In the 5G era, operators are responsible for 5G network construction and provide comprehensive digital solutions and services for industry customers together with suppliers rooted in the industry, which is the current trend. In this general trend, the public and private networks will coexist and complement each other for a long time.
The convergence between public and private networks can provide customers with increasingly stronger means and capabilities, mainly reflected in the following aspects:
First, from the perspective of technology, private network technology has experienced the development from analog to digital. At present, following the pace of public network technology, it is upgrading to 4G or even 5G. Pipeline capacity continues to be improved, and the technical difference between private network equipment and public network equipment is getting smaller and smaller.
Second, from the perspective of the company's business model and market space:
1. No matter how the technology evolves, the business needs of industry users for private networks will always exist and will not decrease accordingly;
2. The original NARROW band private network will provide critical voice support for customers when dealing with emergencies, and become the safest and most effective minimum guarantee network in various industries. It will play an irreplaceable role and will exist for a long time;
3, with technology development, customer demand is also from narrowband voice alone to broadband video, data transmission, multimedia scheduling command even edge computing, Internet of things, such as direction of ascension, private network company can combine the customer multiple aspects of the business in combination with a variety of technical services and new customers, from the fundamental needs of customers, the top-down to tailor, with the best solutions for customers to provide service to customers;
4. With the continuous development of technology, communication capability will be stronger and stronger, and the integration between public and private networks will provide more and more solutions and capabilities for customers, cover more customers, carry more ways of business, and the corresponding market space will also be larger.
Since last year the global market for private networks has been only $10bn - $20bn; however, if viewed from the private market of public network, it may bring about ten times of market opportunities and further open up the market space.
