When the Department of Water Management in Durham, North Carolina, upgraded the City’s water system to keep pace with population growth, it constructed two new water towers, which collectively store 4.5 million gallons of water. The new equipment within the towers needed to be incorporated into the existing supervisory control and… Read More…
To enhance customer satisfaction and minimize operational expenses, several utility companies are optimizing their field operations by implementing a vehicle-based cellular networking strategy. By centralizing connectivity through a vehicle area network (VAN), these companies hope to cut costs while boosting field productivity… Read More…
Sierra Wireless was recently informed of eight security vulnerabilities in ALEOS, the operating system used in certain Sierra Wireless AirLink Routers, including the MP70, RV50x, RV55, LX40, LX60 ES450 and GX450. The vulnerabilities are present in ALEOS 4.16 and earlier versions and have been remediated in ALEOS 4.17… Read More…
At a recent industry conference, one of the guest speakers stated that his company dealt with 84 different security vendors, which was not altogether surprising. Amid the Digital Transformation, many companies are adding service upon service, which can become very difficult to monitor and manage. While many of these security tools are useful and necessary, even more important is ensuring the network’s… Read More…
One client approached USAT with a specific requirement: they wanted to integrate affordable dash cameras into their small service vehicle fleet. After a minor accident left them without vital evidence, they decided to equip their fleet with recording devices to document incidents and, ideally, encourage better driving… Read More…
As our earlier post on router selection highlighted, selecting the ideal device goes beyond checking boxes on a spec sheet. With precise requirements across various use cases, it’s important to consider how each device in contention will align with current user expectations, existing infrastructure, and future scalability… Read More…
A utility client approached USAT for assistance in upgrading their network infrastructure to connect SCADA devices at strategic points in their distribution network, including key substations. Their primary objective was to procure, provision, and deploy hundreds of cellular routers across their urban infrastructure to… Read More…
Sierra Wireless has recently introduced Hybrid Cloud – an optional security feature for the AirLink® Management Service (ALMS). During a time when data security is at the top of every IT manager’s concerns, Hybrid Cloud ensures complete physical or logical isolation between your management system and your operational networks… Read More…
Sierra Wireless is pleased to announce that they have officially released AM/AMM 2.17.5, a major release of the AirLink Manager Platform. The product was released on October 20, 2023. This release introduces significant new improvements for administrators of the AMM platform. It also serves as a foundational release, redefining the… Read More…
We are pleased to announce the General Availability of ALEOS 4.9.9 for GX450 and ES450 Airlink® routers. These routers are no longer for sale per their end of sale announcements available on The Source. ALEOS critical software maintenance will continue for these routers per their end of sale details… Read More…
