1、THE RISE OF THE NEUTRAL HOST NETWORK:$1.3B MARKET WILL HELP ENTERPRISES CUT COSTS WHILE CREATING NEW REVENUE STREAMS FOR TELCOS 2CONNECTING ENTERPRISES COST-EFFECTIVELY WITH NEUTRAL HOST NETWORKSEMBRACING THE BENEFITS OF NEUTRAL HOST NETWORKS Neutral host networks have existed for decades,but the so

2、lutions have never generated as much attention as they do today.As enterprises experience rising energy costs,high inflation,and labor shortages,they are accelerating their digitization projects to increase productivity.However,rapid digitization also requires reliable wireless connectivity.But when

3、 budgets are tight and the appetite to manage a network in-house is low,the high deployment costs of a traditional,exclusive private cellular network are not desirable.Neutral hosts fill a crucial role here,“renting out”the telco infrastructure needed for Mobile Network Operators(MNOs)to sell connec

4、tivity services to numerous enterprises simultaneously.Neutral host solutions and managed services go hand-in-hand,as enterprises want to avoid high upfront costs and offload network management to another entity.For enterprises and MNOs,choosing a neutral host means they do not need to invest and bu

5、ild out its own telco infrastructure or lease spectrum.This yields many benefits,including:Significantly reducing costs and accelerating the time for MNOs to deploy new services Neutral hosts provide the Distributed Antenna Systems(DASs),small cells,fiber,and other infrastructure required for 4G/5G

6、coverage.Neutral hosts provide access to spectrum they already possess,such as the Citizens Broadband Radio Service(CBRS)shared spectrum in the United States.A shared infrastructure basis supports sustainability goals due to less hardware being installed and transported along the supply chain,reduci