unications Service Provider (CSP) as a slice provider to slice the enterprise tenants, under rigid SLAs The expected share of the 5G private network is about three times the network slicing market, as per the recent forecasts from ABI Research. However, the sheer size of the predicted total market growth by 2030 creates a large stake in network-slicing services. Small and medium businesses are likely to adopt network slicing services more than large enterprises, gradually (https : //www.nokia.com/ blog/enabling-advanced-use-cases-with-5g-network-slicing/ However, making network slicing commercially viable for CSPs will require careful planning and prioritization of investments in a network infrastructure. Some CSPs will adopt a hybrid model in the near future. The hybrid model of network operations combines elements of both SDN and traditional networks. Some parts of a network use traditional networking protocols and hardware, while other parts use software and virtualization for management and control. Network slicing will not apply in every scenario. Let us look at a case study covering the decision-making process - in this case, a smart warehouse solution for a large manufacturing company (https:// www2. tte.com/us/en/pages/consulting/articles/private-5g-network- support-smart-warehouse-applications.html). In this case, Deloitte and a large manufacturing company designed a smart warehousing solution for a 45,000-square-feet facility, leveraging 5G. The solution included a precision location tracking system, autonomous robots and forklifts, a computer vision and sensing system, and AR/VR capabilities. In this case, the best option was a private 5G network rather than network slicing for the QoS required. The private network also allowed the use of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), increasing the security and compliance of the network in the warehouse. This example goes on to prove that both private networks and network slices have their own advantages and disadvantages and have to be carefully selected for the spe