A quarter of enterprises are actively looking to shift their private wireless networks to a new technology and 41 percent of those are favouring a move to 4G and OnGo (CBRS 3.5GHz band) during 2020, according to ip.access and Nemertes Research.
More than 86 percent of organisations currently use Wi-Fi technology for their private networks, but 25 percent of those organizations are actively looking at switching to other technologies
Most organizations will keep their existing primary network, but six percent say they will add a new network based on a different technology. Perhaps a quarter plan to shift their primary wireless network to a new technology.
None plan to abandon private networking for carrier-provided options.
The leading option to replace an existing network or to be an added network is some
variation on 4G, including the new option of Citizens Broadband Radio Service. About 41 percent of those making a change say they will do so.
Of 302 study participants, many came from just four industries: manufacturing, 18.5 percent;
retail, 16.9 percent; healthcare and pharmaceuticals, 15.9 percent; and hospitality and tourism, 14.6 percent.
The remainder came from: education, 10.9 percent; financial services, 7.6 percent; energy and utilities,3.6 percent; warehousing and storage, 3 percent; logistics and transport, 3 percent; commercial real estate management, 2.6 percent; and other, 3.3 percent, Nemertes says.
Some 71.8 percent of respondents work for firms making $300M or less annually. About 82.8 percent have fewer than 20 locations. The remainder are split roughly evenly between mid-sized
companies (16.2 percent earning $300M to $1B annually, 5.4 percent having 21 to 50 locations) and large companies (12 percent earning more than $1B per year, 11.8 percent having more than 50 locations).
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