5G/LTE, Private 5G/CBRS, Wi-Fi & Satellite — Engineered, Secured, and Proven
Wireless mobility keeps people, vehicles, sensors, and sites online—anywhere.
SolveForce delivers mobility as a complete system: public 5G/LTE, Private 5G/CBRS, Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, and LEO satellite rails tied to SD-WAN, Zero-Trust access, MDM/UEM, and evidence pipelines so every session, device, and change is measurable and auditable.
Related foundations
Rails → /mobile-connectivity • /private-5g • /cbrs • /fixed-wireless • /satellite-internet
Control → /sd-wan • /sase • /ztna • /nac
Devices & Security → /mdm • /mdr-xdr • /waf
Edge & Cloud → /edge-data-centers • /cloud
Evidence & Continuity → /siem-soar • /backup-immutability • /draas
Governance → /grc • /hipaa • /pci-dss • /nist
🎯 Outcomes We Optimize
- Always-on apps— engineered attach/roam, brownout steering, and dual-underlay failover (5G ↔ DIA/coax/satellite).
- Secure by default— device posture via MDM/UEM + EDR, ZTNA per-app, SASE for web/SaaS, NAC on LAN edges.
- Lower total cost— private APNs, plan pooling, roaming controls, SD-WAN path policies, and TEM/FinOps reporting.
- Evidence on demand— RSRP/RSRQ/SINR, attach times, QoS classes, routing/SD-WAN events, and change diffs streamed to SIEM/SOAR.
🧭 Reference Stack (language-first architecture)
Rails (Radio & Underlay)
- Public 5G/LTE, Private 5G/CBRS, Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, and LEO/MEO satellite as tertiary; DIA/fiber where available.
→ /private-5g • /cbrs • /connectivity • /satellite-internet
Control Plane
- SD-WAN for per-app SLOs, packet duplication/FEC for voice/video, Anycast edges; private APNs and IPsec to hubs; policy for breakout vs backhaul.
→ /sd-wan
Identity & Access
- SSO/MFA, ZTNA per-app session, SASE for web/SaaS; NAC on campus for Wi-Fi 802.1X; device posture gates (MDM/UEM + EDR).
→ /ztna • /sase • /nac • /mdm • /mdr-xdr
Edge & Cloud
- Vehicle/branch gateways and edge data centers for local caches, vision, and telemetry; cloud for orchestration and analytics.
→ /edge-data-centers • /cloud
Observability & Evidence
- RF (RSRP/RSRQ/SINR), attach/roam times, jitter/loss/latency, path events, SIM lifecycle, MDM compliance → /siem-soar; DR artifacts for mobile branches.
→ /backup-immutability • /draas
🧱 Service Catalog (what we deliver & operate)
1) Public Carrier Mobility
- Corporate and IoT SIMs/eSIMs, private APN with static IP options, IPsec to hubs, plan pooling, roaming policies, spend alerts.
2) Private 5G/CBRS
- Spectrum/SAS, RF design, eNodeB/gNodeB, SIM lifecycle, slice/QoS profiles, inter-op with Wi-Fi and SD-WAN. → /private-5g • /cbrs
3) Wi-Fi 6/6E/7
- 802.1X/EAP-TLS, PPSK/guest, roaming optimization, capacity planning, and WIPS where required. → /lan • /nac
4) Vehicle/Branch Cellular WAN
- Dual-SIM routers, antenna planning, SD-WAN overlay, survivability runbooks, E911 for UC/CCaaS endpoints. → /hosted-voice • /ccaas
5) IoT Connectivity
- NB-IoT/LTE-M/4G/5G data plans, IMEI/ICCID inventory, device identity (certificates), topic ACLs, MQTT/AMQP broker integration. → /iot
6) Device Lifecycle & Security
- MDM/UEM enrollment, posture/compliance, app catalogs, OS/firmware rings; EDR/XDR on laptops/handhelds; lost device workflows. → /mdm • /mdr-xdr
7) TEM/FinOps for Mobility
- Plan right-sizing, duplicate line cleanup, roaming disputes/credits, cost by team/site/app with unit economics. → /expense-management
🔢 Technology & Speed Matrix
| Access Tech | Typical Down/Up* | Latency (p95)** | Ideal Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| NB-IoT / LTE-M | 0.05–1 / 0.02–0.3 Mb/s | 100–500 ms | Sensors, meters, low-power IoT |
| LTE Cat 4–12 | 10–150 / 5–50 Mb/s | 30–60 ms | Branch backup, mobile POS, light video |
| 5G Sub-6 (NSA/SA) | 100–600 / 20–100 Mb/s | 20–40 ms | Primary WAN in many sites, HD meetings, SD-WAN underlay |
| 5G mmWave | 1–3+ Gb/s / 50–200 Mb/s | 5–15 ms | Stadiums/campuses, AR/VR, high-bandwidth pop-ups (short range/LoS) |
| Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 (client) | 0.6–2.5+ Gb/s | 5–15 ms | Indoor mobility, voice/AR, dense offices |
| Private 5G/CBRS | 100–1000+ / 20–200 Mb/s | 10–25 ms | Plants/yards/ports, AGVs/AMRs, deterministic mobility |
| LEO Satellite | 20–220 / 5–40 Mb/s | 40–80 ms | Remote primary/tertiary, vehicles/ships |
| DIA over Fiber | 0.5–100+ Gb/s sym. | 1–5 ms (metro) | HQ/hubs/cloud on-ramp (paired with cellular) |
* Real-world rates depend on spectrum, signal quality, RF design, and plan.
** Last-mile/air interface latency; end-to-end depends on backhaul and path policy.
🔁 Use-Case Patterns
- Branch @ Scale (DIA + 5G + SD-WAN) — dual underlays; packet duplication for voice; Anycast control planes; private APN to hubs. → /sd-wan
- Field Services — rugged tablets/MDM, ZTNA to work apps, offline-first workflows, photo/GPS evidence; plan pooling and roaming throttles. → /field-services
- Logistics / Fleets / Ports / Airports — vehicle gateways, RTLS, OCR cameras, apron/yard private 5G plus public 5G for backhaul; EHS evidence. → /logistics • /maritime-aviation
- Retail & Pop-Ups — UC/PoS/IoT segmentation, Wi-Fi captive portal, PCI-safe CCaaS; 5G primary with DIA tertiary or vice versa. → /retail • /pci-dss
- Healthcare & Home Clinics — PHI-aware connectivity kits with ZTNA, DLP for transcripts, HIPAA BAAs/retention. → /healthcare-networks • /hipaa
- Industry 4.0 — Private 5G/CBRS with slice/QoS profiles for robots/sensors; OPC UA/MQTT over SD-WAN; OT segmentation. → /industry-4-0-in-automation
🔐 Security & Policy (that stick outside the office)
- Identity-firstSSO/MFA; device posture (MDM/UEM + EDR) required before access; ZTNA per-app; no flat VPNs.
- Perimeter hygieneSASE for web/SaaS; WAF/Bot on public portals/APIs; email auth to DMARC p=reject.
- Network controlsprivate APNs/IPsec to hubs; NAT/CGNAT planning; micro-segmentation at LAN side.
- Custodykeys in HSM/KMS, secrets in vault; SIM/eSIM lifecycle with audit trails.
→ /sase • /waf • /email-auth • /key-management • /secrets-management
📐 SLO Guardrails (targets you can tune)
| Domain | KPI / SLO (p95 unless noted) | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Attach | 5G/LTE attach time | ≤ 5–10 s |
| Roam | Wi-Fi/5G handoff | ≤ 50–150 ms |
| Edge QoE | p95 latency (in-region) | ≤ 20–50 ms |
| Brownout steer | SD-WAN path switch | ≤ 1–3 s |
| Voice MOS (wideband) | Quality | ≥ 4.1 |
| Packet loss | Sustained | < 0.3–0.5% |
| MDM/EDR compliance | Coverage | ≥ 98–100% |
| ZTNA attach | User→app | ≤ 1–3 s |
| eSIM/SIM ops | Provision/retire SLA | ≤ 15 min / ≤ 10 min |
| Evidence | Telemetry → SIEM | ≤ 60–120 s |
Breaches auto-open a case and trigger SOAR (switch path, enable packet duplication, throttle roaming, rotate creds, isolate device, roll back config) with artifacts. → /siem-soar
🧪 Acceptance Tests & Artifacts (we keep the receipts)
- RFRSRP/RSRQ/SINR surveys, sector IDs, bandwidth/channelization, attach/roam timing.
- Throughput/Latencycontrolled tests (iperf), jitter/loss under load, packet duplication/FEC effectiveness.
- SD-WANfailover timer, per-app SLO enforcement, Anycast ingress.
- SecurityMDM/UEM enrollment logs, EDR status, ZTNA admits/denies, SASE policy hits, WAF events.
- APN/IPstatic IP assignment, IPsec proof, NAT mapping, routing traces.
- Continuitybranch/vehicle DR playbooks, snapshot/restore screenshots, Object-Lock backups.
Artifacts stream to /siem-soar for QBRs and audits.
🔒 Compliance Overlays
- HIPAA (mobile PHI), PCI DSS (mobile POS), NIST 800-53/171 / CMMC (public sector), CJIS (public safety), SOC 2 / ISO 27001 (continuous evidence).
→ /hipaa • /pci-dss • /nist • /grc • /government
🧰 Design Notes & Best Practices
- Engineer diversity (dual carriers, separate laterals/POPs, satellite tertiary).
- Use private APNs + IPsec to avoid CGNAT pitfalls and enable inbound ZTNA if needed.
- Prefer EAP-TLS/802.1X on Wi-Fi; plan antenna types/placement for cellular WANs.
- Turn on packet duplication for voice/video and critical control flows; set caps for cost.
- Track roaming with cost guardrails; alert on unusual APN usage.
- Keep SIM/eSIM inventory in asset DB; tie to user/vehicle/site and auto-reclaim.
- Run quarterly drills: link fail, APN cut, MDM wipe, ZTNA revoke, branch DR.
📝 Mobility Intake (copy-paste & fill)
- Sites/vehicles/users(counts, regions, coverage pain points)
- Use-cases(UC/CCaaS, PoS, telemetry, remote assist, AR/VR, backup) & SLO targets
- Radios(public 5G/LTE, Private 5G/CBRS, Wi-Fi), backhaul (DIA/coax/fixed wireless/satellite)
- APN/IP(private APN, static IP, IPsec to hubs), NAT needs
- Security(IdP/SSO/MFA, ZTNA/SASE/NAC, MDM/UEM + EDR), WAF for portals/APIs
- Devices(routers/tablets/handsets/IoT modules), antenna constraints
- Compliance(HIPAA/PCI/NIST/CJIS/etc.), BAAs/DPAs needed
- Operations(managed vs co-managed, change windows, reporting cadence), TEM goals
- Budget & timeline(ROM vs build-ready), success metrics (SLOs, cost)
We’ll return a design-to-quote with carrier options, RF design (if private 5G/CBRS), SLO-mapped pricing, compliance overlays, and an evidence plan you can reuse in QBRs and audits.
Or start at /customized-quotes.
📞 Make Wireless Work—Everywhere, Securely, and With Proof
- Call: (888) 765-8301
- Email: contact@solveforce.com
From branches and fleets to plants, yards, clinics, and pop-ups, we’ll build mobility that’s fast, secure, cost-smart—and auditable.
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.
Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
A provider’s written commitment covering service targets such as availability, response time, repair time, and sometimes financial credits when commitments are missed.
Dedicated Internet Access (DIA)
A business-grade Internet connection with capacity dedicated to the customer rather than shared in the same way as typical consumer broadband. It often includes symmetrical speeds and an SLA.
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.
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Software accessed as an online service instead of being installed and maintained entirely on the customer’s own computers or servers.