GSA counted 2,031 organizations in 88 countries deploying private mobile networks worth more than €100,000 as of the second quarter of 2026. Another 180 references fall into the €50,000 to €100,000 range.
GSA’s reference count and the missing submissions problem
GSA said customer references have grown at a 37% compound annual growth rate since 2019. The group also estimates that missing submissions from one vendor and partial submissions from another could represent 20% to 30% of quarterly references.
Manufacturing remains the largest sector for private mobile network references, followed by education and academic research, and mining. GSA recorded eight new seaport references in the quarter and three in hospitality.
Boldyn’s Ontario airport build
Boldyn’s deployment at Ontario airport in California is described as a controlled communications and sensing platform across a 1,700-acre site. The network is intended initially for physical security and perimeter intrusion detection, with camera coverage to follow.
The network combines 4G and 5G, on-premises edge compute, and private cloud management.
Security features and spectrum pressure
The article says Samsung and SK Telecom are pushing dedicated spectrum, network separation, encryption, firewall and DDoS protection, USIM authentication, and centralized monitoring. GSA found a strong correlation between deployments and countries with dedicated or shared spectrum.
The United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, China, and Japan have the largest number of references.
Read for private wireless buyers
The Ontario airport build gives enterprise buyers a concrete example of private wireless being tied to physical security and perimeter detection rather than a broad platform pitch. The GSA counts and the spectrum correlation also give procurement teams a benchmark for where deployments are appearing and what policy conditions tend to sit alongside them.
Hana says its deployment will support AI, smart-building systems, intelligent CCTV, mobile employee badges, and AI work services. Ontario airport says it plans to expand from physical security into camera coverage and future innovation, with edge compute and low latency built into the network from the outset.