Private 4G/5G

A tale of open waters and unpronounceable names

Six deaf fans of Club Brugge were given the opportunity to test an innovation for the first time, aiming to elevate their football experience: haptic feedback suits that convert all the stadium sounds into vibrations on their bodies.

More than 100 years ago, the port of Zeebrugge was inaugurated. Today it is a world port that continues to work on accessibility by putting innovation and technology to good use. "We were looking for a solution to solve our connectivity problems within the port area. Different parts of the port were very difficult to reach," said Tom Hautekiet, CEO of Port of Zeebrugge. The port also wanted to exploit its own network to external users. "With our vision of the future, we as port authority want to serve as a facilitator of a private 5G network for all port companies that want to commit to innovation.

Nyrstar, a leading mining and metals company, wanted to move from its traditional radio system to WAVE PTX, the push-to-talk platform from Motorola Solutions. This innovative solution combines the reliability of traditional radio communications with the versatility of a 4G LTE network.

Football has always held a special place in many people's hearts. At some point, even Niel Armstrong wanted to take football to the next level (literally).

Takeda, a global biopharmaceutical company, is implementing a private 5G network at its manufacturing site in Lessines, Belgium. The network's primary goal is to ensure smooth and reliable manufacturing connectivity supporting on time delivery of life-transforming treatments to patients.

One of the biggest challenges in the offshore sector? That is undoubtedly stable connectivity with high bandwidth. Getting a high-speed internet connection on board is no easy task.

Brussels Airport Company is building a 5G-ready network at the airport in collaboration with Finnish Nokia and Belgian operator Citymesh.