THE FIRST TO LAND ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN SHORES.
As a world leader in the telecommunications field with over 39 years of innovation, a significant worldwide presence in over 150 countries and an installed base of more than 16 million network elements, RAD has a proven track record of delivering value and addressing customer needs. Otto Wireless Solutions is proud to announce their appointment as a distributor for South Africa.
RAD’s product range compliments and expands upon the high-end range of products which has made Otto Wireless Solutions a leader in the industrial wireless connectivity space. The addition of the RAD product offering brings OT / IT convergence, industrial IoT backhaul with edge computing and cyber-secure operational WAN into the company’s solutions offering, along with RAD’s Service Assured Networking solutions.
In terms of hardware solutions, RAD’s Ruggedized Secure Industrial IoT gateway (with Edge -Computing), SecFlow-1v will be the first to land on the South African shores. SecFlow-1v is a multiservice gateway optimized for industrial IoT and other mission critical applications, a member of RAD’s SecFlow suite of ruggedized Ethernet products. In addition to its communication capabilities (LTE, WiFi, Ethernet Router, Serial interface etc), SecFlow-1v is an open platform suitable for quick introduction of new capabilities, by hosting third-party software, using Linux containers. In addition, SecFlow-1V features four GbE copper ports with PoE option, and one GbE SFP port, two serial RS-232 ports or one RS-232 and one RS-485/2w port. The Cellular connectivity includes dual SIM for maximum link resiliency. The device is capable of converting legacy IEC-101 protocol to IP-based IEC-104, Modbus-RTU to Modbus/TCP and encapsulated DNP3 serial to DNP over IP, enabling seamless communication from IP SCADA to both old and new RTUs. This provides a single box solution for multi-service applications and smooth migration to all-IP networks. In addition to the LTE uplink, SecFlow-1v can be equipped with additional wireless technologies. When equipped with WiFi, SecFlow-1v acts as an access point, aggregating several users, saving the need for wired connection or multiple costly cellular connections from each device.
The gateway is designed for deployment into harsh environmental conditions. It features DIN-rail mount, IP30 protection, a wide operating temperature (-40⁰C to +75⁰C) without fans, and EMI immunity (IEC 61850-3, IEEE1613 and EN 50121-4).
For more information, email Otto Wireless Solution at wireless@otto.co.za, or call 011 791 1033.