Experts warn it’s still early days for 5G private networks

The Future Enterprise Networks event in London initially focused on the nascent private networks market and the challenges it faces to achieve mass adoption.
Pablo Tomasi of analyst firm Omdia opened the day by saying “everyone needs to answer the wifi question” in the context of 5G private networks (5GPN). In other words, why bother with 5GPN when you can already achieve your local connectivity needs via wifi? That set the tone for an examination of a market that is still at an earl