Private 5G the foundation for future-proof critical comms

Gary Woolley, Chief Commercial Officer at Comsol

Critical communications systems that run health and safety or mission-critical applications need the most reliable, high-performance networks available; particularly as organisations start harnessing emerging technologies to enrich their communications. 

This is according to Gary Woolley, Chief Commercial Officer at Comsol, who says Licensed Private 5G is the foundation that the future of critical comms will be built on.

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Woolley says business-focused, power-protected networks backed by enterprise-grade SLAs are crucial for mission-critical communications systems. 

“Mines, industrial sites, and healthcare and education facilities need to have rock-solid connectivity for their critical comms,” he says.

He explains that critical comms includes anything that supports key decision-making, such as pushing data back to applications; and systems to run operations and autonomous vehicles, machines and drills; or to support on-site health and safety.

Woolley says that while major industrial sites and enterprises have invested in reliable critical comms infrastructure, many of them now depend on a diverse array of devices and networks. 

“You see two-way radios and separate networks running off different connectivity layers. With multiple networks, you double and triple costs due to assorted hardware, multiple base stations and a variety of vendors and providers. Financially it doesn’t stack up. Plus, it creates unnecessary management complexity,” he says.

Licensed Private 5G addresses this complexity and cost, offering a single solution capable of supporting all critical comms, he says.

“Licensed Private 5G supports all use cases driving critical comms to run off one platform with a single, holistic view to control everything. Importantly, it is built for business with exceptional SLAs, and allows you to network slice and prioritise certain traffic.”

Woolley highlights the benefits of supporting voice, video with feature rich applications on a single Licensed Private 5G network. 

“It allows organisations to improve efficiency and make better-informed decisions, while users have access to any application they want,” he says. 

For example, an on-site technician could communicate with supervisors using voice, switch to video to give a clearer understanding of the situation, and even be supported with AR or VR models to help them carry out their work. 

The emergence of a plethora of advanced solutions to automate operating systems and support data-driven enterprises means organisations will become increasingly dependent on fast, reliable networks that support a variety of tools.

“There are multiple use cases for the security, defence, industrial, logistics, health and education sectors, to support operational efficiency, automate systems and remove humans from harm. In manufacturing, for example, organisations can connect IoT sensors, assembly line robots, security drones and CCTV, mobile devices and applications across production and logistics using a single 5G network. Licensed Private 5G offers wide coverage – up to 5 kilometres, and allows you to do more. Additionally, its SIM-based service provides superior security and control, ensuring that critical data remains protected and network integrity is maintained.” Woolley says.  

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