Ericsson has launched NetCloud Private to provide organisations with foundational cellular lifecycle management within customer-controlled environments. Designed for government agencies and critical infrastructure operators, the platform enables the central management of Cradlepoint devices while ensuring telemetry data remains on-premises. This solution specifically addresses strict data residency and governance requirements in the Gulf region, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.
Designed for government agencies, critical-infrastructure operators and other regulated organizations that rely on 5G and wireless networks as a foundation for operations, NetCloud Private enables customers to centrally manage Ericsson Cradlepoint devices while keeping network-management and telemetry data within their environment.
Gartner predicts that by 2029, over 50% of multinational organizations will have a digital sovereignty strategy, a significant increase from less than 10% in 2025. This emerging trend creates a significant governance challenge for managing connectivity across vehicle fleets, remote fixed sites, and IoT networks where both operational agility and strict local regulation are non-negotiable.
NetCloud Private resolves this tradeoff by delivering core capabilities of the Ericsson NetCloud platform in a package that customers can host themselves. With its centralized management, NetCloud Private simplifies onboarding, configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and software updates for thousands of distributed routers from a single platform. This enables reliable cellular network deployments across public safety, defense, smart city, and critical infrastructure environments.
NetCloud Private is designed to support data-sovereignty requirements for local, on-premises management solutions while addressing the Middle East’s strong emphasis on data protection and governance. The platform is loaded directly into the customer’s datacenter and operates with relatively low storage, memory, and compute requirements.
Within the Gulf region, NetCloud Private is being deployed in the United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with further deployments in progress for other Gulf countries. In the UAE, a communications service provider (CSP) will host the platform for multiple enterprise customers, while in KSA, the customer will host it for its own operations.
Pankaj Malhotra, Head of Enterprise Product and Engineering, Enterprise Wireless Solutions, Ericsson, says: “NetCloud Private is a direct response to our customers who need the proven power of our Wireless WAN solutions in a customer-owned environment. By leveraging advanced data handling techniques and secure encryption capabilities, we provide a higher level of trust for governments, enterprises and international organizations. This offering empowers our customers to direct their own network management strategy, providing a trusted and scalable way to manage their networks while upholding data residency and compliance standards.”
NetCloud Private’s development has been shaped by the needs of organizations operating in highly controlled environments, including government agencies, regional service providers, public safety organizations, and critical infrastructure operators.
Organizations can now deploy Ericsson NetCloud in a way that aligns with their data residency, operational, and governance requirements while maintaining centralized visibility and control over their wireless networks. NetCloud Private will be generally available globally October 2026.
