Industrial connectivity and IIoT
AN INDUSTRIAL NETWORK IS NOT JUST THE INTERNET, BUT A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ENSURES CONTINUITY, OT SECURITY, AND STABLE PERFORMANCE. WITH VIKING, CONNECTIVITY BECOMES A STRATEGIC FACTOR FOR INDUSTRY 4.0.
The IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) is transforming the way manufacturing companies monitor plants, optimize maintenance, and collect production data in real time.
Sensors, PLCs, SCADA systems, edge gateways, and MES/ERP platforms must communicate continuously and reliably: for this reason, industrial connectivity cannot be treated as a simple “internet line”, but as a critical infrastructure that affects quality, safety, and operational continuity.
In industrial environments, stability, predictable latency, and resilience are essential. A network interruption can halt remote assistance, data acquisition, or synchronization between production lines and warehouses. Moreover, OT (Operational Technology) environments coexist with corporate IT and often require segmentation, traffic prioritization, and dedicated links between production sites, laboratories, offices, and data centers.
With Viking, which operates exclusively in the B2B sector, connectivity is designed to minimize the bottlenecks typical of shared networks and to ensure performance aligned with industrial processes, even in areas where dedicated fiber is not available.
The IIoT truly works when data always arrives, not “almost always”.
For this reason, Viking supports architectures that include point-to-point connections and carrier-grade solutions, useful for:
In environments where even a few minutes of downtime are costly, redundancy is a requirement, not an option. Viking designs solutions with backup lines and failover mechanisms so that a fault does not turn into an operational shutdown.
In industry, coverage is not limited to offices and server rooms: connectivity must reach where work actually happens, such as warehouses, storage yards, loading/unloading areas, and along production lines. This is where WiFi Go comes in—a Viking service that enables Internet access from any point in the facility, using a reliable solution based on high-density professional equipment with full system management handled directly by Viking.
For industry, WiFi Go is ideal: it can cover entire production lines, storage yards, and warehouses, and integrates tools designed for Industry 4.0 environments.
WiFi Go allows different network access configurations via captive portal: for example, a secure access for staff, one for guests, and dedicated profiles for operational devices (such as barcode scanners). This approach is particularly useful when IIoT coexists with logistics terminals, handheld devices, and shop-floor workstations. The system is also proactively monitored by Viking’s NOC to ensure everything runs smoothly at all times.
The security of industrial devices requires a specific approach: many OT assets are not designed with cybersecurity “by design”, and updates or patches are not always immediate. An effective strategy starts from the network: separating, controlling, and monitoring traffic flows.
With proper network design, it is possible to isolate critical systems, restrict remote access only to authorized users, and reduce the attack surface while maintaining productivity. In IIoT projects, this often translates into segmentation between IT and OT, privilege management, and clear communication policies between machines, gateways, and applications.
Industrial communication protocols (and data flows between PLCs, SCADA systems, and supervisory platforms) can be sensitive to latency, jitter, and packet loss—especially when integrating plants, remote control systems, and data platforms. More bandwidth is not always the solution: often what is needed is a network designed to ensure quality and prioritize critical traffic.
Viking helps build industrial connectivity tailored to real-world scenarios: from connecting a single production site to multi-site interconnections, with a focus on stability, predictable performance, and service continuity.
Do you want to bring IIoT into production and make it stable and secure with a tailor-made industrial connectivity solution? Contact Viking for a technical consultation: we analyze your plant, requirements, protocols, and service levels to design a reliable, scalable architecture ready for connected industry.
