SOURCEOrganization
Global automaker (unnamed in source)
Celona ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Customer descriptionChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated
Reported deployment
Reported U.S. automotive yard network
An anonymized manufacturer case study; outcomes are vendor-reported and not independent measurements.
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- Organization
- Global automaker (unnamed in source)
- Industry
- Automotive manufacturing
- Region
- United States
- Not stated by sources
- Current operating status · Project date
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Overview
Celona says one of the world's largest luxury automakers, which it does not name, deployed a Celona private 5G network at a U.S. manufacturing plant spread over about 1.5 square miles to connect driverless yard trucks that move trailers of parts from a storage yard to the plant for just-in-time manufacturing.[1] According to the case study, the automaker first tried a public mobile carrier and priced outdoor Wi-Fi, but the carrier could not guarantee throughput, latency or coverage and Wi-Fi across the outdoor area would have needed too many access points and too much trenching.[1] An unnamed managed service provider recommended Celona and worked with it on delivery; the company chose 5G over LTE because, per Celona, LTE would not meet the trucks' uplink and latency needs and it wanted one design it could repeat at plants in Europe and Asia.[1] This is a vendor case study; the web version is undated and Celona's PDF version carries a 2023 copyright.[2]
At a glance
- Organization
- Not named. Celona describes a global luxury automaker with about 20,000 employees and more than 30 facilities.[1]
- Location
- A U.S. manufacturing plant; city and state not disclosed.[1]
- Date reported
- The web case study shows no date; the PDF version is marked copyright 2023.[2]
- Spectrum
- Not stated in Celona's case study. The OnGo Alliance, the CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) industry group, summarized the project in an April 2026 article on CBRS deployment costs without giving band details for this site.[3]
- Technology
- 5G NR (New Radio) with a standalone core running active-active across a three-node edge cluster for automatic failover.[1]
- Scale as reported
- 18 Celona 5G access points with omnidirectional and sector antennas on the factory roof, three Celona Edge nodes, about 1.5 square miles of coverage, and support for 50 or more autonomous yard trucks.[1]
- Vendors and roles
- Celona supplied the access points, edge nodes and 5G core, and a Celona sales engineering director oversaw the project. ISEE is named only as an example of an autonomous yard truck maker, not as the supplier here.[1]
- Integrator
- An unnamed managed service provider that recommended Celona and collaborated on the deployment.[1]
- Status
- Described by Celona as operating, with trucks and other devices on the network; we found no later public update.[1]
How the network is used
- Autonomous yard trucks moving trailers of auto parts across the property (yard and vehicle automation). Celona says each truck carries at least four HD cameras and LiDAR sensors and needs at least 25 Mbps uplink and 5 Mbps downlink with 10–20 ms latency.[1]
- 5G handheld scanners, rugged laptops, printers, push-to-talk devices and autonomous robots.[1]
- Wireless security cameras (video surveillance); a customer quote in the case study says each camera previously needed about a quarter mile of fiber and power.[1]
- Planned: extending coverage inside the factory for automation and reconfigurable assembly lines that have used wired connections (manufacturing and industrial IoT).[1]
Reported results
As reported by the sources below; not independently verified.
- Celona reports signal strength of -105 dBm RSRP (reference signal received power) or better and high SINR (signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio) across the coverage area.[1]
- Celona says 18 rooftop access points covered the large outdoor parking-lot areas without trenching, because the plant roof already had power and fiber backhaul.[1]
- Celona says the network gave uninterrupted mobility to connected vehicles, and that a failure on one edge node is detected by the others with automatic recovery.[1]
- Celona says commissioning ran into connectivity, handover and fiber/power problems, which were fixed by re-planning RF channels, tuning handover settings per access point and reworking the fiber and power patching.[1]
Timeline
How to interpret this record
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Learn more
- Private 5G networks explained: what they are, how they work, what they cost and who sells themA plain-English guide to private 5G: what it is, the parts you need, CBRS spectrum, ways to deploy, cost drivers and U.S. examples.
- Private LTE networks: what they are and how to set one upWhat a private LTE network is, why most private networks still use LTE, the CBRS spectrum and equipment you need, and how to set one up.
- Private LTE vs private 5G: which one do you need?Private LTE or private 5G? The real differences, which devices work, what affects cost, and how to move from LTE to 5G later.
- How much does a private LTE or 5G network cost?What a private LTE or 5G network costs: three example budgets from about $10,000, what you pay for, CBRS and SAS fees, and ongoing costs.
Sources
Researched Oct 1, 2026. Manufacturer and vendor statements are their claims, not independent tests.
- Celona 5G LAN helps global auto maker radically transform manufacturing operations — Celona. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
- Case study: Celona 5G LAN helps global auto maker radically transform manufacturing operations (PDF) — Celona. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
- The Real ROI of CBRS: What Deployments Across Industries Tell Us About Total Cost of Ownership — OnGo Alliance, Apr 1, 2026. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
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Source details (5)
SOURCEIndustry
Automotive manufacturing
Celona ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Case-study title and site descriptionChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated
SOURCERegion
United States
Celona ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Site descriptionChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated
SOURCEReported access points
18
Celona ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: At a glance / SolutionChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated
SOURCEReported use case
autonomous yard trucks
Celona ↗Vendor case studyLocation in source: Challenge and outcome sectionsChecked Sep 30, 2026Source date: not stated