5G Private & Dedicated Networks for Industry 4.0 - GSMA - October 2020

5G IoT Private & Dedicated Networks for Industry 4.0

A guide to private and dedicated 5G networks for manufacturing, production and supply chains.

This document concentrates on the application of private and dedicated 5G networks to the Internet of Things in manufacturing/production and the accompanying supply chain. It looks at the benefits of private and dedicated networks and their benefits, reviews a selection of use cases for different deployment options and outlines the range of public, dedicated and private network options available to enterprises. This document also provides an overview of key new features within 5G that make these networks work better for industrial applications and highlights important topics in security and spectrum.