Remote Wireless Network Upgrade

Houston, TX

Overview

EVX Midstream operates wastewater processing assets in remote environments where connectivity is inconsistent, data is expensive, and reliability matters more than “good enough.” Industrial Networking Solutions (INS) redesigned EVX’s wireless network architecture to reduce data consumption by 30% while building a foundation that could scale with the business as it expanded from a small footprint into hundreds of remote field locations. Remote Wireless Network Upgrade

This engagement wasn’t a cosmetic network refresh.Remote Wireless Network Upgradeesign that combined cellular networking, edge-device communication strategy, and centralized management so EVX could expand without multiplying operational overhead. Remote Wireless Network Upgrade

The challenge

EVX’s original network model rRemote Wireless Network Upgradeautomation systems polling edge devices. In remote field conditions, that approach is punishing: it drives steady data consumption whether anything meaningful has changed or not, and it is fragile in the face of intermittent cellular coverage. EVX needed to reduce data usage while improving field performance and consistency, without sacrificing reliability or making the system harder to manage as new sites came online. Remote Wireless Network Upgrade

At the same time, this wasn’t a “pause operations Remote Wireless Network Upgrade. EVX was expanding quickly. The network redesign needed to happen while the system was in active use and while hundreds of devices were being upgraded in the field. Remote Wireless Network Upgrade

What changed in the architecture

INS re-engiRemote Wireless Network Upgraderound MQTT, shifting the data model from continuous polling to event-driven messaging. That single change is the hinge point in the story because it reframes how data moves through the system. Instead of asking every device, repeatedly, if anything has changed, MQTT enables devices to publish messages when state changes occur, which is far better aligned with high-volume sensor environments and constrained connectivity. Remote Wireless Network Upgrade

The MQTT redesign also created room for other chanRemote Wireless Network Upgradetionally. It enabled EVX to move to a new cellular carrier and upgrade hundreds of edge devices while preserving forward compatibility for expansion, the system could grow without revisiting the same architecture decision every time EVX added another remote location. Remote Wireless Network Upgrade

Equipment context, without guessing

INS’s puRemote Wireless Network Upgradebe them as an industrial networking provider delivering OT/IT networking and services since 1998, supporting wired and wireless machine-networking environments. Their catalog and partner pages show they stock and support industrial-grade networking brands including Cisco, Digi, Ericsson (Cradlepoint), Moxa, Semtech, Hirschmann, and Belden.

For industrial cellular deployments in particular, INS sells cloud-managed cellular routers such as the Ericsson Cradlepoint NetCloud IoT router series (for example, the S700 series). I’m not asserting which exact hardware EVX used because that detail isn’t in your source text, but the broader point is clear and verifiable: INS operates in the ecosystem of industrial-grade OT connectivity hardware and managed services, and that equipment context matches the kind of remote, cellular-first field architecture described in this project.

INS is also publicly recognized as part of Cisco’s OT Supplier ecosystem, which positions them around OT-grade networking and IT/OT convergence work rather than general-purpose office networking.

Implementation and delivery

INS delivered more than a protocol change. The engagement included edge computing, cellular networking, network security, and network management services tailored to EVX’s industrial applications. Vendor guidance, industry experience, and internal IP were used to design a solution that fit EVX’s real constraints, including inconsistent coverage and the need to scale quickly across remote assets. Remote Wireless Network Upgrade

A key deliverable was the EVX Detailed Design Specification, authored after in-depth working sessions with EVX and used as the network standard across all facilities. That document matters because it turns a “project” into an operating model, it gives field expansion a repeatable pattern instead of a series of one-off deployments. Remote Wireless Network Upgrade

Results

The redesign reduced network data consumption by 30% and established a scalable infrastructure that supported rapid expansion. Remote Wireless Network Upgrade EVX grew from one router and ten clients to a process network spanning 300 remote locations and 20 facility locations, Remote Wireless Network Upgradeing as a critical element of EVX’s future development plans and enabling centralized management. Remote Wireless Network Upgrade

INS also provided ongoing network services over five years, supporting new facilities as well as upgrades, expansions, and troubleshooting for existing locations, which is the part most case studies skip but the parRemote Wireless Network Upgrademines whether a network design holds up under growth. Remote Wireless Network Upgrade