Betacom has announced a partnership with UScellular to deliver the private/public hybrid 5G networks, advancing industry 4.0 initiatives across the United States. The service provides security and control over business data, both on-premises and while roaming among company facilities.
The private/public hybrid 5G network service allows organisations with multiple sites across numerous locations to maintain connectivity between locations. Enterprises working to modernise their operations across dispersed locations now have a cohesive mobility strategy with trusted partners for Industry 4.0. Uptime and performance are assured for improved operational efficiency and productivity with Betacom-backed service level agreements (SLAs).
“This relationship with Betacom helps to establish a new bar for how the entire wireless industry thinks about, builds, delivers and utilises wireless networks,” says Kim Kerr, senior vice president, enterprise sales and operations for UScellular. “These new capabilities significantly accelerate the return on investment for digital transformation and modernisation initiatives for organisations of all types, from enterprise to retail to government, and move the industry as a whole forward, faster.”
Nationwide mobility
UScellular’s network and access agreements give customers connectivity across the United States. UScellular also provides data backhaul between sites. Enabling devices to use a single SIM (subscriber identity module) with profiles for both Betacom private CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) networks and the UScellular network ensures mobility, while integrated communication and coordination between the two companies’ 5G network cores enables roaming across the country.
“Betacom and UScellular are breaking new ground for their customers and setting new precedents for the industry,” says Joe Madden, founder and president, Mobile Experts Inc. “Enabling device mobility from facility to facility with a transition from CBRS to cellular in both directions has never been solved. This makes private/public hybrid 5G networks extremely valuable for a wide range of industries.”
Unmatched security and control
The solution establishes and maintains end-to-end security, utilising virtual private networks (VPNs) to ensure that all data effectively remains on the customer premises while devices and sensors are in transit between locations. It also provides unmatched resiliency by using the cellular network for failover in cases where the CBRS network or local internet service providers (ISPs) suffer an outage. The new network architecture utilised for this service facilitates mission-critical Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) services and solutions which require the high degrees of data and device security. Reducing dependency on public clouds for data transfer by creating a private network through the carrier network results in fewer vulnerabilities and fewer attacks.
“The service we are announcing today recognises that the wireless world is changing, and that connectivity, in all of its forms, must change with it,” says Betacom CEO Johan Bjorklund. “Organisations today need seamless mobility with incredibly high densities of sensors and devices to accelerate their Industry 4.0 initiatives. This new service acknowledges and uniquely meets that need.”
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