Smarter Port Operations
Intelligent Edge Networks for Smarter Ports
Ports are under growing pressure to move more cargo, faster and safer, while enabling automation across cranes, vehicles, and fleets. Yet traditional networks struggle in these complex environments — interference from stacked containers, constant equipment movement, and controller-based failures create blind spots, downtime, and costly delays that compromise both safety and efficiency.
That’s why leading ports worldwide — including DP World Antwerp and Norfolk Southern — rely on Rajant’s Intelligent Edge Network Solutions, powered by Kinetic Mesh®, InstaMesh®, and Cowbell™ distributed computing. By eliminating controllers and single points of failure, Rajant delivers a network that adapts dynamically to movement, interference, and scale. Every crane, vehicle, drone, and sensor becomes part of a resilient edge platform — ensuring uninterrupted data flow and real-time application performance. With Rajant, ports can operate safer, faster, and smarter today — while building the foundation for full autonomy tomorrow.
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Turn Every Asset Into Part of the Network
With Rajant, every asset becomes part of the edge network. By installing BreadCrumbs® directly on port infrastructure — from quay cranes and yard vehicles to drones and sensors — everyday equipment transforms into active network nodes that extend both coverage and computing power. As assets move, Rajant moves with them. BreadCrumbs® communicate peer-to-peer, routing data across hundreds of available paths, while Cowbell™ distributed compute enables applications such as predictive maintenance, fleet coordination, and real-time video analytics. Decisions happen instantly, at the edge, without reliance on fragile core infrastructure or distant cloud systems. The result is continuous coordination, resilient autonomy, and smarter, safer port operations.
Enabling the Autonomous Port
Rajant provides the strategic edge network solutions ports need to embrace autonomy and next-generation applications, with the reach, resilience, and intelligence to transform operations. With Rajant, ports can:
- Automate quay cranes and yard vehicles for faster, safer cargo movement.
- Coordinate unmanned systems — from ground vehicles to drones — in real time.
- Track containers, equipment, and personnel instantly, enhancing visibility, security, and worker safety.
- Run AI-driven analytics at the edge with Cowbell™, from predictive maintenance to intelligent video surveillance.
The result is a port that runs smarter, safer, and faster today — and is fully prepared for autonomy tomorrow.
It’s been an exciting achievement from all at TASC to be able to deliver a project for one of Australia’s major Ports, utilizing the advanced features and functions in the wireless space that Rajant provides.
Luke Porcaro
Project Manager and Project Lead TASC, Digital Control Systems (W. Australia)
Other wireless technologies, including the latest 5G, all have the same physical limitation: Wireless cannot pass through large, metal container stacks. Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh M2M technology allows the vehicles to talk to each other, which is critical to communicating fleet directions between container stacks.
Matthias Krause
DGWorld
Ideal for Ports
Why Rajant Kinetic Mesh®?
Works With What You Already Have
Rajant integrates seamlessly with existing investments — LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, satellite, and more. Instead of requiring a rip-and-replace, Rajant strengthens what’s already in place, delivering greater resilience and future-ready performance from day one.
Total Mobility, Port-Wide
From quay cranes to yard vehicles, Rajant keeps assets online as they move. If interference occurs — whether from stacked containers or shifting equipment — traffic instantly reroutes along the best available path. The result is operations that stay unbroken, throughput that keeps pace, and fewer bottlenecks even as terminals grow more complex.
Proven Security, Trusted by Defense Agencies
Ports face rising risks from cyber threats to physical breaches. Rajant brings the same battle-tested security standards trusted by defense forces worldwide, helping safeguard data, communications, and applications so operators can stay focused on moving cargo safely and efficiently.
No Downtime. No Single Point of Failure.
Every Rajant node adds new data paths, strengthening the network as it scales. With no central controller and no single point of failure, ports avoid the risk of a single outage halting operations. Even if individual nodes go offline, the network continues functioning — often becoming stronger with scale.
Our Solutions
Innovative Technology Enabling Applications in Complex Environments
Innovative and future-focused operations require a network that provides the mission-critical connectivity and real-time data needed to power autonomous and next generation applications—all while avoiding coverage gaps and signal drops that can take place in complex and remote work environments. Learn how Rajant’s private wireless network empowers applications that require mobility, scalability, reliability, and security.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Rajant Kinetic Mesh® technology?
Rajant Kinetic Mesh® is an Intelligent Edge networking technology designed for dynamic, mobile environments where traditional fixed infrastructure falls short.
Unlike conventional wireless systems, it enables continuous, adaptive connectivity across moving assets, people, and devices. Powering Industrial AI applications that demand resilience, low latency, and real-time decision-making.
How do Rajant’s BreadCrumb® wireless nodes enhance network connectivity?
Rajant’s BreadCrumb® nodes are the building blocks of a self-forming, self-healing Kinetic Mesh® network.
Each node communicates directly with every other, creating a web of redundant, high-throughput connections that ensure uninterrupted communication, even when conditions change or assets move.
This decentralized design eliminates single points of failure, maximizing uptime and mobility.
InstaMesh® vs. conventional point-to-point connections.
Conventional point-to-point networks depend on fixed links that can break under motion or interference.
Rajant’s InstaMesh® routing protocol dynamically reroutes traffic in real time, automatically choosing the fastest, most reliable path.
The result: continuous, mobile, and intelligent connectivity for operations that never stop moving.
What are the benefits of Rajant’s InstaMesh® for IIoT applications?
For Industrial IoT environments, InstaMesh® provides the low-latency, adaptive communication required to keep machines, sensors, and AI systems synchronized.
It delivers instant data exchange, self-healing reliability, and scalable capacity, empowering predictive maintenance, automation, and autonomous decision-making at the edge.
How can Rajant Kinetic Mesh support real-time tele-operations in mines?
Mining operations depend on remote visibility and control where connectivity is often limited.
Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh® delivers real-time communication and video streaming for tele-remote equipment and autonomous vehicles, even underground.
Its multi-radio BreadCrumb® nodes maintain reliable signal and low latency. Keeping operators safely in control from any distance.
Rajant Kinetic Mesh network vs. traditional WiFi solutions.
Traditional WiFi networks are static, fragile, and reliant on centralized infrastructure.
Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh® replaces those limits with a dynamic, peer-to-peer architecture, where every node acts as both transmitter and receiver.
This ensures continuous, adaptive coverage, ideal for moving assets and mission-critical applications where downtime is not an option.
Discover Rajant’s solutions for tunnel communications.
Tunnels and underground environments are notoriously difficult for wireless communication.
Rajant’s BreadCrumb® nodes create a linear, mobile mesh network that maintains signal integrity through long corridors, curves, and obstructions.
This allows real-time monitoring, voice, and video for mining, utilities, and public safety teams.
How does Rajant’s technology enhance machine-to-machine communication?
Rajant’s InstaMesh® routing enables machines to communicate directly and continuously, without depending on static access points.
This machine-to-machine (M2M) intelligence ensures critical data is shared instantly, fueling automation, robotics coordination, and AI-driven optimization across industrial environments.
Cost of implementing a Rajant Kinetic Mesh network.
Implementation costs vary based on network size, environment, and application.
However, Rajant’s decentralized design significantly reduces the need for fixed infrastructure, cabling, or complex configuration.
Resulting in a lower total cost of ownership and faster ROI compared to traditional networking systems.
How do BreadCrumb® nodes work in enhancing network resilience?
Each BreadCrumb® acts as a multi-radio, multi-frequency transceiver that maintains multiple simultaneous connections.
If one path is interrupted, InstaMesh® instantly reroutes data through another, creating always-on resilience that keeps communications live even under extreme conditions.
Maximize network uptime with Rajant’s solutions.
Rajant eliminates the single points of failure found in traditional networks.
Its multi-path, self-healing mesh keeps assets connected, even as they move, ensuring maximum uptime and operational continuity in industries where every second counts.
What industries benefit most from Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh technology?
Rajant’s Intelligent Edge networks power operations across mining, ports, logistics, defense, manufacturing, public safety, agriculture, and energy.
Wherever mobile assets, automation, and Industrial AI intersect, Rajant delivers real-time, reliable communication to keep data flowing and decisions immediate.
Comparing Rajant Kinetic Mesh with LTE solutions.
LTE depends on centralized infrastructure and licensed spectrum, creating latency and coverage limits.
Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh® offers a private, infrastructure-free alternative with ultra-low latency, flexible frequency use, and no dependency on towers or carriers. It’s built for mobility, autonomy, and data sovereignty.
Rajant Kinetic Mesh network integration with existing infrastructure.
Rajant networks are designed for seamless integration.
BreadCrumb® nodes connect easily with existing Ethernet, LTE, and satellite systems extending coverage, strengthening resilience, and modernizing legacy networks without disruption.
Do you sell direct?
Rajant primarily sells through our authorized partners and distributors, who bring deep expertise in deploying Intelligent Edge networking solutions across a range of industries.
This collaborative approach ensures customers receive tailored integration, local support, and end-to-end service from network design to deployment.
To find a Rajant distributor near you, visit our distributor page.