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5G Private: All You Need - From Spectrum to TCO analysis
Role Play
6 students

5G Private: All You Need - From Spectrum to TCO analysis

Private 5G & Enterprise 5G architecture explained, RF planning, security IT/OT integration, risks and real ROI analysis
Created byGleb Marchenko
Last updated 2/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate and select the correct Private 5G deployment model based on your requirements
  • Design 5G RF coverage that account for "Brownfield" industrial realities and select appropriate 5G frequency bands
  • Link the identity gap between cellular SIM-based and Enterprise IAM (Active Directory)
  • Specify correctly cabling, power, and PTP (IEEE 1588v2) timing synchronization systems
  • Calculate a real Private 5G TCO model that includes hidden OpEx factors
  • Establish redundancy strategies in Private 5G
  • Mitigate risks related to vendor lock-in, geopolitical sanctions, and Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) loss of control.

Course content

11 sections63 lectures2h 51m total length
  • Defining Private 5G: Beyond the Public Network1:46

    You will learn how to distinguish Private 5G from public mobile networks by its core characteristic: Enterprise Control. As well as define it as a dedicated, standalone infrastructure deployed for the exclusive use of a single organization.

  • Terminology: 3GPP NPN, Industrial 5G, and Campus Networks3:29

    Do you want to speak the same language as vendors and regulators? Let's do this by understanding the confusing industry jargon: from 3GPP term "Non-Public Network" (NPN) to its market variations like "Industrial 5G" and "Campus Networks".

  • Why Public 5G Fails Enterprise Use-Cases?2:01

    Why public "best-effort" networks fail industrial applications due to fluctuating performance and lack of guaranteed SLAs. You will identify why any sorts of unpredictability are unacceptable for modern automation.

  • Enterprise Control: The Primary Driver for Adoption1:24

    Why operational autonomy (such as scheduling your own maintenance windows) is the main reason to build a private 5G network? Let's figure out together!

  • Deterministic Performance & SLAs3:11
  • Data Sovereignty & Keeping Traffic On-Premise1:43

    Talk about how to eliminate external trust boundaries by keeping all user plane traffic within your physical perimeter. Why ensuring sensitive operational data never touches the public internet or operator core is the reality in many cases?

  • Public vs Private Architecture — What Actually Changes?2:11

    Let's look at the centralized, hierarchical topology of public 5G networks with the flattened, co-located architecture of Private 5G.

  • Public vs Private Operations — Who Owns the Network?1:42

    In this lesson we will try to differentiate the operational models: why public networks offer service credits for downtime, while private 5G networks are about preventing production stoppages that cost thousands $$$ per minute.

  • Key 5G features for private 5G (vs LTE)2:04

    Let' look at the technical advantages of 5G over LTE, including Flexible Numerology, native Network Slicing, and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) support. You will be able to justify the upgrade from 4G to 5G based on bandwidth and isolation featrues.

  • 5G vs. Wi-Fi: Handover Efficiency & Mobility1:46

    Why 5G’s network-controlled handover is superior to Wi-Fi’s client-controlled roaming especially for moving assets like AGVs, robotic systems, drones? Let's find out in this short lesson!

  • Real Business Benefits (Not vendor things...)1:21

    In this short, informative lesson you will learn to reduce operational complexity with so called "Consolidated Connectivity" to replace separate TETRA, Wi-Fi, and IoT networks with a single robust 5G solution.

  • Hype vs. Reality: TCO, Ecosystem, and Skills Gap3:16

    You will be able to manage expectations and avoid "hype" traps by realistically assess the limitations of Private 5G, including high TCO, immature industrial device ecosystems, and the scarcity of specialized skills.

  • When You SHOULD Deploy Private 5G1:46

    Identify the specific scenarios where Private 5G makes strategic sense, such as large outdoor ports, mines, and mission-critical venues. You will match connectivity solutions to environments that demand deterministic features.

  • When You SHOULD NOT Deploy It3:01

    Learn how to avoid projects where high fixed costs make the "cost per device" uneconomical as well as the "red flags" for deployment: from the cases when W-Fi is enough to "use case lacks measurable ROI".

  • Key Takeaways for Decision-Makers1:21

    In this final takeaways learn how to present Private 5G as a specialized tool for high-value mobility and reliability problems, not a universal Wi-Fi or TETRA, DMR replacements.

  • Short test to check your knowledge

Requirements

  • Basic familiarity with mobile concepts is recommended.

Description

This isn't just "what private 5G is" course.

This is the complete operational Private 5G playbook that took me years of real deployments across mines, ports, factories, and critical infrastructure to build.


-Every 5G equipment selection mistake.
-Every OpEx surprise.
-Every time a "successful pilot" crashed during scale-up.

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Here's what you're actually getting:


     1) The architectural decisions such as: dedicated local 5G vs hybrid models, licensed vs shared spectrum (like CBRS) aspects, and the hidden TCO iceberg that kills 60% of projects by year 3.

     2) 5G radio design aspects RF planning for industrial environments – from clean Greenfields to Brownfields realities with metal canyons, EMF compliance constraints, and TDD cross-link interference from public networks. I show you the material-specific penetration losses, the antenna placement tips and mistakes, and why your SINR distribution matters more than average 5G RSRP levels.

     3) Security architecture for Operational realities. SIM-based zero trust, Active Directory integration for 10,000 devices, the identity translation layer between SIMs and enterprise IAM. You'll also understand why 5G network slicing isn't true isolation and when a physical dedicated network is non-negotiable.

     4) Operations and economics most courses skip entirely: ow to write SLAs around real latency values, not average KPIs. How to prepare your "War Room" protocols before the network fails. As well as some geopolitical vendor risks, the staffing gap that turns your CapEx win into an OpEx easily. The exact ROI model for downtime-based justification that gets board approval.

Most "private 5G experts" have only done vendor-assisted pilots (in the best case). I'm giving you the frameworks to architect, deploy, and operate production networks where downtime costs $10K/minute.

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P.S.

Actually, you're not buying this course.

No...

You're reverse-engineering a decade of my industrial wireless deployment experience into a 3-hour compressed knowledge.

Who this course is for:

  • Network Architects & Engineers: Who need to know how to deploy mission-critical cellular infrastructure.
  • OT & Industrial Automation Managers: Who need to understand how 5G can actually support robotics, AGVs, and SCADA systems.
  • Technical Decision Makers (CTOs/CIOs): Who need to cut through the vendor hype, understand the real TCO, and avoid getting locked into a "Network-as-a-Service" contract.
  • System Integrators: Who need the technical confidence to consult clients on various Private 5G aspects.