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Türk Telekom and SANKO launch Turkey’s first 5G smart port project
Türk Telekom and SANKO Holding launched a 5G smart port project at TBH Port Adana in southern Türkiye.
The project was announced during COP31, the global climate summit hosted by Türkiye.
It will use a private wireless network to connect port equipment, sensors, vehicles and staff.
The aim is to support automation, real-time monitoring and remote control of port operations.
The companies say the network will also help improve energy efficiency and make operations more reliable.
The project is presented as a practical example of green industrialisation, which links industrial activity with more sustainable practices.
The infrastructure is intended to create a basis for further industrial 5G applications.
Türk Telekom and SANKO Holding have launched what they describe as Türkiye’s first 5G smart port project at TBH Port Adana.
The project uses Türk Telekom’s private LTE wireless network to support digital operations at the port.
Planned applications include port automation, real-time monitoring, energy efficiency and remote control.
The project was announced at COP31 as an example of the summit’s green industrialisation agenda.
- Who
- Türk Telekom and SANKO Holding.
- What
- They launched a 5G smart port project using a private LTE network.
- When
- It was announced during COP31. The sources do not give the project’s launch date.
- Where
- TBH Port Adana, in Adana, Türkiye.
- Why
- The companies say the project will support digital transformation, operational efficiency and sustainability in port operations.
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- Companies
- Türk Telekom and SANKO Holding
- Port
- TBH Port Adana
- Location
- Adana, Türkiye
- Network technology
- Private LTE (pLTE)
- Applications
- Automation, real-time monitoring, energy efficiency and remote control
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What people are saying
It offers a powerful ecosystem that drives transformation across many areas, from production to logistics and from operational efficiency to security.
This project not only leads the use of next-generation technologies in port operations, but also presents a strategic model that forms the basis of 5G transformation in industrial areas.
We see digitalisation and green transformation as two strategic levers that complement each other.