Konecranes has signed a three-year cooperation agreement with data operator Ukkoverkot and Nokia for a private LTE mobile network leveraging 5G concepts and a global digital automation platform for research and product development purposes.

"With this advanced network, Konecranes has the immediate possibility to utilize future technology and develop 5G capabilities. We believe that better communication capacity, reduced latency and computing power provided in the network infrastructure will enhance our current offering or create something completely new. The new mobile network technology has the potential to bring machine-to-machine communications, IIoT security and machine learning to the next level, which would benefit ports and large manufacturing operations," says Juha Pankakoski, Executive Vice President, Technologies at Konecranes.

The private mobile broadband, to be built on Konecranes premises in Hyvinkää, will accelerate the research and product development in the field of Industrial Internet of Things and business-critical broadband connectivity.

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