Vertical: Ports
Application: Manage and coordinate terminal operations remotely
Ecosystem: Nokia
Private Network: LTE
The 115-acre Husky Terminal and Stevedoring yard at the Port of Tacoma, Washington, has deployed a private LTE network with the help of Nokia.
The new network needed only six 4.9G/LTE antennas in four access point locations, compared to the 39 Wi-Fi access points needed under the previous system to provide the same coverage in the container yard. The network connects over 40 yard trucks, allowing Husky to continuously monitor them.
Nokia reports that the deployment will allow Husky Terminal to “concentrate on reinventing marine freight operations using innovative digital technologies to exceed customer expectations.”
Philip Styf, Director of IT, Husky Terminal, said: “The regular disconnections and packet loss that we experienced over Wi-Fi, that created downtime and impacted productivity, are now a thing of the past. With reliability no longer a concern, we’ve moved from firefighting mode to focusing on the strategic use cases that will further enhance operations for our customers as well as our teams working at the port.”
Husky Terminal and Stevedoring are investigating additional LTE-based use cases, such as autonomous ports and expanded coverage.
Ports are emerging as a big adopter of private networks. Check out other recent private LTE and 5G deployments at ports:
