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Digi International Expands Industry-Leading Portfolio of Connectivity Solutions for Private Cellular Networks, Supporting Transmission and Distribution for Utilities
The Digi IX10 Cellular Router Supports CBRS or Anterix Bands for Smart Grid Applications that Bring Scalability, Reliability, and Agility to Power
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nThe Digi IX10 Cellular Router Supports CBRS or Anterix Bands for Smart Grid Applications that Bring Scalability, Reliability, and Agility to Power Infrastructure\n\n SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nExpanding its portfolio of solutions to support private cellular networks, Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII), a leading global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, connectivity products, and services, today launched new versions of its widely adopted Digi IX10 cellular router at DistribuTECH 2023. The new solution enables electric utilities to deploy private cellular networks that leverage the CBRS Band 48 shared spectrum or Anterix Band 8 900 MHz licensed spectrum.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230207005387/en/Digi supports private networks in collaboration with third-party providers. (Photo: Business Wire)\nBuilding upon its expansive portfolio of Private Cellular Network (PCN) enabled devices, Digi IX10 is a full-featured cellular router combining trouble-free reliability with long service life. Flexible power and connectivity options make it a versatile and cost-effective choice for electric utilities, smart-grid equipment manufacturers, and other stakeholders that need to secure critical infrastructure data transmission over private cellular networks — including variants for Anterix 900 MHz licensed spectrum and CBRS 3.5 GHz spectrum.\n\n“In the utilities market, private broadband is rapidly emerging as a must-have for grid modernization efforts,” said Carlos L'Abbate, CTO from Anterix. “As the nation’s largest holder of licensed spectrum in the 900 MHz band, our Anterix Active Ecosystem welcomes Digi’s latest addition to its portfolio of PCN-enabled routers. Together, Digi and Anterix are uniquely positioned to help utilities achieve secure, resilient and customer-controlled operations.”\n\nThe new Digi solution is ideal for a range of use cases in the industrial and utilities sectors, including transmission and distribution automation, connecting grid assets, metering, power quality monitoring, and remote instrumentation, as well as EV charging, solar farms, and other utilities applications that require greater intelligence, visibility, and edge computing.\n\n“When it comes to modernizing our grid infrastructure, connectivity remains amon...