Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson have deployed a private 5G campus network at HHLA’s Container Terminal Altenwerder in the Port of Hamburg.
The network covers around 1 sq km and is designed to support real-time logistics processes at one of Europe’s most automated container terminals. It will connect vehicles, sensors, mobile devices and IT systems across the terminal, providing stable high-performance communications even under heavy network load.
Based on Ericsson’s private 5G technology, the network is also intended to serve as a digital testbed for new port applications, allowing HHLA and partners to trial technologies under real operating conditions before moving them into live use.
The project, known as PROCON-5G, is part of Germany’s Digital Test Fields in Ports funding programme, backed by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport. The initiative supports the development of digital infrastructure in German seaports and inland ports, with TÜV Rheinland acting as project management agency.
Klaus Werner, managing director business customers at Telekom Deutschland, said the network would take “the digitalisation of port logistics to the next level”, making complex processes more efficient, transparent and flexible.
Michael Albers, IT project manager at HHLA, said the private 5G network gives CTA “high-performance and reliable wireless infrastructure” to test and deploy applications directly in operations.
Source: https://splash247.com/hamburg-terminal-switches-on-private-5g-network/
