Powering the Future of Industry

A 5G Mobile Private Network (MPN) is a standalone, usually on-premises deployment featuring a 5G Core, Radio Access Network (RAN), and transport network, ensuring carrier-grade wireless connectivity for various 5G-capable devices, such as smartphones, tablets, sensors, gateways, routers, and modems. 5G MPNs provide secure, high-performance, and low-latency connectivity, making them ideal for industrial automation, IoT integration, mission-critical applications, and bridging the gap towards digitalisation. 

Kontron’s 5G Mobile Private Networks (MPN) deliver standalone (SA) 5G connectivity designed for industrial-grade applications. The solution supports automation, digital transformation, and secure operations through a containerized 5G Core that operates on various cloud platforms. It integrates with in-house or partner-provided RAN solutions and pairs seamlessly with Kontron’s 5G-enabled devices, including routers and sensors. This setup ensures time-sensitive, deterministic communication for critical data while providing scalable and flexible cloud integration. 

The technology enables secure, high-speed, and low-latency wireless communication, supporting applications such as automated logistics, smart manufacturing, environmental monitoring, and mission-critical systems. It is particularly valuable for industries like manufacturing, mining, transportation, logistics, and university campuses. Key use cases include real-time automation, advanced robotics, and maintenance-free operations, fostering efficiency and innovation. 

Kontron’s 5G MPN solution is tailored for vertical markets such as industrial manufacturing, logistics, rail transport, mining, ports, airports, and public safety. It serves customers requiring resilient and flexible connectivity with extensive coverage and seamless handovers. Enterprises shifting from wired to wireless 5G networks benefit from enhanced digitalization, real-time data control, video anomaly detection, advanced monitoring, AI-driven analytics, and improved decision-making for optimized operations. 

Kontron’s 5G MPN is distinguished by its cloud-native, virtualized architecture and robust support from open-source communities. It offers flexible integration, tailored radio access for specific environments, and secure on-site data processing, meeting the stringent demands of industrial operations. The hardware-agnostic design ensures compatibility across diverse infrastructures, enabling smooth and efficient deployment. 

Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is a set of standards currently being developed within the IEEE 802.1 framework, which governs Ethernet-based communication. TSN primarily focuses on the data link layer (Layer 2) of communication, making it a foundational technology rather than a complete communication protocol. This modularity allows TSN to be integrated with higher-level applications, particularly in conjunction with wireless technologies like 5G, which offer high throughput, low latency, and robust Quality of Service (QoS) enforcement. 

TSN enhances traditional Ethernet by adding advanced features such as quality of service, time synchronization, low latency, and seamless redundancy. Applications can register their communication needs with the network, which then guarantees the requested QoS. These connections operate within dedicated streams, protected by resource allocation within network switches. Each stream can be configured to support real-time traffic. This approach contrasts with current Ethernet-based real-time protocols like PROFINET, which restrict the network to a single real-time protocol alongside standard TCP/IP traffic. 5G is natively supporting Ethernet PDU sessions which make it ideal as wireless transport technology for delivering deterministic communication for the industrial type of protocols.