Rajant Corporation
Port Comms 2020
Event Details

About the Conference
 
Wireless Communications in Ports - Now Available Online
 
This year’s Wireless Networks in Ports Conference will be a hybrid event. Those willing and able to meet in London can attend in person, with the entire proceedings broadcast online and fully interactive – utilising proven technology to provide as near an in-person experience as possible.
 
Speakers, panelists and attendees from around the world will be able to meet each other, question the presenters and exchange ideas via individual video chats as well as in group sessions.
 
PortComms is not a giant, sprawling expo with swathes of online attendees flashing past your screen. Instead, it is a unique get-together of the main customers and leading suppliers in this exclusive, complex, fast-moving market.
 
Now rescheduled for the 16th of October the Wireless Communications in Ports Conference will feature real-world experiences from leading Port Operators and Authorities across the world who have been immediately involved in the complexities of specifying and setting up their port’s wireless networks and trials. As with BWCS’ successful TrainComms conference we have focused primarily on getting the Port Operators to tell their stories and outline their plans for the future.
 
Major New Conference
 
For the first time, this conference will draw together all parties involved in this dynamic sector. It will focus on actual case studies from port companies and operators who will discuss the problems they have encountered as they have started to implement continuous wireless network connectivity across their often complex campuses.
Join the debate, question those involved and find out the issues faced by those who have launched services and discuss where they will take them next. This is your chance to meet the people who are shaping this market, who are driving it forward and bringing in new services, ideas and technologies.
 
Book Now
 
We have also greatly reduced the entrance fee!
 
However, please be advised that places are extremely limited and are selling out fast. To reserve your place now - please use the online order form here on this brochure or contact: Ross.Parsons@BWCS.com 
 
The Conference has attracted port operators and suppliers from all over the world. Those attending will hear directly from the companies that are launching wireless networks and adding new cost-cutting solutions.
 
BWCS has worked with all the major players in this new market to make Port Communications Systems 2020 a success. The Conference will feature a combination of interactive workshops, panel sessions, presentations and networking sessions exploring the commercial and technical issues arising from the deployment of wireless networks in ports around the world – all available without the need to set foot outside your door. 
 
Despite being online, the Conference will provide a great networking opportunity. All sponsorship positions have been snapped up and many of the available spaces are now filled. For further information on getting involved please contact: Ross.Parsons@BWCS.com
 
Conference Programme
 
Session One – New Wireless Networks for Ports
 
8.00 Networking – meet fellow attendees, speakers and panellists via individual video chats
9.05 Opening Speech and Welcome
BWCS
9.10 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme
Ian Smith, Programme Director for the UK Government’s 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme
09.30 BYOSpectrum – Democratising 4G & 5G networks for Ports & Enterprises:
- What are the use-cases & motivations for private cellular networks?
- How are localised spectrum allocations being made available for ports?
- What is needed to build a private 4G or 5G networks?
- Can traditional mobile operators compete by offering a 5G “network slice”?
 
Dean Bubley, CEO and Founder Disruptive Analysis
10.00 Enabling 100% Port-Wide Connectivity: Kinetic Mesh Networking for Manned or Unmanned Vehicles 
Chris Mason, Rajant Corporation
10.30 – 10.45 Networking
10.45 Advanced Connectivity with Private LTE and 5G at Algeciras Brainport – Towards Algeciras Next Generation Port
Why LTE
Building and specifying a new wireless network
Improving operational coordination, protection and port control on the ground
Francisco J. de los Santos Ramos, Head of Technology, Port Authority of Algeciras
 
11.15 Port Communication Problems and Overcoming Them with a Private LTE Wireless Network
Port-Wireless Case Study - Port of Kokkola
Jyrki Roukala, Development Manager, Port of Kokkola
 
11.40 Networking
11.50 Demonstrating the Feasibility and Value of 5G Network Slicing in the Port of Hamburg
This talk will explore 5G network slicing as another option for private wireless networks in port environments. It will discuss 5G network slicing from the viewpoints of:
 
Technology readiness
Commercial readiness and business drivers
Key findings from Real Wireless’ work under the 5G-MoNArch project at the Port of Hamburg will be used to demonstrate the real benefits and challenges of 5G network slicing in real deployments
Julie Bradford, Real Wireless and Cambridge Wireless Virtual Networks Special Interest Group Champion
 
12.15 Panel Session: What do Port Authorities Want from Wireless Networks – and What is the Best Way to Deliver It?
Featuring: Chris Mason, Rajant, Dean Bubley, Disruptive Analysis, Francisco J. de los Santos Ramos, Head of Technology, Port Authority of Algeciras, Jyrki Roukala, Development Manager, Port of Kokkola. Chaired by Chris Lewis, LewisInsight
12.45 Networking
 
Session 2: Emerging New Trends in the Port Communications Market
 
2.00 Deploying a Private Network at a UK Port to Enable the Growth of Secure Digitisation
Deploying a private network for a large-scale UK container port
The ways private networks are enabling operational efficiencies and greater security
Catherine Gull, UK Broadband
 
2.30 - 3.pm Connectivity for Reliable, Mission-Critical OT in Ports: Solutions and Success Stories
Giacomo Luce, Fluidmesh
3.00 Networking
3.15 Innovating PCS in the 5G Era: Integrated Logistics and Cooperative ITS in Livorno
Paolo Pagano, Director of CNIT / Livorno Port  Authority Lab Facilities
3.45 Extending Private LTE to Drive Automation and Intelligence at the Port of Rotterdam
Tadhg Kenny, Senior Vice President Business Development, Druid Software
4.15 Dedicated Connectivity for Ports - the Challenges, the Opportunity and How Connectivity Enables Innovation at the Port of Zeebrugge
Port of Zeebrugge and Citymesh
4.45 Panel Session: What Will be the Future Methods of Delivering Wireless Access Across Ports?
Featuring: Paolo Pagano Director of CNIT / Livorno Port Authority Lab Facilities, Giacomo Luce, Fluidmesh, Tadhg Kenny, Druid Software, Joeri Tranchet, Citymesh, Chris Mason, Rajant, Maziar Nekovee, VP at Networld 2020 European Technology Platform. Chaired by Maziar Nekovee.
5.15 Closing Remarks, BWCS
5.30 Networking and Drinks
 

 

Rajant Corporation

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When
Friday, October 16, 2020
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