Private 5G vs Wi-Fi 6E vs private LTE: decision framework

Latency and Reliability Comparison

Private 5G delivers deterministic latency below 10 milliseconds with URLLC configurations, making it essential for real-time robotic control and autonomous vehicle guidance. Wi-Fi 6E achieves typical latencies of 10-30 milliseconds under normal load but suffers from contention-based access that creates unpredictable spikes during congestion. Private LTE sits between the two, offering 20-30 millisecond latency with better determinism than Wi-Fi but lacking the URLLC capabilities of 5G NR. For reliability, private 5G achieves 99.9999 percent with proper configuration, while Wi-Fi typically…