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by CELONA and Asad Khan, Director, 5G & Wireless Networks SNS TELECOM & IT A global view of market drivers, key industries, growth to date, forecast & quantifiable benefits State of the Private 4G/5G Market
Market Drivers The key factors that are driving the continued expansion of the private 4G/5G market include, but are by no means restricted to, the availability of shared and local area licensed spectrum for private networks, lack of reliable wireless connectivity in indoor, industrial and remote environments, Industry 4.0 revolution, critical communications broadband evolution and enterprise transformation initiatives.
3.5GHz licenses for plot-based networks, Finland’s 2.3GHz and 26GHz licenses for local 4G/5G networks, Sweden’s 3.7GHz and 26GHz permits, Poland’s spectrum assignment for local government units and enterprises, Japan’s 4.6-4.9GHz and 28GHz local 5G network licenses, South Korea’s e-Um 5G allocations in the 4.7GHz and 28GHz bands, Taiwan’s provision of 4.8-4.9GHz spectrum for private 5G networks, Australia’s apparatus licensing approach and Brazil’s SLP licenses. The table opposite summarises existing and planned allocations.
Global Spectrum Liberalisation Initiatives
National regulators across the globe have released or are in the process of granting access to shared and local area licensed spectrum suitable for private 4G/5G networks. Examples include the three- tiered CBRS spectrum sharing scheme in the United States, Germany’s 3.7-3.8GHz and 28GHz licenses for 5G campus networks, United Kingdom’s shared and local access licensing model, France’s vertical spectrum allocation, Netherlands’
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May 2025 Volume 47 No.2
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