Digi Routers for Remote Site Connectivity
OIL AND GAS COMPANIES MONITOR EDGE IOT DEVICESEnergy exploration operations require organizations set-up fixed sites across diverse geographies. For oil and gas businesses, it requires they extract resources from geological formations wherever they are discovered on a global scale. When it comes to monitoring these sites (often in remote areas), these organizations depend upon connectivity provided by reliable cloud-managed cellular hardware to stay in contact with field teams and ensure safe operations.
Business Overview
MONITORING REMOTE OIL AND GAS SITES ACROSS DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIES
A division of one of America’s largest oil and gas production companies has contributed to vast increases to their larger organization’s resource portfolio over the last decade. Their parent organization now owns and operates hundreds of active oil and natural gas sites nationwide. Their organization has a mission-critical requirement to monitor remote sites and gather device data and readings through their SCADA process control system, while maintaining the highest levels of network and data security. With so many remote locales, this can be a challenging proposition.
Challenges Faced
EFFICIENT MAINTENANCE & EFFECTIVE SECURITY
Needs Identified
DURABLE SOLUTIONS FOR REMOTE ACCESS
Solution Provided
TOUGH-BUILT LTE ROUTERS AND ANTENNAS
Tough-Built Digi TX54 Cellular Routers
Poynting Log Periodic Antennas
Mobile Mark SMWG-410 Antennas
The SMWG-410 Series Antennas features 4 elements in one antenna radome. The unique feature of this model is that it offers two identical high gain elements covering 2.4 GHz & 4.9-6.0 GHz. Of the remaining two elements in the SMWG-410, one is used for GPS at 1575 MHz and the other covers 2.1-2.5 GHz & 4.4-6.0 GHz (making it capable of functioning as a Bluetooth antenna). All three WiFi elements offer an impressive 5 dBi gain.
Alternate Antenna Solutions
MULTIPLE FIXED SITE MONITORING DEVICE OPTIONS
While the device pairing illustrated above is ideal for the TX54 device, it may not suit all your organizations applications. You may not have need for Bluetooth or GPS, or you may want a cellular antenna with a greater frequency range for future 5G applications. Other times, organizations prefer to limit the number of manufacturer devices used to create greater uniformity in their communications devices (i.e. solely Poynting or solely Mobile Mark antenna kits). No matter your organizations' requirements, we can pair you with the devices you need to suit you exacting applications.
Mobile Mark Y42700WB-2X Dual Yagi Antenna
This unique mounting bracket mounts two Y42700WB log periodic antennas, creating a 2x MIMO installation with the model number Y42700WB-2X (Wide Band 2x MIMO). Because of its rugged constructions, this antenna is ideal for Industrial networks operating on CBRS Private LTE. Each antenna is independently fed by a separate cable but mounts together. The two cable feeds have the ability to attach to a MIMO modem. In addition, this provides coverage on any applications within the 600 to 6000 MHz bandwidth.
Poynting PUCK Series IoT Antennas
Poynting’s PUCK-12 offers a small profile antenna which can be used in the IoT/M2M, Smart Meter, Smart Utilities, Transportation, Marine and the Agricultural/Farming markets. The PUCK-12 consists of a 2-in-1 antenna system within a single housing, featuring 2×2 MIMO Wi-Fi (Dual-band 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz). The antenna provides two separate dual-band Wi-Fi antennas offering concurrent 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, capable of 802.11n and 802.11ac/ax with 2×2 MIMO. The PUCK exceeds the performance of many competitors due to the attention to design of this high-performance antenna. Similarly, the PUCK-4 can can provide 2x2 Mimo WiFi at 2.4 Ghz and GPS.
Our Team
Device Provisioning, Activation and Installation Services
For over 25 years USAT has provided expert IoT connectivity solutions to utilities in the oil and gas sector. Our organization provides top-tier support for every aspect of your mission-critical fixed and mobile connectivity projects. The solutions engineers we employ configure, provision, kit and ship your devices hot and ready for immediate use. And when you utilize our installation services, our technicians ensure your devices are functioning securely, reliably, and at peak performance on ultra-fast network carriers like Verizon.
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