The Burns & McDonnell white paper argues that private networks are essential for utilities’ critical communications, offering resilience, control, and cost efficiency over public carriers. Unlike commercial providers, utilities can harden infrastructure with backup power, redundant links, and storm-ready towers, ensuring service continuity during disasters like Hurricane Michael. Private ownership provides 24/7 visibility, prioritization of utility traffic, and alignment with long-term investment cycles, avoiding frequent upgrades forced by public networks. Benefits include better safety, incident response, cybersecurity, and alignment with utility business models. For mission-critical grid operations, private networks deliver unmatched reliability.

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