5G Private Network Spectrum is Coming

Will private 5G networks help, hinder or not affect mobile service provider 5G sales? It is hard to say. Organizations can build and operate their own private networks using shared, unlicensed or licensed spectrum. They can buy a private service from a public provider or perhaps from a third party system integrator. 

Private 5G networks might supplant existing private networks (land mobile, Wi-Fi, cabled local area networks), supplement or be purchased from a mobile operator (a network slice service, for example). 

They can be deployed as standalone networks, or integrated/ semi-integrated with existing public mobile operator networks. Some will build the network but outsource operation, maintenance or support.

In many countries, regulators are looking at allocating specific spectrum for such private networks. 

Spectrum for Private Networks
Country	Spectrum (GHz)
Belgium	3.8-4.2
Chile	1.7, 2.1, 3.5, 28
France	26, 3.5-3.8
Germany	3.7-3.8, 24.-27.5, 26.5–27.5
Hong Kong	.617–.698, .703–.803, 28–28.3
Japan	4.6–4.8, 28.3–29.1, 28.2–28.3
Luxembourg	3.4-3.8, 3.4– 3.7, 3.7-3.8
Malaysia	26–28
Netherlands	3.5-3.7, 3.4-3.45, 37.5-3.8
New Zealand	2.5
Norway	2.3–2.4, 3.6
Poland	3.4-3.8
Slovenia	2.3, 3.4
Sweden	3.7-3.8
United Kingdom	1.78-1.785, 2.39- 2.4, 3.8-4.2
United States	3.3–3.55 3.5, 3.1–3.55, 3.1-3.33
source: https://gsacom.com/