You don’t just need a reliable internet connection in your barn. You need a future-enabled one.

There’s more to a “reliable” internet connection than meets the eye.

If you’ve integrated any kind of tech tool or internet-based system into your pork production facility, your top concern is likely: does the internet work?

And the ability to get dependable, steady internet is a huge part of reliable connectivity. It’s what drives your day-to-day. In the case of alarm systems, that reliable internet connection protects your animals.  

But if that’s the only piece of reliable connectivity you’re focused on, you stay locked into the present. True reliability is also about future enablement and flexibility.

If you rely on something now, but know you won’t be able to rely on it in the future… then it’s not actually that reliable, is it?

Unfortunately, that’s the case for most rural internet.

Maybe it works now (and maybe it doesn’t). But as we’ve seen with the phase-out of landlines and 3G service, you need a system that’s flexible enough to evolve with the times.

This is the case with your internet hardware, too. You need a system that will evolve alongside the tools coming onto the AgTech market.

Think about the round headphone jack that older iPhones had. It might have felt reliable at the time. Simply plug in your earbuds and go. But as iPhones evolved (and started to require an adaptor to plug in headphones), your ability to connect got more tenuous if you didn’t have that little 2.5-inch adaptor in your pocket.  

Your connection didn’t adapt with the times.

Meanwhile, Bluetooth headphones have always been able to connect to an iPhone. Bluetooth technology is reliable because it’s so flexible. The connection still works despite evolutions in technology and hardware.

Similarly, Distynct’s alarm system can grow alongside your operation and with the overall Animal AgTech space. Our gateway technology doesn’t limit you to just one type of sensor. You can connect any sensor and tech tool that needs internet, including controllers, WiFi routers, or any other AI tech that’s being deployed to monitor your barn.

The Distynct gateway is a single, flexible source you can use for anything – instead of a captive system that fails to empower a wider range of tools.  

It’s a connectivity point that remains reliable, even for tools that haven’t been invented yet.

Barn technology is an innovative space. The market already includes sensors like thermometers and cameras. Development of AI monitoring tools continues to accelerate.

You need to have a system in place that allows you to take advantage of those innovations.

Reliable connectivity gives you freedom to grow and evolve

The concept of reliable connectivity means feeling secure in the present moment that your technology is going to work, and your animals are taken care of.

But true reliable connectivity also gives you freedom to evolve past that current state. It serves as a steady foundation you can rely on to keep up with innovation, adopt new tools, and scale your operation – and only Distynct can do this.

When you have a future-enabled, flexible connectivity system, you don’t have to be afraid to try new tech, or connect a new device. You don’t have to worry about something not working with your current internet setup.

Having that reliable connectivity gives you the freedom to make decisions based on what’s best for your operation – not based on whether or not your internet works, or whether your system will support new devices.

‍This is the second part of a 2-part series about reliable connectivity in the pork production space. Read part 1 – Connectivity in the ag industry: the status quo – here.