Wireless and Mobile Device Security, 2nd Edition

Private LTE Networks

There is a definite requirement today for large-scale wireless LANs. Nonetheless, the present capability of Wi-Fi to meet that organizational need is very limited. As a result, many organizations are moving away from Wi-Fi toward adopting private LTE.

Private LTE has emerged in recent years as a solution to fill the gap between high-end private Wi-Fi networks and public LTE carrier networks. The advantage of a private LTE network is that it can deliver dedicated, fixed-cost connectivity and better information security for all IT assets and IoT devices.

Private LTE, just like carrier LTE deployments, uses licensed, shared, and unlicensed RF spectrums to reduce costs, congestion, enhance traffic flow, and ultimately to improve ...