Ericsson’s new private 5G network in Istres, France, slashes surveillance costs, boosts city resilience, and sets a model for mid-sized smart-city deployments – delivering scalable infrastructure, sovereign control, and rapid returns.

In sum – what to know:

Gateway application – Istres has cut CCTV deployment costs by 600% – from €30K to €5K per unit – with private 5G.

Turning point – outdoor 5G in a mid-sized municipality signals new momentum for public-sector smart-city deployments.

Sustainability focus – infrastructure enables AI, encrypted comms, and carbon-cutting services for urban transformation.

Ericsson has deployed a private 5G network in the city of Istres, near Marseille in southern France. Which is interesting for the industry for a number of reasons – because of the t

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