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Highway 9 Networks

Santa Clara, California-based Highway 9 Networks sells Highway 9 Mobile Cloud, a private 5G/LTE platform that pairs cloud-hosted core network services with a Mobile Edge packet core run on premises or in a public cloud, for use with third-party radios or Highway 9's own access points.

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Overview

Highway 9 Networks is a Santa Clara, California, startup, founded by former VMware networking and telco-cloud leaders, that sells private cellular networks as a cloud service.[1][2][3] Its Highway 9 Mobile Cloud pairs cloud-hosted core network functions and management (Mobile Center) with a Mobile Edge packet core that runs on premises as a virtual machine or appliance, or in a public cloud, and works with third-party radios or Highway 9's own 5G access points.[4][5][6] Highway 9 also uses the platform to build neutral-host networks that extend mobile operators' coverage indoors and outdoors, and now markets it as AI wireless infrastructure.[7][8] Named U.S. customers include MIT and Brown University.[1][9]

At a glance

Headquarters
Santa Clara, California.[1][2]
Founded
2020, according to Network World; the company came out of stealth on February 21, 2024.[2][1]
Ownership and funding
Venture-backed; at its February 2024 launch Highway 9 said it had more than $25 million in funding from investors including Mayfield, General Catalyst and Detroit Ventures.[1]
Private network offering
Highway 9 Mobile Cloud for private mobile networks and neutral-host networks, which Highway 9 describes as a full stack of SIM, SAS (Spectrum Access System), radio, packet core, orchestration and lifecycle services.[1][4][7]
CBRS / Band 48 support
Highway 9's indoor 5G access point supports n48 (CBRS, Citizens Broadband Radio Service), n77 and n78, includes a CBRS domain proxy and is listed as an FCC Part 96 Category A CBSD (citizens broadband radio service device); its outdoor model adds n79 and is listed as Category B.[6][10]
Sales channel
Through the Mobile Cloud Alliance Program, under which managed service providers, resellers and value-added resellers register deals and technology vendors refer them.[8][11] Highway 9 says it is an AWS (Amazon Web Services) Marketplace partner and can be bought through Google Cloud Marketplace.[11]
Certifications
Highway 9 lists FCC, CE and RoHS compliance for its Mobile Edge Appliance and FCC Part 96 certification for its access points.[12][6][10]
Notable U.S. customers
MIT, whose information systems vice president was quoted at Highway 9's 2024 launch, and Brown University (Highway 9 case study).[1][9]
Technology partners
Launch partners of the Mobile Cloud Alliance Program in August 2024 included Arista, AWS, Fortinet, Digi, Intel, Google, BEC, Zebra Technologies, MultiTech, Versa Networks and Semtech/Sierra Wireless.[13] In March 2026 Highway 9 and SynaXG announced a joint AI-RAN (radio access network) system built on NVIDIA AI Aerial.[14]

Product lines

  • Highway 9 Mobile Cloudcore

    Highway 9 Mobile Cloud: Mobile Center provides cloud-hosted control-plane, policy, subscriber and SIM services, and Mobile Edge provides a distributed 4G/5G packet core that terminates traffic locally. Highway 9 also calls the platform its Virtual Mobile/AI Cloud (VMC).[4][15][8]

  • Mobile Edge Appliancecore

    A shallow-depth 1U rack server with two 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and up to four 25GbE ports that runs the Mobile Edge or a MOCN (multi-operator core network) gateway.[12]

  • Highway 9 access pointsradio

    Indoor (H9P-AP-I5-M4) and outdoor (H9P-AP-O5-M5) 5G access points for n48, n77 and n78, with n79 also listed for the outdoor model, plus a CBRS indoor radio unit for private and public (neutral-host) service.[6][10][16]

Reported deployments

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Highway 9's February 2024 launch release quoted MIT's vice president for information systems and technology on using the Mobile Cloud for secure campus connectivity, and Network World named MIT as a customer.[1][2]

  • Brown University

    A Highway 9 case study says Brown deployed a private mobile network for athletics live streaming, pop-up event ticketing and dining payments, adding more than 15 acres of coverage around its football and rugby stadiums and 25 acres across its athletic fields, with design and installation completed in six weeks.[9]

Company updates

  1. SynaXG and Highway 9 announced a commercial AI-RAN system that combines SynaXG's AI-RAN platform with Highway 9's AI Mobile Cloud on NVIDIA AI Aerial, to be shown at NVIDIA GTC 2026.[14]

  2. Highway 9 joined the Google Cloud ISV Startup Springboard program, which includes a Google Cloud Marketplace listing.[17]

  3. Highway 9 launched the Mobile Cloud Alliance Program for device, network, security and cloud partners, according to Network World.[13]

  4. Highway 9 Networks came out of stealth, introducing Highway 9 Mobile Cloud with more than $25 million in funding.[1]

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Sources

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

  1. Highway 9 Networks Emerges from Stealth with the First Mobile Cloud for Enterprises — Highway 9 Networks, Feb 21, 2024. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  2. Startup Highway 9 Networks delivers private mobile networks for enterprises — Network World, Mar 7, 2024. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  3. About Highway 9 — Highway 9 Networks. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  4. Highway 9 Mobile Cloud — Highway 9 Networks. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  5. Highway 9 Mobile Cloud Overview (PDF) — Highway 9 Networks. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  6. Highway 9 Indoor 5G Access Point (datasheet, PDF) — Highway 9 Networks. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  7. Neutral Host Networks (NHN) for Enterprise Cellular Coverage — Highway 9 Networks. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  8. Highway 9 | AI Wireless Infrastructure for Enterprise Networks — Highway 9 Networks. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  9. Brown University Enhances Campus Connectivity with Highway 9 Private Mobile Networks (case study, PDF) — Highway 9 Networks. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  10. Highway 9 Outdoor 5G Access Point (datasheet, PDF) — Highway 9 Networks. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  11. Our Mobile Cloud Alliance & Technology Partners — Highway 9 Networks. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  12. Mobile Edge Appliance (datasheet, PDF) — Highway 9 Networks. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  13. Highway 9 Networks launches partner program to boost private 5G — Network World, Aug 21, 2024. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  14. SynaXG and Highway 9 Networks Showcase Enterprise-Ready AI-RAN Solution with NVIDIA AI Aerial — Highway 9 Networks, Mar 16, 2026. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  15. Highway 9 Mobile Cloud FAQs — Highway 9 Networks. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  16. Highway 9 Private & Public Indoor Radio Unit (datasheet, PDF) — Highway 9 Networks. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.
  17. Highway 9 Networks Joins Google Cloud ISV Startup Springboard Program — Highway 9 Networks, Apr 8, 2025. Accessed Oct 1, 2026.

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