Increased cellular use drives need for network improvements

"The combination of wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, cellular, WirelessHART, ISA100 and Bluetooth can provide ubiquitous online connectivity at reasonable cost, delivering very high performance as well as excellent availability," Berg senior analyst Johan Svanberg, who developed the report on M2M device shipments, told the news source.

Promoting the growth and improvement of industrial workflow is only one way to implement these improved systems into operations. Companies that take the right approach with serial to Ethernet converters will be able to include legacy systems in their automation efforts, improve the flexibility of processes and provide employees with increased benefits like remote working. The combination of technical advantages with secondary benefits will ensure that firms are driving the value of new technology and seeing high ROI for their efforts.

Perle's serial to Ethernet converters connect serial based equipment across an Ethernet network. The Perle IOLAN range of Console Servers, Device Servers and Terminal Servers feature built-in support for IPv6 along with a broad range of authentication methods and encryption technologies.