The Arista white paper Wi-Fi & Private 5G: Which to Use Where? compares Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 and private 5G for industries like healthcare, manufacturing, data centers, and retail. Wi-Fi offers ubiquity, low cost, and ease of deployment, while private 5G delivers ultra-low latency, broader coverage, and high mobility. In healthcare, both support video calls and device connectivity, but 5G is favored for critical surgery due to reliability. Manufacturing automation benefits from 5G’s connection density and deterministic latency, though Wi-Fi 7 can meet some use cases. Data centers require secure, seamless mobility where both apply, and retail favors Wi-Fi for cost and simplicity, with 5G enabling advanced location tracking. The paper concludes the two are complementary, with the choice driven by sp

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