The search for competitive decarbonization targets and the corresponding movement to identify more renewable and distributed energy resources (RED), including in the face of climate change, point to a call in development of a professional body of workers in the applications sector dedicated to this area. . Although demand is increasing, there is a shortage of qualified candidates for this position, resulting in higher productivity demands on current box office staff.
Emerging technologies such as 5G, Edge and Cloud Computing can help the staff at the box enable more complex cellular computing applications, helping them to be more effective and efficient. But this is only imaginable with rugged cellular computing devices that are designed to function reliably under environmental conditions. demands higher performance core processors, while offering the necessary accessibility and withstanding the rigors of application boxes. This article examines the current and evolving situation of app boxes and what to look for in rugged mobile devices to meet IT needs.
The app industry, technology and the world are in the midst of major changes. While moving toward digitalization, utilities are also ineffably moving toward a clean, renewable force through distributed grid installations. A network of distributed forces requires more workers in boxes: application line workers, overhead electricians, damage assessors, box engineers and installation, maintenance and troubleshooting groups, with updated technical capabilities and tools, adding rugged cellular computing devices to establish, inspect, monitor and microgrids. photovoltaic panels, wind turbines, biomass generators, fuel cells, garage batteries and parts of renewable and regenerative energy systems that have not yet arrived.
Meanwhile, current, aging and centralized electrical infrastructure adds to the demand for application box personnel, as it requires periodic inspections and is vulnerable to damage and outages due to more common and increasingly intense storms stemming from climate change. Workers on existing electrical infrastructure are retiring in gigantic numbers, and replacement staff will need to be able to adapt to new and old grids. They will want to master the evolution of cellular technologies and programs to express themselves towards a modified network infrastructure.
Utility corporations are struggling to recruit, train and retain new staff, and complex skills are being taught to incoming applicants through organizations like the Center for Energy Workforce Development and others funded through the Future Energy Jobs Act of 2016. For those personnel, their cell phone device (pill or computer) is as much a component of the device as their helmet. However, until the shortage of professional staff is filled, existing staff will have to do more with more.
Emerging technologies (5G, synthetic intelligence (AI), edge computing, and others) enable increasingly sophisticated, high-performance computer programs and make a utility’s frontline workforce more effective and efficient, if the rugged cellular computer can do so.
New generations of core processors that run exponentially faster than previous versions work well with sixth-generation wireless communications. The increased speed and bandwidth allows the computing force to process gigantic amounts of data, images and video streams, but reliable connectivity will need to be built. Connectivity and accessibility to multiple wireless communications are central to today’s cellular technology.
The digitization of the 5G Internet of Things (IoT) application industry and programs with a large deployment of sensors across all devices in the network, offering a near real-time capability to sense, collect, send and gain insights and respond to a crowd. of network scenarios.
In the future, 5G, IoT and Edge Computing will go hand in hand. The growing computing power, as well as the very low latency and speed of 5G, are for Edge Computing, which transfers more intelligence, functionality and decision making to the end user’s device. With on-premises computing capabilities, anywhere, decisions can be made faster and the amount of knowledge sent and received in the cloud is minimized.
However, in application environments, those increasingly complicated cellular devices will continue to be exposed to harsh and harmful conditions. They will most likely be pushed into cellular cars driving over rough terrain, exposed to dust and fine particles, adding potentially combustible or poisonous vapors. Working under a scorching sun on a hot day can warm up even the coldest cellular device. Fanless thermal control in rugged tablets or laptops uses passive cooling and a force control algorithm, which monitors and controls the temperature and strength of the system. This type of device cooling contributes to safer operation in potentially explosive environments, increased reliability, and less downtime and maintenance that have a negative effect on productivity.
In the not-too-distant term, AI will prove its value as a resilient tool for processing legions of data, identifying trends and anomalies that will inform and advise frontline workers, their employers, and even advise the direction of the app industry. These current and future issues are influencing the engineering of today’s rugged mobile computers. With the safety of ever-changing situations and technologies, it will be vital to remain vigilant and ensure that the apparatus is up to the task at hand.
Sasha Wang is president of Durabook Americas, the commercial department that caters exclusively to the North American advertising industry. She has approximately 20 years of experience in the rugged PC industry and previously served as Durabook’s director of global sales and marketing. .