What is a Private Network?

Private networks offer enterprises a purpose-built, high-performance wireless network with dedicated bandwidth and wireless infrastructure for their unique operational and connectivity needs. With a private network, you are in control of the mobile environment, and not a carrier in a traditional network. You make operational and management decisions for user devices and network parameters.

Wireless Communications are viewed as increasingly essential by most businesses today. Wireless connectivity is the “fourth utility,” joining legacy contributors electricity, water, and HVAC.

Carrier Networks and Wi-Fi have traditionally been leveraged to provide the wireless backbone for a wide range of enterprises, but those solutions present limitations that hinge on the networks being utilized by the general public or lacking the level of security and coverage your enterprise requires.

Pierson Wireless is an industry leader in the design, deployment, and ongoing support of private network solutions. We communicate closely with our customers at every step of their private network journey – initial site assessment and feasibility analysis, design and engineering phases, proof of concept deployment, on-site network demonstration, and finally, the activation of their unique private network solution. To learn more about how a private network operates and how it can improve your business operations, contact our expert team today!

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Benefits of Owning a Private Network

Dedicated

A private network is exclusively yours, dedicated to and controlled by your enterprise.

Secure

Your data never leaves your network, and SIM-based access ensures all devices on the network are authenticated and access is controlled by the network operator.

Reliable

A private network ensures reliability due to its predictable high performance and low latency.

Low Latency

Private 5G end-to-end latency will be less than 10 milliseconds.

High Capacity

Private networks deliver the ability to incorporate up to 1 million devices per square kilometer.

Quality of Service (QoS)

Customer is in control of how data is prioritized, from end-to-end.

Mobility

The handoff between private network small cells is seamless.

Cost

Fewer small cells are needed to provide the same coverage as WiFi access points, and the expense of running power, cable, and providing maintenance on a smaller number of access points is more cost-efficient.

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Network on Wheels

A Pierson Wireless Network on Wheels (NOW) is an easily-deployed and portable telecommunications tower that creates or enhances private network and wireless coverage for locations with suboptimal or no coverage. NOW units provide a flexible, cost-effective alternative to permanent tower installations.

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How a Private Network Operates

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3 Private Networks Support Backhaul for Wi-Fi

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Deployment of a Private Network Requires

Equipment

Base stations, small cells, and portable Pierson Wireless Network on Wheels (NOW) towers.

Edge Devices

Routers, gateways, modules, tablets, and smartphones.

Spectrum

Secured from the government, mobile network operators (MNOs), or third-party owners.

Deployment of a Private Network Requires

Equipment

Base stations, towers, small cells from telecommunication infrastructure integrators like Pierson Wireless.

Edge Devices

Routers, gateways, modules, tablets, and smartphones.

Spectrum

Secured from the government, mobile network operators (MNOs), or third-party owners.

Private Network Spectrum Options

CBRS (Citizen’s Broadband Radio Service)

CBRS is the Citizen’s Broadband Radio Service, a 150 MHz-wide domestic broadcast band (3.55 GHz – 3.70 GHz). In January 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized full use of the band’s spectrum for wireless service provider commercialization, paving the way for the deployment of private networks. CBRS is governed by a three-tiered spectrum authorization framework:

Incumbent Access – Legacy band users, namely satellite ground stations and the US Navy
Priority Access License (PAL) – Auctioned, 10-year licenses for up to 70 MHz of CBRS spectrum, available on a county-by-county basis. Use may not interfere with Incumbent Access entities.
General Authorized Access (GAA) – The 80 MHz balance of the CBRS spectrum that’s not allocated to a PAL. Use of this portion of the spectrum does not require a license, but it does require interference coordination via a Spectrum Access System (SAS).

CBRS enables Private LTE and soon, Private 5G Network solutions. It’s often referred to as “The Innovation Band.”

OnGo is the brand name for Private 4G & 5G Network services using the CBRS band.

Band 41 EBS (Educational Broadband Service)

Band 41 EBS is a part of the Time Division Duplex (TDD) 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) spectrum that requires only a single uplink and downlink frequency band. Band 41 rests between traditional bands and millimeter wave (mmWave), a range commonly referenced as “mid-band.” It has a bandwidth of 194 MHz and ranges from 2496 – 2690 MHz.

Band 53 GlobalStar

Band 53 GlobalStar is also a part of the TDD 4G LTE spectrum, and like Band 41, requires a single band for uplink and downlink. It has a narrower bandwidth (11.5 MHz), ranging from 2483.5 – 2495 MHz.

MuLTEFire

MuLTEFire combines the high performance of a 4G LTE network with the simple deployment of Wi-Fi. A network utilizing MuLTEFire’s unlicensed and shared 5 GHz spectrum can support private LTE.

Other partnerships with spectrum holders for use of their spectrum

Other partnerships with spectrum holders for use of their spectrum refers to bands reserved by the FCC for organizations like radio stations, cellular companies, and television providers. Unlicensed spectrum is free and open for anyone to use, for example, this is where Wi-Fi lives.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi uses multiple parts of the IEEE 802 protocol family and is designed to work seamlessly with its wired sibling, Ethernet. Compatible devices can network through wireless access points with each other as well as with wired devices and the Internet. Different versions of Wi-Fi are specified by various IEEE 802.11 protocol standards, with different radio technologies determining radio bands, maximum ranges, and speeds that may be achieved.

Notable Industries for Private Networks

Agriculture

Education

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Healthcare

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Hospitality

Logistics (Warehouses, Ports)

Manufacturing

Sports & Entertainment

Utilities

Monitoring & Maintenance

Your organization depends on the performance and reliability of your private network solution to provide reliable performance for essential systems and uninterrupted user device connectivity. Pierson Wireless offers a variety of programs that provide 24/7/365 peace of mind and confidence your private network is operating optimally.

Through our programs, Pierson Wireless technicians proactively identify issues and outline solutions BEFORE your critical functions are interrupted. Active monitoring solutions result in reduced expenses related to service visits, improved system performance, and reliable communications during an emergency situation.

Pierson Wireless’ programs assign highly-skilled technicians to quickly and efficiently resolve issues with your system.

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Monitoring & Maintenance

Your organization depends on the performance and reliability of your private network solution to provide reliable performance for essential systems and uninterrupted user device connectivity. Pierson Wireless offers a variety of programs that provide 24/7/365 peace of mind and confidence your private network is operating optimally.

Through our programs, Pierson Wireless technicians proactively identify issues and outline solutions BEFORE your critical functions are interrupted. Active monitoring solutions result in reduced expenses related to service visits, improved system performance, and reliable communications during an emergency situation.

Pierson Wireless’ programs assign highly-skilled technicians to quickly and efficiently resolve issues with your system.

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Private Networks News / Blog Posts

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NTIA Releases Data Conclusively Showing Steady, Significant Growth in CBRS Private Network Deployments

NTIA Releases Data Conclusively Showing Steady, Significant Growth in CBRS Private Network Deployments

The National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) released data on May 1 that shows dramatic growth in CBRS (Citizens . . .

Pierson Wireless and Nokia Partner to Deliver Private Network in Alaska

Pierson Wireless and Nokia Partner to Deliver Private Network in Alaska

OMAHA, Neb. (July 14, 2022) – Pierson Wireless has been awarded a turnkey project by the Central Council of the . . .

NTT Launches Private LTE/5G Network-as-a-Service

NTT Launches Private LTE/5G Network-as-a-Service

NTT recently announced a significant telecommunications industry milestone by rolling out the first globally available private LTE/5G network-as-a-service platform. NTT’s . . .