3G/4G/5G/6G Underlays, FWA, IoT/M2M—Fast, Diverse, Audit-Ready
Mobile Connectivity delivers business-grade WAN over cellular networks—as primary access where wires can’t reach, or as diverse backup to keep branches, pop-ups, vehicles, and IoT online.
SolveForce designs carrier-agnostic 3G/4G/5G/6G solutions with static IP/APN options, IPsec to hubs, SD-WAN steering, and MDM/UEM security—so mobility becomes a reliable underlay with measurable SLOs and audit-grade evidence.
Where this fits:
🌐 Access → Connectivity • 📡 Wireless → Fixed Wireless • 🛰️ Remote → Satellite Internet
🔀 Control → SD-WAN • 🛡️ Edge → SASE • 🔐 Per-app → ZTNA
🏗️ Private RAN → Private LTE / 5G • 📻 Shared Spectrum → CBRS
🎯 Outcomes (Why Mobile WAN with SolveForce)
- Speed to service — turn up in days for new sites, events, and construction.
- True diversity — path diversity from fiber plant; ideal secondary/tertiary underlay.
- Deterministic control — static IP/APN, IPsec/GRE backhaul, QoS and SD-WAN policy.
- IoT/M2M scale — pooled data plans, eSIM/eUICC management, IMEI lock, device posture.
- Audit-ready — SLO dashboards, carrier ticketing, and logs to SIEM/SOAR.
🧭 Service Options (What We Deliver)
- 5G / LTE for Branch/SD-WAN — enterprise-grade routers with dual SIMs, dual carriers, and sub-second failover. → SD-WAN
- 5G FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) — high-throughput last-mile where fiber is unavailable; extend with rooftop CPE + directional antennas. → Fixed Wireless
- Private LTE / 5G (On-Prem RAN) — campus mobility with CBRS or licensed spectrum; local breakout and QoS for OT/IoT. → Private LTE / 5G • CBRS
- IoT/M2M Fleets — modems or embedded modules for kiosks, POS, telematics, sensors; APN policy and pooled billing.
Handoffs: Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or integrated SD-WAN CPE. Addressing: public static IP, private static IP over APN, or CGNAT (as required).
📐 Radio & Coverage Planning (Plain-English)
- Bands & tech — LTE (Cat-M1/Cat-4/6/12/18), 5G NSA/SA (low/mid/mmWave).
- Key RF metrics — RSRP (signal power), RSRQ (quality), SINR (cleanliness).
- Antennas — omnis for indoor pop-ups; directional/high-gain and rooftop mounts for FWA/edge; proper grounding & surge protection.
- Backhaul profiles — urban (mid-band 5G for throughput), suburban (LTE-A/5G low/mid), rural (LTE + high-gain antennas), remote (pair with Satellite if needed). → Satellite Internet
🔒 Security & Identity (Zero-Trust by Default)
- APN firewalling — private APN with policy (ingress/egress ACLs, DNS control).
- IPsec / GRE to hub — encrypt mobile underlays back to colo or cloud hub; deterministic path for apps.
- Per-app access — no flat VPNs; use ZTNA for users/admins, SASE for web/SaaS inspection. → ZTNA • SASE
- Device posture — require MDM/UEM enrollment, disk encryption, OS minimums, and EDR health before access. → MDM / UEM • EDR / MDR / XDR
- SIM lifecycle — eSIM/eUICC profiles, IMEI lock, SIM inventory, suspend/terminate playbooks.
- Secrets — no credentials in configs; pull from vault; short-lived tokens. → Secrets Management
🧰 Design Patterns (Pick Your Fit)
A) Dual-Path Branch (Fiber + 5G/LTE)
- SD-WAN steers by loss/latency/jitter; mobile path takes over on brownout/blackout.
- Static IP over APN + IPsec to hub for deterministic routing.
→ SD-WAN • Direct Connect
B) Primary Access (No Fiber Available)
- 5G FWA with directional antenna + rooftop CPE; optional secondary LTE/5G for HA.
- Policy: prioritize real-time apps; bulk to off-hours.
C) Pop-Up / Events / Construction
- Ruggedized CPE with dual carriers; same-day service; captive Wi-Fi segmented from corp traffic.
D) IoT / M2M Fleets
- APN segmentation; device-level firewalls; pooled data; IMEI locking; per-device SLOs.
E) Out-of-Band Management (OOB)
- LTE backup on network gear; limited ACLs; ZTNA for admin consoles; rotate creds via PAM. → PAM
📊 SLO Guardrails (Targets You Can Measure)
| Metric (p95) | Urban 5G (mid/mmWave)* | Suburban 5G/LTE | Rural LTE | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downlink throughput | 150–1000+ Mb/s | 50–300 Mb/s | 10–100 Mb/s | Radio & plan dependent |
| Uplink throughput | 30–150+ Mb/s | 10–80 Mb/s | 5–40 Mb/s | Antenna & band matter |
| One-way latency | 10–25 ms | 20–40 ms | 30–60+ ms | 5G SA lower than NSA |
| Jitter (one-way) | ≤ 15% of latency | ≤ 15% | ≤ 20% | For voice/video SLOs |
| Availability (with dual carriers) | 99.9–99.99% | 99.9% | 99.5–99.9% | SD-WAN failover helps |
*mmWave yields the highest throughput but shorter range; design is site-specific.
We publish SLO dashboards and open carrier tickets on breach. → Circuit Monitoring • NOC Services
⚙️ Networking & Policy
- Static IPv4/IPv6 over APN where required; avoid CGNAT for inbound services.
- QoS — prioritize real-time (voice/UC/telemetry); police backup/patch flows.
- DNS & split-tunnel — steer SaaS/web to SASE; private apps via IPsec/ZTNA.
- Roaming & geo — lock SIMs to allowed regions; avoid surprise charges.
🔎 Observability & Evidence
- Telemetry — signal (RSRP/RSRQ/SINR), bearer state, throughput, latency/jitter/loss, SIM/IMEI events.
- Logs to SIEM — APN firewall decisions, tunnel status, auth attempts; link incidents and carrier cases. → SIEM / SOAR
- Runbooks — antenna realignment, carrier failover, SIM swap, backhaul migration; SOAR automates rollback/escalation.
💵 Commercials (No Surprises)
- Data plans — pooled vs per-SIM; throttling vs overage; priority tiers for enterprise.
- Static IP/APN — monthly charge per SIM; private APN/firewall options.
- Hardware — branch routers/CPE, directional antennas, mounts/surge; rugged SKUs for vehicles.
- Roaming — regional vs global; lock profiles to avoid roaming costs; eUICC for carrier swaps.
- Term — month-to-month to 36-month; expedites for events/pop-ups.
🧪 Turn-Up & Acceptance
1) Site survey — coverage, bands, RSRP/RSRQ/SINR, mounting, power/ground.
2) Install — CPE/antennas; cabling/surge; APN/static IP; IPsec to hub; SD-WAN join.
3) Baseline — throughput/latency/jitter tests; failover drills; save “as-builts”.
4) Monitor — add to NOC & SLO dashboards; carrier escalation trees. → NOC Services
Artifacts (test reports, SLO charts, carrier cases) export to SIEM for audits. → SIEM / SOAR
🔗 Related Patterns & Mix-and-Match
- Fiber primary + Mobile secondary → gold standard branch HA. → Fiber Internet
- Mobile primary + Satellite tertiary → remote/temporary operations. → Satellite Internet
- Private 5G campus → local mobility + QoS + deterministic latency. → Private LTE / 5G • CBRS
✅ Pre-Engagement Checklist
- 📍 Addresses / GPS, indoor/outdoor requirement, mounting options.
- 📡 RF goals (RSRP/RSRQ/SINR targets), antenna plan, surge/grounding.
- 🔐 APN model (public static / private static / CGNAT), IPsec/GRE backhaul needs.
- 🔀 SD-WAN vendor/policy; dual-carrier plan; failover SLOs.
- 👥 Device posture (MDM/UEM, EDR) and user access model (ZTNA/SASE).
- 🧾 Data plan type (pooled vs per-SIM), roaming regions, eSIM/eUICC policy.
- 📊 SLO dashboards, SIEM exports, carrier escalation contacts.
🔄 Where Mobile Connectivity Fits (Recursive View)
1) Grammar — a diverse underlay in Connectivity.
2) Syntax — feeds Cloud paths and on-ramps with IPsec/SD-WAN.
3) Semantics — Cybersecurity enforces APN policy, ZTNA/SASE, device posture.
4) Pragmatics — SolveForce AI predicts coverage/capacity and auto-tunes steering.
5) Foundation — consistent terms via Primacy of Language.
6) Map — indexed in SolveForce Codex & Knowledge Hub.
📞 Deploy Business-Grade Mobile WAN
Related pages:
Connectivity • Fixed Wireless • Satellite Internet • SD-WAN • SASE • ZTNA • Private LTE / 5G • CBRS • Fiber Internet • Circuit Monitoring • NOC Services • Cybersecurity • Knowledge Hub