Buried within a press release innocuously titled “Cisco Reveals New Innovations to Help Businesses Make Hybrid Work, Work,” Cisco quietly declared its intention to enter the private 5G market as part of its “The Network. Powering Hybrid Work” launch. In the second summary bullet point Cisco mentions, “Company unveils the industry’s first high-end Wi-Fi 6E access points, Private 5G for the enterprise as a managed service, and new high-powered Catalyst 9000X series switches.” Cisco’s plan to offer private 5G doesn’t even get its own bullet point!
