Our Technology
Evolved for IIoT and ready to transform your operations, today.
Edge operations are ripe with opportunities for greater efficiency and optimization—but you need the data and visibility to find them.
Now with FreeWave’s platform, you can have it all.
FreeWave has combined our proven long-range industrial wireless radios with edge computing capabilities, transforming the extreme edge of your operation into a connected part of your enterprise.
We’ve taken our rugged OT products, designed for low-power operation across wide temperature ranges, and infused them with IQ intelligence.
FreeWave’s IQ Application Environment is an open source development platform to deploy and run applications in any Linux-compatible language. With IQ onboard, you can easily and reliably bring intelligence to the edge, where remote operations take place.
IQ is delivered through our Zum family of products, including:
Hardened, C1D2-certified edge computing solution
- Ensure uptime of edge applications in even the harshest outdoor environments
- Execute multiple apps simultaneously and with low power consumption
- Flexibly deploy in any wired or wireless network architecture
Edge computing and communications all in one
- Gain edge computing and connectivity capabilities via a single hardened hardware product
- Enable wireless data communications in the unlicensed 900 MHz spectrum – a secure and cost-effective long-range alternative to Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or LTE
Why Now?
FreeWave has been connecting remote industrial operations for 26+ years, but the proliferation of sensors and devices is driving new demands for compute power at the edge as well. We saw the opportunities facing our customers and evolved our platform so that they can:
Address Data-Intensive Realities of IIoT
Distribute processing to occur at the source, where the remote asset operates.
- Decrease network latency
- Optimize bandwidth
Create Data Transparency
Enable anytime, anywhere access of field data by any stakeholders that need it.
- Collect high-fidelity data for new insights
- Eliminate silos with cloud-based access
Foster Interoperability
Connect disparate devices using open, secure connectivity options such as MQTT.
- Enrich existing infrastructure
- Connect to cloud for enriched insights
Enable New Business Models
Combine real-time operational data (OT) with longer-term insights (IT) to power:
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- Predictive and preventative analytics
- Transformative process optimization
Your Intelligent Edge is closer than you think.
With FreeWave as your partner, IIoT is not a far-off vision but a near-term reality.
Build On
What You Have
Rapidly enhance, not replace, your existing infrastructure – at a fraction of the time and cost it would take to replace PLCs or RTUs with such enhanced capabilities.
Gain
Programmability
Our open source platform ensures you are not tied to proprietary protocols or processes, and allows for secure “plug-and-play” scalability as your number of connected assets grows.
Future-Proof Your Operations Today
Immediately gain expanded capabilities for high-fidelity data capture, analysis, control, and automation via a single IIoT platform that is easily scaled as your edge computing needs evolve.
Ready to get started?
See how you can rapidly evolve your edge with FreeWave’s help.