Companies operating in sectors such as telecommunications, industry, intelligent transport, critical infrastructure, the primary sector or advanced digital services need to deploy increasingly secure, resilient and efficient connected solutions.
The shift towards 5G networks, digitalised industrial environments and OT/IT architectures creates new opportunities, but also poses complex challenges: validating critical services, integrating industrial devices, analysing the radio spectrum, automating networks, edge computing and protecting against cyberthreats.
Gradiant’s infrastructure for 5G networks and services and Industry 4.0 provides a controlled, representative environment in which to develop, test and demonstrate technologies for advanced connectivity, industrial digitalisation and cybersecurity. This enables companies to reduce technological risks, validate their solutions before deployment and accelerate innovation in scenarios closely resembling real-world use cases.
Advanced connectivity without compromising security
Adopting 5G networks, connected industrial systems and Industry 4.0 solutions makes it possible to innovate, automate processes and develop new services. However, as the number of devices, sensors, OT/IT systems, edge platforms and connected services grows, so too do technological complexity and exposure to failures, vulnerabilities and cyberattacks.
Before bringing a solution to market or deploying it in a real environment, organisations need to verify that it is secure, scalable and interoperable.
Gradiant addresses this need through a specialised infrastructure that combines capabilities in:
- 5G core networks and radio access;
- software-defined radios (SDRs);
- radio spectrum analysis;
- APIs, service automation and traffic monitoring;
- OT testbeds, PLCs, HMIs, sensors and actuators;
- advanced robotics;
- edge computing devices and gateways;
- firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
This combination makes it possible to deploy, analyse and validate next-generation mobile networks, communications between network functions, terminals, connected services and digitalised industrial processes in a controlled environment.
From experimentation to secure deployment
One of the main challenges for companies working with 5G, O-RAN, edge computing, artificial intelligence applied to networks, radio frequency, network function virtualisation or industrial OT/IT systems is moving from an isolated test to a solution ready for deployment.
Without an appropriate validation environment, integration risks, development costs, interoperability issues and cybersecurity gaps can increase significantly.
Gradiant’s 5G and Industry 4.0 infrastructure enables this process to be addressed comprehensively:
- experimental development of new technologies;
- integration of devices, networks and industrial systems;
- validation of critical services and digitalised processes;
- assessment of performance, scalability and interoperability;
- demonstration of solutions under controlled, reproducible conditions;
- analysis of vulnerabilities and cybersecurity risks.
Our cybersecurity expertise also makes it possible to recreate attack and defence scenarios, test intrusion detection systems and validate protection and incident response mechanisms. This helps organisations make better decisions before investing in, integrating or deploying new solutions.
Our infrastructure brings together advanced connectivity, radio spectrum analysis, traffic monitoring, OT environments, automation, edge computing and cybersecurity in a single experimental environment.
