05 September 2019
Upon completion of the expansion, Tema will become the largest container port in west Africa
Ghana’s MPS Tema Port is currently undergoing an expansion project in order to keep up with more demanding traffic, not to mention the general hustle and bustle of the modern working life.
Located in the southeastern part of the west African nation, along the Gulf of Guinea to be precise, the port is operated by the consortium Meridian Port Services (MPS), a joint venture with Bolloré Transport and Logistics as well as APM Terminals as the two main shareholders.
In order to allow communication between the operators and operating system, as well as to facilitate the usage of Vehicle Mount Terminals, MPS knew that a robust wireless network was needed.
The challenge was tough because of varying needs. For a start, it needed a redundant coverage solution across a large area with strict requirements as to signal strength. Following a beauty parade of several potential suitors, MPS chose Altai Technologies, a Hong Kong-based manufacturer to supply outdoor Wi-Fi in this challenging environment. Altai, in turn, recommended E to E as the system integrator for this project given its expertise on deployment of Altai’s solutions.
Altai was faced with a coverage area occupying an area of 30 Hectares and so it recommended its flagship A8 series to MPS. The customer duly agreed. To provide a full coverage for the whole area, 18 units of A8(ac) and 12 units of A8-Ein(ac) have since been installed in combination with AltaiCare On-Premises.
Post installation, A8’s robust and delivers reliable performance on large area coverage. A8 does not only meet all of the customer’s requirements but also exceeds the expectation on stability and signal strength. At the same time, the total capex and opex are much lower than other competitors’ products in the market.
After the deployment, a 100% seamless network coverage is now available for the terminal operation system that is supporting the whole port.
Upon completion of the expansion, Tema will become the largest container port in West Africa. The good news is it now has the best wireless network to support it.
