Ports are major entry points for countries and states, ensuring the flow of goods with acute impact on Critical National Infrastructure (such as food, chemicals, and medicine). Recent announcements affecting UK ports—including the creation of eight new Freeports—and the deployment of 5G in Belfast Harbour by BT and Verizon in the Port of Southampton (in collaboration with Nokia) have underscored the timeliness of exploring the role of Private Networks in ports.
How these networks are built (whether by mobile network operators or the port owners themselves), the benefits 5G and advanced connectivity can bring to the efficient and secure flow of goods, plus learnings in the logistics sector will all be explored in this session.
Emerging technology enabled by enhanced coverage and advanced connectivity, such as robotics and the use of drone technology across the transport and logistic sector could also be considered during the workshop. The growing adoption of drone technology across the transport and logistics sector could drive a GDP boost of £1.2bn and, with an uplift in productivity, net the sector cost savings in the region of £2.8bn over the same period.
Speakers:
- Mick Goulding, Commercial Director, Cellnex UK
- Nanda Menon, Director - Corporate Development, Athonet
Attendance is for techUK members only. For more information on this project, please contact Sophie James.
Sophie Greaves
Sophie Greaves
Sophie Greaves is Head of Programme for Communications Infrastructure and Services at techUK, and oversees the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Sophie was promoted to Head having been Programme Manager for Communications Infrastructure and Services, leading techUK's telecoms activities, engagement and policy development. Previously, Sophie was Programme Assistant across a variety of areas including the Broadband Stakeholder Group, Central Government, Financial Services and Communications Infrastructure programmes.
Prior to joining techUK, Sophie completed a masters in Film Studies at University College London; her dissertation examined US telecoms policy relating to net neutrality and content distribution.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2038
- Twitter:
- @SJMJames1
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiegreaves/
Tales Gaspar
Tales Gaspar
Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.
In the UK and Europe, he offered consultancy on intellectual property rights of cellular and IoT technologies and on the regulatory procedures at the ITU as a Global Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Tales has an LL.M in Law and Business by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and an MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics, with a specialization in Government and Law.
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- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +44 (0) 0207 331 2000
- Website:
- www.techUK.org
- LinkedIn:
- www.linkedin.com/in/talesngaspar
