Accenture and AT&T Bring Mobile Connectivity to Phillips 66 With Private Cellular Network
July 07 2020 - 07:59AM
Business Wire
Network creates efficiencies and lays the
foundation for future 5G use cases
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and AT&T (NYSE: T) are working with
Phillips 66 to develop industrial cellular wireless connectivity,
with the development of a private cellular network solution. The
solution will lay the foundation for potential future 5G use cases,
including support for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and low
latency applications.
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Phillips 66’s private cellular network
from Accenture and AT&T brings record speed improvements to
their refinery. (Photo: Business Wire)
Phillips 66 invited Accenture to address cellular performance
gaps with its existing public cellular network near one of its
refineries in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The private cellular network
— a local cellular network that includes cell sites and core
network servers that support the connectivity of a specific
organization's requirements — was selected as a proof of concept to
demonstrate the ability to handle increased mobile connectivity
needs from the ongoing Phillips 66 digital transformation
initiatives. The proof of concept private network was designed from
the ground up to address Phillips 66’s industrial digital
requirements. AT&T was selected as the telecommunications
provider to develop the necessary engineering for a dedicated
cellular network solution, using multi-access edge compute across
licensed spectrum.
“Mobile applications are central to our day-to-day business
activities — we use them for safety inspection forms for oil
distillation units, capacity tracking and more — so connectivity is
critical to keeping our operations running,” said Zhanna Golodryga,
senior vice president, chief digital and administrative officer at
Phillips 66. “The results of the proof of concept are promising.
This private cellular network can address existing coverage gaps
today and potentially lays the foundation for pervasive
connectivity to enable upcoming use cases based on IIoT and
5G.”
During the proof of concept, teams were able to bring dedicated
private cellular infrastructure onsite and record speed
improvements at the refinery. In addition, the cellular reference
signals showed the potential for improvement in signal strength at
selected process units. At Phillips 66, a number of technical
hurdles continue to be worked out and sustainable engineering
solutions are being developed, before the cellular option can be
made available for scale deployments while meeting the operational
requirements at the refineries.
"Reliable connectivity is accelerating business transformation
and enabling companies to innovate faster than ever before,” said
Chris Penrose, SVP of Advanced Solutions, AT&T. “Our
multi-access edge compute solution will help give Phillips 66 the
control, performance and security they need from their private
network today, while also giving them the flexibility to expand to
their other locations in the future.”
Mary Beth Gracy, Accenture’s client account lead for Phillips
66, said: ”The proof of concept of this private network will enable
Phillips 66 to selectively deploy connectivity and enable future
digital opportunities across the refineries. We will also work with
Phillips 66 to bring ecosystem partners to their private cellular
network to give a complete end-to-end view of what is happening
across the refineries and its supply chain, so that they can
continue to innovate.”
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Molly McDonagh Accenture +44 7825 023 622
molly.mcdonagh@accenture.com
Whitney Keeble AT&T +1 404 861 9236 wg6949@att.com
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