Why Go Wireless: Benefits and Challenges of Wireless Remote Monitoring

Significant time and money has been invested into researching the use of wireless technology for remote monitoring. Yet, significant wireless deployments are just beginning to materialize in industry. There are many advantages to eliminating cables in remote monitoring applications, but there are also many challenges. As standards such as Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) and ZigBee (based on IEEE 802.15.4) continue to mature for use in wireless sensor networks (WSNs), those challenges are being addressed. Discover how wireless technology has evolved for measurement applications and learn key considerations for designing wireless remote monitoring applications.