{
  "id": 13085902,
  "title": "Klaipėda Port showcases the future of smart operations with a private 5G network trial and design",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/klaipeda-port-showcases-the-future-of-smart-operations-with-a-private",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:00:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/klaipeda-port-showcases-the-future-of-smart-operations-with-a-private-5g-network-trial-and-design/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Trials of a private 5G network at Klaipėda Port in Lithuania have concluded successfully, signaling a significant step towards the port's digital future. Santa Monica Networks and Latvian telecommunications provider LMT have completed the design phase for a potential port-wide private network, demonstrating real-world applications to port executives.\n\nMindaugas Žiūkas, Director of Santa Monica Networks, emphasized that as the port digitizes its operations, reliable connectivity becomes increasingly crucial for numerous machines, devices, and daily processes. The 5G network will boost operational efficiency, automate more processes, and manage machinery and data more reliably.\n\nExecutives and IT specialists from companies operating at the port attended the demonstration, witnessing specific private 5G use cases. Santa Monica Networks, LMT, and their technology partners showcased the potential of autonomous systems, including Atlas's drone-in-a-box solution for remote monitoring and LVR Flote's uncrewed surface vessel for hydrographic surveys.\n\nAlgis Latakas, Director General of the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority, highlighted the importance of technological development for the port's competitiveness, stating that a private 5G network would unlock more opportunities by enabling advanced solutions, process automation, and increased operational capacity. The private 5G network would give the port greater control over connectivity management, ensuring secure communication and coordinated action during incidents.",
  "summary": "Trials of a private 5G network at Klaipėda Port in Lithuania have successfully concluded, marking a key milestone in defining the port’s digital future. Santa Monica Networks and Latvian telecommunications provider LMT (LMT Group) have completed the comprehensive design phase for a potential port-wide private network and demonstrated concrete, practical applications directly to port company ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Private 5G network trial successful at Klaipėda Port in Lithuania",
    "Santa Monica Networks and LMT completed design phase for port-wide network",
    "Demonstration showcased autonomous systems for operational efficiency"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}