Wednesday, April 8,2026
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM | Room: Yacht
The Network Behind Autonomy: Wireless Infrastructure for Autonomous Haulage
Speaker: Wai Woo, Novus Technical Services
Autonomous Haulage Systems are transforming oil sands mining by improving safety, productivity, and operating efficiency. At the core of successful autonomy is a resilient, low-latency communications network that enables real-time vehicle control, telemetry, and fleet coordination across vast and harsh mine environments. This presentation explores how wireless technologies and various critical infrastructure, work to deliver the reliable connectivity required for autonomous haulage. It highlights key design considerations and shows why communications infrastructure is a mission-critical operational asset for safe, continuous autonomous mining operations.
1. Understand why communications are mission-critical to autonomous haulage operations
2. Learn how various wireless technologies enable autonomy at scale
3. Identify key design considerations for deploying resilient networks
Session Track: Infrastructure / Wireless
 | Wai Woo, Novus Technical Services Wai is senior technology executive with over 20 years of experience leading digital transformation in the industrial and energy sectors. As VP of EPC Services, he delivers large-scale telecom and technology solutions that enhance safety, reliability, and performance. He is known for managing complex projects from concept to completion and for scaling secure, integrated networks in critical environments. |
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM | Room: Clipper
From Connectivity to Intelligence: Enabling Edge AI in Refineries and Midstream Operations
Speaker: Andrew Martin, Rajant
Whether supporting remote compressor stations or complex refinery units, this session will provide actionable strategies to deploy AI at the edge, where operational decisions matter most.
- AI-based vibration analysis for predictive maintenance of pumps, compressors, and rotating equipment
- Machine vision for automated PPE compliance and safety zone monitoring
- Distributed edge architectures that reduce cloud dependency and improve cyber resilience
Session Track: Compute / Edge
 | Andrew Martin is Vice President of Product Management and Strategy for Rajant Corporation where he runs the product strategy and product roadmap for the business. He has 25 years of experience working in tech, with focus in edge sensor deployments, Industrial IoT, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning, SaaS solutions and BI analytics. Andrew holds 17 patents across 9 topics and 6 publications. He received his Masters in Industrial Engineering, Masters of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pittsburgh, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from St Vincent College. |
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM | Room: Harbor
Using the Right Signals to Protect and Manage OT Network Traffic
Speaker: Glen Combe, Fortinet
Despite consensus on attack surface expansion and shared management challenges responding to attacks, there remains high degree of variation in security practices and capabilities, including practices for securing legacy and modern equipment. To protect the critical infrastructure in OT, industrial organizations need to harness the power of segmentation to secure their resources, systems, and users, as well as minimize the risk of attackers gaining access to their critical infrastructure. Join this demonstration to experience how the Fortinet OT Security Platform removes the risks associated with flat network architectures and supports operationalizing NIST, IEC 62443 and other cybersecurity frameworks to secure network traffic. – Understand how expanding attack surfaces and flat network architectures increase risk across legacy and modern OT environments. – Learn how network segmentation reduces attacker movement and protects critical OT systems, users, and resources. – See how the Fortinet OT Security Platform helps operationalize NIST, IEC 62443, and other frameworks to secure OT network traffic.
Session Track: Networking / Security
 | Glen Combe has 26 years of experience in IT and OT operations and has dedicated his career to architecting and implementing secure cybersecurity solutions for IT/OT environments. His passion lies in building and optimizing cybersecurity frameworks that align with business objectives while protecting critical infrastructure. Glen specializes in evaluating existing IT/OT systems, identifying vulnerabilities, and applying tailored security controls to mitigate risk. His deep technical expertise enables informed security decisions that protect process networks while supporting operational efficiency and compliance requirements. Beyond the technical scope, Glen excels at communicating cybersecurity strategies with key stakeholders and leadership teams. By bridging the gap between technical execution and executive vision, he ensures security initiatives align with organizational goals. At Fortinet, Glen brings his expertise in industrial cybersecurity, IT/OT convergence, and risk management to deliver resilient, future-ready security solutions. |
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM | Room: Spinnaker
RF & Regulatory Update
Speaker: Wesley Wright, Keller & Heckman
Join Keller and Heckman attorneys for a discussion of key regulatory initiatives that impact ENTELEC member companies. We will discuss the FCC’s actions and priorities, including: (i) the agency’s expanded push to introduce additional unlicensed devices in the 6 GHz band; (ii) an update on pLTE spectrum offerings from both the perspective of an incumbent licensee and a potential lessor or purchase of spectrum; (iii) the Commission’s continued effort to streamline the environmental permitting and historic review process for communications towers; (iv) compliance requirements for transactions involving FCC-licensed systems; (v) updates to the Universal Service Fund; and (vi) other FCC priorities under the Trump administration.
Session Track: Regulatory
 | Wesley Wright joined Keller and Heckman in 2006 and practices in the areas of telecommunications law. He assists corporate clients and trade associations with various legal and regulatory matters before the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, courts and state agencies. Mr. Wright’s practice includes private wireless licensing, FCC enforcement, and related transactional matters. He counsels clients on internal operations and governance matters and has drafted and negotiated asset purchase agreements, telecommunications services agreements, interconnection agreements, and other telecommunications agreements. Prior to rejoining Keller and Heckman in 2014, Mr. Wright worked for a telecommunications company where he advised the company’s subsidiaries on federal and state regulations governing the 9-1-1 industry, VoIP requirements, and other telecommunications matters of interest. |
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM | Room: Schooner
From Field to Core: Enabling Real-Time Energy Operations with Private 5G
Speaker: Roger Billings, T-Mobile
As energy operations become more distributed and data-intensive, connectivity is no longer just a utility—it’s a strategic asset. This session explores how private 5G and hybrid network architectures are enabling real-time visibility, automation, and safer field operations across oil, gas, and utility environments. Attendees will gain practical insights into deploying resilient connectivity in remote locations, integrating OT and IT systems, and supporting emerging use cases like video analytics, IoT sensors, and autonomous operations.
Session Track: Infrastructure / Wireless
 | As a Principal Solutions Architect for T-Mobile, Roger works on showing and demonstrating the “Art of the Possible” in a 5G/6G environment. He is focusing on leveraging AI, Cellular and Satellite Technology to help Enterprise customer round out their existing LAN/WAN architecture. Roger also consults with customers to show how advanced technologies can be leveraged to enable business transformation and store/branch of the future. He was previously Director and Principal Architect at Cradlepoint/Ericsson. With over 35 years of experience in network architecture and design, Roger led the technical strategy group for 5G within Cradlepoint, developing multi-vendor business solutions with a focus on cellular technologies. Roger also explores and evaluates new and emerging technologies, such as next-generation SD-WAN, Private Cellular, AI, and the upcoming 6G technologies that will be deployed by network operators around the world. He is a subject matter expert for public safety, education, and healthcare verticals, and is involved in the integration of cellular wireless into drones, autonomous vehicles, IoT, and other disruptive architectures. Roger regularly shares his insights and expertise through webinars, speaking engagements, and technical articles. |
8:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Room: Galleon I | ***Personal Laptop Required***
Cybersecurity for Safe, Reliable, Secure Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
Speaker: James Herrera, Fortinet
Connections between IT and operational technology (OT) systems are no longer air gapped, introducing the potential for hackers to penetrate industrial control systems, risking the safety and availability of critical infrastructure. Security for OT requires visibility, control, and analytics to meet safety and availability requirements. Convergence is blurring the lines between IT and OT, creating an opportunity to improve the visibility, control, and situational awareness necessary for critical systems. Failure to take the wide range of security issues into account when converging these two very different networks and networking philosophies can result in catastrophic network failures that risk critical systems and the life and well-being of workers and communities. In this workshop, participants learn about the Fortinet Security Fabric, the first ever architectural security approach designed to dynamically adapt to unique needs of legacy OT environments while enabling the move toward modernizing these critical systems. Leveraging the Purdue Model for the security layers needed in OT, the multi-layered approach provided by the Security Fabric provides broad, integrated, and automated protection against sophisticated threats. – Identify security risks introduced by IT/OT convergence and their impact on the safety and reliability of industrial control systems. – Explain how a layered OT security approach aligned to the Purdue Model improves visibility, segmentation, and access control. – Apply practical OT security techniques – including segmentation, access control, virtual patching, and protocol visibility to protect critical systems.
Session Track: Networking / Security
 | James Herrera has 20 + years of experience helping industrial organizations in aviation, oil and gas, manufacturing and energy architect technology solutions to support infrastructure and cybersecurity. James has grown his expertise in networking, engineering and architecture through his prior roles at Emerson Process Management, Roper Technologies and special projects for NASA. His technology expertise spans on-prem infrastructure and networking management to virtualization and cloud-based deployment. Most recently, James supported the IT and OT enterprise cybersecurity initiatives for accounts in the energy sector across greater Texas. He has been instrumental in providing IT/OT pipeline-compliant cybersecurity solutions for midsize and enterprise oil/gas customers. In his current role, he serves as Operational Technology systems engineering specialist where is he leverages his “put yourself in their shoes” thinking to guide customers toward solutions to deliver on their cybersecurity strategies for industrial control environments. James holds an associate’s degree in mathematics and a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems. |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Room: Yacht
Private 5G Without the Complexity: How Utilities and Critical Infrastructure Are Deploying Pre-Integrated P5G Networks
Speaker: Stephen Leotis, Mosonet Works | Fergal Concannon, Druid Software | Jack Mulligan, Provision Networks
Utilities and critical-infrastructure operators need secure, resilient wireless connectivity—without the complexity of traditional cellular systems. In this session, Moso Networks, Druid Software, and X2NSat reveal how private 5G can now be deployed as simply as Wi-Fi using integrated, plug-and-play architectures. Learn how utilities are standing up mission-critical 5G in minutes, leveraging CBRS, satellite backhaul, SIM-based security, and OT-friendly management to support cameras, sensors, SCADA, and field operations.
- Understand how to deploy private 5G with minimal complexity – Participants will learn how simplified RAN/Core integration, blueprint-based architectures, and automated provisioning enable utilities to stand up secure private 5G networks in minutes using existing IT/OT staff.
- Learn operational design considerations for mission-critical utility environments – The speakers will outline best practices for deploying private 5G across remote and rugged sites using CBRS spectrum, satellite backhaul, redundancy options, SIM-based security, and OT-friendly management tools.
- Explore device ecosystems and integration for real-world OT use cases – Attendees will gain insight into connecting SCADA systems, sensors, cameras, autonomous equipment, and RedCap-based edge devices—along with how deterministic networking and policy control can be implemented in practical utility deployments.
Session Track: Infrastructure / Wireless
 | Stephen Leotis is the president and founder at Moso® Networks, a US-based company building solutions for private and neutral host networks. At Moso, he is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of the business through key partnerships, solution development, and brand awareness. Prior to leading Moso, Stephen led product management and marketing at Sercomm Technology. He also held positions at ARRIS, Luma, and First Alert where he developed networking and smart home products for both the telecom and consumer industries. Stephen holds an MS and BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. |
 | Fergal Concannon is the Vertical Business Development Manager at Druid Software, where he leads strategic initiatives to deploy advanced connectivity solutions across the mining, marine, and industrial sectors. With over 20 years of experience in networking and IIoT, Fergal brings deep expertise in LPWAN and cellular wireless technologies to drive improvements in operational safety, efficiency, and sustainability. He works across global markets to identify new opportunities, drive strategic collaborations, and strengthen Druid Software’s presence in key verticals worldwide. His background includes senior roles in mining solutions and business development across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, reflecting a long-standing commitment to innovation and the transformative power of IoT. |
 | Jack Mulligan is a veteran technology executive with decades of experience helping enterprises design, deploy, and operate mission-critical wireless infrastructure. He is President of Provision Networks, where he works with enterprises, including large outdoor oil, gas and mining networks to improve the performance, reliability, and governance of complex wireless network environments. Jack and the team at Provision are the architect behind HealthyRF™, a standards-based system designed to engineer, monitor, and continuously improve enterprise wireless networks through measurable operational intelligence. His work focuses on bringing discipline and lifecycle accountability to wireless networking—replacing ad-hoc deployments with repeatable engineering practices and real-time operational visibility. |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Room: Clipper
From Manual Upgrades to Software-Defined Fleet Management
Speaker: Lindi Sabloff, Orilla | John Archer, Red Hat
Manual, site-by-site OS upgrades across distributed oil & gas assets are costly, risky, and difficult to scale. This session explores how centralized, transactional fleet management and containerized workload deployment replace patch-by-patch updates with a single, versioned OS image deployed across thousands of remote systems. Using atomic updates with automatic rollback, operators can reduce downtime, eliminate truck rolls, prevent configuration drift, and close security gaps—delivering a secure, consistent, and highly scalable edge infrastructure purpose-built for mission-critical operations.
- Device Fleet Management
- Containerized Workload Orchestration
- Reduce Downtime and Scale Securely
Session Track: Compute / Edge
 | Lindi Sabloff is the Founder and CEO of Orilla, where she leads the development of secure, edge-native AI infrastructure purpose-built for industrial and Oil & Gas operators. She partners with enterprise customers to modernize field operations by improving data quality, enabling real-time analytics, and securely managing fleet operations and workload deployment at the edge. With a background spanning technology, manufacturing, and corporate strategy, Lindi specializes in helping industrial organizations deploy AI where data is generated—driving measurable gains in uptime, safety, and operational efficiency. She is a strong advocate for secure-by-design architecture and pragmatic AI solutions that deliver tangible ROI in complex, high-consequence environments. |
 | John Archer, Global Edge Hardware Partner Manager, Red Hat |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Room: Spinnaker
UNS Rules are Guidelines. Your Field is Reality
Speaker: Lisa Clark, Autosol
Clean, consistent data beats a perfect namespace every time. Modern tools like knowledge graphs and AI based analytics don’t need ISA-95 compliance, they need context and patterns they can rely on. No two oil fields are the same, so stop waiting for the perfect standard and pick a structure that works for your operation, stay consistent, and move. The engineers closest to the source own the quality of every data point that flows downstream in the business, and there’s a reason that’s starting to matter to people in rooms you haven’t been invited to yet.
1. The Integration Math Problem
2. Data Quality Starts at the Source
3. Pragmatic Brownfield Implementation
Session Track: SCADA / Automation
 | Lisa Clark brings a rare combination of depth and perspective to the world of industrial automation. Lisa’s career began in aerospace, building her foundation in flight controls and avionics systems integration, an environment where precision and reliability aren’t optional, before transitioning into SCADA migration and development across some of the most demanding operational environments in the industry. What truly sets Lisa apart is that before joining AUTOSOL, she was an AUTOSOL customer. She lived on the other side of the table, deployed the solutions, and relied on them to keep operations running. That firsthand perspective now shapes the way she approaches solution architecture, ensuring every project aligns with industry best practices, meets technical requirements, and is built to scale long after go-live. |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Room: Harbor
Securing the Intelligent Industrial Network
Speaker: Michael Ripley, CISCO | Ethan Gray, INS
This session will highlight the growing importance of strengthening connectivity and security across industrial networks, with a strong emphasis on Cisco and INS’s approach to protecting critical infrastructure. Cisco and INS will discuss plant security and explain how cybersecurity-integrated architectures provide a comprehensive, end-to-end solution. To address evolving threats, Cisco prioritizes understanding an organization’s OT security posture and identifying vulnerabilities across connected assets. Tools such as Cyber Vision, Cisco FirePower Firewalls and Identity Services Engine deliver enhanced visibility into critical OT assets and their associated risks. Cisco’s broader security strategy incorporates dynamic risk scoring, customizable alerts, and a layered segmentation model. This approach leverages both macro and micro segmentation to limit access, reduce exposure, and contain potential threats effectively. This session will include both presentation and example configurations for an example solution.
- How to assess and improve OT security posture
- How cybersecurity-integrated architectures protect industrial networks end to end
- How layered segmentation reduces risk and limits impact
Session Track: Networking / Security
 | Michael Ripley, CISCO; With a career built on technical expertise and business acumen, Michael Ripley is a results-driven Industrial IoT and sales executive specializing in Cisco ecosystem solutions. Leveraging a deep understanding of industrial verticals, cutting-edge IoT architecture, and digital transformation strategies, Michael Ripley has successfully helped enterprises modernize operations, optimize connectivity, and drive revenue growth. |
 | Ethan Gray, Industrial Networking Solutions (INS) |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Room: Schooner
Unlocking Reliable Communications for Oil & Gas: How Licensed Wireless Spectrum Powers Secure, High-Performance Private Networks
Speaker: Andreas Bitzarakis, Select Spectrum
Discover how licensed wireless spectrum is transforming Oil & Gas operations with secure, high-capacity private LTE and 5G networks. This session explains the strengths of CBRS PALs, Band 54, Band 103, and mmWave, and how they enable refinery automation, remote monitoring, emissions compliance, and large-scale IoT. Attendees will see how operators are improving reliability, safety, and ROI through modern, resilient private wireless connectivity and leave ready to unlock the full power of next-generation industrial networks.
1. Explain how licensed spectrum strengthens connectivity, cybersecurity, and operational resilience for Oil & Gas private wireless networks.
2. Demonstrate real-world applications including oil field monitoring, offshore communications, emissions tracking and IoT optimization that deliver measurable value.
3. Equip attendees with a practical understanding of the most relevant spectrum options and how they support proprietary, LTE, and 5G Oil & Gas deployments.
Session Track: Network Access
 | Andreas Bitzarakis serves as the Managing Director, Broadband at Select Spectrum, where he oversees and manages broadband sales and advisory efforts for licensed spectrum bands directed at serving proprietary, 4G LTE and 5G applications. |
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Room: Clipper
Network Digital Twin for Industrial Private Wireless
Speaker: Jamie Laguna Ramirez, NOKIA | Amit Shah
Gain real-time insights into your network performance by: Ensure optimal performance for critical industrial applications. Proactively identify and address network bottlenecks. Reduce downtime and associated costs. Gain valuable insights for informed network optimization decisions. Come and learn how to provide an independent, real-time view of network performance as experienced by the device, empowering you to proactively manage and optimize your network for critical industrial applications.
1. Track ROI to ensure your network performs optimally and efficiently. This requires visibility of how the end-devices are experiencing the network
2. Realtime birds-eye view of devices and hot spots across KPIs with a single source of truth with ability to correlate KPI’s and generate alerts
3. Identify anomalous behavior, run it through ML model, live analysis to provide root cause.
Session Track: Infrastructure / Wireless, Networking / Security, Compute
 | Jaime Laguna is the Global Business Development Leader for Oil & Gas and Mining in Nokia. He has been working for Nokia 25+ years, most of them dedicated into the Energy Segment. Before coming to the US, as Global Oil & Gas and Mining resource, he was Business Development Manager for South East Asia and later Asia Pacific region in the Energy segment, supporting Mining and Oil & Gas markets. Originally from Mexico, back in 2001, he was the Key Account Manager for Strategic Industries division, working directly with local and international EPC’s and Mexico’s Oil State Company. Main activities and projects are related to the development of Wireless Technologies, Telecom Packages for surface and underground mining, upstream offshore and onshore assets, refineries and LNG Plants were Mission Critical Networks are required looking also into the development and interoperability of applications and Digital Transformation. He has a bachelor’s degree in Science in Electronic and Communications Engineering, with a Post Grade in Finance. |
 | Amit Shah Amit Shah is the Head of Applications in the CNS-ECE Device, Spectrum and Industrial Partners organization, a group dedicated to adding value above connectivity and devices for Nokia’s private wireless customers. He works closely with Nokia Bell Labs to assess new technology and productizes the selected ones. Amit has built several products and teams across the world that span product management, R&D, care, support and sales engineering, and has played a key role in integrating acquired companies. |
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Room: Yacht
From Data Desert to Digital Oasis: Transform Field Operations with Private 5G and Edge Compute in 48 Hours
Speaker: Mehmet Yavuz, Celona | Daniel Miller, Armada
Many oil, gas, and industrial sites remain “data deserts,” where SCADA, safety, and telemetry data are stranded by limited connectivity and fragmented OT networks. This session introduces the Digital Oasis—a rapidly deployable architecture that transforms remote sites into real-time intelligence hubs using modular edge compute and private 5G. Private 5G delivers deterministic performance, low latency, and secure mobility to unify legacy systems, including wired protocols, LoRa, WirelessHART, and Bluetooth. Edge compute enables real-time analytics and autonomous operations by processing data locally at remote sites , even when backhaul connectivity is limited. Learn how Digital Oases deploy in under 48 hours, replacing 12–18 month timelines while improving security, visibility, and operational resilience.
1. Understand how Private 5G’s deterministic performance, low latency, and built-in security enable reliable wireless connectivity for integrating legacy OT systems and supporting critical industrial workloads at remote sites.
2. Learn how placing localized compute infrastructure at the site enables real-time analytics, local decision-making, and continued operations when cloud access or backhaul connectivity is limited.
3. Combined Digital Oasis Architecture: See how integrating private 5G with localized edge compute allows remote sites to be stood up in under 48 hours, shortening deployment timelines while improving operational visibility, resilience, and control.
Session Track: Infrastructure / Wireless
 | Mehmet Yavuz, Celona Dr. Mehmet Yavuz is Co-Founder and CTO of Celona, founded in 2019 to deliver an end-to-end, enterprise-grade Private 5G solution built with cloud-native software and AI-powered automation. Previously, he spent 15 years as VP of Engineering at Qualcomm R&D, leading innovations in small cells, SON, and private LTE/5G. He also served as CTO of Ruckus Networks and worked at Nortel. He holds 200+ U.S. patents and M.S./Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. |
 | Daniel Miller is a seasoned solution leader in the telecommunications industry, currently heading sales efforts for Telecom at Armada. With extensive experience driving growth and building strategic partnerships in telecom and related sectors, he brings deep insights into market trends, client solutions, and team leadership. Passionate about innovation and connecting technology with business needs, Daniel is a dynamic speaker who enjoys sharing practical strategies for success in competitive industries. |
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Room: Harbor
Addressing Your Organization’s Detection & Data Collection Needs Using Integrated Multi-Technology Systems
Speaker: Max Smith, IndustrialEnet & Jon Carstensen
Critical energy and industrial infrastructure requires more than traditional perimeter security. Real-time, accurate data is essential to improving security, operational efficiency, safety, and regulatory compliance in often complex operating environments. This session explores how video-as-a-sensor and radar-based technologies can be fused to deliver high-confidence, real-time detection and actionable data. Drawing on years of deployment experience, the presentation examines practical implementations of edge-based video analytics, ground-based radar, and drone detection systems, interconnected through secure industrial networks. A key focus is the value of multi-sensor, multi-technology approaches. By combining complementary detection technologies, organizations can improve situational awareness, increase detection accuracy, and significantly reduce nuisance alarms and operational burden. The session highlights field-proven architectures, reviews the latest AI-driven detection technologies, and covers in-depth lessons learned from deploying these solutions in remote, harsh, and regulated environments.
Understand how video analytics, radar, and drone detection technologies work together to deliver accurate, real-time detection and actionable data in energy and industrial environments. Learn best practices and lessons learned for designing, deploying, and integrating multi-sensor detection systems within existing IT and OT networks. Identify how AI-driven detection, sensor fusion, and secure edge architectures can improve situational awareness, reduce false alarms, and support security, safety, and regulatory compliance goals.
Session Track: Networking / Security
 | Max Smith is IndustrialEnet’s Chief Application Engineer and primarily focuses on the design, specification, and implementation of advanced detection systems for the critical infrastructure and transportation markets. Max’s professional experience includes serving as Engineering Manager for TAPCO, a leading manufacturer of safety and detection technologies, where he focused on melding video and radar sensors to provide accurate detection and alerting of deadly wrong-way vehicle incidents. Additionally, Max worked as the Global Field Application Engineer for Cohu, an IP camera manufacturer that sold specialty color and thermal camera systems into the oil & gas, critical infrastructure, and national security markets across the globe. Max is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and enjoys travel, cooking, and hosting neighborhood events, all while he and his wife try to keep up with their now one-year old son. |
 | Jon Carstensen |
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Room: Spinnaker
What’s in your SCADA Communication Tacklebox?
Speaker: Dan Steele, Techneaux
What’s in your SCADA Communication Tacklebox? Today’s sporting anglers can quickly get the newest gear and lures to help them land trophy fish at their favorite spots. Modern rods are lighter, stronger, and more flexible, and the same technological advances apply to reels. Technology now plays a role in every aspect of fishing equipment, including hooks and lures. The wireless SCADA communications market in Oil & Gas is seeing rapid advancements. Radios are now faster, smarter, and easier to program, with expanded options like Ethernet, cellular, fiber, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. With more frequencies and hardware choices than ever, including cell modems and satellite radios, SCADA managers need to assess their options carefully to select the best communication tools for their application. With the release of several new Cell, I/O and IP products in all Frequency Bands, users have more options today at a lower price point than ever before utilizing wireless I/O and IP Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) applications for the SCADA Communication industry. The radio communication tackle box might consist of a laptop or desktop computer; diagnostic software – SCADA Radio GUI and interface, Wireshark and others; radio spectrum analyzers; test radios; Microwave, Omni and Yagi antennas; RF coaxial cable; cable jumpers; lightning protection; weather proofing and grounding kits; radio path studies; diagnostic tools; DC power supplies; radio antenna masts and towers; and knowledge of radio types and SS (spread spectrum) and MAS licensed narrowband frequencies and Serial and/or Ethernet devices. Regardless of the type of Oil & Gas application, there are several important considerations for choosing a wireless radio: • Preparation and knowledge are essential! • What are the short- and long-term plans/goals? • Who is the master/administrator, and does he/she know what is expected? • Who’s going to do the work? • What is the timetable and time of completion? • Do you have a radio path study? Several manufacturers can help or will run the paths for you. • Do you have a network design and list of end devices and connection types? Will there be I/O devices either local or using Modbus protocol? • Are you looking at hybrid networks using Ethernet and serial radios? Is local Wi-Fi access important? Will IP security cameras or other types of security sensors also be installed? The key to building a successful radio communication network for your SCADA application is to examine all the tools in your tackle box. The options today are endless with continually improving radios, software, and the option of hybrid solutions to optimize your networks. To have the most reliable system possible, it is essential to plan, understand the technology, be aware of the total budget and know the market. Having knowledge of these critical factors will open users up to infinite possibilities and let them learn about applications others have already tried and proven in the field or pond. Grab your tackle box! Communication tools that are available today Various types of wireless devices that can be used to help Software and other means to assist in selecting the best devices to use
Session Track: SCADA / Automation
 | Dan Steele, Techneaux Daniel G. Steele is the wireless account manager for Techneaux Technology Services in North America. Dan Steele has more than 35 years’ experience selling communication products for oil and gas, water & wastewater, electric utilities and other markets. Some of Steele’s previous experience includes, ABB/Hitachi Energy Wireless Specialist, Director of Sales for Automation-X, Global Market Leader for Xetawave, LLC, Director of Sales for FreeWave Technologies; Vice President of Sales for Bluewave Antenna Systems; Regional Area Manager for Microwave Data Systems – MDS (GEMDS). |
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Room: Schooner
WAN Anywhere
Speaker: Patrick Shumate, SpaceX
Reliable wide-area connectivity is no longer limited by geography. In this session, Starlink explores how LEO internet networks are transforming WAN capabilities for industrial and energy operations. Learn how organizations are extending secure, resilient connectivity across remote sites, mobile assets, and hard-to-reach infrastructure—enabling continuous data flow and improved operational visibility.
Session Track: Infrastructure / Wireless
 | After almost 30 years of building the Internet in dirt Patrick is now working on build the Internet in space. |
