Case Study: Victorville Water District achieves reliable, high-speed SCADA communications with Firetide Wireless Mesh

Victorville Water District boosts SCADA throughput to 7 Mbps with Firetide

Victorville Water District faced significant challenges with its aging SCADA communications system, which relied on a single, problematic mountain-top repeater site plagued by power outages and severe RF interference. This unreliable system caused slow polling times and left the water district's operations vulnerable to central point failures. They sought a more robust wireless solution and selected a Firetide Wireless Mesh Network to modernize their infrastructure.

The solution involved deploying a self-healing Firetide mesh network, which was installed by the district's own personnel after receiving training. This new system drastically improved reliability and speed, with throughput exceeding 7 Mbps and some sites reaching over 200 Mbps. The implementation also streamlined network management, reducing the number of required IP addresses by 40%. With the project 25% complete, the district already considered it a success, achieving greater operational autonomy and resilience.

Victorville Water District