Private Network Assessment for Manufacturing (Premium)

TeckNexus offers a comprehensive readiness assessment tailored specifically for the manufacturing sector. Whether you're optimizing factory automation, deploying machine vision, or scaling Industry 4.0 initiatives, this tool helps you evaluate your preparedness for Private 5G.

The assessment covers 12 critical dimensions of readiness and includes 243 expert-designed questions. Estimated completion time: 60–90 minutes, based on internal input availability.

Real-World Use Cases in Manufacturing

This assessment is grounded in the real priorities and innovations shaping next-generation manufacturing, such as:

• Enable predictive maintenance with real-time sensors and condition monitoring
• Control AGVs and robotics with ultra-low-latency private 5G
• Enhance worker safety with connected wearables and real-time alerts
• Optimize supply chain visibility using private edge analytics and digital twins

These examples reflect high-impact applications shaping the future of smart manufacturing.

What’s Inside the Private 5G Readiness Assessment for Manufacturing

The assessment is organized into 12 focused sections that reflect the critical building blocks of Private 5G readiness in manufacturing environments. Each section explores a different dimension—from foundational company information to advanced network architecture, financial planning, and technology enablement.

Access varies by plan: Freemium users can explore select foundational questions, while Premium access unlocks deeper diagnostics, scoring, and strategic insights across all sections.

1. Company Profile & Classification

This section captures foundational information about your organization, such as employee count, facility size, and the stage of your private network journey. These inputs help contextualize your readiness level and determine scale requirements. Understanding company size and operational scope is essential for tailoring the network architecture, investment planning, and deployment model.
Access: Freemium, Premium

2. Site & Infrastructure Overview

This section focuses on your facility’s physical layout, current wireless infrastructure, connected devices, and management practices. It explores your indoor/outdoor coverage environment, device footprint (including mobility and 5G readiness), and existing network ownership. This baseline helps identify coverage gaps, edge presence, and design complexity.
Access: Freemium, Premium

3. Use Case Drivers

This section dives into the use cases motivating your private network strategy, from robotics, machine vision, and digital twins to asset tracking and worker safety. It helps identify how mission-critical your applications are, their latency or mobility needs, and expected ROI. Responses guide prioritization of rollout, spectrum planning, and architectural design.
Access: Partial Premium (basic questions in freemium, full analysis in premium)

4. IT/OT Systems & Automation

This section explores how well your IT and OT environments are integrated — from IoT data flows and API access to orchestration, protocol standards, and automation infrastructure. It also evaluates your maturity in edge computing, SCADA/PLC systems, alerting strategies, and time-sensitive networking (TSN). These inputs are crucial for designing low-latency, deterministic networks that support industrial automation.
Access: Partial Premium (basic questions in freemium, full analysis in premium)

5. RF & Spectrum Planning

This section evaluates your facility’s RF environment and your spectrum strategy. It includes RF modeling tools, past frequency trials, interference concerns, and geolocation-aware policies (e.g., geofencing). You'll also assess CBRS/PAL use, band selection, and regulatory complexity. The goal is to ensure spectrum planning is aligned with your facility layout, latency demands, and compliance zones.
Access: Premium

6. Network Architecture & Deployment

This section outlines your deployment model—centralized, distributed, or hybrid—and delves into key architectural considerations such as RAN and core control strategies, Open RAN integration, neutral host infrastructure, and mobility demands across sites. It also examines zoning and site acquisition requirements. These decisions directly influence your network’s agility, cost-efficiency, interoperability, and long-term scalability.
Access: Premium

7. Budgeting & Financial Planning

This section determines your financial readiness for private 5G. It captures budget allocation, TCO modeling, ROI projection timelines, and cost-saving strategies. You’ll also assess CAPEX vs. OPEX planning, depreciation, income statement readiness, and your inclusion of recurring costs like SAS fees. A strong financial foundation ensures long-term success and stakeholder buy-in.
Access: Partial Premium (basic questions in freemium, full analysis in premium)

8. Security, Data Privacy & Compliance

This section focuses on your cybersecurity and compliance posture. It includes adherence to frameworks (NIST, ISO, HIPAA), current network segmentation practices (e.g., VLANs, ZTNA), and data residency requirements. It also covers air-gapped OT setups, on-prem data control, and network slicing for secure group segmentation. The goal is to ensure your network meets privacy, compliance, and trust standards.
Access: Partial Premium (basic questions in freemium, full analysis in premium)

9. Resilience & Continuity

This section examines your preparedness for failures, outages, and disasters. It includes redundancy planning, backup power systems, failover mechanisms (wired ↔ wireless), disaster recovery documentation, and edge continuity during cloud outages. You’ll also evaluate RF shielding needs and hot-swappable infrastructure. Strong resilience ensures uninterrupted industrial operations.
Access: Premium

10. KPI Alignment & Strategic Governance

This section ensures your private 5G strategy is aligned with enterprise-wide goals. It evaluates C-level engagement, ESG initiatives, and whether connectivity metrics are tracked as business KPIs (e.g., uptime, latency). It also assesses Industry 4.0 maturity models, benchmarking practices, and how connectivity contributes to ROI, productivity, and digital transformation governance.
Access: Premium

11. Advanced Technology Enablement

This section identifies your adoption of cutting-edge technologies like edge AI, containerization, MEC, simulation, and connected worker systems. It evaluates whether your edge and core platforms are unified, workloads are orchestrated efficiently, and infrastructure supports microservices. It also includes training, protocol bridging, and exposure of network KPIs to analytics systems — all of which boost automation, flexibility, and innovation.
Access: Premium

12. Deployment & Partner Strategy

This section evaluates your vendor strategy, deployment lifecycle readiness, and partner ecosystem. It includes your engagement with MSPs, system integrators, and 5G-as-a-Service models. It also covers shared infrastructure (e.g., neutral host), NFV use, automation to reduce OPEX, and Open RAN for vendor diversity. Strategic partnerships enable scalable, cost-efficient, and future-ready deployment.
Access: Premium

 Who the Private 5G Readiness Assessment for Manufacturing Is Designed For

This assessment is designed for a wide range of stakeholders involved in the planning, deployment, and support of digital transformation and private networks in the manufacturing sector, including:

• Manufacturing innovation teams
• Plant IT and OT leads
• Network architects and engineers
• Industry 4.0 strategists and transformation leaders
• System integrators and managed service providers (MSPs)
• Private 5G solution and product vendors
• Consultants and digital infrastructure advisors
• Channel partners and technology resellers involved in industrial connectivity

This ensures that all contributors, internal and external, can collaboratively assess readiness and align on next steps.

How to Get the Most from Your Private 5G Readiness Assessment for Manufacturing

To get the most out of your assessment, we recommend the following:

• Involve both IT and OT team members for holistic input
• Have access to facility layout and network architecture details
• Allocate 60–90 minutes with the appropriate stakeholders to complete all sections

What You’ll Get from the Private 5G Readiness Assessment for Manufacturing

Upon completion, participants receive valuable outputs to support strategic decision-making:

• A detailed readiness score across 12 dimensions
• Expert-reviewed insights tailored to the manufacturing sector
• A downloadable PDF report