Agriculture

A 250-acre U-Pick farm transformed its entire property with just three Apogees, enabling outdoor POS, IoT sensors, and full-farm security coverage while creating a seamless visitor experience across orchards, fields, and restaurant seating areas.

On a modern farm, connectivity is as essential as water or sunlight. IoT sensors track soil conditions, RFID tags monitor livestock, drones survey crops, and workers rely on Wi-Fi to coordinate operations. But covering 1,000 acres with traditional access points wasn’t realistic. The number of APs required would have created unsustainable costs and endless network management headaches.

Prairie View A&M University wanted to turn its 1,000-acre farm into a smart agriculture lab, but traditional networks couldn’t keep up with the scale—or the budget. Partnering with Cloud Ingenuity and Aura Wireless, the university covered the entire farm with just five Apogee 360 antennas. From soil sensors to drones to Wi-Fi in the hands of students, everything came online. The result: a living lab that proves how connected farming can thrive even under tight university budgets.
King City, CA chose a different path. With just five Apogee antennas, they lit up 500 acres of stream-quality Wi-Fi, giving students safe access from their homes, yards, and cars parked outside school.

More than a pandemic fix, it was an investment in equity. By treating Wi-Fi as community infrastructure, King City proved that connection isn’t just about schoolwork — it’s about opportunity.