Sierra Wireless has recently launched a new rugged LTE gateway - the AirLink Raven RV50 - for the industrial Internet-of-Things(IoT) applications. The LTE gateway is designed to operate with low power consumption, providing reliable connectivity for the most demanding remote applications, even when solar panels are the only available source of power. The AirLink Raven RV50 is the first product of its kind to offer SIM-based network operator switching – just insert the SIM into the gateway and it automatically configures the new network settings, said Sierra Wireless.
Industrial infrastructure is often unmanned, remote, and critical to business operations. To ensure safety, security, and uninterrupted operation, a remote monitoring and control system is essential for applications such as SCADA, on pipelines and in power distribution, and intelligent traffic management systems.
The AirLink Management Service (ALMS) - a cloud management solution - provides remote device management for the RV50, as well as alerting and monitoring of key variables such as signal strength, location, temperature and voltage.
Jason Krause, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions for Sierra Wireless
The Raven RV50 is an ideal migration path for customers to cost-effectively upgrade to LTE technology for their industrial IoT applications, while providing additional functionality to enable new solutions such as remote video surveillance. The RV50 consumes the same low level of power as our 2G and 3G Raven gateways, so it can be installed directly into existing infrastructure without the need to increase capacity.
