Globalstar’s Xcom RAN launched a private 5G solution it claims enables enterprises to run sensitive applications across dedicated spectrum.

The end-to-end offering is built on the brand’s Supercell architecture, which itself is based on open radio access network (RAN) standards and encompasses Xcom’s radio series and core lines to provide private 5G designed for enterprise use.

The Globalstar company contends that traditional enterprise connectivity solutions like Wi-Fi and fragmented cellular networks are inherently too complex and suffer from interference.

Xcom RAN positions its private 5G offering as a means to meet increasing demand for connected devices. The platform leverages distributed multi-user multiple-input, multiple-output (MU-MIMO) antenna technology and shared spectrum in the Citizen Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) and C-band (mid-3 GHz) bands as a means to run mission-critical industrial workloads on a private network.

Its private 5G offering is built on a combination of 3GPP and open RAN standards, and separates baseband unit (CU/DU) and radio unit (RU) functionality to allow radios to jointly process signals at the edge.

Per the company’s website, the offering supports up to 32 antennas and 16 simultaneous data streams, and is capable of operating across channels ranging from 10 to 100 megahertz. Its peak spectral efficiency stands at approximately 80 bits per second Hertz (bps/Hz), providing high data throughput.

“Our customers are asking for an underlying wireless network architecture that is comprehensive and can adapt and grow with their automation strategies, and for partners who can support them on their journeys,” Tamer Kadous, GM for the Xcom RAN business unit, explained. “With this latest announcement from Xcom RAN, we are able to address all of these needs.”

The effort has drawn support from vendors like Zebra Technologies, Nextivity, and Rajant.

“One of the latest trends in enterprise wireless deployments is combining modern distributed antenna systems (DAS) with private 5G to deliver pervasive indoor and outdoor capacity and coverage," Nextivity CEO Michiel Lotter noted in a statement. "These solutions are on the cutting edge of development, and we’re grateful to have a partner like the Xcom RAN team who is working with us to address our customers’ requirements."

The launch comes amid circulating reports that Amazon is considering a takeover bid for Globalstar. The pair is believed to have held talks, though no deal has yet been confirmed, with the tech giant eying the Xcom parent to bolster its burgeoning low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite efforts.