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>Run a smart manufacturing facility >Enable business-critical applications I'm not sure what manufacturing facility are they talking about but at the places I
by no_time 5y ago
>Run a smart manufacturing facility
>Enable business-critical applications
I'm not sure what manufacturing facility are they talking about but at the places I know you will get ridiculed for even entertaining the idea of controlling infrastructure over anything but good old copper or fiber.
And they are right.
- wantsanagent 5y agoThere are a lot of places that use RFID, Bluetooth and WiFi for equipment tracking, tote tracking, part tracking etc. Each has its pros and cons so I imagine there is space for 5g as well.
- kizer 5y agoWhy? There are undoubtedly wireless components to the infrastructure's network already. If everything could just beam to a single tower what's the issue?
- no_time 5y ago>undoubtedly wireless components to the infrastructure's network already. Yeah, the free guest wifi in the meeting rooms. Believe me, out in the field it's all copper and fiber, held together by mountains of cisco switches. The facility in question is an oil refinery.
- kizer 5y agoYeah… but why? You’re telling me what is the case currently but I’m wondering why the copper, fiber, and switches can’t be replaced by the 5G solution.
- cesarb 5y agoAn obvious use case would be controlling a fleet of AGVs; forcing them all to be tethered could be very limiting.
- ABeeSea 5y agoAmazon has deployed wirelessly controlled KIVA robots in the warehouses for over a decade.