DOD Drives New Interest in 5G Networks Across Government
The federal government''s move to 5G accelerated when the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 became law at the end of December 2023. The NDAA
In the deployment of private 5G networks at military installations, the Military Departments (MilDeps) should incorporate Open RAN solutions in both commercial and government-owned models unless there are specific operational, technical, or business concerns that make this approach impractical or cost prohibitive.
A key aspect to DoD's modernization effort is to leverage 5G networks, both commercial and private, to deliver ubiquitous high-speed connectivity for mobile capabilities. Commercial networks offer core 5G services to a broad range of users across densely populated portions of military installations.
The key distinction is that a private 5G network is only accessible to authorized users, as defined by the system owner. Both public and private 5G networks comprise a 5G system that is made up of User Equipment (UE), a Radio Access Network (RAN), and a Core Network, all configured to support services provided by the 5G system.
This Private 5G Deployment Strategy serves as an addendum to the DoD 5G Strategy and 5G Strategy Implementation Plan (2020), providing overarching guidance for deploying private 5G networks at military installations.
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