Boldyn Networks (Boldyn) is advancing Spain’s digital transformation through significant capital investment and its extensive expertise in custom networks for complex environments. Majority-owned by CPP Investments, Boldyn Networks leverages its considerable experience in advanced connectivity with a clear mission: to unlock the potential of an interconnected future.
With operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Italy, France, and Hong Kong, Boldyn’s investment in Spain forms a key part of its broader European expansion strategy.
Boldyn offers Private 5G as a service, which encompasses tailored design, construction, maintenance, and funding of Private 5G networks for its clients. This offering is particularly distinctive, enabling businesses to benefit from Private 5G networks without the need for upfront capital expenditure, relying instead on Boldyn’s expertise to deliver the service. The company has a unique capability in connecting highly intricate environments such as port hubs and heavy industry sites, using cutting-edge technology that includes private 5G networks, fibre, DAS, small cells, and beyond.
“We are well on our way to achieving our goal: to become the world’s leading private networks provider for the most challenging environments. This is only possible with the backing of a company of global scale like Boldyn Networks, which also has the best talent in the industry and decades of experience in working with public and private customers to solve their connectivity needs with reliable shared networks,” said Mikko Uusitalo, CEO Private Networks Europe at Boldyn Networks,
Boldyn Networks has already implemented Spain’s first private 5G network within the chemical industry, specifically at BASF’s Tarragona facilities, enhancing connectivity, process optimisation, and traffic management across the 100-hectare site.
“Spain is a very important country in our strategic plan to offer cutting-edge connectivity solutions to enterprise customers and to support them with their digitalisation process. The collaboration with BASF represents a significant milestone for our company,” added David de Celis, Country Manager for Spain at Boldyn Networks.
Additionally, Boldyn manages the private 5G network for a leading global provider of automotive technology for smart and sustainable mobility, alongside the deployment of other networks with prominent companies within the Spanish market.
“We are enabling Spanish enterprises to reliably connect devices, assets and people, as a foundation for enterprise digital transformation. In practice, enterprises seek to replace or complement public networks, that may lack coverage or capacity for critical applications, to complement Wi-Fi or to replace their legacy voice communication,” explained de Celis. “We are offering customers to acquire Private 5G as a service, which includes bespoke service based on monthly fees, and without upfront capital investment. This offering is quite unique. It provides more flexibility for the enterprises and enables them to retain capital for investments into their core business activities. – which accelerates their digital transformation.”
Enterprises typically opt for Private 5G networks over, or alongside, Wi-Fi to enhance coverage and capacity (especially in outdoor settings), improve handover for mobile devices and applications such as AGVs, handle the large data volumes generated by numerous sensors and cameras, and to boost security and reliability.
Spain is central to Boldyn’s European expansion plans and its efforts to develop smart cities across the continent. Through its partnership with Roma Capitale, the company is rolling out #Roma5G, an ambitious project aimed at positioning the Italian capital at the forefront of connected, digital, and sustainable smart cities in Europe.
In addition, Boldyn is deploying the first private 5G SA network in a functioning European hospital in Oulu, Finland, where it will support use cases such as real-time transmission of medical images and test results for diagnostic monitoring, among other applications, to benefit patients.
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