How Private Networks are Transforming Healthcare
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, quite understandably, hospitals and other healthcare providers focused on what was most important – delivering urgent care. The scale of the pandemic strained resources as pop-up facilities appeared in car parks and sports halls across the nation. By late 2021, the CDC was recording up to 800,000 new […]
Private LTE vs. Wi-Fi for Healthcare: Comparison & Use Cases
If there is ever an example of a high-pressure environment in which to create a communication network, it must be healthcare. Whether it’s coordinating care across the many departments of a hospital or allowing the family of patients to access the internet effectively while they are anxiously awaiting news, it’s a vital arena in which […]
How CBRS works and why you should care
CBRS is a transformative technology facilitating secure wireless broadband with higher speeds and higher capacity levels. As connectivity demands continue to increase, establishing this networking infrastructure is critical to remaining competitive, up-to-date, and technologically competent. What is CBRS? Citizens Broadband Radio Service is a 150 MHz wide spectrum of the 3.5 GHz to 3.7 GHz […]
Benefits of fixed wireless broadband
In a world of satellites and super-fast fiber optic broadband generating download speeds of up to 1000Mbps, it might be tempting to think of fixed wireless broadband as old-fashioned and due for retirement. However, for several economic and technological reasons, this would be a mistake. Fixed wireless broadband offers a range of benefits that make […]
How to Determine if Private LTE is Right for Your Organization
There are a range of factors to consider when determining if your organization would benefit from its own Private LTE network. We’ll cover what makes a private LTE network deployment the right choice of communications network, and whether it fits your business model. Private LTE: Definition To begin with, we need to define our terms. […]
Private LTE Market is Projected to Reach USD 13 Billion by 2026
Global Market Insights’ recent report on the Private LTE Market revealed an encouraging trend towards increased uptake of these networks. Based on 2019 analysis, and including market data from 2015 to 2018, projections show an annual CAGR of 20%, taking the $3 billion USD market size to around $13 billion by 2026. Even allowing for […]
How has the Pandemic Affected Private Network Adoption?
According to Insight’s Private LTE Market Forecast, published in May 2021 and providing trends up to 2028, market valuation was $3.15 billion in 2020 and is expected to swell to $8.5 billion by 2028. As we’ll explore in this article, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shape the development of more reliable communications technology, while increasing […]
Private Networks and Industry 4.0
Technology has advanced to the point where traditional WiFi no longer meets the needs of consumers. Data users require top-tier security, capacity, coverage, low latency, and high-quality service. Businesses must evolve alongside the ever-changing demands of the consumers, which is why we need a new, reliable, and secure access network. This access network has to […]
Bringing Private LTE to Electric Utilities and Co-ops
As the quest for increased capacity and speed within wireless data networks increased over the first decades of the 21st century, 4G LTE became the standard for public broadcast networks seeking high capacity, high speed solutions. However, LTE technologies have not previously been used to create private networks due primarily to the prohibitive expense and […]
Webinar: Private LTE for Electric Utilities and Co-ops
The need for utilities to upgrade critical communications infrastructure is clear. Recent incidents of cyberattacks, vandalism and severe weather have brought the issue to the forefront. Utilities are looking at private fixed LTE to increase security, improve growth potential and gain control. Blinq Networks and PCS Technologies have teamed up to share their respective domain […]
