Mobile Private Networks

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Imagine if previously impossible outcomes could be brought to life; if places that were impossible to connect could be fully networked; if you could bring computing power to your employee's fingertips, equipment and assets, no matter how inaccessible your business site.

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Helping you on your digital transformation journey

Vodafone Mobile Private Networks (MPN) can deliver new possibilities for next-generation businesses – with Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) unlocking even more potential. The combined solution delivers secure connectivity and powerful computing in real-time from the edge of the network - in places that previously couldn’t be connected. It’s time to make the impossible possible - with networking which gives your business the edge.

Discover Mobile Private Networks

A Mobile Private Network is a local network built to cover a specific location, able to deliver better service with more control and security. Understand more about MPN and how the solution could transform your business.

Jargon busting: what is a mobile private network and why do we need it?

5G for business means much more than faster mobile speeds. What would you do with your own private mobile network? Chris Allen tells us what it is and why it works.

What’s in it for you?

The resilience of MPN means less downtime and first-class performance. When combined with MEC, you’ll see greater business responsiveness - as your data can be collected, analysed and acted upon locally – fast! – opening up new use cases.

MPN is tailored to your requirements – addressing your connectivity and speed needs now and in the future. MEC also offers the same fexibility as the public cloud, which traditionally allows users to scale up or down the computing power that they need.

With data being collected and actioned at the edge of a private network, non time-critical data can be streamed to the cloud when bandwidth needs are lower, leading to improved performance and cost savings.

From improving worker safety to creating intelligent assets, we can connect your equipment via the right technology including 4G, 5G and Narrowband-IoT.

MPN is built with your business – and only your business – in mind. We keep your data safe, since it does not leave your site.

e.GO developed an Industry 4.0 factory to deliver more affordable electric vehicles, as well as gain a competitive advantage over its rivals. At Vodafone, we worked with e.GO to connect machines in an 8,500^m2 site using a private 5G network, rather than Wi-Fi, in a world first.

Mobile Private Networks at a glance

Private/reserved coverage

Guaranteed capacity; dedicated, private connectivity: only your company devices can connect (it can’t be used by the general public or other organisations)

High speed, low latency

Enables low latency/ultra-reliable low latency (URLL) applications

Cloud compute (distributed MEC)

Enables low latency applications

Assured SLAs

Ultra-reliable, deterministic

Connection density

Scalable solution allows the connection of thousands of devices across the site

Security

All data stays on your site

Local compute (dedicated MEC)

Allows URLL cloud-based applications to be located in customer premises

Vodafone Mobile Private Networks solution components

Our team of experts will design and manage end-to-end solutions for your company, leaving you time to focus on your core business needs. Vodafone Business Managed Services includes:

Private Radio, Core & Services

Private LTE radio
Licensed spectrum
Propagation management
4G/5G Core services
Local Data Routing

Cloud and Security

Dedicated MEC
Distributed MEC
AI & Machine Learning
Analytics
Augmented and mixed reality

IoT services

Global IoT SIMs
IoT Sensors
Industrial IOT products
Gateways

Value Added Services

Wearables
Mission-critical push-to-talk/push to video
Mobile Device Management
Wide area connectivity
Remote sensor connectivity with LPWA

The 5G factory in action in Germany

Vodafone enables e.GO to become one of the first 5G factories

Vodafone has helped e.GO to radically reduce the cost and risk of electric car manufacturing. The e.GO factory is one of the first in the world using a private 5G network rather than Wi-Fi. Here, 36 mobile antenna in the factory walls connect all machinery and send data back to the company’s network operations center.

5G for Business

We’re here to inspire, inform and guide, combining your knowledge of your business with our expertise in technology to help you start your journey to a 5G world. 5G promises to enable some truly exciting possibilities for businesses and society.

Cloud and hosting

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Multi-Access Edge Computing

Revolutionise how you do business by bringing the cloud closer to the devices that need it. By moving computing, storage and management to the “edge” of the network, you’ll see faster speeds and near real-time decision-making, unlocking new possibilities.

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Why choose Vodafone?

Our team of experts will design and manage end-to-end solutions for your company, leaving you time to focus on your core business needs.

We launched the first 5G ready factory in Europe with electric car manufacturer e.GO

We have more than 90 million IoT connections and more than 640 million mobile customers

We operate mobile networks in 24 countries and fixed networks in 73

We are leaders in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for IoT, Mobility and Network Services products