Home
All updates- EDGE Insights
Industries
Company Search
My Watchlists (Beta)
Overview & Market size
Use cases
Market map
Disruptors
Funding history
Competitive analysis
Incumbents
Notable Investors
Related Content- Company list
Next-gen Private Mobile Networks
Overview
Mobile networking technology has progressed far beyond its original purpose of enabling communication between individuals. We are now seeing the deployment of 5G, which offers higher speeds, lower latency, and greater bandwidth. Subsequently, enterprises are embracing this technology to meet the growing demand for custom, secure, and resilient solutions to drive their digital transformation efforts. Private networks are enterprise networks that use dedicated communication infrastructure to provide secure, high-performance connectivity within a specific organization without relying on the public spectrum.
Although private networks have been technically feasible using slower, higher latency, 4G LTE, or fixed broadband services, 5G has shown its capacity to significantly enhance its capabilities and performance. Furthermore, it offers a functionally competitive, more cost-effective alternative that can support the growth of existing industries and also create entirely new business use cases and opportunities. While governments and corporations worldwide are already working toward developing the next generation of these technologies (6G), private mobile networking technology is poised to continue evolving into one of the foundations of enterprise digital transformation.
Industry Updates
Market Sizing
The US Next-gen Private Mobile Networks market could reach USD 2.8 billion–4.4 billion by 2028
USD 0.0 Bn
USD 0.0 Bn
USD 0.0 Bn
Use cases
Next-gen private mobile networks have been adopted across various industries, such as industrials (including machinery), communication services (including diversified telecommunication services), consumer staples, healthcare, and materials, as they offer high-speed connectivity, low latency, and enhanced bandwidth.
The technology has been applied mainly to provide reliable coverage in remote environments and support advanced applications such as facial recognition, AR/VR, and autonomous guided vehicles. Moreover, these networks have enabled industrial automation by supporting high-speed data transmission from IoT devices.
We have identified key use cases below:
Market Mapping
The Next-gen Mobile Networks industry is dominated by incumbents operating across multiple segments, such as Ericsson, Verizon, and HP. These incumbents offer services across the End-to-end service providers, Peripheral and embedded hardware, and Telecom software segments.
More disruptors operate in the Peripheral and embedded hardware and Telecom software segments, indicating that players are more commonly aiming to offer support services to develop private mobile networks. Meanwhile, most disruptors operating in the industry are in the go-to-market and minimum viable product stages, indicating the fairly nascent nature of the industry. However, players like Ribbon and Movandi are in their expansion stage, with players like BaiCells Technologies operating across multiple segments.
End-to-end service providers
Space-based service providers
Peripheral and embedded hardware
Telecom software
The Disruptors
The Next-gen Mobile Networks industry is led by startups in the Peripheral and embedded hardware and Telecom software segments that are listed or have raised substantial amounts of funding. The listed companies include SatixFy, a hardware provider, and Ribbon, which offers software. Several companies have raised more than USD 100 million in funding, most notably software provider Mavenir, which raised over USD 1 billion.
Despite the smaller number of startups operating within the segment, the Space-based service providers segment includes many large startups, such as the listed player SpaceX, and Astranis (which raised over USD 750 million in funding).
Funding History
Competitive Analysis
Incumbents
Incumbents in the Next-gen Mobile Networks industry primarily consist of telecom giants like AT&T and Verizon, tech firms such as Cisco and VMware, and electronics manufacturers like Samsung and Intel. Many of these companies, including Cisco, Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung, offer comprehensive solutions across multiple segments especially targeting the earth-based services, peripheral and embedded hardware, and telecom software segments.
Incumbents not only develop advanced telecom technologies internally but also form strategic partnerships with other industry leaders and third-party providers. These collaborations, spanning semiconductor firms, cloud services, and various other platforms, largely aim to enhance product capabilities and market presence. While less common, strategic acquisitions also occur, mostly to complement its product offerings (e.g., Qualcomm acquiring Cellwize in 2022).
Notable Investors
