Every industry sector relies on wireless radio systems to acquire data remotely. However, they can regularly experience downtime due to interference from other technologies which operate in the overcrowded VHF and UHF radio frequency (RF) bands. The problem is particularly apparent in the 400 to 500MHz unlicensed bands. Businesses are therefore fighting escalating operating costs as a decrease in system reliability is reducing the benefits of using wireless monitoring.
Bryan Rickett, electromagnetic business area lead at Roke, said: "The V/UHF bands are very popular with industry due to their wide coverage, good propagation and low infrastructure costs. However, their increased usage means that they have become a victim of their own success as interference between different technologies is creating unreliable services that result in costing money rather than saving it. Our new service will provide expertise to help businesses once again benefit from the use of RF technologies."
Roke's RF interference mitigation service includes planning and design advice, analysis and modelling, monitoring and diagnostics and mitigation design, manufacture, fitting and testing.
