US EditionVerizon Wins Private 5G Contract for UK's Thames Freeport
- On June 25, 2025, Verizon Business, Nokia, and Thames Freeport announced a partnership to deploy private 5G networks across key industrial sites in the UK's Thames Freeport.
- This deployment comes after the creation of Thames Freeport in 2021, a UK Free Trade Zone established to stimulate economic development by providing financial advantages, streamlined customs procedures, and reduced regulatory complexity.
- The private 5G networks will serve major logistics centers including DP World London Gateway, the Port of Tilbury, and Ford's Dagenham plant, enabling advanced use cases like AI-driven analytics, process automation, and autonomous vehicle control.
- David de Lancellotti from Nokia explained that this network will enable Thames Freeport to implement innovative applications, including AI-powered data analysis, maintenance forecasting, automated processes, self-driving vehicle management, safety supervision, and live coordination of logistics.
- This initiative forms the technological foundation for a multiyear, multibillion-dollar operational transformation intended to revitalize the region’s economy and support up to 5,000 jobs by 2030.
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Verizon wins private 5G contract for UK's Thames Freeport
Verizon Business has won a contract to build multiple private 5G networks at Thames Freeport, one of Britain's busiest shipping and logistics centers, the U.S. telecom giant said on Wednesday.The deal, in partnership with Finland's Nokia, will see Verizon deploy private 5G networks across multiple industrial
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The telecom giant Verizon won a multi-billion euro contract to equip the British Thames Freeport area with a private 5G network. The operator entrusted Nokia with equipping the latter.
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