Licensed400MHz, 900MHzUnlicensed900MHzCellular2G/3G/4GWi-Fi802.11b/g/n -54Mbps
Due to technology limitations, utilities today install and manage communications networks that are purpose-built for each application. With the GE MDS™ Orbit Platform, utilities can now capitalize on uniform security to converge disparate applications within one network and reduce personnel training time. MDS™ Orbit is a highly versatile wireless platform that provides multiple wireless access technologies depending on terrain, customer concentrations and economy.
MDS™ Orbit Platform supports a diverse portfolio of radios to extend network coverage in various spectrum and geographic conditions, providing 2G/3G/4G LTE cellular solutions for public and private connectivity globally. MDS™ Orbit platform — both MCR and ECR — comes in 3 application modules: Unlicensed 900MHz, Licensed Narrowband, and Cellular. MDS™ Orbit’s MCR 900MHz unlicensed Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) radio offers high throughput with low latency while supporting a variety of deployment topologies. MDS™ Orbit’s Licensed Narrowband (LN) Series radio with QAM and adaptive modulation, offer 6 times increase in speed, cutting edge performance and versatility in the 400 and 900 MHz frequency bands.
MDS Orbit platform is designed with a common operating system, device management tools, and a comprehensive networking and cyber-security framework. These commonalities significantly:
The GE MDS™ Orbit MCR (Multiservice-Connect Router) and MDS™ Orbit ECR (Edge-Connect Router) are ultra reliable rugged wireless routers based on the MDS™ Orbit platform. They enable operators to extend secure and reliable 2G/3G/4G LTE cellular connectivity to critical applications while minimizing network downtime and improving application availability.
Improved productivity, optimization, preventive maintenance, quality control, regulatory compliance, safety and security are just a few of the requirements that drive the need for high performance networks to support multiple applications and deliver actionable data collected from remote, geographically dispersed assets. The MDS™ Orbit MCR-LN and ECR-LN radios bring new levels of networking performance to users operating narrowband licensed networks in 6.26, 12.5 and 25 KHz channel sizes.
The GE MDS™ Series solutions is ideal for customers using dedicated frequencies for long range communication. The solutions provide industrial wireless solutions that provide long distance communications over licensed radio bands, allowing users to interface to both Ethernet and serial devices such PLCs, RTUs and meters with host monitoring and control systems.
