The Hype is Real - Private Mobile Networks Are Maturing Faster Than Expected!
The Hype is Real – Private Mobile Networks Are Maturing Faster Than Expected!
At OneLayer, we’ve witnessed a rapid acceleration in the adoption of private mobile networks over the past year. Enterprises are deploying both 5G and LTE networks faster than ever, moving swiftly from pilot phases to full-scale operations. This growth is evident across several dimensions: globally, with significant traction in North America, Europe, and Latin America, and across key verticals, including Utilities, Manufacturing, Mining, Oil and Gas, Ports, and Airports.
Gartner has just published its first-ever Hype Cycle for Private Mobile Network Services, 2024, following closely on the heels of the Hype Cycle for Enterprise Networking, 2024. These reports highlight the accelerated maturity of Private Mobile Networks. Notably, the Hype Cycle for Enterprise Networking now predicts 5G Private Mobile Networks will mature within 2-5 years—an impressive leap from the 5-10 years forecasted in 2023.
[Hype Cycle Published on LinkedIn by Sylvain Fabre, Senior Director, Analyst @ Gartner]
Sylvain Fabre, Senior Director, Analyst at Gartner LinkedIn post is probably an additional indicator that the market is heating up: “CSPs are already facing significant competition from systems integrators and resellers, which are providing more comprehensive end-to-end offerings and, thus, seeing more traction overall in PMN sales to industrial enterprises.”
It is great to see that Gartner also acknowledged that 5G Private Mobile Networks are now expected to mature faster than previously predicted.
OneLayer is committed to supporting this growth with solutions that ensure operational efficiency and zero-trust security for our customers’ expanding networks.
At OneLayer, we’ve consistently proven over the past years to our customers that with the right approach, they can swiftly migrate their private 5G/LTE networks to operational use cases and scale quickly with ease. With the right zero trust security, device onboarding and visibility, private 5G/LTE delivers amazing ROI.
As enterprises move from pilot testing to large-scale deployment, the need for streamlined and automated network processes becomes critical. Device management, onboarding, monitoring, and security enforcement can slow down private cellular network adoption. OneLayer’s Bridge solution addresses these challenges by automating management tasks and integrating existing security investments into the private 5G/LTE environment, supporting the rapid expansion expected in the coming years.
OneLayer enhances operational efficiency and security, streamlining asset management and device onboarding for substantial cost savings. The solution also optimizes network management, improving device tracking, performance assessments, uptime monitoring, and dynamic QoS adjustments, resulting in significant operational efficiencies.
Furthermore, OneLayer delivers end-to-end zero-trust security, extending existing frameworks into the private 5G/LTE domain. With capabilities such as OT/IoT asset discovery, micro-segmentation, geofencing, anomaly detection, and mitigation, OneLayer reduces attack surfaces and enables quick remediation, boosting ROI. In order to prevent security gaps from becoming a blocker for private mobile network adoption, addressing these gaps early on enables security teams to be partners in the process of swift scaling of the network.
Gartner’s Hype Cycle™ helps organizations navigate innovation risks and opportunities, ensuring they adopt technologies at the right time. For us at OneLayer, we believe that the picture becomes clearer than ever: the future of private 5G/LTE isn’t just on the horizon – it’s here now!
Ready to take your private 5G/LTE network from pilot to scale? Discover how OneLayer can help at www.onelayer.com.