THE WIRELESS REVOLUTION

TWTG’s CTO John Tillema provides insights into the benefits of LoRaWAN When an IT architect plans any industrial network capable of supporting a next-generation oil or gas facility over potentially the next couple of decades, it will always be reliability and security at the top of the priority list. Very swiftly follow functionality, scalability, and future flexibility. Getting the balance right is always difficult and depends significantly on the demands and ambitions. Today, as technology advances at a remarkable pace, IT architects are deliberating on which technology protocol to base their designs. Traditionally, networks were only ever based upon hardwired solutions, but significant change is on the horizon. A blend of technological change has caused industry visionaries to rethink the way things should be done. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND LOWERING COSTS The last decade saw the introduction of wireless devices at facilities. Designed primarily to support hardwired systems, these devices offer additional capability or better accessibility, but this added convenience came at a very high cost. However, this has changed. Significant technological advances in wireless...