French enterprise networking specialist Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE) has launched private 5G powered by California-based Celona.

This turnkey offering seamlessly integrates with ALE’s OmniVista, OmniSwitch and OmniAccess Stellar networking portfolio, enabling secure and high-quality connectivity across complex enterprise environments including large outdoor spaces.

This partnership with Celona represents a leap in enterprise-grade connectivity, designed to empower critical operations with reliability, performance and security in difficult environments worldwide.

The technology is engineered for reliable connectivity in complex industrial settings such as manufacturing, refineries, logistics warehouses and ports including airport apron and ramp areas. The private 5G offering provides large-area wireless coverage, secure and reliable high-speed mobility, supporting real-time, critical industrial applications, leading to enhanced IoT and Industry 4.0 integration.

This technology enables connecting IoT devices and applications that demand low latency and deterministic performance in enterprises pioneering the use of devices and technologies such as autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), robotics, HD video analytics, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications, all of which can benefit from robust wireless connectivity.

ALE is integrating private 5G with its existing products, such as OmniVista Cirrus, OmniSwitch LAN and OmniAccess Stellar WLAN, to deliver reliable augmented coverage across industrial sites, offices and campuses. This approach ensures end-to-end secure zero-trust network access and high-performance connectivity for seamless operations and advanced applications.

Private 5G powered by Celona delivers on the promise of strong security with robust SIM authentication and Celona’s patented MicroSlicing and Aerloc technologies, which ensure reliable service and application-level SLAs, policy enforcement, and zero-trust security for business-critical applications.

“This exciting partnership with Celona offers the best private 5G wireless purpose-built for enterprise environments,” said Stephan Robineau, ALE (www.al-enterprise.com) executive vice president. “The integration into our end-to-end portfolio further enhances our ability to provide enterprise-wide connectivity with unmatched reliability and performance. Furthermore, the advanced private 5G technology aligns perfectly with our security-first approach and our vertical strategy, enabling us to meet the unique demands of industries like energy and utilities, transportation and the manufacturing industry.”

Rajeev Shah, CEO of Celona, added: “Our partnership with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is pivotal, and a testament to what can happen when two technology leaders come together. ALE has a rich history of innovation. At Celona, after years of research and development with a focus on designing for the enterprise, our private 5G is best-in-class, highly secure, and easy to deploy and manage. It addresses wireless connectivity challenges in complex environments where some businesses still rely on pen and paper. To say this is a gamechanger is truly an understatement.”

Based in Silicon Valley, Celona (celona.io) developed the industry’s first 5G LAN system, a turnkey private 5G offering that enables enterprises to address their growing needs for secure and reliable wireless connectivity for critical business applications. To date, the company has raised over $135m in venture funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, NTT Ventures, Cervin Ventures, DigitalBridge and Qualcomm Ventures.