Druid - Latest Case Studies & Use Cases_08.07.20

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Private Networks for Critical Comms & IoT
Business Critical Mission Critical
Hospitality Industry
Healthcare
Public Safety
Case Studies & Use Cases:
FWA
(Fixed Wireless
Access)

Enhancing Guest Experience, Increased Security
Marketing & Software integration
Emerging Applications for Hospitality

Case Study: Hospitality & Neutral Host
7 Cedars Casino and Hotel is located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state just off Highway 101 in a low-lying
basin at the base of Sequim Bay. While the area is beautiful and easily accessible to patrons, it does have one major
drawback: weak cellular signal.
To solve this problem, 7 Cedars turned to neutral host mobile network operator Geoverse and Druid Software their 4G/LTE
core network technology partners. As members of the CBRS Alliance, Geoverse and Druid has provided 7 Cedars with OnGo
– a private LTE network built to run on the 3.5 GHz CBRS band – that would allow the casino to offer patrons and staff
access to 5G service on the property. Read more..
Key benefits of CBRS/OnGo for 7 Cedars Casino & Hotel:
Greater security for staff communications
MCPTT Mission Critical Push To Talk radio and phone communication
Collaboration (chat, messaging, voice & video)
Body worn & Fixed point LTE/4G HD Camera Tech
Enabling mobility & Enchasing the guest experience
SMS notifications when a room is ready and mobile keys for guest room access.
Push notifications to visit the hotel bar/restaurant/spa
Employee retreat corporate events campaign to companies such as Boeing, Microsoft and Amazon
Marketing & Software implementation
The casino requires a guaranteed quality of data service for their marketing campaigns
They are implementing a campaign for patrons currently to avail of free appetizers or desserts if they post a photo to social
media
Improved cellular mobile signal improves customer retention

Customer Need:
The management at Qhotels had been using legacy
DECT technology for years. The hotels old period
buildings and extensive estates had many coverage
black spots, which impacted on staff
communications and efficiencies. They found it
impossible to solve this with short wave DECT
coverage or Wifi.
QH went in search of the best mobile technology
available, both indoor and out door to deliver
dedicated communications to their staff while
integrating with the latest PMS technology.
A dedicated private network with small cell
infrastructure allowed them to easily deploy blanket
coverage with only a handful of base stations
required.
The Solution:
Qhotels are often located in more rural areas, with
Spa facilities and golf courses. Druids private
cellular network application Raemis™ removes
coverage black spots, and ensures dedicated
coverage and capacity where and when its needed.
Our open SIP interface provides full integration of
the mobile handset to the enterprise PABX, turning
each mobile device into a SIP extension.
Our REST_API provides full integration of the latest
hospitality technology, leveraging the capabilities
of the ubiquitous smart phone and tablet devices
to improve guests experience and staff
communications and efficiencies.
Case Study: Hospitality

Smart Maintenance, MCPTT, Man down & Lone worker
Emerging Applications for Industry

Druid have deployed cutting edge private
networks for two of the world's top four
energy providers thus far. In each case
there was a clear need to improve health
and safety and deliver efficiencies through
the latest mobile technology innovations.
Due to the highly critical nature of Oil &
Gas exploration and production, there is an
essential need for dedicated data networks
off/on shore to provide live video streaming
from fixed point & body worn cameras,
MCPTT, man down, lone worker
emergency alarms.
Beyond security and resilient delivery of
mission critical communications systems,
this large utility also has plans for the
future of what cellular can deliver for IIoT.
With NB-IoT (LPWA) technology already
being rolled out in several countries in
2017, cellular coverage is best placed to
support the highest number of IoT devices
per single cell, with greater power
efficiencies for longer life single charge per
IoT device and lowest cost hardware.
Oil & Gas, Utilities & Energy Providers

Case Study: Windfarms - Private 4G/LTE
eBO Offshore (a brand name of eBO Enterprises) deliver secure communication, collaboration and tracking services so
that their customers can operate efficiently and safely at sea. eBO constructed this offshore wind farm in a safe and cost
efficient way, in time and within budget. Their customer now operates and manages their offshore wind farms in a safe and
cost efficient way, achieving maximum uptime for production.
Offshore deployments pose many challenges. eBO enable their customers to perform in these harsh environments, where
the latest 4G/LTE capable ruggedized equipment is used. They provide guaranteed connectivity offshore and onshore.They
also provide 24/7 operation & management of the Druid private network. The private network prioritises MCPTT traffic,
enables bandwidth control, application segmentation and security for all communications.
Key customer requirements for this wind farm project:
Managed communications offshore and onshore
MCPTT Mission Critical Push To Talk radio and phone communication
Collaboration (chat, messaging, voice & video)
Internet access and data transfer
Integrated Apps with Operations Platforms
QHSSE (Quality, Health, Safety, Service and Environment) fulfilment
Marine Coordination & Tooling
Operation & Maintenance Platform
Data Intelligence & Management
IoT Smart wind farm (offshore sensors)
Operational excellence through data analysis.
Redundancy for offshore industrial network.
Central Management & Reporting

Case Study: Smart Mining
MST Global specialise in mining and tunnelling technology that empowers mining companies to unearth safety and
productivity improvements. Over the last 30 years MST have consistently delivered innovative solutions that not only
address the needs of mining customers today, but also their future needs.
MST are piloting one of the worlds first mining 4G/LTE private network deployments in 5G spectrum. They have partnered
with the latest Spidercloud (a Corning Company) carrier grade 4G small cells and Druid Software’s market leading Evolved
Packet Core. The private network provides guaranteed connectivity underground which is key to accessing data from
multiple field sensors and other IoT devices. The private network has also been a key enabler of remote control and
automation of mining and tunnelling processes.
Key customer requirements for this Mining project:
Dedicated communications above & below ground
MCPTT Mission Critical Push To Talk Communication
Collaboration (Chat, Messaging, Voice & HD Video)
Internet access and data transfer
Strata Movement
Wireless sensors gathers data from strata and rock strain gauges that monitors strata movement
Personnel and asset safety through capture of strata movement data
Surface strata movements, specifically during blasting are measured to access impact
Vehicle Telemetry
Vehicle diagnostics & Integrated location tracking
Oﬀ-line data buﬀering
Integrated proximity awareness
Automation & Smart Mining

Case Study: Public Safety - Fire Services
Bence Command have done a wonderful job delivering the latest mission critical cellular network solution for Tyne and
Wear Fire Services with this state of the art Command Vehicle. This innovative instant 4G network, makes firefighting much
safer for first responders, by providing dedicated 4Glte coverage for drones and the latest body worn camera, vital sign and
mobile devices technology at the incident site.
Druid and Bence worked with 4G radio technology partners ip.access for the latest high powered 4G base station hardware
and Cell Antenna Corp International specialising in design/build control systems, to provide more than 8kms/5miles of
dedicated, high bandwidth, pervasive, secure 4G LTE mesh coverage, for the UK Emergency Services, and international
public safety customers.. Read more..

Case Study: Defense & Security Forces
Bence Command recently delivered the latest in mission critical cellular network
solutions for the Bangladesh Special Security Forces with this state of the art
Command Vehicle. This innovative mobile instant 4G network provides dedicated
4G/LTE coverage for drones and the latest body worn camera, vital sign and mobile
devices technology at the incident site.
Druid and Bence worked with 4G radio technology partners ip.access for the latest
high powered 4G base station hardware and Cell Antenna Corp International
specialising in design/build control systems, to provide more than 8 kms/5 miles of
dedicated, high bandwidth, pervasive, secure 4G LTE mesh coverage.

Security, Dedicated data, O & M, Resilience,
Business Process Integration (i.e. Nurse call)
Role of Private Networks in Healthcare

RF Connect, a national leader of cellular-based wireless
solutions has deployed a CBRS-enabled OnGo Private LTE
wireless network at Memorial Healthcare Systems to provide
temporary connectivity to support doctors and nursing staff
who are delivering emergency patient care during the
COVID-19 response.
In collaboration with Accu-Tech, CommScope and Druid
Software, who have all volunteered services, software and
licensing in an effort to assist during this difficult time. Like
many hospitals and clinics, Memorial has set up triage tents
and testing facilities to support a surge in patients.
Memorial Healthcare Systems - Covid’19 Response Teams
This cellular based wireless network delivers the highest data
performance and secure capacity to connect healthcare
devices that are ordinarily enabled by the existing indoor
network.
These networks can be set up quickly and include the highest
mobile security measures required for health care networks.
“This OnGo network empowers us to appropriately focus our
attention and resources on providing patient care,” said Jerry
Miller, Vice President Information Services, at Memorial Health
System. “We’re profoundly grateful for the proactive offer from
RF Connect and its partners to help.”
OnGo is the name given to the initiative in
the US to share cellular spectrum among
commercial users for private broadband
use. It offers a broad range of use cases
because of cellular’s inherent benefits of
performance, reliability and security which
provide business and mission critical
connectivity.

Park Stanislaus is in a unique location in Moergestel, Netherlands with
the residential care center located at the edge of the care campus,
close to the bustle of the shops but still close to the tranquility of the
nature reserve.
This innovative care campus is the ideal location for Dutch healthcare
specialist Avics B.V. to deliver the latest Druid and Corning private 4G
network technology to enhance the lives of the residents and provide
dedicated, secure data for their Connect and Care IoT devices. This
new technology ensures a better night's sleep for residents, less false
alarms and more job satisfaction for healthcare workers.
The Avics Smart Optical Sensor (SOS) IoT device
which is seamlessly integrated with the private 4G
network provides insight into how a resident is
doing 24/7.
The SOS is always tailor-made to the resident.
They can adjusted based on his / her wishes and
needs. For example, if a resident leaves his bed, is
restless or goes to the toilet, the Smart Optical
Sensor automatically gives a signal to the carers
smartphone.
Elderly Care - Care Homes & Assisted living

Healthcare requires highly secure, resilient mobile data for the large-scale critical communications services accessed daily. Koning and Hartman, Druids ICT specialists introduced the
Druid 4G technology to this Dutch hospital site in 2018. Several hundred doctors and nurses are provided with a resilient, quality of service private 4G network across the hospital
campus for mobile voice, messaging and data services.
Wifi is an excellent technology for many enterprise use cases. It has serious drawbacks however in comparison
to 4G/LTE, when trying to carrying secure business critical mobile communications and scaling to accommodate
hundreds of devices.
High quality mobility has always been a
challenge for shorter range technologies
like Wifi to deliver solely. Interference can
also be a serious issue with virtually any
smart phone device being capable of acting
as a Wifi access point and interfering with
the enterprise’s business critical
communications.
The Druid 4G healthcare network is
deployed in its own dedicated spectrum
working in harmony with the residents Wifi,
decongesting it. There are plans now for a
2nd
Dutch hospital in ’19 from the success of
this solution.
Case Study: Hospitals - Private 4G/LTE
Druid delivers the latest 4G/LTE secure mobile data for dedicated
Hospital Communications http://tinyurl.com/y4h45hc6

Customer Need:
Built in 2013, the management wanted to deploy the
best mobile technology available to deliver
dedicated communications to the hospital staﬀ that
integrated with the latest nurse call technology.
The management were interested in moving towards
cellular technology to meet its communications
needs and move away from end of life paging
systems that were very costly to maintain.
infrastructure was needed to guarantee cellular
coverage and capacity within the hospital campus.
Isala Klinieken Hospital
The Solution:
Druids private cellular network application
Raemis™ delivers over 10 millions calls a year over
its dedicated resilient cellular communications
services to thousands of medical staﬀ at the ISALA
campus.
nurse call alarm technology, leveraging the
capabilities of the ubiquitous smart phone device
to improve patient outcomes.
Case Study: Hospitals - Private Networks & DAS

Customer Need:
Built in Oct 2017, the management wanted to deploy
the best mobile technology available to deliver
dedicated communications to the care staﬀ that
integrated with the latest nurse call technology.
The management wanted to provide the residents of
the assisting living homes with a device that linked
directly into the private network. That would give
them freedom to leave the facility but at the same
time be part of the village private network
communications systems.
infrastructure and pebble devices was selected.
The Solution:
These care facilities are often deployed in more
rural areas. Druids private cellular network
application Raemis™ removes coverage black
spots, and ensures dedicated coverage and
capacity where and when its needed.
nurse call alarm technology, leveraging the
capabilities of the ubiquitous smart phone and
pebble device to improve patient outcomes and
residents standard of living.
Elderly Care - Care Homes & Care Villages

Low Latency, Local Data Breakout, O & M, Resilience,
Business Process Integration (i.e. Telemetry
Asset tracking)
Role of Private Networks in Supporting IoT:

Rotterdam Harbour
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Public LTE coverage was ruled out due to basic coverage issues, costs of service,
resilience and latency. There are countless WiFi applications in the target domain
and cost, latency, connectivity, security issues rules out its use.
After an extensive evaluation Druid’s Private 4G/LTE Solution was selected as the
best technology over National MNOs and Tier 1 cellular infrastructure providers:
Case Study: Industrial IoT & Port Automation
Since 1962 Rotterdam Harbour is one of the world’s busiest ports, embracing new technology such as
unmanned vehicles to boost its eﬀiciency and reduce cost. This digital transformation project needed a
low-latency solution for the positioning application, vehicle control and cargo data of unmanned vehicles in
real-time.
Public LTE coverage was ruled out due to basic coverage issues, costs of service, resilience and latency. There
are countless WiFi applications in the target domain and cost, latency, connectivity, security issues rules out its
use. Read more,,
Key features of Druids private network for Rotterdam harbour:
Dedicated secure coverage
Ultra Low latency (ULL)
Ease of Management and Expansion

Isolated Operation for Public Safety
At Intel Tel Aviv the Druid core is set-up as a fully redundant hot back-up
private 4G core to Cellom's public core. Both cores share the same RAN
which is Cellcom's public network RAN. In the event of a public core failure
or back-haul failure the eNodeBs/4G radios are configured to direct all
user and control plane traﬀic to the Druid private core (redundant
configuration), this is achieved using the S.1 Flex feature of the eNodeB.
Case Study: Intel Israel - (IOPS)
In 3GPP Release 13, the Isolated E-UTRAN Operation for Public Safety (IOPS)
concept was introduced. IOPS aims at maintaining a level of communication
between public safety users, oﬀering them local mission critical services even when
the backhaul connectivity to the core network is not fully functional.
Key features
➢ Dedicated secure coverage
➢ Ultra Low latency (ULL)
➢ Fully redundant, S1-flex to Cellom's public network

AstaZero (ASTA “Active Safety Test Area” and Zero, which refers to the Swedish Parliament’s
vision for road safety with zero dead and seriously injured in traﬀic) in Sandhult, Southern
Sweden is the world’s first full-scale test environment for future road safety.
They needed a network solution with extensive coverage for their test environment. Because of
the critical nature of the “Driverless car” applications, the network performance requirements
specified a latency of <30ms.
After an extensive evaluation phase, Asta Zero selected Druid’s Private Cellular 4G/LTE Solution
as the best technology to meet its needs, as it provided:
Key features of Druids private network for Asta Zero:
Dedicated secure coverage
Ultra Low latency (ULL)
Ease of Management and Expansion
Case Study: Autonomous Vehicle Test Track

Druid’s IoT Reach solution lights offshore black spots with coverage for IoT devices. Druid’s IoT reach solution can operate in licensed or unlicensed spectrum
depending on the specific use case. It acts as an inbound roaming network for IoT devices and provides a real time management interface to identify the IoT devices
present on its radio resources.
In this use case Druids private network provides vital coverage on ships for container tracking and telemetry monitoring of refrigerated containers for example for our
partners (WMS) Wireless Maritime Services.
Wireless Maritime Services LLC (WMS) is a joint venture between AT&T and Global Eagle Entertainment that specializes in maritime communications including
cellular voice, text, data, Wi-Fi and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity.
Case Study: Container Tracking & Telemetry
Druid partners with WMS one of the world leaders in maritime Communications
and the latest cellular IoT solutions

The OnGo Service deployment at the American Dream Entertainment & Retail Complex in East Rutherford, NJ was one of
the first case studies announced with the commercial launch of CBRS OnGo spectrum since September 2019. Druid’s
partners ANS Advanced Network Services, JMA Wireless, Geoverse are involved in bringing OnGo to the 3 million square
foot entertainment venue that projects 40 million annual visitors and includes more than 450 shops, services and
amenities.
ANS provided selection, installation, integration and operation of the OnGo Service. It worked with device partners to
complete the private network solution including Federated Wireless (Spectrum Access System controller), Geoverse’s
deployed Druid’s Enhanced Packet Core, private LTE/4G platform (Raemis ePC) and Cradlepoint’s NetCloud Service and
Gigabit-Class LTE edge router with CBRS support. Read more..
Case Study: Entertainment & Retail

Cost effective rapid rollout for last mile broadband, Local Data Breakout,
O & M, Resilience, Business Process Integration (i.e. CRM Azotel,
FreeRadius, Sonar etc.,)
Role of Private Networks in Supporting FWA:

With only 56% of US households (below income threshold) with
broadband access, there is a real urgency now for students to have
connectivity at home during the Covid19 pandemic. Using CBRS and
OnGo spectrum for FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) deployments provides a
rapid broadband connectivity roll out to address this critical need.
Case Study: FWA for US Public Schools
We see multiple school districts in Texas and Florida already deploying
this CBRS/OnGo FWA solution with Druid’s Raemis EPC and Airspan small
cells. Druids RAEMIS FWA ePC platform is a 3GPP compliant 4G/5G core
network, with unique features designed specifically for the easy
management of the Public Schools data broadband. Raemis is a mature
technology in use today by ISPs and Enterprises for mission critical
environments in the US, Asia and Europe.
Key features
Simple Management Interface Dedicated secure coverage
Integration with existing CRM
systems
Layer 2 Networking Capability
100 Users to 100,000 and more 5G Capable
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