• Semi-autonomous transportation

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  • The challenge

    Logistics is always
    only as efficient
    as its least efficient part.

Logistics is absolutely vital to the economic health of any economy. 

Increased demand, added complexity of eCommerce and global supply chain disruption have all made managing operations at logistic hubs challenging. 

Logistics plays an even more important role as eCommerce becomes more popular.

 

Increased pressures on logistics hubs to increase output should never be done by compromising health and safety. 

 

  •  Truck driver shortage – economic stimuli and monetary policies across Europe are driving inflation. Shortages in the labor market are also driving up road freight costs. Acute driver shortages are prevalent across the UK and Europe. 

     

    Source:
    https://www.ti-insight.com/briefs/european-road-freight-market-recovery-ongoing-through-2021-but-many-challenges-remain/

  • Reports say that there’s a potential 178% increase in return on investment (ROI) thanks to port automation.     

     

    Source:
    https://www.ericsson.com/en/internet-of-things/audience-page/measure-ports-productivity / https://www.ericsson.com/assets/local/internet-of-things/docs/connected-ports-report.pdf

  • Almost 4,900 fatal crashes in the United States in 2018 involved large trucks.

     

    “Number of Fatal Large Truck Crashes in the United States from 2001 to 2018,” NHTSA (chart), March 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191544/fatal-large-truck-crashes-in-the-us/

Increase efficiency and visibility

Incremental adoption of semi-autonomous technologies could help improve safety and increase efficiency.  This also helps prepare business for further innovations.



  • Private 5G opportunities

    Semi-autonomous technologies in the logistics industry

 

Private 5G has the potential to transform the logistics industry by enhancing the data compute required as logistics hubs evolve operations and adopt autonomous technologies. 

 

Rapid responsiveness is critical to realizing safe, efficient semi-autonomous technologies.

The low lag (or latency) of private 5G could help enable near real-time sense and response to complex, dynamic environments like warehouses, ports and airports.

The throughput of private 5G could eventually handle the large volumes of data gathered from sensors and cameras across hubs.

How it works

    • A day in the life of a semi-autonomous reach stacker

      • At a port, a reach stacker operator receives instructions in a storage block to move a container.

      • Private 5G, with its high-speed connectivity and massive data capacity, could help support or amplify the reach stacker’s safe navigation of the port’s storage block.



    • A day in the life of a semi-autonomous reach stacker

      • The reach stacker uses a variety of sensors utilizing radar, lasers and cameras to create an internal map; this computes traffic and obstacles and adjusts speed and direction accordingly.

      • Private 5G and the computing power of edge computing servers could enable low latency and faster response for semi autonomous technologies.



    • A day in the life of a semi-autonomous reach stacker

      • The reach stacker’s specific location is able to be monitored from the company’s online platform; so they know exactly what’s going on and when the reach stacker arrives at its designated container.
      • Near real-time analytics into the fleet performance could help companies better manage and plan their supply chain and increase their efficiency.

Built right for business

Private 5G is a secure, scalable, wireless network that is totally customizable to your premises and operational requirements.

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    Seamless

    Enable mobility by extending your network’s operational range across facilities.
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    Reliable

    Deliver consistent, dedicated connectivity and performance, with the option of authorized remote access.
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    Secure

    Benefit from built-in LTE and 5G security, with management and monitoring against threats.
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    Agile

    Find scalable solutions for virtually any facility size, and Quality of Service (QoS) levels. 
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    Easy

    Be empowered to focus on running your business, not your network. 
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    Powerful

    Get high-bandwidth, low-latency LTE and 5G performance for the most demanding applications.
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