Nokia has been selected by Jacto to deploy the first industrial-grade private wireless 4.9G/LTE & 5G network for the agricultural machinery industry in Latin America.
Jacto, a Brazilian multinational corporation in the machinery sector, is building a 5G Smart Factory in Pompeia, in the province of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Spanning 96,000 square meters, the factory will feature an automated painting system with cutting-edge technology, autonomous vehicle handling and an automated storage system. An advanced training center is also part of the facility.
Nokia will deploy an industrial-grade private wireless network using its market-leading Nokia Modular Private Wireless solution with 5G NSA. The 700 MHz band will be used for 4.9G/LTE and the 3.7 GHz band for 5G. This network will offer pervasive high capacity and ultra-low latency, making the 5G Smart Factory concept a reality. Nokia will also provide services for installation, configuration, training and assisted operations.
Fernando Gonçalves, President at Jacto, said: “The new plant will serve both domestic and foreign markets, with product lines for spraying, fertilizing, planting, harvesting coffee and sugar cane, in addition to precision agriculture, digital technology and autonomous vehicles. We consulted several players in the telecommunications market and Nokia was the one that presented the best proposal in terms of quality, robustness and scalability of the product to meet our project.”
Marcelo Entreconti, Head of Nokia Enterprise for Latin America, said: “Agroindustry makes a direct impact in our day-to-day life, our well-being and creates a direct sustainable value for our society. At Nokia we are passionate for these projects and we see their potential. We thank Jacto, a leader in mechanization technology for agriculture, to trust Nokia for this project and we are looking forward to expanding our collaboration even further.”
Nokia’s industrial-grade private wireless networks offer the robust, secure and predictable wireless coverage essential for Industry 4.0 use cases. It’s often the initial, crucial step in a manufacturing company’s Digital Transformation journey.
Nokia has established mission-critical networks for more than 2,200 leading enterprise clients worldwide across sectors like manufacturing, health, transport, energy, large enterprises, ports, webscale and the public sector.
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