The neutral host model is poised to emerge as a primary driver of private 5G, rather than just a spin off benefit for operators and enterprises. Several factors are conspiring here, one being the availability of suitable mid band spectrum such as the CBRS band in the US, and another increasing deployment of private 5G for other use cases such as control of UAVs in factories. There are also signs of increasing interest from enterprises to help justify deployment of private 5G or LTE in the first place, and derive extra revenue afterwards. For operators, neutral host promises to solve indoor connectivity problems exacerbated by modern building materials such as energy efficient windows. After all, 80% of mobile calls originate…