Rice Electronics Launches Connected Worker Solution
Rice Electronics has launched the Connected Worker Solution with Intel® IoT technology. Designed to improve the safety and productivity of field workers in industrial environments, the end-to-end IoT solution using Rice Electronics smart devices along with Intel-based IoT gateways provides robust communication, near-real-time insight based on holistic analytics, and ease of use to support, protect, and optimize industrial workloads.
Data is aggregated from various Rice Electronics’ smart devices across an entire work site and forwarded to the cloud via an Intel Atom® processor-based gateway. The gateway also filters data based on defined rules and conducts local edge analytics and visualization using Intel software. The solution also supports multiple connectivity protocols, including Wi-Fi and 3G.
“The Connected Worker Solution was initially developed for clients that wanted to monitor the safety of their teams working in hazardous environments,” said Jason Celaya, vice president of IoT for Rice Electronics. “Collaborating with Intel and integrating their IoT technology has allowed us to enhance the Connected Worker Solution to interact and collect sensory data at the edge while improving safety in the workplace, in a simple and easy to use kit.”
Phonoscope Global, a Texas-based telecommunications utility company, has already realized the real business value of the Connected Worker Solution. Phonoscope Global wanted to improve service delivery capabilities while tracking the safety of its line crews with a solution that was easy to use by both its field and management teams. Rice Electronics and Intel met with Phonoscope Global leadership to illustrate the ease of use and other benefits of the Connected Worker Solution by outfitting technicians in the field with wearable smart devices and an Intel-IoT gateway on their service trucks.
“Rice Electronics and Intel approached us with their Connected Worker Solution and after seeing how our team embraced the technology,” said Jerome DeCuir, vice president of operations for Phonoscope Global. “It was evident how this would allow us to improve operational efficiency between dispatch, logistics, and field support teams, not to mention help improve safety.”
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