Case Study: JBT Corporation achieves 24/7 secure, cost‑saving connected boarding bridges with Cradlepoint SD‑Perimeter

JBT Leverages LTE & Cradlepoint’s SD-Perimeter for Connected Boarding Bridges at Airports

JBT Corporation’s Aerotech Division, which manages passenger boarding bridges and gate systems, needed reliable 24/7 connectivity for real-time monitoring but faced long, costly deployments, security constraints on airport networks, and high capital expenditures for fiber and switching. To solve this, JBT Corporation turned to Cradlepoint, deploying COR Series LTE routers together with NetCloud Manager, NetCloud Engine and Cradlepoint’s SD-Perimeter Network-as-a-Service.

Cradlepoint provided compact LTE WAN routers, cloud management, and an SD-Perimeter overlay that securely links PLCs and gate controllers to JBT’s iOPS monitoring platform. The solution reduced onsite wiring and hardware, simplified security with a shared LAN scheme, enabled instant, scalable deployments and sub-second device visibility, and cut deployment time by six to twelve months — avoiding $5,000–$10,000 cable runs and lowering capex while improving remote management and uptime.

JBT Corporation

Stephen Tatton

Director of Business Systems and New Technology