It launched its AWS Private 5G division to offer networks to end customers, bypassing the operators, which are its current customers. It offers ease of implementation and low, predictable costs. But the proposal has limitations that can make it less revolutionary than it appears.

The announcement by AWS, that it will offer the construction and operation of private 5G networks to companies, bypassing telcos, opened a new stage in the competition for that market that could reach US$20 billion in the United States alone in 2028 , according to Verified Market Research.

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AWS heats up tender for private 5G

It launched its AWS Private 5G division to offer networks to end customers, bypassing the operators, which are its current customers. It offers ease of implementation and low, predictable costs. But the proposal has limitations that can make it less revolutionary than it appears.

MORE ANALYSIS

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In its proposed budget for next year, the Treasury Secretariat proposed changes to key spectrum bands for 5G deployment, including the 3.5 GHz band.

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This is compared with the same period in 2025. The causes were higher memory and SoC costs, as well as the impact of sales channels increasing their inventories in anticipation of the price increase.

Viettel enters the market and targets Claro, Altice and Viva

The Vietnamese operator, which is already present on the other side of the island in Haiti, was awarded 240 MHz of spectrum. What will be the first steps for the new fourth player entering a market with more than 11 million mobile lines?

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