Inside the Private 5G Revolution: How Dedicated 5G Networks Are Transforming Industry by 2025
By the end of 2024, over 1,600 private mobile networks operated across 80 countries, according to the Global mobile Suppliers Association. Airbus had three production sites live with private 5G and planned further rollouts in Canada, the UK, the US, and China, with Ericsson as supplier. Nokia led private 5G vendor rankings in 2025, with deployments at DHL and Volkswagen. AWS ended its direct private 5G service in May 2025, shifting to partner-based offerings.