Betacom 5G-as-a-Service Named a Winner of the 2021 Mobile Breakthrough Award for 5G Innovation of the Year

Longtime wireless network design and deployment leader recognized in leading independent market intelligence organization award program

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wireless pioneer Betacom, longtime design and deployment partner for the world’s leading telecommunication companies including AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, today announced that its industry-first private wireless solution 5G-as-a-Service has won a Mobile Breakthrough Award for 5G Innovation of the Year.

Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the Mobile Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in mobile and wireless technology companies, products and people.

The mission of the annual Mobile Breakthrough Awards is to recognize the innovation, hard work and success in a range of mobile and wireless technology categories, including 5G, Cloud Computing, Mobile Management, Wireless and Broadband, Mobile Analytics, Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Smart City. The program attracts thousands of award nominations throughout the world. Winning products and companies were selected based on a variety of criteria, including most innovative and technologically advanced products and services, with the ultimate goal of recognizing the "Break Through" solutions for each mobile technology.

Announced May 25, 2021, Betacom 5G-as-a-Service is the industry’s first fully managed private wireless service, enabling U.S. enterprises to have access to cost-effective, high-performance 5G networks designed, deployed and managed by one of the most trusted names in wireless networking. Betacom enterprise customers retain ownership of the network and local control of their data, with network management delivered via the world-class Betacom Security and Service Operations Center, a modern AI-driven NOC hosted on Microsoft Azure.

Private 4G/5G networks have incredible potential to revolutionize the way that many industries, including transportation, manufacturing, and logistics, conduct their business and accelerate progress as they implement their Industry 4.0 strategies. However, design, deployment and management of these complex networks can be strong barriers to realizing the benefits. Betacom 5G-as-a-Service enables enterprises of all sizes to eliminate these barriers.

“We are thrilled our new service is being recognized at a critical time when many enterprises are looking to enable their Industry 4.0 plans,” says Johan Bjorklund, CEO of Betacom. “Today’s recognition underscores Betacom’s ability to help organizations advance their Industrial IoT strategies, manage their limited resources, and embrace new business models in the process.”

About Betacom
Betacom offers the first fully managed private 5G network, building on its long history as a primary outdoor and indoor DAS vendor to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., the company has offices in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Boston, Charlotte, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Mobile, New Orleans, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston. Its private 5G wireless service is the first managed service of its kind in the United States. For more information, visit www.betacom.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.