Panama Canal expects private 5G network to be ready by October
The Panama canal authority (ACP) expects to finish deployment of a private 5G network around the end of this fiscal year, in September-October.
The mobile infrastructure is currently in the installation and pilot testing phase, Augusto Sánchez, ACP interconnectivity manager, said during an event hosted by the Organization of American States' (OAS) Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (Citel) in Panama.
ACP is working on a private network directly with an equipment provider, regulator Asep previously told BNamericas.
The aim is to implement the mobile network throughout ACP's areas of operations.
Along with deployment of this network, a new maintenance model is also being created to reduce costs and times of equipment maintenance.
The 5G network is also being complemented with installation of high-definition cameras for floating equipment, and environmental monitoring and quality systems.
“We're going to start reading a lot of data in real time,” Sánchez said. The data will help improve network maintenance and predict when operations require intervention, he added..
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