Case Study: Water Utility Company achieves reliable, high‑capacity, low‑TCO wireless broadband for SCADA and video with Cambium Networks

Water Utilities Choose Fixed Wireless Broadband Communications

Water Utility Company, a utility serving 1.6 million people, faced the challenge of connecting widely distributed field sites for SCADA, security video and other IP services while minimizing total cost of ownership and ensuring 24/7 reliability and regulatory compliance. After earlier low‑end wireless gear underperformed (failures and self‑interference), the Water Utility Company selected Cambium Networks and its fixed wireless broadband portfolio — including PTP 820 and PTP 650 backhaul, PMP 450 distribution and cnPILOT Wi‑Fi — to build a purpose‑built communications platform.

Cambium Networks deployed high‑capacity point‑to‑point backhaul and point‑to‑multipoint access with ring‑and‑spoke topology and cnPILOT Wi‑Fi, providing link throughputs up to 1.66 Gbps (PTP 820), 450 Mbps (PTP 650) and 125 Mbps on PMP channels. The solution enabled streaming video, voice and SCADA on a single IP network, delivered consistent performance with lower hardware failure rates and reduced maintenance, met projected cost‑savings, and gave the Water Utility Company a scalable, manageable communications foundation.