Whitepaper Nº03·Core & Security·June 2026
Private 5G: A Deployment Guide
Two 3GPP network models, six countries' spectrum rules, and honest costs for a private 5G network.
Abstract
In 2025 AWS and Microsoft retired their private-5G products and Nokia moved to divest its integration unit, yet deployments grew by roughly a third to 6,500 networks worldwide by Berg Insight’s count. This guide covers the 3GPP network models, spectrum regimes, and architecture choices.
Headline finding
6,500 private LTE/5G networks live worldwide by end-2025, up from 4,700 (Berg Insight)
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