, like a mobile carrier’s but for your use only. It keeps robots, vehicles, scanners, cameras, and sensors connected across warehouses, yards, and campuses where Wi-Fi struggles.

WHAT IT ISA cellular network you controlThe same technology as the carriers, but only your SIM-equipped devices can join.
WHAT IT FIXESDrops, gaps, and device sprawlRoaming drops, outdoor coverage, overloaded Wi-Fi, and securing devices at scale.
WHERE IT FITSOperations that moveDistribution centers, plants, ports, yards, campuses, and utilities.
What it is

Like having your own mobile carrier on your property.

Private LTE / 5G is a cellular network built for one organization. It uses the same technology as Verizon or T-Mobile, but only your devices can join, and you decide how it behaves.

We install cellular radios across your site, put a SIM or eSIM in each device you authorize, and connect them through a private core that keeps traffic on-site or routes it wherever you choose. In the U.S., most private networks run on CBRS, shared 3.5 GHz spectrum that businesses can use without buying a carrier license.

  • Only your SIMs can connect
  • Built for devices on the move
  • Runs alongside Wi-Fi, not instead of it
How a private LTE/5G network worksArchitecture: devices with SIMs connect over CBRS to private radios on site; a private core, on site or in the cloud, admits only authorized SIMs and routes traffic to business applications such as warehouse management, video, robot control and SCADA.03PRIVATE LTE / 5G · ARCHITECTURENTS1 · UE / DEVICES2 · RAN3 · CORE4 · APPLICATIONSFORKLIFTSIM · IMSIAGV / AMRSIM · IMSICAMERASIM · IMSISCANNERSIM · IMSIgNB / eNBCBRS 3.5 GHzN2/N3PRIVATE CORE5GC / EPCON-SITE OR CLOUDSIM AUTH · POLICY · QoSWMS / ERPVIDEO / VMSROBOT CONTROLSCADA / MESSIM-AUTHENTICATED DEVICES ONLY · ILLUSTRATIVE
Devices carry a SIM just like a phone. Radios cover the site, the private core decides who gets in and applies each device’s rules, and traffic goes straight to your applications. It can stay on-site if you choose.
How it compares

Wi-Fi, public cellular, and private LTE each have a job.

Private LTE doesn’t replace Wi-Fi. It gives operational devices their own network when Wi-Fi or public carriers aren’t the right fit.

Enterprise Wi-FiPublic cellular (carriers)Private LTE / 5G
Who controls itYouThe carrierYou, or a managed partner on your behalf
Who can connectAnyone with credentialsAny subscriber of that carrierOnly SIMs you issue
Coverage per radioSmall; many access pointsLarge, but tuned for the public, not your siteLarge; fewer radios for yards and big floors
Staying connected while movingThe device decides when to roam, and can dropManaged by the carrierManaged by your network, built for mobility
Where the data goesYour networkThrough the carrierCan stay entirely on-site
Best forLaptops, office users, guestsPhones, visitors, general mobile useRobots, vehicles, cameras, sensors, rugged devices
Coverage comparison across a yardTwo site plans of the same yard. Wi-Fi needs about twelve small cells, so a vehicle roams about eleven times along its route. Private LTE covers the same yard from two radio sites with three sectors each, with handoffs managed by the network.AWI-FI · 12 CELLSNTS≈ 11 ROAMING EVENTS ON ROUTE200 FTBPRIVATE LTE · 2 RADIO SITESNTSRS-1RS-2HANDOFFS: NETWORK-MANAGED200 FT
Illustrative. The arrowed line is a vehicle’s route. Actual radio counts depend on the site survey, building materials, and the devices used.
What it solves

When the operation outgrows Wi-Fi.

Private cellular earns its place when a wireless problem is stopping a specific workflow.

Robots and vehicles drop off while moving

AGVs, AMRs, and forklifts lose connection as they pass between Wi-Fi access points, and they stop.

Business impactStalled automation, manual restarts, and lost throughput.

Yards and outdoor areas are too big for Wi-Fi

Truck yards, ports, lots, and campuses would need dozens of access points plus power and cabling everywhere.

Business impactHigh build cost and coverage gaps where work actually happens.

Video from mobile or remote cameras

Security and process cameras stutter or drop when they share busy Wi-Fi or sit far from cabling.

Business impactBlind spots in safety, security, and quality monitoring.

Hundreds of devices, hard to secure

Sensors, scanners, and headless equipment often share passwords on Wi-Fi. SIM identity gives each device its own credential.

Business impactKnow exactly what’s connected, and shut off any device instantly.

Operations stop when the internet goes down

If device control depends on a remote service, a WAN outage halts local work, even with healthy radios.

Business impactAn on-site core keeps critical workflows running locally.

Wi-Fi is overloaded

Office users, guests, and machines all compete on the same network. Operations get squeezed when it’s busy.

Business impactA separate, predictable lane for the traffic that runs the business.

Why you need it

Your operation runs on devices that move.

Warehouses, plants, ports, and campuses depend on connected equipment that doesn’t sit at a desk. Private LTE / 5G gives that equipment a network designed for it.

01

Predictable, not best-effort

You control capacity, priority, and coverage, so critical devices aren’t competing with guest traffic or a carrier’s public load.

02

Fewer radios for large areas

Cellular radios cover far more ground than Wi-Fi access points, which lowers the cost of covering yards and large facilities.

03

Security built into every device

SIM-based identity means no shared passwords. Every device is known, policy-controlled, and revocable.

04

Accessible spectrum

CBRS lets U.S. businesses run their own LTE or 5G network with certified equipment, without buying a carrier license.

What is CBRS?

Shared spectrum that makes private networks practical.

CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) is 150 MHz of spectrum between 3.55 and 3.70 GHz that the FCC opened for shared commercial use.

A cloud-based Spectrum Access System (SAS) coordinates who can transmit where, protecting higher-priority users automatically. Businesses can use General Authorized Access at no license cost with certified equipment, or hold a Priority Access License in areas where one is available.

We handle SAS registration, certified-installer requirements, and radio planning as part of the design.
CBRS three-tier spectrum sharingFrequency chart of the CBRS band from 3550 to 3700 MHz. Tier 1 incumbents such as federal radar are protected across the band. Tier 2 Priority Access Licenses use up to 70 MHz in the lower 100 MHz, by county. Tier 3 General Authorized Access can use any available spectrum. A Spectrum Access System coordinates all tiers.04CBRS · 3550–3700 MHz · SPECTRUM SHARINGNTSTIER 1INCUMBENTFEDERAL RADAR · FSS · ALWAYS PROTECTEDTIER 2PAL · LICENSED≤ 70 MHz / COUNTYTIER 3GAA · OPENANY AVAILABLE CHANNEL · CERTIFIED EQUIPMENT3550360036503700MHzSASCOORDINATESALL TIERSSIMPLIFIED · PAL AVAILABILITY VARIES BY COUNTY
Simplified view of CBRS spectrum sharing. PAL availability varies by county.
Ways to deploy

Start with one workflow. Grow from there.

Most private networks begin with a focused pilot that proves value on a single use case before expanding.

PROVE IT

Focused pilot

Cover one area and one workflow, such as a yard, a robot fleet, or a camera cluster, and measure the result against today’s Wi-Fi.

Scope
1 zone, a handful of radios
Outcome
Measured results that justify the business case
ONE SYSTEM, TWO JOBS

Public + private in one building

An active DAS with a private-network port can carry Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile coverage and your private LTE on the same in-building equipment.

Fits
Warehouses, hospitals, plants that need both
Equipment
Active DAS with a private-network port
SITE-WIDE

Full private LTE / 5G

Indoor and outdoor radios, a private core on-site or in the cloud, and SIM management across the entire operation, owned or delivered as a managed service.

Fits
Distribution centers, ports, plants, campuses
Model
Owned or as-a-service
Already solving indoor cellular? Add private LTE later.

Many of the active DAS platforms we deploy for carrier coverage can add a private network port, so the in-building investment serves both. See Indoor Cellular & DAS →

How we deliver

From workflow to working network.

We design around the devices and applications first, then the radios.

  1. Assess

    Map the devices, workflows, and failures that matter, and define what success looks like.

  2. Design

    Plan radios and spectrum from site maps and floor plans, with an onsite survey where needed, then choose the core and confirm devices.

  3. Deploy

    Prove one workflow in one zone, then scale radios, SIMs, integration, and security across the site.

  4. Verify

    Measure coverage and device performance against the agreed success measures, when the project calls for it.

  5. Manage

    Monitor, manage SIMs and policy, and optimize as devices and workflows grow.

These are the five Wireless Everywhere steps. Hire us for one, or all five. See how it works → Start your project →

Use cases in the real world

See where controlled mobility changes the operation.

Explore the environments where private cellular keeps critical devices, vehicles, and field workflows reliably connected.

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REPRESENTATIVE WORKFLOWS
01
Autonomous movement

AMRs, AGVs, and moving equipment that cannot tolerate unstable handoffs.

02
Yard and vehicle operations

Persistent coverage for large outdoor areas, vehicles, cameras, and workers.

03
Industrial field work

Controlled access for rugged devices, video, telemetry, and operational IoT.

Practical next step

Bring the workflow, device list, and site conditions.

We’ll determine whether private cellular creates a measurable advantage and what the complete architecture must include.

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