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Project Overview & Highlights

Widelity worked closely with NASA and Intel MEC Developers to develop a mobile edge network to enhance engineering operations supporting the Artemis project.

Client:

NASA

Location:

New Orleans – NASA Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF)

Services:

Network design, integration services to support a 4G/5G private network, RAN design and implementation, MEC Implementation Plan, Open RAN Training, SIM Plan and use case aggregation plans

Accomplishments:

Widelity provided a RAN network solution coupled with comprehensive MEC support to NASA MAF to integrate tools used in the Artemis airframe program. Designed an optical backhaul network to enhance the digital twin goals of the facility, and integrated machine-learning models, dashboards with Near Real Time alarm capabilities.

Project Details

The Challenges

NASA MAF engineers required a system to monitor tool compliance and Key Performance Indicators during the construction of certain airframe systems. Additionally, the network controllers (MEC) had to be dynamically aware of nearby RF systems to mitigate potential interference issues in real time applications.

The Solutions

Widelity provided a use case solution, by introducing a private wireless network (dedicated to the MAF Artemis assembly area) that offered better control, isolation, QoS and security compared to Wi-Fi or ruggedized Industrial radios.

The MEC and distributed controllers brought compute and analytics closer to the data source (at the edge of the operations area- network) thereby reducing latency, reducing backhaul bandwidth and enabling real-time decision and KPIs from the tools attached to the network. A local Hybrid core managed the LTE and 5G network component. The tool’s performance metrics were steered (via the user-plane function (UPF) to the local MEC platform rather than to a distant cloud, enabling ultra-low latency responses, meant to interface with a phase II logical twin application

The Results

By NASA MAF deploying the private 4G/5G network with MEC nodes close to the manufacturing tools, NASA enabled real-time tool monitoring and optimization with high reliability, low latency, and full control of data. The architecture supported current manufacturing challenges (mobility, video analytics, IoT sensors) and is extensible for future digital twin use cases.

Steve Martinez Network Strategy Division
Steve Martinez
Sr. Vice President & Director,
Network Strategy Division

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Steve Martinez Network Strategy Division

Steve Martinez

Sr. Vice President & Director,
Network Strategy Division

Esteban (Steve) Martinez is the Senior Vice President and Director of Widelity’s Strategic Networks Division, where he oversees business operations across Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Rim. Steve brings a wealth of experience from his previous leadership roles, including Director and Vice President positions at Nortel and MobileStar. Throughout his career, he has excelled in developing innovative solutions to complex networking, network deployment challenges and hard problem sets across the communications integration realm.

Steve has a proven track record of driving sales and expansion efforts in high-growth emerging markets, both domestically and internationally. His exceptional performance has garnered recognition as a Most Valuable Employee and multiple customer awards for delivering multimillion-dollar projects on time and within budget. His expertise in operations management, system design, and technology migration has been pivotal in helping clients achieve their strategic goals and ensuring long-term success.

Steve’s diverse client portfolio spans telecommunications, aerospace, distribution logistics, data backhaul, mobile network operators (MNOs), and investment companies. Known for his engineering acumen and hands-on approach, Steve excels at solving complex problems, pursuing entrepreneurial opportunities, and leveraging his varied interests to develop innovative solutions.

Residing in Texas, Steve is an avid maker with a passion for embedded controllers. He enjoys restoring British vintage roadsters, sailing, and reviving iconic 1950s radio sets and tube amplifiers.

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