Off-Shore-Industry

Security is the top priority when operating an off-shore platform. For this reason, a variety of safety equipment is required which needs to be kept up-to-date at all times. Off-shore platforms are frequently operated in remote regions, where public mobile network coverage is very much restricted.

Setting up a campus network on an off-shore platform creates a safety technology network, facilitates the use of “remote assistant” solutions, while providing reliable communication independent of the public network.

Smart networks for the agricultural sector

Ongoing digitalisation and the introduction of advanced work processes and techniques continue to pose new challenges for those involved in agriculture. Private campus networks are playing a key role here in digitally transforming this sector.

Through the provision of a private network, it will be possible for tractors and machines to be driven as part of a network, without needing to rely on public radio coverage and its respective dead zones.

Smart sensors are already monitoring fields and measuring environmental influences such as temperature and soil moisture or air humidity, which are important agricultural indicators. It is also possible to avoid the damage caused by night frost. The reliable transmission of this data is thus required in order to ensure these state-of-the-art tools are used to their full potential.

Container ports

Shipping containers are being transported around the world in ever increasing amounts. The growing number of containers effectively represents a challenge for the operators of ports and hubs. There are thus important investments being made in the digital transformation of transport and handling processes.

Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are fully automated driverless transport systems which are used to move containers within a container terminal. A campus network is a basic requirement here for ensuring these transport vehicles are part of a secure network, as well as for the demand-oriented control of AGVs.

The integration of safety technology such as sensors and cameras is facilitated by reliable network coverage which is free from any public network interference. This guarantees that company work processes are monitored without interruption, thus resulting in secure and reliable operation despite autonomous transport systems.

The same also applies for airports, train stations and other transport hubs.

Automotive – Industry 4.0

The implementation of automation within a factory requires a central nervous system, a central communications network that is able to connect the machines and processes with each other. Private campus networks represent exactly this central nervous system in smart factories.

This is what makes the secure network of autonomous transport vehicles and robots possible. The installation of a campus network guarantees universal networking within factories. A specially scalable, reliable and high-performance network is required for the implementation of modern IoT applications. Something for which campus networks are almost predestined.