Many industrial sectors began using two-way private Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems decades ago to provide their workers with reliable mission-critical voice communication capabilities. While voice-only service continues to provide adequate ability in some business sectors, today's communications now involve more people in more places, high-quality video, and quick transfer of documents. Today's LMR systems do not have the power or capabilities to meet the needs of today's communications.
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What's Next For LMR? CBRS Private LTE!
Oct 23. 2019Advancing to CBRS Private LTE Networks with Smart Communication Applications
Today's high-speed 4G networks, paired with recently available spectrum, provide the solution that delivers multi-party, multi-media, multi-area communication needs. That newly available spectrum goes by CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service, which the CBRS Alliance branded as OnGo), and that shared spectrum allows businesses to set up private LTE networks and use smart applications to provide secure, high-speed, high-capacity infrastructure for their mission-critical communications.
Why CBRS and not a commercial LTE network? CBRS provides enterprises with direct control over the location of the LTE-based robust and secure wireless infrastructure. When compared to LMR, LTE is providing business communications at a lower cost and with more capabilities and features. The business gets private network coverage by placing small cells where needed, and since the spectrum is shared, they pay low or no licensing fees for spectrum.
Another key benefit over LMR is that with commercial and private LTE networks, the business sees significant CAPEX and OPEX savings. No longer does the business need to deploy a single-purpose LMR network that carries voice-only traffic and requires employees to carry a dedicated leased LMR device. Using commercial and private LTE also means that workers carry a single device for all communications. The private LTE network also means that organizations can consolidate their secure communications on a single network for all voice, data, and critical communications needs.
Businesses also can leverage many of the built-in abilities of LTE. LTE's SIM-based authentication on private LTE networks offers enhanced security that can prevent unauthorized network access. Also, implementing Quality of Service (QoS) allows businesses to manage latency and throughput for each of their critical application's needs. Remember, LMR is voice communication with a single person speaking at a time.
CBRS Private LTE provides businesses with secure networks that deliver what they need with high-quality that is within their control. While two-way voice communications like what LMR provides are important, CBRS Private LTE networks support OTT applications that deliver more than two-way voice: controlled access to high speed data, real-time video, and coverage where needed. CBRS Prvate LTE provides the business with the flexible control of a cost-effective real-time communications network that is critical to their success.