Industrial LTE, Licensed, Unlicensed Communications

As industrial SCADA and automation applications have evolved, corresponding requirements for security, reliability and performance of communication networks have become more demanding. Furthermore, the diversity of topography and wireless spectrum conditions across regions is often difficult to address with any single wireless technology.

The solution is here…

Introducing the MDS Orbit Platform

Industrial Public & Private LTE

The MDS™ Orbit industrial wireless platform offers the security, reliability, performance, and wireless flexibility required for next-generation industrial networks. Orbit enables customers to deploy advanced communications using diverse options of wireless technologies and frequencies. Orbit allows for communication over licensed spectrum, unlicensed spectrum, cellular and Wi-Fi in various form factors with single or dual radio options.

  • Outdoor rated router – Orbit OCR

  • Private LTE in CBRS and Anterix™ 900

  • GSMA eSIM compatible and dual SIM multi-carrier auto switching

  • Cellular Dual APN

  • 1000BASE-X SFP interface option on the MCR

  • VRF and Open VPN

  • Automatic and Configurable Firmware Over the Air Upgrades

  • EMP hardened per MIL-STD-461G, RS105

  • Advanced MAC Mode providing the best real-world narrowband performance

  • Advanced Polling Mode (250 remotes per AP)

  • Added 32QAM for improved real-world performance

  • Efficient pass-through native serial

The MDS TransNext Platform

Long-range, Ethernet, and Unlicensed Serial Communications

The new MDS TransNEXT™ is the successor to the MDS TransNET™ 900 MHz unlicensed radio. Setting the standard for reliable, long-range wireless serial data transmission utilizing proven Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) technology, the next generation TransNEXT is backwards-compatible with its predecessor, TransNET. The TransNEXT’s backwards compatibility enables the continued use of legacy serial networks while also adding new capabilities to migrate networks with secure Ethernet connectivity.

  • Backwards-compatibility with TransNET, with similar or better RF performance in real-world field installations.

  • Additional functionality for forward migration of legacy networks, which include IP Ethernet data and capacity to support future roadmap development.

  • Excellent performance across unlicensed 900 MHz spectrum in the face of interference or difficult signal paths.

  • Time-saving and flexible network management and diagnostic tools, including support for MDS PulseNET, Field Network Manager, OTA reprogramming, optional e-ink display, and more.

  • Low-power consumption/sleep mode for solar or battery power DSR (intelligent energy use) operations