📶 Private 5G

On-Prem Mobility with Deterministic QoS, SIM Security & Audit-Grade Control

Private 5G gives you a carrier-grade cellular network on your premises—built for coverage, capacity, and ultra-reliable low latency—with SIM/eSIM identity, deterministic QoS, and local control of data and policy.
SolveForce designs end-to-end Private 5G (radio → core → backhaul → security → observability) using CBRS (US 3.5 GHz) and/or licensed spectrum, integrated with your WAN, cloud, and security stack.

Related: 📻 CBRS → CBRS • 🌐 Mobile WAN → Mobile Connectivity • 📡 Fixed Wireless → Fixed Wireless
Routing/Edge: 🔀 SD-WAN → SD-WAN • ☁️ Cloud → Cloud • 🏢 Colo → Colocation • 🔗 On-ramps → Direct Connect

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🎯 Outcomes (Why Private 5G)

• Deterministic wireless— Coverage and QoS engineered for mission-critical OT/IT (manufacturing, ports, hospitals, campuses).
• Local control & data sovereignty— Your 5G Core (5GC) and policies; traffic stays on-prem or breaks out locally.
• SIM/eSIM identity— Strong device auth, lifecycle control, and role-based policy (workers, robots, AGVs, sensors).
• Seamless WAN integration— IPsec/GRE to hubs, SD-WAN steering, and cloud on-ramps for deterministic paths.
• Audit-ready— RAN/Core/SIM events → SIEM; change logs and SLOs produce evidence.

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🧭 Scope (What we deliver)

• Spectrum— CBRS (US 3.55–3.7 GHz) GAA/PAL or customer-licensed bands; neutral-host or single-enterprise. → CBRS
• RAN— Indoor small cells/DAS, outdoor Cat-B macro, antennas/sectorization; RF design and CPI install.
• Core— 5G Core (AMF/SMF/UPF/PCF) or LTE EPC (where needed), on-prem or cloud-adjacent; local breakout.
• SIM/eUICC— Provisioning, IMEI lock, per-role profiles, remote lifecycle.
• Backhaul— Lit/Wavelength/Dark Fiber, fixed wireless, or mobile; IPsec/GRE to DC/Cloud. → Lit Fiber • Wavelength Services • Dark Fiber
• Edge compute (MEC)— on-site apps/video analytics/OT gateways with sub-10–20 ms latencies.
• Ops— NOC/SOC integration, performance SLOs, carrier/SAS coordination (if CBRS).

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🧱 Building Blocks (Spelled out)

• 5G SA vs NSA— Standalone (SA) for lowest latency & slicing; NSA where device mix demands LTE anchor.
• QoS & Slicing— 5QI classes, GBR/non-GBR flows; per-app slice policy for latency/throughput priorities.
• Identity— SIM/eSIM + device posture (MDM/UEM + EDR) to gate access. → MDM / UEM • EDR / MDR / XDR
• Policy & Security— APN/DP rules, firewalls, mTLS/IPsec north-south, ZTNA for users/admins. → ZTNA • SASE • Encryption
• Interop— Wi-Fi offload/roam, neutral-host (MOCN/MORAN), partner API ingress with mTLS & quotas.
• Observability— RSRP/RSRQ/SINR/CQI, PRB utilization, attach success, throughput/latency, slice KPIs; logs → SIEM. → SIEM / SOAR

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🧰 Patterns (Choose your fit)

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🔐 Zero-Trust by Design

• SIM identity+ eUICC lifecycle; IMEI lock; lost-device kill.
• Private APN; policy/zoning by role, device, and app.
• mTLS/IPsecto apps; signed requests for APIs; PKI for device/service certs. → PKI
• Per-session user accessvia ZTNA; no flat VPNs. → ZTNA
• NAC at edgesfor non-SIM joins; isolate guest/contractor traffic. → NAC
• Evidence streams— SIM/core/RAN events to SIEM; SOAR playbooks for lock/rekey/revoke. → SIEM / SOAR

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📐 SLO Guardrails (Targets you can measure)

KPI / Scenario	Indoor Small Cell	Outdoor Macro	Notes
DL throughput (p95)	150–500+ Mb/s	50–300+ Mb/s	Device/bandwidth dependent
UL throughput (p95)	30–150 Mb/s	10–100 Mb/s	Antennas & EIRP matter
One-way latency (UE→UPF, SA)	8–20 ms	12–30 ms	MEC reduces further
Handoff time (intra-RAN)	≤ 50–150 ms	≤ 50–150 ms	Device & core tuning
Availability (redundant RAN/core)	99.9–99.99%	99.9–99.99%	Dual power/backhaul

SLOs appear on dashboards; breaches open tickets and trigger SOAR mitigations.

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🔎 RF & Site Engineering

• Propagation & link budgets(3.x GHz): wall losses, clutter, EIRP, azimuth/tilt; heatmaps for coverage & capacity.
• Antenna planningsector vs omni, panel for aisles/yard; grounding & surge protection.
• SAS (CBRS)CBSD registration, grants, power/channel updates; CPI sign-off. → CBRS

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📊 Observability & NOC

• KPIs: RSRP/RSRQ/SINR/CQI, attach success/time, PRB use, per-slice throughput/latency, drops.
• Alerts: coverage gaps, interference, backhaul loss, SIM anomalies, slice saturation.
• Reports: weekly SLOs, capacity growth, device mix; SIEM/SOAR incident linkage. → NOC Services

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💵 Commercials (No surprises)

• Spectrum— CBRS GAA (no license) or PAL; licensed bands if available; SAS fees per CBSD.
• Hardware— CBSDs, indoor DAS/small cells, antennas/mounts, CPEs, SIM cards; MEC servers.
• Core— on-prem or hosted 5GC; HA pairs; support tiers.
• Backhaul— fiber/wavelength/fixed-wireless/mobile; colo cross-connects if used. → Colocation • Direct Connect
• Services— RF design, CPI, SAS onboarding, core integration, SIM lifecycle, NOC/SOC.

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🛠️ Implementation Blueprint (No-Surprise Rollout)

1) Use cases & devices — robotics/AGV, scanners, XR, staff phones; indoor/outdoor zones.
2) Spectrum & SAS — CBRS (PAL/GAA) or licensed; SAS provider & CPI scheduling. → CBRS
3) RF design — heatmaps, link budgets, sector plan, antenna placements, power & grounding.
4) Core — 5GC/EPC footprint (on-prem/colo/cloud-adjacent), local breakout, QoS slices.
5) SIM/eUICC — profile plan, IMEI lock, roles, lifecycle; vault for bootstrap secrets. → Secrets Management
6) Backhaul & WAN — fiber/fixed wireless; IPsec/GRE; SD-WAN policy for failover. → SD-WAN
7) Security — APN firewalls, mTLS/IPsec, ZTNA/SASE, MDM/EDR gates; evidence to SIEM. → ZTNA • SASE • MDM / UEM • EDR / MDR / XDR • SIEM / SOAR
8) Test & accept — coverage walk, throughput/latency/handoffs, failover drills; store artifacts.
9) Operate — NOC SOPs, capacity plans, firmware windows, SIM inventory, quarterly RF optimizations.

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📜 Compliance Mapping (Examples)

• HIPAA— device identity, encrypted transport, audit logs for PHI zones.
• PCI DSS— segmentation, APN policy, least privilege, evidence of encryption and access.
• ISO 27001— operations, access control, incident evidence.
• NIST 800-53/171— AC/SC/CM families; boundary and crypto controls.
• CMMC— enclave separation, logging, retention.

All artifacts (SAS logs, attach logs, slice metrics, drills) export to SIEM with WORM options.

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🔄 Where Private 5G Fits (Recursive View)

1) Grammar — local wireless rails in Connectivity & Networks & Data Centers.
2) Syntax — feeds Cloud, MEC, and on-prem apps with deterministic paths.
3) Semantics — Cybersecurity enforces identity/posture, encryption, and logging.
4) Pragmatics — SolveForce AI predicts coverage/capacity, tunes policy, and suggests channel/power changes.
5) Foundation — consistent terms via Primacy of Language.
6) Map — indexed in the SolveForce Codex & Knowledge Hub.

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📞 Deploy Private 5G That’s Deterministic, Secure & Auditable

Related pages:
CBRS • Mobile Connectivity • Fixed Wireless • SD-WAN • NAC • ZTNA • SASE • Encryption • PKI • Colocation • Direct Connect • Cloud • Networks & Data Centers • SIEM / SOAR • NOC Services • Knowledge Hub

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Key terms in plain language

Open a term for a concise explanation of language used on this page.

💡Fiber Internet

Internet delivered through strands of glass using light. Fiber commonly supports high capacity, low latency, and strong upload performance, but availability must be confirmed for the exact address.

📊Bandwidth

The amount of data a connection can carry in a given time, usually measured in Mbps or Gbps. More bandwidth supports more users, devices, and simultaneous applications.

⏱️Latency

The time it takes data to travel between two points. Lower latency improves voice, video meetings, cloud applications, gaming, and other real-time services.

🔀SD-WAN

Software-defined wide area networking. It manages multiple connections and chooses paths based on application needs, performance, and policy to improve resilience and control.

🔐VPN

A virtual private network creates an encrypted connection across another network, commonly allowing remote users or offices to access private resources securely.

🛡️Cybersecurity

The practices and controls used to protect identities, devices, networks, applications, and data from unauthorized access, disruption, or manipulation.

🚫Zero Trust

A security model that does not automatically trust a user or device because of its location. Access is continuously verified and limited to what is necessary.

🧭SASE

Secure Access Service Edge combines networking and security capabilities in a cloud-delivered architecture so users and locations can receive consistent policy wherever they connect.