Easy apps, clear ROI, rapid scale – private 5G is going places, says Ericsson
Ericsson says private 5G is growing faster than Wi-Fi in its early phase and is now on a different path. As Nokia steps back from parts of the private networks market, Ericsson points to a rising number of industrial use cases as proof that private 5G delivers clear, short-term returns and can scale globally.
According to the company, high-value applications in manufacturing and other industrial settings are driving adoption. These early deployments, Ericsson argues, show that private 5G can pay back investment quickly while supporting expansion across multiple sites and regions, strengthening the case for continued rollout.
More from Technology
Broadband projects keep running late and over budget, largely because construction work is labor‑intensive, fragmented, and short on skilled workers.
Ericsson has completed a pre-standard 6G trial in the United States and entered into a collaboration with Qualcomm to push early development of the ne
Security firm Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is shifting its eSIM provisioning workloads onto Amazon Web Services, turning what used to be a dedicated teleco
At MWC Barcelona 2026, Qualcomm is using live demonstrations to show how it wants 6G networks to handle more intelligence and higher efficiency from t
Kigen and Trasna are expanding their partnership to offer a joint managed eSIM service aimed at enterprises running large-scale IoT deployments. The s
Vodafone and Tiami Networks have tested a radar-style sensing system that lets existing 5G networks detect nearby hazards, pitching it as groundwork f