Connectivity and Cybersecurity for the AI-Optimized Factory of the Future
Calgary, Canada – June 3, 2025 – I just returned from Computex 2025, where we showcased the latest in secure Wi-Fi innovation—a joint development between Edgecore and Wedge Networks. The energy was electric, reflecting the excitement around next-generation connectivity powering Industry 4.0 and beyond.
During the keynote, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a bold and inspiring vision: AI factories designed and optimized in Omniverse, intelligence trained before a single bolt is turned, and constantly synchronized between physical and digital twins. These intelligent facilities, he emphasized, will “run on AI, be built by AI, and continuously be optimized by AI.” He also projected that this market would grow to an astonishing $5 trillion USD in the coming years.
As someone who began my career in computer graphics and simulations—working on digitally modeling the physical world—this vision resonated deeply. It’s thrilling to see how far modeling, simulation, and rendering technologies have come, and how they’re now converging to power the next generation of factories.
But for this future to become reality—where machines, humanoid robots, and sensors must interact with digital twins in real time—it all starts with connectivity. Specifically, it demands high-performance, robust, and secure wireless infrastructure. That’s where modern communication technologies and the joint innovations from Edgecore and Wedge come in.
Introducing WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi
WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi—also known as WedgeCND for Wi-Fi—is the result of a strong partnership between Edgecore and Wedge. It merges Edgecore’s cutting-edge Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 access points and ecCLOUD management platform with Wedge’s patented real-time cyber threat prevention engine, integrated into open edge-network management systems.
Tailored for high-density, mission-critical industrial environments, WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi ensures not only reliable wireless connectivity but also inline, zero-trust security—right at the edge, where it matters most.
Why Smart Factories Need WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi
Zero-Touch Deployment & Cloud Management
Quick and effortless wireless setup with ecCLOUD, a large-scale cloud based AP management platform—perfect for scaling across complex factory networks.
Advanced Wi-Fi Technology for Smart Factories
WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi is built on high-performance, leading-edge wireless technology that supports the full range of smart factory demands—indoors and out, from office floors to rugged industrial zones.
At its core is advanced Wi-Fi technology from Edgecore that supports:
• 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
• 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6 and 6E)
• 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7)
This broad compatibility ensures seamless operation across legacy systems and next-gen industrial IoT deployments.
Whether you’re deploying Wi-Fi in a robotics assembly line, a high-density AGV zone, a warehouse, or outdoor industrial yards, WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi has you covered. The platform includes a full indoor/outdoor AP portfolio, with ruggedized models (IEC 60529 IP66/IP68-rated) to withstand dust, moisture, vibration, and temperature extremes.
In addition to performance and durability, WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi also delivers exceptional cost-efficiency, with significant savings on combined access point and cloud licensing costs compared to other enterprise offerings—making it the smart choice for scaling operations securely.
Whether it’s enabling worker mobility, autonomous robots, edge sensors, or real-time telemetry for digital twins, WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi is the industrial-grade foundation that future-ready factories require.
Real-Time Cyber Threat Prevention
WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi is tailor configured to meet the enterprise-grade security compliance needs of cloud managed Wi-Fi networks. Through a lightweight cloud orchestration architecture, it enables Wi-Fi APs with high performance advanced security functions:
• Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
• AI based malware prevention to stop never-before-seen targeted malware
• NGFW with Deep Packet and Deep Content Inspections
• Network DLP
• VLAN based network segmentation
• ZTNA of all devices
Wedge’s inline AI engine proactively blocks never-before-seen malware and zero-day threats, ensuring the digital twin receives clean, verified data streams.
Seamless Digital Twin Optimization and IoT & Robot Integration
From cobots and AGVs to mobile diagnostics droids, smart factories today are filled with diverse connected machines working in concert. These devices depend on reliable wireless communication to coordinate tasks, share telemetry, and respond in real time. WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi provides a unified Wi-Fi fabric that allows every device—stationary or mobile—to interact seamlessly and securely across the factory floor.
Here’s what that means in practice:
• Cobots (Collaborative Robots):
Designed to safely work alongside humans, cobots handle tasks like assembly, inspection, or packaging. Their real-time responsiveness and ability to adapt require fast, low-latency wireless connections—something WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi delivers with built-in zero-trust protection.
• AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles):
These autonomous vehicles move materials and components through the factory. To maintain coordination and avoid collisions, AGVs must remain constantly connected to navigation systems, edge controllers, and central digital twins via uninterrupted Wi-Fi.
• Mobile Diagnostics Droids:
These roaming robots monitor equipment, environmental conditions, and system health. They help predict failures and reduce downtime—but only if they can stream sensor data continuously and securely to analytics platforms or maintenance systems.
With WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi, all these devices are connected through a secure, unified wireless infrastructure, ensuring consistent performance, robust protection, and industrial-grade reliability. The platform not only supports high-density IoT environments, but also scales effortlessly as new automation systems are introduced—future-proofing the smart factory network.
Built for the AI Factory Era
As the keynotes stated, simulation-first, AI-driven workflows are becoming the new standard in manufacturing. But those simulations are only as effective as the data and infrastructure that support them.
WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi delivers that critical infrastructure—high-performance, resilient wireless networking fused with real-time, AI-powered security. It’s the ideal backbone for factories building electric vehicles, semiconductors, precision robotics, or next-gen electronics, where downtime and disruption are not an option.
Learn More
If you’re designing or managing smart factory infrastructure and want to future-proof your edge connectivity, contact us to discover how WedgeSecure™ Wi-Fi can accelerate your digital twin and AI journey.
Wedge Networks Inc.
1-888-276-5356
info@wedgenetworks.com
About Wedge Networks
Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, Wedge Networks is an innovation leader in real-time threat prevention. Its Cloud Orchestrated Edge Detection and Response software platform WedgeARP™, with its patented Deep Content Inspection and AI threat detection and prevention engines, are protecting millions of endpoints in critical infrastructure and connected environments in 20+ countries/regions.
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