5G-based crane remote control and automation system
Ultra-low latency 5G communication video transmission solution and
Additional cooperation in the smart port sector


Starting from the end of this year, Busan Port will be transformed into a 5G smart port.

LG Uplus announced on October 31 that it had signed an MOU for '5G-based smart port crane automation business cooperation' with the Busan Port Authority, Dongbu Busan Container Terminal, Seoho Electric, and the Advanced Institute of Technology.

A smart port is a port operating system that maximizes container operation efficiency through a crane remote control system. This project focuses on establishing a '5G Smart Port' through the application of 5G-based automation of Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes at the East Busan Container Terminal.

Through this MOU, each cooperating entity plans to engage in cooperation regarding ▲ a remote control and automation system for port cranes utilizing 5G communication ▲ a 5G communication-based ultra-low latency video transmission solution for remote control of port cranes ▲ additional business cooperation utilizing mobile communication networks in the smart port sector.

Specifically, remote control and automation technology will be introduced to one crane at Busan Port within the year, and the application will be gradually expanded to more cranes.

Through this, ▲ container picking and landing, hazardous material container unloading ▲ implementation of automatic crane operation functions such as driving, traversing, hoisting, and collision prevention ▲ improvement of machine learning-based automatic crane operation performance ▲ spreader correction such as preventing shaking and twisting and fine movement adjustment.

Next year, the 'Terminal Operating System' that allocates tasks within the port, and 'Block Management' that determines the work sequence algorithm within yard blocksIt also integrates with work instruction systems such as 'nt'.

Kwon So-hyun, Head of the Construction Division at the Busan Port Authority, stated, “We will strive to lay the foundation for building a Korean-style smart port by actively utilizing technologies possessed by domestic companies, such as commercial 5G communication network technology and port crane system manufacturing technology.”

Seo Jae-yong, Executive Vice President of LG Uplus’s Enterprise 5G Business, stated, “By utilizing 5G, conventional ports can be rapidly smartened without the need for separate fiber optic conduit construction,” adding, “I hope Busan Port will take another leap forward through the 5G smart port system.”

Meanwhile, Nokia's 5G communication equipment and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) terminals will be used in the 5G smart port project starting within the year.