Building a smarter factory

Boost OEE for your manufacturing business. Help your employees and systems work better together with secure and agile connectivity solutions.

Overview

Today’s manufacturing demands greater interoperability. Verizon Business delivers secure, agile, low-latency connectivity to unify aging infrastructure with advanced technologies and drive better equipment performance, smoother operations and greater OEE.

Manufacturing trends

The Industry 4.0 future is now

Transform your business by harnessing the full potential of 5G connectivity and smart manufacturing solutions.

Boost productivity at your facility

Spot production inefficiencies instantly and gain greater control of your operations with 5G-powered network solutions.

Smart factories are secure factories

Protect critical manufacturing data and your customers with robust end-to-end security.

Empowering your workforce

Bringing digital tools and real-time data to the factory floor can help boost your team’s productivity and efficiency.

Solutions

Private 5G Network

Drive innovation and productivity on your factory floor with customizable, onsite 5G wireless connectivity.

Internet of Things (IoT)

Transform your business with the power of our comprehensive IoT platforms, services and solutions.

Network security

Keep your data safe with advanced threat detection, cybersecurity solutions and other managed and professional security services.

Not all solutions available in all countries.

Why choose us

Verizon has been recognized as a Leader in three Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ placements for Global WAN Services, Managed IoT Connectivity, and 4G and 5G Private Mobile Network Services.

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Verizon named a Leader in first-ever Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Private Mobile Network Services¹

Verizon’s Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision for our Private Wireless Network solution are the reasons why Gartner named us a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for 4G and 5G Private Mobile Network Services. A different view of the market can be seen in the Gartner Critical Capabilities for 4G and 5G Private Mobile Network Services companion report.

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Verizon is a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed IoT Connectivity Services, Worldwide²

Verizon has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed IoT Connectivity Services, Worldwide. Recognition as a Leader is based on "Completeness of Vision" and "Ability to Execute" for managed IoT services. Learn more about Managed IoT Connectivity Services.

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Verizon a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global WAN Services 19 consecutive times²

In the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global WAN Services3, Verizon was recognized as a Leader for our Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision. Not only are we a Leader in 2025, but we were also named a Leader 19 consecutive times between 2005 and 2025.


FAQs

Also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0 relates to the evolution of technology. This concept represents the future of manufacturing and a window into the evolving relationship between automation and the economy.

Industry 4.0 relies on connected machinery that shares data in real time with manufacturing control systems. This could support new digital business models that allow manufacturers to more quickly pivot what and how they build to better meet the demands of the market.

Industry 4.0 can help gather data that can be leveraged throughout the organization to enhance operational efficiency on the factory floor by using technologies such as predictive maintenance and digital twins.

Digital manufacturing refers to companies that implement network infrastructure and other technologies that help connect systems, users and applications securely and efficiently. This helps enable near-real-time data collection, analysis and decision making.

A Verizon Private 5G Network can be foundational for supporting Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing. The promise of Industry 4.0 lies not just in automation but rather in real-time automation at scale.

Implementing a Private 5G Network can help enable:

  • Predictive maintenance using real-time analytics to help reduce unexpected downtime
  • Augmented reality (AR) that allows workers on the plant floor to video chat remotely with a more experienced technician
  • Better inventory management using purpose-built sensors to gain real-time location visibility of products