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title: "Expanding 5G NR to industrial IoT."
url: "https://www.qualcomm.com/research/5g/5g-industrial-iot"
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# Expanding 5G NR to industrial IoT.

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The next industrial revolution is upon us, and the ability to deliver local and customized services with secure and reliable wireless connectivity is essential to this transformation. At Qualcomm, we are optimizing LTE today and inventing new 5G NR technologies to deliver high-performance, private industrial networks that will power this revolution.

[Download the 5G industrial IoT presentation](https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/transforming_enterprise_and_industry_with_5g_private_networks.pdf)

## Private industrial networks offer key benefits for industrial IoT.

Dedicated equipment for private industrial networks can provide optimized and secure services to meet the specific needs of a local facility, such as a manufacturing plant.

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### Optimized

Network can be tailored for specific industrial applications (e.g., quality of service and latency).

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### Dedicated

A local network, that is independently managed and easy to deploy.

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### Secure

Network with cellular-grade security that also keeps sensitive data local on the premises.

## Private LTE networks are ideal for industrial IoT.

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### Providing private LTE networks

See how LTE can be optimized for private industrial IoT networks.

[Download the private LTE network presentation](https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/private_lte_nw.pdf)

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### Pioneering LTE spectrum sharing

Explore LTE-based solutions for unlicensed and shared spectrum such as Citizen Broadband Radio Service (CBRS).

[Watch a CBRS demonstration](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y865wZMXii4)

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### Scaling from Gigabit LTE to LTE IoT

Discover how our industry-leading 4G LTE cellular modems provide Gigabit speeds.

## Designing 5G to meet industrial IoT requirements.

We’re inventing new 5G technologies that will bring new capabilities and opportunities for private industrial networks, such as replacing wired industrial Ethernet for reconfigurable factories with our ultra-reliable, ultra-low latency 5G NR link.

[Download the whitepaper by Heavy Reading](https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/private_5g_networks_for_industrial_iot.pdf)

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### Private 5G network for all services

Offering unified connectivity, a dedicated network, and optimized services.

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### Ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC)

Utilizing Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) provides high reliability as well as increased capacity.

[Download our CoMP presentation](https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/comp_webinar_v18.pdf)

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### Industrial wireless Ethernet

Adapting 5G to support Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN).

## Demonstrating 5G NR Industrial IoT at MWC Barcelona 2022

## Private network spectrum offers options for both mobile operators and new entrants.

### Licensed spectrum

- Operators can dedicate a portion of licensed spectrum in a specific geographical area
- Regional regulators can allocate spectrum

[Download the latest global spectrum status](https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/messaging_presentation_-_4g_5g_spectrums_-_december_2020.pdf)

### Unlicensed/shared spectrum

- Unlicensed spectrum can behave like dedicated spectrum in confined environments when controlled by the property owner
- 5G NR is being designed with new spectrum sharing paradigms for enhanced performance
- Shared spectrum available on a regional level

[Learn more about 5G spectrum sharing](https://www.qualcomm.com/research/5g/5g-unlicensed-shared-spectrum)

## Videos

## The Latest

- Press Note: [Qualcomm and Bosch Rexroth Showcase Industrial Automation with Time-Synchronized Applications over a Live 3.75 GHz 5G Private Network](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2022/02/qualcomm-and-bosch-rexroth-showcase-industrial-automation-time-synchronized) — Feb 27, 2022
- OnQ Blog: [Collaborating with industry leaders to expand 5G for Industry 4.0 [video]](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2019/12/collaborating-industry-leaders-expand-5g-industry-40) — Dec 16, 2019
  - Tags: [5G](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq?tags=5G), [Internet of Things](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq?tags=Internet%20of%20Things), [Industrial IoT](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq?tags=Industrial%20IoT)
- OnQ Blog: [Bringing 5G to Industrial IoT at the Hannover Messe [video]](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2019/04/bringing-5g-industrial-iot-hannover-messe) — Mar 31, 2019
  - Tags: [5G](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq?tags=5G), [Spectrum Sharing](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq?tags=Spectrum%20Sharing), [Internet of Things](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq?tags=Internet%20of%20Things)
- Press Note: [Qualcomm Technologies and Siemens set up the first 5G private standalone network in an industrial environment using the 3.7-3.8GHz band](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2019/11/qualcomm-technologies-and-siemens-set-first-5g-private-standalone-network) — Nov 25, 2019
  - Tag: [Industrial IoT](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases?tags=Industrial%20IoT)
- Press Note: [Qualcomm Technologies & Bosch Rexroth Showcase Time-Synchronized Industrial Devices Over Live 5G Network](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2019/11/qualcomm-technologies-bosch-rexroth-showcase-time-synchronized-industrial) — Nov 24, 2019
- Press Release: [Qualcomm Works to Kickstart 5G for Industrial IoT with Live Ecosystem Demonstrations](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2019/04/qualcomm-works-kickstart-5g-industrial-iot-live-ecosystem-demonstrations) — Mar 31, 2019
- Press Release: [Qualcomm Technologies and Bosch Announce Research Collaboration on 5G NR for Industrial IoT](https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2019/02/qualcomm-technologies-and-bosch-announce-research-collaboration-5g-nr) — Feb 24, 2019

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## Documents to download

- Scaling 5G to new frontiers with NR-Light — Download (PDF) — Jul 26, 2022
- Realizing mission-critical industrial automation with 5G — Download (PDF) — Jun 28, 2022
- Realizing the 5G private network vision with O-RAN — Download (PDF) — Apr 13, 2022
- 5G Positioning for the Connected Intelligent Edge — Download (PDF) — Dec 8, 2021
- How to build high-performance 5G networks with vRAN and O-RAN? — Download (PDF) — May 21, 2021
- Infographic: Transforming industry with 5G — Download (PDF) — Nov 15, 2019
- 5g networks for Industrial IOT — Download (PDF) — Aug 5, 2019
- The Role of 5G in Private networks for Industrial IoT — Download (PDF) — May 30, 2019
- New Business Opportunities for 5G NR — Download (PDF) — Nov 19, 2018
- How CoMP can extend 5G NR to high capacity and ultra-reliable communications — Download (PDF) — Jul 16, 2018
- How 5G Will Transform Industrial IoT — Download (PDF) — Apr 19, 2019
- Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency 5G for Industrial Automation — Download (PDF) — Jul 6, 2017
- Private LTE Network Presentation — Download (PDF) — May 31, 2017
- White Paper: Private LTE Networks — Download (PDF) — Sep 11, 2018