<s>
A	O
Private	B-General_Concept
Shared	I-General_Concept
Wireless	I-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
(	O
PSWN	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
wide	O
area	O
wireless	O
radio	O
telecommunications	O
network	O
developed	O
and	O
provided	O
by	O
different	O
entities	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
public	O
safety	O
,	O
utilities	O
,	O
machine	O
to	O
machine	O
,	O
and	O
business	O
communications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
safety	O
agencies	O
and	O
businesses	O
utilize	O
Private	B-General_Concept
Shared	I-General_Concept
Wireless	I-General_Concept
Networks	I-General_Concept
to	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
data	O
,	O
communicate	O
,	O
and	O
receive	O
diagnostics	O
information	O
on	O
their	O
fixed	O
equipment	O
,	O
vehicles	O
and/or	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Private	B-General_Concept
Shared	I-General_Concept
Wireless	I-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
is	O
built	O
to	O
operate	O
on	O
frequencies	O
that	O
are	O
separate	O
from	O
those	O
of	O
public	O
cellular	O
communications	O
networks	O
and	O
other	O
publicly	O
accessible	O
wireless	O
cellular	O
or	O
radio	O
networks	O
so	O
to	O
avoid	O
their	O
associated	O
network	B-Protocol
congestion	I-Protocol
and	O
security	O
vulnerabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
government	O
's	O
attempts	O
at	O
creating	O
a	O
private	B-General_Concept
shared	I-General_Concept
wireless	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
occurred	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
FCC	O
Spectrum	O
Auction	O
73	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
radio	B-Algorithm
spectrum	I-Algorithm
being	O
sold	O
was	O
divided	O
into	O
five	O
blocks	O
,	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
,	O
C	O
,	O
D	O
and	O
E	O
.	O
It	O
was	O
the	O
D	O
block	O
that	O
held	O
special	O
conditions	O
placed	O
upon	O
the	O
winner	O
;	O
mainly	O
that	O
whoever	O
purchased	O
this	O
spectrum	O
would	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
build	O
out	O
a	O
next	O
generation	O
network	O
that	O
will	O
also	O
support	O
public	O
safety	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
many	O
telecommunications	O
equipment	O
providers	O
have	O
begun	O
building	O
their	O
own	O
private	O
shared	O
networks	O
,	O
and	O
selling	O
various	O
services	O
and	O
applications	O
to	O
businesses	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
AVL/GPS	O
,	O
asset	O
tracking	O
via	O
RFID	B-Application
&	O
barcode	B-Device
scanning	I-Device
,	O
and	O
2-way	O
messaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Private	B-General_Concept
Shared	I-General_Concept
Wireless	I-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
multiple	O
communications	O
towers	O
and	O
base	O
stations	O
,	O
each	O
at	O
a	O
fixed	O
location	O
,	O
spread	O
about	O
a	O
given	O
geographic	O
area	O
for	O
ubiquitous	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
data	O
exchange	O
generally	O
occurs	O
between	O
a	O
company	O
's	O
assets	O
via	O
a	O
vehicle	O
mounted	O
mobile	B-Application
data	I-Application
terminal	I-Application
,	O
or	O
via	O
an	O
RFID	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
central	O
dispatching	O
logistics	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Private	B-General_Concept
Shared	I-General_Concept
Wireless	I-General_Concept
Networks	I-General_Concept
are	O
generally	O
engineered	O
for	O
data-only	O
communications	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
greater	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
and	O
more	O
reliable	O
communications	O
,	O
as	O
data	O
makes	O
much	O
more	O
efficient	O
use	O
of	O
wireless	B-Algorithm
spectrum	I-Algorithm
than	O
does	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
such	O
as	O
Cisco	O
Systems	O
have	O
invested	O
in	O
Private	B-General_Concept
Shared	I-General_Concept
Wireless	I-General_Concept
Networks	I-General_Concept
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
strategic	O
planning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Private	B-General_Concept
Shared	I-General_Concept
Wireless	I-General_Concept
Networks	I-General_Concept
are	O
an	O
evolving	O
solution	O
addressing	O
the	O
communication	O
and	O
data	O
requirements	O
of	O
government	O
at	O
the	O
national	O
,	O
regional	O
and	O
municipal	O
level	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
utility	O
companies	O
,	O
transportation	O
companies	O
and	O
businesses	O
which	O
require	O
a	O
private	O
solution	O
operating	O
via	O
an	O
established	O
tower	O
based	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Private	B-General_Concept
Shared	I-General_Concept
Wireless	I-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
network	O
available	O
to	O
businesses	O
who	O
seek	O
an	O
alternative	O
from	O
those	O
hosted	O
by	O
cellular	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
