Public 5G, Private 5G/CBRS & FWA — Engineered, Zero-Trust, and Proven
5G is more than phone bars. It’s a converged access fabric for branches, vehicles, yards/campuses, pop-ups, IoT, and video/AR—when it’s designed with the right radios, backhaul, policies, and evidence.
SolveForce delivers 5G wireless as a system: spectrum & RF design, macro/small cells and CBRS for private networks, mobile WAN for sites and fleets, MEC/edge compute, Zero-Trust access, SD-WAN policy, and evidence pipelines—so every attach, handover, and change is measurable and auditable.
Related pages
• Private 5G & CBRS → /private-5g • Spectrum/CBRS → /cbrs • Mobility WAN → /mobile-connectivity
• LAN/Wi-Fi → /lan • /wlan • Overlay → /sd-wan • Edge/MEC → /edge-data-centers
• Security → /ztna • /sase • /nac • /pam • Keys/Secrets → /key-management • /secrets-management
• IoT & Data → /suite-of-internet-of-things-iot • /etl-elt • Evidence → /siem-soar
🎯 Outcomes We Optimize
- Always-on sites & fleets — 5G as primary or secondary WAN, with SD-WAN brownout steering and packet-dup/FEC for real-time apps.
- Deterministic mobility — private 5G/CBRS for yards/campuses; Wi-Fi inside, 5G outside—steered by role and SLO.
- Faster turn-ups — pop-ups/events/temporary sites live in hours or days, not months.
- Secure by default — SIM/eSIM identity, private APNs, IPsec to hubs, ZTNA for apps & admin; no flat VPNs.
- Evidence on demand — RSRP/RSRQ/SINR, attach/handovers, throughput/latency/jitter, policy diffs → SIEM/SOAR.
🧭 Reference Architecture (public 5G + private 5G + SD-WAN)
Access & RF
- Public 5G/LTE for mobility & FWA.
- Private 5G/CBRS small cells for campus/yard determinism (SIM identity, QoS slices). → /private-5g • /cbrs
Edge & Core
- Vehicle/branch gateways (dual-SIM) + antenna systems; IPsec to hubs or ZTNA to private apps.
- Optional MEC at edge data centers for sub-20 ms local apps. → /edge-data-centers
Overlay & Policy
- SD-WAN per-app SLOs; packet duplication for EF, FEC for video; Anycast ingress for UC/CCaaS and APIs. → /sd-wan
Identity & Security
- SIM/eSIM lifecycle; private APN with static IPs; SSO/MFA for consoles; ZTNA for app & admin; SASE for web/SaaS; PAM JIT for elevated ops. → /ztna • /sase • /pam
Observability & Evidence
- RF health (RSRP/RSRQ/SINR), attach/TAU, throughput/latency/jitter, path flips, SIM ops → /siem-soar.
📦 Service Catalog (what we design & operate)
1) 5G Branch / FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) — primary or backup internet for sites; dual-underlay with DIA/coax/fixed wireless; SD-WAN policy.
2) Private 5G/CBRS (Enterprise RAN) — spectrum plan, small-cell layout, SIM lifecycle, slice/QoS, local breakout; Wi-Fi coexistence.
3) Fleet/Vehicle WAN — dual-SIM routers, antenna design, private APN, SD-WAN, ELD/telematics integration.
4) 5G for IoT — LTE-M/NB-IoT/RedCap planning; APN design; broker/ingest; topic ACLs and DLP egress policies.
5) MEC/Edge Apps — low-latency inference/video/RTLS; secure API exposure; Anycast ingress and routing policy.
6) Security & Identity — ZTNA to private services, SASE policy, NAC at campus edges; KMS/HSM for keys; vault for secrets.
7) Observability & Evidence — drive/walk tests, RF maps, KPI boards, change diffs; artifacts to SIEM.
🔢 5G Bands & Profiles (planning matrix)
| Layer | Typical Bands* | Coverage | Throughput (real-world p95) | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low band | 600/700/850/900 MHz | Wide | 30–150 Mb/s DL | Rural coverage, indoor penetration |
| Mid band (sub-6, incl. CBRS 3.5 GHz) | 1.8–3.7 GHz | City/campus | 100–600 Mb/s DL | Primary WAN, private 5G/CBRS |
| High band (mmWave 24–39+ GHz) | Short-range | Venue | 1–3+ Gb/s DL | Stadiums/campuses, AR/VR, dense events |
* Band availability varies by country/operator; CBRS applies in the U.S.
🧰 Use-Case Patterns
- Branch @ Scale — 5G primary or secondary + SD-WAN; packet duplication for EF; SASE breakouts; DIA for hubs.
- Pop-Ups/Events — rapid turn-up with 5G primary; portable edge; demobilize easily.
- Logistics / Ports / Airports — private 5G outside, Wi-Fi inside; RTLS/OCR cameras; SD-WAN to core. → /logistics
- Industrial / OT (Industry 4.0) — deterministic RF for AGVs/AMRs; local UPF/MEC; OPC-UA/MQTT over private APN. → /industry-4-0-in-automation
- Healthcare & Field Clinics — HIPAA overlays; ZTNA to EHR; PHI-aware DLP for transcripts. → /hipaa
- Fleets / First Responders — dual-SIM, private APN, QoS lanes for voice/video, dispatch CCaaS. → /ccaas
🔐 Security That Sticks
- Identity — SIM/eSIM lifecycle, private APNs, static IP pools; device allow-lists.
- Perimeter — ZTNA for private apps, SASE for web/SaaS, WAF/Bot for portals; email auth (DMARC/BIMI) for workflows.
- Admin — PAM JIT approvals & recording; signer hosts attested; vault-issued short-lived creds; KMS/HSM keys.
- Compliance — HIPAA/PCI/NIST/SOC2/ISO evidence packs; CJIS for public safety; exportable artifacts. → /grc
📐 SLO Guardrails (targets you can tune)
| Domain | KPI / SLO (p95 unless noted) | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Attach | 5G/LTE attach time | ≤ 5–10 s |
| Handover | Intra/Inter-cell HO | ≤ 50–150 ms |
| Latency (UE→app w/ MEC) | End-to-end | ≤ 10–20 ms |
| Latency (regional cloud) | UE→region edge | ≤ 20–50 ms |
| Throughput (mid-band) | DL / UL | 100–600 / 20–100 Mb/s |
| Jitter / Loss | One-way / sustained | ≤ 20–30 ms / < 0.5% |
| Brownout steer | SD-WAN path change | ≤ 1–3 s |
| Security | ZTNA admin attach | ≤ 1–3 s |
| Evidence | Telemetry → SIEM | ≤ 60–120 s |
When a guardrail trips, SOAR opens a case and runs safe plays (switch path, enable packet-dup, throttle or prioritize flows, rotate keys, rollback config), with artifacts attached. → /siem-soar
🧪 Acceptance Tests & Artifacts (we keep the receipts)
- RF — site/drive/walk tests (RSRP/RSRQ/SINR/CQI), channelization, interference; photos/LOS for fixed wireless.
- Throughput/Latency — iperf/synthetic; MEC vs regional; attach/TAU timers; HO success.
- Antenna — gain/placement, MIMO verification; cabling/grounding; lightning protection checks.
- APN & IP — private APN provisioning, static IP assignment, IPsec to hubs, NAT mapping; inbound ZTNA tests.
- SD-WAN — packet duplication/FEC efficacy, failover timers, per-app path policy.
- Security — ZTNA admits, SASE/WAF events, PAM session recordings, KMS/vault rotations, DMARC/TLS-RPT headers.
Artifacts stream into /siem-soar for QBRs/audits.
🔢 Device & Plan Planning
| Class | Notes |
|---|---|
| Branch/FWA CPE | Dual-SIM, carrier aggregation, external antennas; PoE for ease; support for IPsec & SD-WAN client |
| Vehicle Gateways | GNSS + dual-SIM + Wi-Fi AP + IPsec; ruggedized power; ELD/telematics inputs |
| IoT Modules | LTE-M/NB-IoT/5G RedCap; low-power modes; private APN; certificate-based auth |
| Handhelds/Scanners | Wi-Fi 6/6E inside; 5G outside; ZTNA client; MDM/UEM compliance |
| Antennas | Directional vs omni; MIMO count; cable loss; mounting & grounding plans |
🧱 Best Practices (field-tested)
- Engineer diversity — dual carriers/providers/POPs; add satellite tertiary where it makes sense; keep diversity letters.
- Pick the right radio — Wi-Fi for indoor density; 5G mid-band outdoors; mmWave for extreme hotspots; CBRS for deterministic campus mobility.
- Private APN + IPsec — avoid CGNAT surprises; enable inbound ZTNA if needed.
- Separate alarm vs bulk — QoS and topic design keep urgent flows ahead of bulk.
- Tune antennas — mount, aim, and cable-length matter; test MIMO and SNR improvements.
- Quarterly drills — carrier outage, APN change, antenna failure, SD-WAN path flip; archive artifacts.
📝 5G Intake (copy-paste & fill)
- Sites/vehicles/users (counts, regions, coverage pain points)
- Use-cases (branch WAN, FWA, fleet, RTLS, video/AR, IoT) & SLOs (latency/throughput/attach)
- Radios (public 5G/LTE, Private 5G/CBRS, Wi-Fi), backhaul (DIA/coax/fixed-wireless/satellite)
- APN/IP (private APN, static IPs, IPsec to hubs), NAT needs
- Security (IdP/SSO/MFA, ZTNA/SASE/NAC, KMS/vault, WAF/Bot, email auth)
- Edge/MEC (apps, GPU, storage), camera/RTLS needs
- IoT (modules, protocols, topic ACLs, DLP)
- Compliance (HIPAA/PCI/NIST/CJIS/etc.), BAAs/DPAs
- Operations (managed vs co-managed, SIEM destination, change windows, TEM goals)
- Budget & timeline, success metrics (SLOs, cost)
We’ll return a design-to-quote with carrier options, RF/antenna plans, SLO-mapped pricing, compliance overlays, and an evidence plan for audits and QBRs.
Or jump straight to /customized-quotes.
📞 Put 5G to Work—Securely, Reliably, and With Proof
- Call: (888) 765-8301
- Email: contact@solveforce.com
From branch FWA and fleet WAN to private 5G/CBRS and MEC, we’ll engineer 5G that’s fast, secure, cost-smart—and auditable.