Carrix taps Nokia to launch private wireless solutions in US

Carrix, one of the world’s leading independent marine terminal and rail yard operators, is partnering with Nokia to introduce Nokia DAC, a private wireless solution to help enhance the company’s operations at several leading marine terminals in the United States, including in Jacksonville, Florida; Long Beach, California; Oakland, California; and Seattle, Washington. 

Founded in 1949, Carrix operates more than 250 terminal facilities and rail yards in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, and Asia.

Nokia DAC underpins Carrix’s operations providing highly reliable wireless connectivity built for the company’s industrial marine terminal environments, while enhancing security, providing greater scalability, and building a foundation for future digital innovations.

Carrix taps Nokia to launch private wireless solutions in US

Nokia is the leading global vendor of private wireless solutions to enterprises, with 850 customers in asset-intensive industries such as mining, manufacturing, and ports.

Hugh Gallagher, Director of IT Services at Carrix, said: “Nokia DAC has greatly improved our network security, performance, and reliability while also simplifying the maintenance and support needed to sustain technical operations effectively. Simply put, the reliability provided by Nokia DAC has enhanced our efficiency and advanced our technology initiatives.”

Harsha Bhat, Head of Enterprise Campus Edge Global Accounts at Nokia, said: “The marine terminals industry faces complex challenges to improving connectivity and security in asset-intensive industries. Nokia Edge Compute and AI platform for industrial sites provides private wireless connectivity as a digital foundation to quickly introduce new use cases and applications, driving innovation and collaboration in the port while ensuring data sovereignty and security.”