Port Nelson has deployed a private 5G network in partnership with Spark New Zealand and Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions, marking a major step forward in connectivity, safety and productivity across its warehousing operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A key gateway to the South Island, Port Nelson underpins New Zealand\u2019s economy, handling a diverse range of exports and imports, including forestry products, pipfruit, wine and seafood. Within its warehouses, where palletised bottled wine and empty wine bottles move in and out of the port, forklift operators are required to scan every pallet moved as part of critical inventory and logistics processes. However, the high-density block-stacking storage used in these warehouses and the complex design of the broader Port site, had created persistent Wi-Fi dead spots and forced staff to change operating processes simply to maintain connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cConnectivity was becoming a real operational constraint for us,\u201d said Reagan Pattison, General Manager Business Transformation at Port Nelson. \u201cNo matter how much we tried to saturate our warehouses with Wi-Fi, we couldn\u2019t get consistent performance. That impacted productivity, created frustration for our operators and limited our ability to modernise how we work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Covering around 30,000 square metres across three warehouses in Nelson and Blenheim, Spark\u2019s 5G+ Private Network solution uses Ericsson Private 5G to provide a high-availability core at Port Nelson that connects to small cell radios to provide reliable coverage inside the warehouses and across outdoor yard areas. The Port has also deployed Ericsson Cradlepoint ruggedised R1900 routers for forklift connectivity and tracking. The dual-SIM capability of the routers enables switching between Spark\u2019s public and private 5G networks for when forklifts move outside the initial private 5G coverage areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unlike traditional Wi-Fi, private 5G delivers dedicated, secure, enterprise-grade connectivity with predictable performance and pervasive coverage across complex sites like the Port, enabling staff to scan pallets in real time without interruption as they move throughout the sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to immediate productivity and staff satisfaction gains, Ericsson\u2019s NetCloud platform gives Port Nelson improved visibility into connectivity performance, helping teams proactively identify and resolve issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A digital push-to-talk communications platform, enabled by Ericsson Private 5G, will play a key role in strengthening health and safety outcomes by improving real-time communications and enabling location-based alerts to help physically separate people from heavy mobile plant. Future applications include geofence intelligence and broadcast messaging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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