Port of Felixstowe selected for UK Government 5G trial The Port of Felixstowe is set to be the largest UK port to deploy 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) in a UK Government backed trial to enhance productivity, efficiency and safety across its core operations.
Using a 5G Private Network installed by Three UK, the portâs installation has been selected as part of the Governmentâs 5G Trials and Testbeds Programme to drive investment and innovation in 5G and to support the development of new use cases and commercial deployment.
The £3.4 million project has received £1.6 million from the Government as part of 5G Create, a competition to support innovators exploring new uses for 5G to improve peopleâs lives and boost British businesses.
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UK – The news that the Hutchison Ports managed Port of Felixstowe has been selected as part of the government s 5G Trials and Testbeds Programme met with mixed reactions when it was announced.
The £3.4 million project has received £1.6 million from the Government as part of 5G Create, a competition to assist innovators exploring new uses for 5G to improve people’s lives and boost British businesses, and the port is to install a 5G Private Network installed by Three UK, in a programme designed to support the development of new use cases and commercial deployment.
Trading Standards officers inspected goods arriving at the Port of Felixstowe. File picture: ARCHANT
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A Suffolk port has been selected for a government trial of 5G technology.
The Port of Felixstowe will be the largest UK port to try out the technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) to improve productivity, safety and efficiency of its operations using a 5G Private Network. It will use the technology on its cranes to help maximise their efficiency.
The trial is part of the government’s 5G Trials and Testbeds Programme to drive investment and innovation.
The £3.4m project includes £1.6m from the government s 5G Create - a competition to support innovators exploring new uses for 5G to improve people’s lives and boost British businesses.