Introducing the DETO Smart Antenna: Entering a New Era of Industrial Connectivity with DECT NR+

With the DETO Smart Antenna, we are bringing a new industrial communication solution to market that has been specifically developed for mobile and automated applications. Based on the DECT NR+ technology of STRATUM 9 GmbH, it enables transparent PROFINET/Ethernet transmission, deterministic communication, and uninterrupted handovers between wireless participants. This creates a powerful, scalable, and future-proof alternative for demanding applications in conveyor technology, electrified monorail systems, and intralogistics.

Wireless communication that truly meets industrial requirements

In modern production and logistics systems, the demands placed on availability, flexibility, and real-time capability are increasing continuously. Conventional transmission solutions quickly reach their limits, especially in moving systems. This is exactly where the DETO Smart Antenna excels: it transmits PROFINET and Ethernet completely unmodified via DECT NR+, without protocol conversion, without additional interfaces, and without unnecessary complexity in the network architecture. This ensures seamless integration into existing automation concepts and significantly simplifies commissioning, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

A key advantage lies in the radio standard itself. DECT NR+ operates in the dedicated 1.9 GHz frequency band, independently of WLAN or typical sources of radio interference in industrial environments. This enables robust, highly available communication whose stability is nearly comparable to a wired connection, only wireless. At the same time, the technology allows private networks to be set up without network operator fees or SIM cards.

The key benefits of the DETO Smart Antenna

For our customers in industrial automation, it is not enough for wireless communication to simply work. What matters is that it works in a predictable, stable, and process-reliable manner. That is precisely what the DETO Smart Antenna was developed for.

Interference-free 1.9 GHz frequency band
The dedicated DECT NR+ wireless standard prevents frequency conflicts and provides the foundation for reliable data transmission, even in demanding industrial environments.

Deterministic communication
Designed for industrial process data and alarms, the solution offers stable, deterministic real-time communication for modern I/O applications with bandwidths of up to 3 Mbit/s.

Wireless PROFINET transmission
PROFINET and Ethernet signals are transmitted completely unchanged. Existing architectures remain intact, integration effort is reduced, and systems remain lean and easy to manage.

Seamless handover
Uninterrupted handovers between radio cells ensure a constant connection, even in fast-moving or continuously mobile applications such as shuttle systems, EMS or other mobile participants.

Designed for mobile applications in production and intralogistics

The DETO Smart Antenna is consistently designed with industrial practice in mind. Whether in automated conveyor systems, electric monorail systems, mobile skids, AGVs, or sorters, wherever systems move and communication links need to remain stable, it opens up new possibilities. Process data, diagnostic information, and maintenance data are all transmitted via the same communication channel. This reduces infrastructure requirements, eliminates parallel networks, and creates a more efficient system architecture.

In addition, the solution is not only high-performance, but also a sound long-term investment. As an open standard, DECT NR+ offers a high degree of future security without vendor lock-in. Comprehensive diagnostic mechanisms also make it possible to monitor system conditions precisely, detect faults at an early stage, and improve maintenance processes in a targeted way.

Retrofit without downtime

Especially in retrofit projects, there is strong demand for solutions that can be integrated into existing systems without causing long downtimes. The transparent PROFINET transmission of the DETO Smart Antenna provides a decisive prerequisite for this: existing structures can remain in place while a modern wireless communication infrastructure is introduced at the same time.

Dipl.-Ing. (BA) Martin Wolf, Managing Director of DETO Automation Germany, puts it this way:

“With DECT NR+, we now have a communication solution that, for the first time, truly meets the current requirements of mobile industrial systems in a holistic way. In retrofit projects in particular, there is strong demand for modernisation to be carried out during ongoing operations and without downtime. This is exactly where our Smart Antenna delivers real added value for our customers through its transparent PROFINET transmission.”

Welcome to the next generation of industrial connectivity

With the DETO Smart Antenna, we are redefining industrial wireless communication. We connect machines, mobile systems, and automation components in a stable, secure, and real-time manner. It is a connectivity solution that not only meets today’s requirements, but also prepares plants for the challenges of tomorrow.