Reliable, high-speed data transmission isn’t an option any more. And, with more data than ever before, industrial networks need to keep up with evolving bandwidth requirements. With the influx of data from smart machines, the once compartmentalized worlds of IT and OT need to follow similar standards to operate more efficiently and achieve these requirements. Due to this inevitable convergence of IT and OT and the greater demand for seamless communication across many connected devices, networks will require an increasing amount of bandwidth. Our conclusion? Full gigabit networks are the standard of the future.

You’re sitting in traffic on the drive home but can’t see ahead to know what’s causing the back-up. You hear sirens behind you and must navigate out of the way to let emergency vehicles pass. Now your interest is piqued. You check the news when you get home and find out a tour bus had caught fire. The passengers were evacuated without injury, but you naturally wonder: what caused the fire?

As the processes and technology used in industrial settings rapidly evolve, the improved precision and efficiency of devices will need to be monitored in equally advanced ways. This need can be met with an emerging method of monitoring known as secure remote access.

What do preprogrammed robots on a factory floor have in common with driverless trains and metro systems? A uniquely advanced degree of automation. Automation is transforming lives at an unprecedented rate. In the railway industry, for example, technological innovation is taking the shape of futuristic offerings, like driverless cars and trains. And now these same innovations are coming to other transportation applications and the factory floor.

As travelers in the 21st century, we’ve come to expect more convenience out of our travel experiences, especially in regards to the conveniences provided by technology. Whether that means personal internet access via our smartphones, instant onboard entertainment options, such as TV or movies, or to up-to-date travel information – the demands on public transportation to provide these services continues to increase. These offerings are no longer luxuries, they’ve become necessities. When it comes to travel by trains, buses or coaches, all of these demands can now be met by the introduction of the high-speed wireless communication known as long-term evolution, or LTE.