Fluidmesh and LoRaWAN, two alternatives for solving wireless connectivity problems in large critical environments.

Interview with Felipe Rubio, Account Manager at Ikusi, Spain.

What can be done in challenging environments where traditional WiFi is not enough to guarantee connectivity?

The answer is Cisco Fluidmesh, a leading solution in wireless systems for security, industrialand critical mission applications. Fluidmesh offers high-quality wireless connections that enable large-scale outdoor IoT applications. Fluidmesh is a technology designed for zero data loss and with similar speeds to fiber optic. It is particularly interesting for critical, complex or very large environments that require a highly reliable and ultra-fast wireless connection.

What type of companies can benefit from this technology?

It can be applied in numerous areas: industrial automation, railways and airports, fleets of vehicles or ships, large spaces, smart cities, etc. With Fluidmesh you can connect any type of asset, even in motion.

Another use case is to improve worker safety through ultra-reliable communication systems for remote operations of mining equipment, eliminating the need to send workers into potentially dangerous environments. And also, for example, to increase productivity by using robots that move autonomously in manufacturing settings and operate on a resilient, low-latency wireless network.

And if I don’t need to transmit a large volume of data?

There are environments in which traditional WiFi networks are not capable of providing the necessary service, but they do not need to handle a large amount of data traffic. In these cases, the ideal solution is Cisco LoRaWAN. Low Power Wide Area Network is specifically designed to offer highly reliable- low-power consumption wireless connections.
In short, if an organization needs to handle high volumes of traffic, in large mobile environments, the solution they need is Cisco Fluidmesh.

On the contrary, if the volume of data to transmit is low, Cisco LoRaWAN is ideal for this type of connectivity requirement.

Both solutions form part of Ikusi’s IoT architecture portfolio and are another example of Ikusi’s ability to quickly adopt new technologies and put them at the service of their customers.

Ikusi is one of Cisco’s partners with the greatest number of specialists and certifications in Spain and is a pioneer in offering solutions from Cisco’s IoT portfolio.