Retailers have to position themselves to do business where the customer is in a hyper digital economy. Whether it’s a new e-commerce store, a shopping app, delivery services or curbside pick-up – retailers must come to the customer. Additionally, in-store experiences must innovate in a post-COVID economy, including touchless technology, mobile payment terminals, and e-receipts.

This increased demand in new technology and self-serve options will create a demand for wireless infrastructure, network security, and cloud migration. Upgrading new technology into an existing infrastructure creates a potential network security risk. Easy-to-deploy network solutions will become a hot commodity in the retail sector. To drive continuity and growth, retailers need to be more agile than ever before by leveraging technology and accelerating their move to the cloud.

Industrial customers expect to get shipments faster, with flexibility, transparency and at a lower cost. Legacy operating models are crumbling under market pressure. The need to advance digital transformation roadmaps has never been more critical. There have been some market leaders who have plunged into advanced technology to optimize their business performance.

The logistics industry has seen improvements particularly with artificial intelligence solutions including route planning, demand planning, and intelligent transportation. From automation picking systems and last-mile delivery robots, AI is making a significant difference in optimizing and scaling operations to meet market demands.

The sharing economy will be embedded in every part of the financial system. Consumers and businesses will still need banking services, but they may not turn to a bank to get them. The so-called sharing economy may have started with cars, taxis, and hotel rooms, but financial services will soon dominate this category.

In this case, the sharing economy refers to decentralized asset ownership and using information technology to find efficient matches between providers and users of capital, rather than automatically turning to a bank as an intermediary. Increased customer demands will add pressure to old operating models, as they will want more agile and flexible services and little or no cost.

The manufacturing industry is experiencing a revolution with the benefits of Cloud Computing. Most of the US and Europe is leveraging cloud technology to create Smart Manufacturing, which leverages elastic compute capabilities to enhance CAD, CAE and CAM in real-time. Companies also sees benefits in ERP, financial management, analytics and workforce training systems. The emergence of new technologies such as IOT, 5G and AI contribute to the reach, speed and intuitiveness redefining the competitive landscape.

Benefits for Transport & Logistics:

• Operational Efficiency: Reliable connectivity allows for seamless communication between all parts of the logistics chain.
• Improved Security: Protects critical transportation data (e.g., route information, shipment tracking) from cyber threats.
• Cost Savings: SD-WAN and FWA can reduce costs by optimizing bandwidth and eliminating the need for expensive, traditional MPLS circuits.
• Scalability: Easily scales as logistics companies grow, adding new warehouses, routes, or fleet locations without sacrificing security or performance.

These solutions are designed to optimize performance, enhance security, and support the high demand for real-time data in transport and logistics operations.

Managed Network & Security solutions for the Transport sector are designed to address the unique challenges of a highly distributed, often mobile, infrastructure. Transport and logistics companies require secure, reliable, and real-time communications across various locations, such as warehouses, distribution centers, ports, and moving vehicles.