The Port of Long Beach has a wireless video surveillance network and multi-gigabit wireless for its core network, as part of a multi-phase project. The wireless network products used are from Siklu.
The project is being overseen by the Port of Long Beach Security Division, which was recently awarded a US federal grant to fund security upgrades at the port in Southern California. It’s the second-busiest container port in the United States and serves as a gateway for trade between the United States and Asia.
The multi-phase project included installing 54 links as part of the first phase. DataGear Inc. was awarded the contract to upgrade Long Beach’s existing wireless network. Siklu says the new wireless network will enable the deployment of HD cameras due to the additional bandwidth. Lee Coffey is President and Founder of DataGear, based in Santa Ana, California.
Lee Coffey said: “Wireless interference is especially of concern in a port environment. Ports are one of the most complex areas to deploy a wireless surveillance system because of the high level of wireless activity taking place, size of shipping containers and the heavy equipment being used to move shipping containers. That’s why it was important to install a millimeter wave technology from Siklu because its radios are reliable, interference-free and provide future-proof capacity.”
Siklu says that its multi-gigabit radios were selected to upgrade the wireless due to a number of capabilities; High bandwidth, required by the multiple HD stream cameras, ERPS redundancy to ensure 24-7 video coverage, and the products’ small and aesthetic form. Radios from Siklu ensure a video interference free, it’s claimed. Siklu radios were selected for this project because they also provide AES encryption, as added security of the video data.
Zeev Farkash, VP Global Sales at Siklu, said: “We are proud that Siklu has been selected as the wireless connectivity partner for the security project with the Port of Long Beach. Siklu’s millimeter wave radios can adapt to the most challenging and secure environments, including a busy port, which is a testament to reliability and security of the solutions we offer to the market.”
The Siklu EtherHaul mmW products will be showcased at ASIS 2016 in Orlando, Florida, from September 12 to 14 in Booth #3419, #3101, as part of the Milestone Systems and Axis Partner Pavilions.
