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Reported office private wireless network at Smartlink's headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland

A Comcast Business case study; outcomes are vendor-reported and not independent measurements.

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Details

Organization
Smartlink
Industry
wireless and digital infrastructure services (corporate office)
Region
Downtown Annapolis, Maryland
Current operating status
Deployed and in use (August 6, 2026 release)
Not stated by sources
Project date

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Overview

Comcast Business announced on August 6, 2026 that it had deployed a private wireless network at the headquarters of Smartlink, a company that designs, builds and maintains wireless infrastructure for carriers and tower companies, in downtown Annapolis, Maryland.[1] The managed system pairs neutral host cellular coverage for occupants on any carrier, delivered through a Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) gateway, with a dedicated CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) private network on a cloud-based 4G/5G core, and Comcast says it replaces a traditional distributed antenna system (DAS).[1] A Comcast executive told Lightwave that the CBRS spectrum at Smartlink is split, with one slice for carrier traffic and another reserved for the company's own operations.[2]

At a glance

Organization
Smartlink.[1]
Location
Smartlink's headquarters in downtown Annapolis, Maryland; no street address is given.[1]
Date announced
August 6, 2026.[1]
Spectrum
CBRS. Comcast describes the deployment as built on licensed CBRS spectrum; how much Priority Access License (PAL) or General Authorized Access (GAA) capacity it uses is not stated.[1] Comcast's Justin Markle told Lightwave the spectrum is sliced between carrier traffic and Smartlink's own operations.[2]
Technology
Neutral host coverage through a MOCN gateway and cellular radios, plus a CBRS private network on a cloud-based 4G/5G mobile core that runs separately from public carrier traffic, with SIM-based credentials and traffic encryption.[1]
Vendors and roles
Comcast Business: provider of the managed platform; radio and core equipment makers are not named.[1] Comcast says it works with AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon and settles carrier handoffs site by site, but which carriers the Smartlink neutral host serves is not stated.[2]
Integrator
Not publicly stated beyond Comcast Business.
Status
In use as of August 2026, when Smartlink's CEO said the Comcast system solved the company's coverage problems and gave it a dedicated operational network;[1] Lightwave still described it as a recent deployment in September 2026.[2]
Not publicly stated
Scale as reported

How the network is used

  • In-building cellular voice and data for employees and visitors regardless of carrier, in place of a DAS (campus and in-building).[1]
  • A separate private network that Comcast says gives Smartlink an isolated environment for cameras, remote access control, environmental and occupancy sensors, asset tracking and digital signage.[1]

Reported results

As reported by the sources below; not independently verified.

  • Smartlink's CEO, Jason Campbell, said in Comcast's release that the system fixed the company's coverage problems at a price that made the decision easy; no cost figure was disclosed.[1]
  • No measured performance results were published.[1][2]

Timeline

  1. Lightwave publishes an interview in which Comcast's Justin Markle describes how the CBRS spectrum is divided at Smartlink.[2]

  2. Comcast Business announces the private wireless deployment at Smartlink's Annapolis headquarters.[1]

How to interpret this record

This record keeps the source's anonymous customer label and reported status. A case study does not establish current operation, reproducible performance, or independent verification.

Sources

Researched Oct 1, 2026. Manufacturer and vendor statements are their claims, not independent tests.

  1. Comcast Business Brings Enhanced Private Wireless Networking to the Corporate Office — Comcast Business, Aug 6, 2026. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  2. Comcast Business breathes new life into the private office wireless experience — Lightwave, Sep 28, 2026. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.

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