Advanced connectivity enables Deere to fully embrace the IoT
and revolutionize productivity in factory settings
MOLINE, Ill., Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- John Deere (NYSE:
DE) has successfully obtained 5G licenses in five counties in
Iowa and Illinois as part of the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) auction for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service
(CBRS) 3.5 GHz spectrum. This will enable John Deere to accelerate
the availability of 5G in its largest manufacturing facilities in
North America.
Rural counties are often left behind in the race to implement
broadband – even though is necessary to process large quantities of
data and enable advances in smart manufacturing, Internet of Things
(IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other breakthrough
technologies in these areas. By obtaining these licenses,
John Deere will boost its wireless networks by providing access to
5G in its manufacturing facilities.
"John Deere has always focused on how to empower customers to do
more with less by using technology, and our focus on tech goes way
beyond the fields. It impacts everything single aspect of our
business, and we're constantly looking at ways to improve our own
efficiencies and outcomes with it," said Jahmy Hindman, Chief
Technology Officer. "Implementing 5G in our manufacturing
facilities allows John Deere to make significant progress in our
Smart Industrial strategy by turning factories into smart and
connected manufacturing facilities – a critical piece of the
industrial IoT."
John Deere's manufacturing facilities are extraordinarily
complex environments that rely on automation and connectivity. With
miles of embedded Ethernet cables connecting Wi-Fi drop points
currently in factory ceilings, the facilities are faced with
limited flexibility for set up and upgrades. 5G enables private LTE
networks and will allow John Deere to design a more flexible,
nimble and connected facility, creating opportunity for further
advancement and greater efficiency that will transform the
manufacturing process.
Private 5G LTE also creates the opportunity to expand factory
capabilities leveraging edge computing, analytics, and autonomous
devices, and empowers a larger set of smart applications like
real-time location systems, asset tracking, inventory management,
wearables, building automation, and robotics for operational cost
savings.
John Deere will implement 5G at its manufacturing facilities in
the following counties: Rock Island,
Illinois; Scott County,
Iowa; Dubuque, Iowa;
Polk County, Iowa; Black Hawk County, Iowa. The rollout is set to
occur during fiscal year 2022.
About John Deere
Deere & Company (www.JohnDeere.com) is a world leader
in providing advanced products, technology and services for
customers whose work is revolutionizing agriculture and
construction - those who cultivate, harvest, transform, enrich and
build upon the land to meet the world's increasing need for food,
fuel, shelter and infrastructure.
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