菲利普斯66专用蜂窝网络为炼厂提升效率

据烃加工网站7月13日消息 埃森哲和美国电话电报公司正与菲利普斯66公司合作开发工业蜂窝无线连接，开发专用蜂窝网络解决方案。该解决方案将为未来潜在的5G用例奠定基础，包括支持工业物联网（IIOT）和低延迟应用。

菲利普斯66邀请埃森哲公司在路易斯安那州贝尔查斯的一家炼油厂附近解决其现有公用蜂窝网络在蜂窝性能方面的差距。专用蜂窝网络是一种本地蜂窝网络，包括支持特定组织要求连接的蜂窝站点和核心网络服务器，被选为概念证明，以证明其能够处理正在进行的菲利普斯66数字转型带来的移动连接需求主动性。

概念验证专用网络从一开始就是为了满足菲利普斯66的工业数字要求而设计。美国电话电报公司被选为电信供应商，为一个专用的蜂窝网络解决方案开发必要的工程，使用跨许可频谱的多址边缘计算。

菲利普斯66高级副总裁、首席数字和行政官Zhanna Golodryga说：“移动应用程序是我们日常业务活动的核心，我们将其用于石油蒸馏装置的安全检查表、容量跟踪等，因此连接对于保持运营至关重要。概念证明的结果是有希望的。这种专用蜂窝网络可以解决当今的覆盖差距，并且潜在地为普及连接奠定基础，使基于IIOT和5G的即将到来的用例成为可能。”

吴恒磊 编译自 烃加工

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Phillips 66’s private cellular network brings record speed improvements to refinery

Accenture and AT&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.

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.”