Ceragon (NASDAQ: CRNT) secures $10M in private network deals
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Ceragon Networks Ltd. reported securing recent private network contracts totaling approximately $10 million, mainly across utilities, mining, defense, and public sector customers. The company expects near-term revenue visibility of $7.4 million for 2026 from these deals.
Ceragon positions these wins as evidence of its strategy to become a global end-to-end private network solutions provider, combining advanced wireless transport with private 5G/LTE and lifecycle services. Management highlights growing demand for secure, high-performance connectivity in mission-critical environments as a key growth engine for the business.
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Key Figures
Private network contract value: $10 million
2026 revenue visibility: $7.4 million
Service providers served: more than 600
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5 metrics
Private network contract value
$10 million
Recent private network contracts highlighted in the 6-K
2026 revenue visibility
$7.4 million
Portion of highlighted contracts projected as 2026 revenue
Service providers served
more than 600
Global service provider customers for Ceragon solutions
Private network owners served
more than 1,600
Private network customers deploying Ceragon solutions
Countries with deployments
more than 130
Geographic reach of Ceragon’s wireless solutions
Key Terms
private networks, mission-critical environments, private 5G/LTE, forward-looking statements, +1 more
5 terms
private networks financial
"Ceragon highlighted multiple recent private network contracts, demonstrating continued market penetration"
mission-critical environments technical
"support for mission-critical environments where traditional connectivity often falls short"
Systems, facilities or settings where failure or downtime would cause serious harm to people, operations or finances—such as hospital operating rooms, air-traffic control, or data centers running payment networks. Investors care because equipment reliability, maintenance practices and regulatory approval in these environments directly affect revenue continuity, legal and safety risk, and the value of products or services that must perform without interruption; think of them as the ‘lifesaving gear’ of a business.
private 5G/LTE technical
"advanced wireless transport, combined with private 5G/LTE to enable edge IoT connectivity"
forward-looking statements regulatory
"This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements”"
Forward-looking statements are predictions or plans that companies share about what they expect to happen in the future, like estimating sales or profits. They matter because they help investors understand a company's outlook, but since they are based on guesses and assumptions, they can sometimes be wrong.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regulatory
"and the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995"
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of April 2026
Commission File Number: 0-30862
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CERAGON NETWORKS LTD.
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3 Uri Ariav st., Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel, 4810002
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): _____
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): _____
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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CERAGON NETWORKS LTD.
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Date: April 15, 2026
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By: /s/ Ronen Stein
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Name: Ronen Stein
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit
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Description
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Exhibit A –
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Ceragon Highlights Select Private Network
Contracts Totaling $10 Million in Recent Months
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Exhibit A
Ceragon Highlights Select Private Network Contracts Totaling $10 Million
in Recent Months
Recent deals across utilities, mining, and public sector markets underscore continued
momentum in private networks growth strategy.
Rosh Ha'ain, Israel, April 15, 2026 – Ceragon (NASDAQ: CRNT), a leading solutions provider of end-to-end wireless connectivity, today highlighted multiple recent private network contracts, demonstrating continued
market penetration to address customer challenges in utility, mining, defense, and public sector network environments. These include deals totaling approximately $10 million in contract value, reflecting strong order intake and near-term revenue
visibility projected at $7.4 million for 2026.
The contracts demonstrate Ceragon’s continued progress and success in positioning itself as a global end-to-end private network solutions provider. The company delivers network design, integration, deployment, and
support for mission-critical environments where traditional connectivity often falls short. Its solutions are anchored in advanced wireless transport, combined with private 5G/LTE to enable edge IoT connectivity and support operational automation.
Across these highlighted engagements, Ceragon has supported customers in diverse geographies and vertical markets, addressing complex operational challenges with tailored, high-performance wireless solutions:
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Water Utility Network (North America): Ceragon is delivering a comprehensive solution for a regional water utility, integrating advanced smart sensing surveillance systems, autonomous drones, and a
robust mission-critical communications infrastructure including tower construction, microwave backhaul, and point-to-multipoint technologies. The end-to-end deployment enables enhanced monitoring and safeguarding of essential assets,
improves real-time operational visibility, and supports reliable coordination for field teams and control systems.
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Tribal Community Broadband Network (North America): Ceragon will deploy a private LTE wireless network to connect a remote and underserved community, enabling high-speed broadband access where
traditional infrastructure is limited. The solution supports essential services such as education, healthcare, and local economic development, while overcoming geographic and coverage challenges.
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Defense Connectivity Services: Ceragon is delivering private 5G-enabled wireless solutions and network-as-a-service (NaaS) to provide secure, high-performance connectivity for ground personnel at
an international military base. The 5G solution supports the growing demand for mobile applications and digital services, going beyond traditional connectivity approaches. Ceragon is responsible for network design and ongoing management as
part of a recurring services engagement. Following a successful project deployment, there is a potential to replicate this solution at 20+ additional bases.
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Utility Transmission Network (Asia-Pacific): Ceragon is delivering a mission-critical private network for a major, nationwide electricity transmission operator, enabling secure, resilient
communications across high-voltage assets in both remote and urban environments. The solution supports real-time monitoring, operational control, and field connectivity, addressing the need for reliable infrastructure in challenging
conditions.
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Mining Operations Network (Latin America): Ceragon is modernizing and expanding the communications backbone for a large-scale mining operation, delivering a high-capacity, resilient microwave
transport network that supports mission-critical voice and data, industrial automation, and real-time operational systems—all part of a long-term (4-year) contract agreement. The solution replaces legacy infrastructure, improving
performance, scalability, and reliability while reducing operational risk. Ceragon’s scope includes network design and engineering, supply and deployment of high-capacity microwave links, integration with existing infrastructure, and full
installation, testing, and ongoing support—ensuring a highly available, future-ready network aligned with stringent operational requirements.
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“Private networks continue to represent an important growth engine for Ceragon, and we are demonstrating our ability to develop end-to-end solutions to meet the unique needs of these customers," said Doron Arazi, Chief
Executive Officer of Ceragon. “Organizations across industries are increasingly turning to us for complete, end-to-end solutions that go beyond backhaul—delivering the performance, reliability, and flexibility required for their most critical
operations. Our ability to design, deploy, and support these networks globally positions us uniquely to capture this expanding market opportunity.”
Ceragon’s private network solutions expertly integrate partner ecosystem-based private 5G/LTE technologies with Ceragon’s core high-capacity microwave and millimeter wave transport, along with other advanced wireless
technologies and full lifecycle services. These solutions enable customers to deploy secure, scalable, and high-performance networks tailored to their specific operational requirements.
With increasing demand for dedicated connectivity in mission-critical environments, Ceragon expects continued growth in its private networks segment, reinforcing its strategic focus on delivering comprehensive,
end-to-end solutions worldwide.
About Ceragon
Ceragon (NASDAQ: CRNT) is the global innovator and leading solutions provider of end-to-end wireless connectivity, specializing in transport, access, and AI-powered managed & professional
services. Through our commitment to excellence, we empower customers to elevate operational efficiency and enrich the quality of experience for their end users.
Our customers include service providers, utilities, public safety organizations, government agencies, energy companies, and more, who rely on our wireless expertise and cutting-edge solutions for
5G & 4G broadband wireless connectivity, mission-critical services, and an array of applications that harness our ultra-high reliability and speed. Ceragon solutions are deployed by more than 600 service providers, as well as more than 1,600
private network owners, in more than 130 countries. Through our innovative, end-to-end solutions, covering hardware, software, and managed & professional services, we enable our customers to embrace the future of wireless technology with
confidence, shaping the next generation of connectivity and service delivery. Ceragon delivers extremely reliable, fast to deploy, high-capacity wireless solutions for a wide range of communication network use cases, optimized to lower TCO through
minimal use of spectrum, power, real estate, and labor resources - driving simple, quick, and cost-effective network modernization and positioning Ceragon as a leading solutions provider for the “connectivity everywhere” era.
For more information please visit: www.ceragon.com
Ceragon Networks® and FibeAir® are registered trademarks of Ceragon Networks Ltd. in the United States and other countries. CERAGON® is a trademark of Ceragon, registered in various countries.
Other names mentioned are owned by their respective holders.
Safe Harbor
This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of Ceragon’s management about Ceragon’s business, financial
condition, results of operations, micro and macro market trends and other issues addressed or reflected therein. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: projections of demand, revenues, net
income, gross margin, capital expenditures and liquidity, competitive pressures, order timing, supply chain and shipping, components availability, growth prospects, product development, financial resources, cost savings and other financial and
market matters. You may identify these and other forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “targets”, “expects”, “intends”, “potential” or the negative of such terms, or other
comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.
Although we believe that the projections reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be obtained or that
any deviations there from will not be material. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause Ceragon's future results or performance to differ materially from those anticipated, expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: Company's forward-looking forecasts, with respect to which there is no assurance that such forecasts will materialize; Company's ability to
future plan, business, marketing and product strategies on the forecasted evolution of the market developments, such as market and territory trends, future use cases, business concepts, technologies, future demand, and necessary inventory levels;
the effects of fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the currencies in which we operate; the effects of global economic trends, including recession, rising inflation, rising interest rates, commodity price increases and fluctuations,
commodity shortages and exposure to economic slowdown; risks related to the war situation in Israel and the escalation of hostilities in the Middle East; risks associated with delays in the transition to 5G technologies and in the 5G rollout;
risks relating to the concentration of our business on a limited number of large mobile operators and the fact that the significant weight of their ordering, compared to the overall ordering by other customers, coupled with inconsistent ordering
patterns, could negatively affect us; risks resulting from the volatility in our revenues, margins and working capital needs; disagreements with tax authorities regarding tax positions that we have taken could result in increased tax liabilities;
the high volatility in the supply needs of our customers, which from time to time lead to delivery issues and may lead to us being unable to timely fulfil our customer commitments; risks relating to the conversion of bookings into revenues, that
may be adversely affected by changes in customer requirements, evolving needs, or deployment timelines, order cancellations or modifications, or macroeconomic conditions; and such other risks, uncertainties and other factors that could affect our
results of operation, as further detailed in Ceragon's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, as published on March 25, 2025, as well as other documents that may be subsequently filed by Ceragon from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Ceragon does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements in
order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release unless required by law.
While we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this press release, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and
factors currently known by us and our projections of the future, about which we cannot be certain. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Ceragon’s views only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as
representing its views as of any subsequent date. Ceragon does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.
Ceragon’s public filings are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov and may also be obtained from Ceragon’s website at www.ceragon.com.
Investor Contact:
Rob Fink
FNK IR
1+646-809-4048
Joey Delahoussaye
FNK IR
1+312-809-1087
crnt@fnkir.com
FAQ
What contracts did Ceragon Networks (CRNT) highlight in this Form 6-K?
Ceragon highlighted multiple new private network contracts totaling about $10 million in value. These deals span utilities, mining, defense, and public sector customers and support the company’s strategy to grow as an end-to-end private network solutions provider.
How much 2026 revenue visibility does Ceragon (CRNT) expect from these new contracts?
Ceragon expects $7.4 million of near-term revenue visibility for 2026 from these highlighted contracts. This figure reflects portions of the approximately $10 million in total contract value that are projected to convert into revenue during 2026.
Which markets are driving Ceragon’s new private network deals?
The new contracts come from utilities, mining, defense, and public sector markets. Ceragon emphasizes mission-critical environments where traditional connectivity often falls short, positioning its wireless transport and private 5G/LTE solutions to address complex operational and connectivity challenges.
How does Ceragon (CRNT) position itself in the private networks segment?
Ceragon positions itself as a global provider of end-to-end private network solutions. It combines high-capacity microwave and millimeter wave transport with partner-based private 5G/LTE technologies and full lifecycle services, targeting secure, scalable, and high-performance networks for demanding use cases.
What customer base does Ceragon Networks (CRNT) currently serve globally?
Ceragon reports deployments with more than 600 service providers and over 1,600 private network owners across more than 130 countries. Customers include service providers, utilities, public safety organizations, government agencies, and energy companies that require reliable wireless connectivity.
What risks does Ceragon cite in its forward-looking statements disclaimer?
Ceragon cites risks including macroeconomic trends, currency fluctuations, supply chain volatility, war-related risks in Israel, 5G rollout delays, revenue volatility, customer concentration, and booking-to-revenue conversion uncertainties. These factors may cause actual results to differ materially from current projections and expectations.