International. The bank sought to modernize its outdated analog security system and implement a new IP camera solution in hundreds of its branches without the high costs and disruption associated with rewiring.
The client is a global banking and financial services institution with approximately 39 million customers in 62 countries across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, North America and Latin America. Several of its branches in Mexico had an outdated analog camera system, which could no longer meet modern safety and security requirements. The organization decided that the time had come to implement a new IP camera solution to improve security, deter criminal activity, and keep staff and customers safe with new advanced features.
However, the company wanted to avoid the high costs and business interruption associated with replacing infrastructure due to the range and cable type limitations of traditional PoE switches. The organization also wanted to keep these systems separate for operational and cybersecurity reasons. Migration time also had to be fast at each branch due to concerns about high labor costs and long installation times impacting business operations and store security.
The organization needed an innovative solution to overcome its digital transformation barriers and modernize security without high network readiness costs, complexity, long deployment times, and business disruption.
Solution
The customer considered NVT Phybridge and its CLEER24-10G Ethernet over long-range coax switch and organized a proof-of-concept to test the solution on-site. The CLEER24-10G switch provides up to 50 watts of power (PoE++) and 10/100 Mbps symmetrical, full-duplex, over coaxial cabling with a range of up to 1,830 meters, 18 times more than standard switches.
After a few simple configuration steps, the CLEER24-10G switch transformed the customer's existing coax infrastructure into a powerful and robust PoE backbone with more than enough bandwidth to support the new IP cameras. The IT team was impressed and decided to move forward with the digital transformation project.
Result
The client used the CLEER24-10G switch to deploy more than 7,000 IP cameras in more than 700 locations throughout Mexico. The organization leveraged its existing point-to-point coax-based infrastructure to maintain a physically separate network for the new IP camera system. The infrastructure topology was the same across all locations, allowing for a repeatable, predictable, and scalable deployment method across all locations. The customer estimates that the CLEER24-10G reduced total deployment time by a third, while reducing labor costs, complexity, and business disruption. The organization invested more of its digital transformation budget in better IP cameras and capabilities, improving security capabilities in its branches and the overall ROI of the project. The organization found a solution that was great for shareholders, better for staff and customers, and better for the environment.
Sustainability
The organization is committed to achieving net-zero status in its operations and supply chain, while collaborating with customers to reduce emissions and scale up low-carbon solutions as they exit high-carbon activities. In line with its sustainability strategy, the client used the CLEER24-10G switch to leverage its existing infrastructure assets, which avoided approximately 123 U.S. tons of e-waste during its digital transformation.
