Siemens expands 5G to US and 7 additional countries
Siemens is bringing its industrial-grade private 5G infrastructure to the United States and seven additional countries. The expansion is enabled by two new radio units covering the 3.8–4.2 GHz band and the US-specific CBRS band bringing the solution to a total of 15 countries across Europe and the Americas. The dedicated CBRS-band radio unit opens the door for U.S. manufacturers to deploy Siemens' private 5G on their own premises, fully independently, serving a wide range of industrial sectors, including manufacturing, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, intralogistics, heavy industries and crane operations.
Additionally, Siemens has enhanced its 5G routers with edge runtime capabilities, allowing apps to run directly on the device.
As AI adoption in factories accelerates, data volumes are growing exponentially, and unlicensed Wi-Fi frequencies, prone to overloading in dense industrial environments, are being challenged to keep pace. Siemens' private 5G infrastructure operates on a licensed spectrum, delivering deterministic, interference-free connectivity.
"The industrial world deserves a 5G solution that speaks its language," said Axel Lorenz, CEO of process automation at Siemens. "With our private 5G infrastructure soon available in the United States, we're giving manufacturers the tools to build their own reliable, secure digital backbone on their terms, on their premises and fully under their control."
Built from industry and for industry
Siemens developed its private 5G infrastructure specifically with industrial use cases, operational requirements, OT cybersecurity and end users in mind. The result is an industry-native end-to-end infrastructure for independent, on-premises wireless network operation without relying on third-party providers or mobile network operators. The network integrates into Siemens' IT/OT landscape and is part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.
The system supports automation protocols such as Profinet and offers fadjustable upload and download capacities (TDD patterns). Configuration requires setting approximately 20 variables in a web-based dashboard designed for use by even non-IT personnel.
The product has been certified by the German safety and certification body TÜV to support wireless Profisafe communication, making it suitable for safety-related use cases in combination with 5G routers and Siemens’ safety automation equipment.
The infrastructure is available in Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. New additions to availability will be available in Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Norway, Poland and the United Kingdom. The United States will be available in this summer.
