Manufacturing Network Solutions

Manufacturing network solutions are networking and connectivity technologies that support a plant's critical systems, devices, and operations. These solutions range from internal networks on the factory floor to internet connections linking a facility to cloud platforms, other sites, and remote teams.

BeyondReach delivers the underlying business internet connection, including primary and secondary circuits. We work primarily through carriers, MSPs, ISPs, aggregators, and other channel partners that serve these manufacturing locations, especially in hard-to-reach areas.

Yes. BeyondReach can help you connect new manufacturing sites, including greenfield facilities, when traditional providers cannot meet your customer's installation timeline. Depending on the location and available infrastructure, fixed wireless may offer an alternative to waiting for fiber construction.

Yes. BeyondReach can provide both primary and secondary connectivity, including backup circuits engineered to reduce shared points of failure with the primary connection. The best combination depends on the plant's location, connectivity requirements, and available infrastructure.

A second internet circuit does not automatically create effective network redundancy. The difference comes down to whether the primary and backup connections share the same infrastructure, such as the same carrier, conduit, fiber route, or upstream network.

BeyondReach reviews the available carrier and path options for each location and engineers a secondary connection designed to reduce shared points of failure with the primary circuit. The level of diversity available depends on the site.

When properly engineered, carrier-grade fixed wireless can be highly reliable and comparable to fiber in performance for many manufacturing connectivity applications. Unlike consumer-oriented cellular internet, engineered fixed wireless uses purpose-built infrastructure designed around the site's bandwidth, performance, and environmental requirements.

Most BeyondReach broadband installations take approximately 15 to 30 days, while Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) installations generally take 30 to 90 days. Actual timing depends on the service type, plant location, and complexity of the solution. Infrastructure requirements, permitting, licensing, weather, and construction needs can all affect the timeline. BeyondReach provides a clearer timeline after reviewing the location and connectivity requirements.

It depends on the service selected. BeyondReach DIA circuits include performance-backed SLAs, with standard targets of 30 ms latency, 99.9% uptime, and 99.9% packet delivery. Higher uptime targets may be engineered upon request, depending on the solution. Broadband is delivered on a best-effort basis and does not typically include a formal SLA.

The right option depends on the manufacturing operations and applications the plant needs to support during an outage.

Yes. BeyondReach provides primary or secondary connectivity that can be integrated into an SD-WAN environment. The customer's SD-WAN appliance, firewall, router, or other network equipment determines how the connection is used, including during failover.

Yes. BeyondReach can engineer circuits with future bandwidth requirements in mind, helping you support growing demands for automation, cloud applications, and smart factory connectivity. Available upgrades depend on the site’s infrastructure, network capacity, and service type.