The IoT, big data, and cloud open up various smart applications from homes, factories, cities, to homeland security and disaster prevention and management. "When IoT is applied from cities to remote areas in various environments, in order to generate the best values, one must customize accordingly for tight integration," said YC Cheng, Assistant VP of NEXCOM's IoT Automation Solutions Group.
Take oceanographic observation for example. Observation sites are rurally located, adding difficulties to power supplying and last-mile data transmission. Gateways in this case should be designed with energy-efficiency to leverage solar, wind energy, or storage batteries for 24/7 operations. They can help operators better understand asset conditions with the monitoring of blade speed, battery's degeneration, temperature, and humidity to avoid system malfunction and data loss.
Regarding telecommunication, wireless broadband (WB) is one of the best networking options. Combining Wi-Fi, mesh networking, hopping, high power radio frequency, and directional antennas, WB builds up a wide-coverage wireless network, which offers multi-channel data transmission with high availability, thus simplifying Internet coverages in rural areas. With the commercialization of wireless 802.11ac standard, dashing wireless technologies could further support city-wide, bandwidth-hungry projects like city surveillance and free public Wi-Fi services, relieving 3G/LTE workloads.
NEXCOM centers on IoT gateways with focuses on power efficiency, integrated sensing technologies, IoT protocols, and cloud integration. With industrial-grade, high-speed, and wireless hotspot technologies of IWS series, NEXCOM helps ride on the cloud and add more application values with the harmonic balance between economic growth and the environment.
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To shine from cities to outskirts, IoT gateways must adapt to local circumstances to extract true value of IoT.
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