Wireless has many different standards 
to keep up on

While it’s possible to create a private network “island” of 4G or 5G-connected solutions, a more realistic scenario is the coexistence of multiple networks that support your use cases and handle data, mobility, and use case-specific issues with the best-fit technology. 

In general, alignment to IEEE and 3GPP-based standards will provide a larger ecosystem, but there are occasional exceptions. Examples of technologies we have experience with:

• 4G (LTE) : Billions of devices globally deployed, bands and devices specific to areas needed; large ecosystem of devices and tried and true security ; bands are licensed and protected from interference 
• 5G : Stand-Alone (SA) and Non Stand-Alone (NSA) refers to deployments that can exist entirely in the 5G realm, or deployments that leverage existing 4G components
• 5G : FR1 and FR2 refers to the general frequency range of the deployment ; FR2 are high frequency bands (mmWave or uWave) with a very high data capacity but short range , while FR1 bands are aligned with the more commonly deployed bands similar to LTE that have very large coverage scenarios for outdoors or high capacity for indoors 
• CBRS : Unique to USA, it’s a specific cellular band that currently supports LTE or 5G protocols; this is the workhorse of Private Cellular in the USA ; it is lightly licensed and has protection from interferers while enjoying the benefits and stability of LTE and 5G equipment, devices, SW and operating protocols 
• Cat M and NB-IOT : A low power (and low data) standard included within the 4G and 5G framework ; battery powered devices with long life - different end devices and select bands compared to the the mainstream 4G and 5G devices 
• LoRa : Proprietary network standard developed for low power and Long Range battery powered sensor communications needs ; some classes of devices support reduced downlink latency for actuators 
• Sigfox: Similar to LoRa in terms of low power, long range for IoT devices; also operates in unlicensed bands and uses proprietary technology for the devices 
• Ingenu : Another LoRa competitor for long range and low power sensors operating in 2.4GHz unlicensed band; has had several mis steps and reboots as a company 
• WiFi 5 : Most commonly used connection technology in use today ; run on unlicensed bands shared by all devices 
• WiFi 6 / 6E : Newer WiFi standard that has certain benefits like supporting more simultaneous connected devices and a more efficient scheduling mechanism ; 6E adds new spectrum increasing the total capacity of a 6E network ; requires compatible AP and devices but AP is backwards compatible with older devices on network ; still unlicensed in operation 
• Satellite : sometimes needed for remote connections where terrestrial networks are not available at all; links to data centers, core networks, authentication servers, limited internet and maybe even voice ; could be stationary or mobile 
• New Satellite Broadband : low earth orbit networks promising lower latency and higher throughput to devices ; this is up and coming technology that will have applications for difficult to reach places 
• Unlicensed Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint : Most commonly used for wireless broadband internet distribution but has applications for building connectivity, backhaul, remote cameras or other limited distance and mobility needs 
• Licensed Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint : Uses bands that require FCC (or equivalent) licensing so when utilized under your license terms it is a dedicated channel and protected from interference; most commonly used for backhaul, remote camera clusters, or bridging multiple sites with high capacity links that would be difficult via wired structure