5G Private Networks: Designed for

Performance
Moderated by
Gabriel Brown, Principal Analyst, Mobile Networks, Heavy Reading
Speakers

• Catherine Gull, Head of Business Development, Three Private

Networks

• Bryan Beal, Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation, VMWare

• Shubh Agarwal, SVP 5G Solutions, Metaswitch

Agenda
• Analyst intro & welcome (10 mins)

• Three UK keynote (15 mins)

• VMware presentation (15 mins)

• Panel session and audience Q&A (40 mins)

―All speakers
Why Private Mobile Networks?
• For greater coverage – where there is no, or insufficient, public network
coverage or to rapidly and temporarily extend coverage.

• For control & security – by controlling the network, you maintain full
control over critical aspects of your business operations.

• For performance & reliability – take advantage of 3GPP technology and

scale. PMNs can be configured according to the needs of the application.

• To enhance productivity – by enabling new applications and optimizing

existing processes.
Enterprise Motivations for PMNs
Q: Why is your organization interested in a private mobile network? (select all that
apply) (Multiple responses allowed)

Mobile smartphone applications (e.g. voice, browser, apps, etc.) for

employee productivity 34

To collect IoT and sensor data 26

For smart building applications 24

To help automate a production process 22

To connect video and media devices (e.g. CCTV, digital signage) 21

For employee safety (e.g. lone workers, hazardous environments, etc.) 18

To connect vehicles (AGVs, drones, robots, etc.) 14

Other 5

(59 responses; N=164)

Source: Enterprise respondents to Heavy Reading’s Private Mobile Networks Survey, June 2020
Deployment & Operating Models
Q: Which deployment and operating model does your company
prefer for private mobile networks?

A combination of telco, vendor, and • Enterprises are

integrator partners
27% refreshingly open
about which
Independently deployed and operated by us, companies support
the enterprise
22% their PMN

Provided and managed by a mobile operator 22%

• No single deployment
and operating model
Provided and managed by a vendor or
22% prevails
systems integrator

Don’t know 5% • Partnerships between

vendors, operators and
integrators appear
Other 2% critical

(N=59)

Source: Enterprise respondents to Heavy Reading’s Private Mobile Networks Survey, June 2020
 Three Business
5G Private Networks:
Designed for Performance
Catherine Gull
Head of Business

Confidential
Private Networks

UKB was established in 2003 and bought a large amount of spectrum at auction.
However, this spectrum wasn’t reachable by mobile phones.

2003 UKB had an obligation from the regulator to do something with the spectrum,
but no obligation to launch a national offering.
The creation of a ‘Private Network’ offering was a natural solution.

2013 The first trial of a Private 4G Network for Heathrow airport took place in 2013.

Fixed wireless access on 4G was launched in 2014, initially in London and then
also Swindon.
2014 Full roll out at Heathrow in 2014.
Launch of 4G Private Network at Felixstowe also in 2014.
The first commercial
airport in the world
to launch a mission
critical 4G LTE network
“We are proud to be at the forefront of airport
innovation by introducing this technology.
This new platform enables a significant step
change in efficient working out on the airfield
and builds a greater resilience within our
safety, security, engineering and incident
management teams.”
Use cases: Ports
Operational efficiency
Connect cranes, workers, vehicles
and operations centre for continuous
communications

Harsh environment Worker safety

Sensors monitor environment for Smart wearable devices allow you to
anomalies and generate instant alerts track assets and staff to avoid collisions,
where remedial action is required and monitor employee well-being

Vehicle maintenance Moves per hour

Remote monitoring and preventative Plan and monitor routes for AGVs; 24/7 site
maintenance reduces downtime and surveillance enables you to identify and avoid
cost of repairs obstacles; real-time insights to optimise workflows

Site security Interference from ships comms

Full coverage to all parts of the site – Secure private network built to 3GPP standard
place HD CCTV at perimeter fencing ensures no interference from outside networks
 VMware in Telco
Strategy & Portfolio

Bryan Beal

Senior Director, Strategy and Solution Innovation

Oct-21
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Telco Cloud Vision, Strategy and Tie to VMware Platforms
Vision: Become a leading provider for 5G enabled Telco and Edge clouds

Telco/CSP Priorities VMware Telco Cloud Platform Strategy

Core Edge RAN Private 5G

Build Out Extend to Disaggregate Enable

Core Edge RAN Private 5G
VNF VNF VNF … CNF CNF CNF …

Telco Cloud Operations

Telco Cloud Automation
Need a Consistent Platform Telco Cloud Infrastructure (built using VMware Platforms)

App Virtual Cloud Digital Intrinsic

Multi-Cloud
Modernization Network Workspace Security

Transform telco networks

using cloud infrastructure, - Create a unified, developer-friendly, multi-cloud “Telco
spanning core, edge and RAN Edge Cloud Architecture” to enable carriers to accelerate
their business
- Enable an open, disaggregated, and vendor-agnostic
ecosystem
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VMware Telco Cloud Platform
Cloud-First Orchestration & Automation Industry-Standard Interfaces

ECOSYSTEM Multi-Domain Orchestration | Network Slicing | OSS/BSS | EMS | S-VNFM | SDN-DC ASSURANCE

NFVO Network Service Management Intelligent Policy & Placement CaaS Deployment

Telco Cloud VNFM Network Function Management Multi-Cloud Management CaaS Customization
Automation

VIM vCloud Director OpenStack (VIO) vSphere | Tanzu VMware Cloud Telco Cloud
Operations
TANZU CONTROL PLANE TANZU CONTROL PLANE

Telco Cloud
Infrastructure VNF VNF VNF VNF VNF CNF VNF CNF

NFVI vSphere | vSAN | NSX | vRealize

CORE - TELCO NETWORK - EDGE - PUBLIC CLOUDS -

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Telco Cloud Platform Paves Path to Cloud-Native Networks
Consistent Infrastructure, Orchestration, and Automation Tailored for Cloud Modernization

Integrate Automate Optimize 5G Services Operationalize

Integrate any CNF while Complete CNF LCM Optimize Telco Cloud Consolidate and integrate Operationalize lean and
normalizing the CaaS and IaaS automation over any cloud resources for most xNF for given markets agile DevOps practices
layers with consistent Telco and any hardware underlay demanding cloud-native across vendors and across across operational functions
Cloud Infrastructure workloads (e.g., vRAN) sites

Workload Vendor Agnostic CaaS Deployment RT Photon-OS Service | Slice Design Built-In CI/CD

Standard-Compliant CaaS Customization Optimized K8s Networking Multi-Cloud Smart Placement Closed-Loop Assurance (ML/AI)

Unified Design & Onboarding CNF LCM & Configuration Burst to Public Cloud KPI-Driven LCM Automation Vendor & SRE Dashboards

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Telco Cloud Infrastructure Certification Program (CNFs & VNFs)
All major NEPs and ISVs, every use case

182+ Certifications
35+ Partners

5G Core
Virtual EPC
Virtual IMS
Mobile Network Services
SD-WAN
Virtual CPE, Router, Network
Security

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 Opportunity for CSPs
• Infra and VNF on premise Enterprise
• Shared, Unlicensed, Dedicated set-aside Do It Yourself
spectrum
• Locally managed and operated
Fully
Owned

Dedicated – Auctioned to national carriers

and enterprise set-aside grants spectrum
authority
Hybrid
Cost

Leased – Leased from public network

operators; typically unused spectrum;
costly

Shared – Bands set aside for private use

such as CBRS (3.5 Ghz); needs coordination
CSP Unlicensed – Exempt bands, such as
• New Revenue
Turnkey Solution 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz (Multefire) and 66 GHz;
• Edge or on-premise delivered needs coordination
Managed
Service • Licensed spectrum
• Centrally managed and operated

Time to Launch
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Use Cases for private cellular services
Nomadic Edge Enterprise Edge Telco Edge

Coverage & safety Ultra low latency & security Reliability & performance

Deployment Backpack, Cellular on Wheels Customer On-Premise Distributed CSP Clouds

First Responders, Rural Capacity, Drones, Smart Factory, AR/VR, Health, AGV, Mining, Smart City, Smart Home, Ambulance,
Use Cases
Events, Popup Retail Robotics, Asset Tracking Environment/Energy, Logistics

Geography 20 + sq. miles 1 + sq. miles 100 + sq. miles

Connectivity < 80ms | 1 Gbps | < 500 attach < 10ms | 10+Gbps | < 10K attach < 20ms | 200+ Gbps | M+ attach

Services Location, Voice, Video Location, Voice, Video, MEC, AI/ML Location, Video, MEC, CDN

Spectrum Shared, Unlicensed Shared, Licensed Licensed

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 Private LTE/5G Deployment Permutations
Multi-Tenant
vRAN IMS
Spectrum Asset
Management
5G/4G CPF 5G UPF

VMware Telco Cloud

SIM Management
Multi-Tenant
IMS vRAN
VMware Telco Cloud Automation

5G/4G CPF 5G UPF

VMware Telco Cloud Operations

VMware Telco Cloud

VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure

• Located centrally in the Enterprise data center / CSP data center vRAN IMS
• Cloud infrastructure management
• Cloud operations management
• Network management 5G/4G CPF 5G UPF
• SIM management
• Spectrum management VMware Telco Cloud

5G

Core Network Sites Edge Network Sites Enterprise Edge Sites

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 Thank You
https://telco.vmware.com

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Panel Discussion with Audience Q&A

Catherine Gull, Head of Business Development, Three Private Networks

Bryan Beal, Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation, VMWare

Shubh Agarwal, SVP 5G Solutions, Metaswitch

The PMN Technology Ecosystem
• There is a mature and robust ecosystem around private LTE
networks – for example, in terms of devices, equipment, and
integrators.

• Should we expect LTE to prevail over the medium-term? When

might 5G be able to match what LTE offers today?

• Should we think in terms of private mobile networks running LTE,

5G NSA and 5G SA in combination?
Private Mobile Network Deployment Architecture

• Where should private networks be fully isolated and standalone?

• And where should they be integrated with the operator network?

On-prem Edge Cloud
• The on-prem edge offers an opportunity to co-optimize network
and application processing to deliver superior performance.

• What is needed to make this happen in practice?

• What is the role of public clouds (applications) in relation to

network vendors (technology) and telecom operators (reach,
operations expertise)?
Spectrum for PMNs
• What spectrum types are most useful for PMNs?

• Will local-area enterprise licenses really change-the-game for

private mobile networks?

• Should we think in terms of spectrum layers, with services

mapped to the most appropriate spectrum (e.g. NB IoT and critical
voice on FDD and high bandwidth video on TDD)?

• What role might there be for unlicensed 5G (NR-U)?

Thank You!
Gabriel Brown
brown@heavyreading.com