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Safer. Faster. More productive. Greater resilience. Higher efficiency. Satisfied customers. Those are just a few of the bottom-line and competitive benefits enabled by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
To understand how, take the example of a factory. Manufacturers implementing IIoT infrastructure can transfer repetitive, physically demanding (and potentially dangerous) tasks to Automated Mobile Robots (AMRs), freeing employees from potential injury and increasing efficiency because a robot won’t get bored or tired with repeating simple tasks. With IIoT, one employee can now manage a fleet of AMRs, further increasing productivity and efficiency.

With today’s continually multiplying wireless devices, access to reliable wireless networks is a necessity. From mines and construction sites, to warehouses and campuses, secure, high-performance wireless access is essential for advanced industrial technology. With the increasing demand on communications, router technology has had to advance and become more efficient to meet the requirements, minimizing channel congestion and providing links with greater capacity and reliability. Of particular interest is MIMO technology, which provides greater efficiencies for radio, wireless, and radio frequency (RF) technologies.

As the wireless revolution evolved, two architectures emerged as a way to communicate wirelessly: public cellular and private broadband network. Each of these architectures was initially developed for very specific, and different, applications.

When designing your communications system, the most important choice is what radio you choose. But it’s closely followed by the antennas you use with it.