Canada’s BAI is emerging as a leading emerging player in the private 5G neutral host model, targeting especially mobile connectivity and infrastructure for smart cities and public transport. Its recent acquisition of UK-based Vilicom for an undisclosed sum expands its presence in the European market and also brings over 1,500 additional deployments, including some with smaller (unnamed) MNOs, according to the company, as well as various private networks spanning healthcare, hospitality and real estate. The latter includes Irish stadium Croke Park, Bristol Myres Squibb’s biologics plant and among the most interesting, an offshore windfarm in Moray East, Scotland, involving a customized private network covering 295 square kilometers (115 square miles), which we have discussed before in Wireless Watch. BAI, which…