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December 12, 2024

Private 5G + SD-WAN: The Perfect Duo for Seamless IoT Connectivity

Organisations have moved from just doing business to smart organisations, creating a network of sensors and machines to improve productivity without human intervention. Traditional wired and wireless technologies need to be improved for the increasing number of connected devices, and rising security concerns are forcing organisations to embrace private mobile networks. The latest private 5G technology offers reliable, low-latency, and broadband communications.
Private 5G networks have replaced wired LANs in industries due to the changing work profile (remote and mobile workforce), where fixed communication infrastructure is no longer feasible. The new private 5G network takes security, performance, and reliability a step further than wireless technologies.

How does a private 5G network meet IoT communication needs?

  • High availability: For continuous connectivity, 5G offers full network ownership, selected industrial-grade components, self-managed maintenance, and custom network planning. This helps achieve zero downtime.
  • Data security: It offers end-to-end security with strict access control via user and device authentication along with network isolation protecting sensitive data and devices.
  • High throughput: Video applications with 4K/8K UHD live streaming and heavy-duty intelligent AI are made possible with private 5G, with higher and dedicated bandwidth for greater download and upload speeds above 1GB/second.
  • Affordability: Private 5G is based on SDN, NFV and open standards for a more versatile, light and futuristic communication infrastructure that is easy to manage as another enterprise IT system.
  • Millisecond level latency: Private 5G offers 99.99% reliability and low latency.

Private 5G networks create an integrated connectivity platform customised for IoT. They are wireless networks offering security, reliability, and performance to smart devices. With a private 5G network, you can scale performance for indoor and outdoor deployments using virtual and standard networking software.

The amalgamation of private 5G with SD-WAN is critical for IoT applications. When looking for low latency, reliable connectivity across multiple devices to run IoT applications, the best combination is SD-WAN with private 5G. SD-WAN dynamically manages traffic for efficient operation of IoT devices, and 5G offers high-speed connectivity across devices for smooth communication.

Advantages of Private 5G and SD-WAN integration

Improved connectivity and reliability
Private 5G provides gigabit data transfer speeds with lower latency than 4G LTE. High-speed data transfer is crucial for real-time IoT applications like predictive maintenance and remote monitoring in industries. Additionally, SD-WAN offers dynamic routing across multiple connections, promising reliable connectivity despite network interruptions.

Customised solutions
Private 5G networks are customised according to the demands of the industries, providing optimised performance. They can support the needs of factories that require minimal latency and resilience for the automation process. Private 5G networks are managed independently; hence, there are no hassles or delays typically found in public networks. It is essential to maintain operational efficiency in a demanding environment.

Robust Security
Private 5G offers robust security features with cellular-grade security essential for protecting sensitive data transmitted by IoT devices. Features like network slicing facilitate secure traffic segmentation and protect critical data from breaches. Integrating SD-WAN with Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) across the entire network infrastructure, compliance management across public and private cloud environments, and providing visibility are essential to enhance security.

Scalability and flexibility
Combining SD-WAN with a private 5G network allows dynamic auto-scaling. This integration supports a number of IoT devices, allowing the enterprise to scale its operations with real-time response. Leveraging shared infrastructure through 5G slicing can drastically reduce capital expenses. Integrating private 5G with SD-WAN can also cut down operational costs.

Private 5G and SD-WAN are used in sectors like manufacturing to automate real-time production lines, healthcare to connect life-saving equipment to access clinical applications securely, and energy management to monitor rural locations using IoT sensors connected through 5G networks.

SMOAD offers true wireless SD-WAN on 5G, enabling secure WAN on the go without waiting for terrestrial connections. It has features like optimised software-defined wireless networking to expand your operations rapidly without waiting for wired connections. With SMOAD wireless SD-WAN on 5G, you can manage mobile offices like pop-up stores and remote offices. The advantage of using SMOAD is that it comes with the primary connection of 5G and various 4G LTEs to fallback on. It offers a secure connection between sites, headquarters, or the cloud through reliable QoE and enables private LTE.

If you want more information on SD-WAN on 5G, call us for a demo.