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Light Reading Network X Americas
May 21-23, 2024
Irving Convention Center at Las ColinasIrving, Texas

Enterprise Services at Big 5G

How 5G and private networks are changing the visitor experience in venues

Winning enterprise 5G go-to-market strategies

Building vertical or horizontal private networks ecosystems?

New ways of positioning and creating value for your 5G services

The next-gen enterprise operations enabled by 5G and private networks

Personalizing private networks: What do enterprises really need and how to cater for it

Are 5G services marketplaces and self-serving the future?

Building immersive, industrial B2B applications

Future connectivity use cases and the Holy Grail: Private networks, metaverse, 6G and beyond

Whether it be media, advertising, or IT and cloud, it is not easy for a carrier to enter new markets...

Telecoms history is full of communication service providers (CSPs) that shot themselves in the foot trying to move into new areas outside of their comfort zone. Whether it be media, advertising, or IT and cloud, it is not easy for a carrier to enter new markets.  

With 5G being widely available in North America, CSPs are fiercely competing for a slice of the enterprise market. Even though many initiatives and partnerships have been announced, ROI still seems a long way ahead as CSPs face challenges on all fronts; from network quality, semiconductor industry readiness, responding to the enterprises’ innovate ambitions or connecting with all decision-makers, CSPs taking too much onto their plate, at the risk of stretching too thin, and much more. 

When Omdia asked the question, which 5G services are your organisations using or planning to use, the responders showed an important willingness to adopt new services in the coming 2 years (right).

Are CSPs well prepared and equipped to respond to demonstrated interest?

According to the recent Private LTE and 5G Network Enterprise Survey Insight 'Year-over-year, enterprises continue to see telecom operators as the best partners for private networks.’...’98% of respondents are willing to purchase other services and 82% are willing to purchase other technologies with private LTE and 5G networks. The question remains, are CSPs well prepared and equipped to respond to that interest? 

Source: Omdia Enterprise Services Market Insights – 2022 

Pablo Tomasi

Principal Analyst, Private Networks & Chairman

Omdia & Private Networks Track, Big 5G 2023

“The US is the single largest private networks market contributing to 25% of all announced private networks rollouts. Yet, competition is still raging for who will make the most of this opportunity, with Service Providers, Hyperscalers, Vendors, And Alternative Providers all battling to gain leadership.”

Upcoming Digital Events Include


  • Satellite connectivity opens new use cases for 5G and Cloud, webinar – February 9th
  • Bringing value to private networks Digital Symposium - March 30
  • How to scale private 5G in a fragmented market, webinar – September 13
  • AI in Customer Service, webinar – October 12
  • Enterprise Edge services: Opportunities and challenges for telcos, MSPs and IT service providers, webinar - October 19
  • Edge Computing Digital Symposium – October 24
  • New service launches for enterprises: Software-defined services, webinar – November 9