Private Networks for Agriculture: Trilogy’s Vision

Trilogy Networks is revolutionizing agritech with private 5G, addressing rural connectivity gaps and enabling precision farming. By integrating IoT, edge computing, and advanced analytics, Trilogy supports real-time decision-making, sustainable practices, and automation in agriculture. Learn how Trilogy’s standardized, scalable solutions are paving the way for a more connected future in agriculture and beyond.

Addressing Connectivity Gaps in Rural Agriculture

Deploying private 5G networks in rural and agricultural settings presents unique challenges, primarily around connectivity. Farmland, especially in sparsely populated areas, suffers from poor cellular and IoT connections. Trilogy’s mission is to overcome these barriers to connectivity, a fundamental requirement for digital transformation in agriculture.


Key challenges include:

  • Signal Strength and Propagation: Determining where signals are strongest and how they propagate across vast farmlands.
  • Public vs. Private Networks: Evaluating where public networks suffice and where private networks are necessary.
  • Cost Management: Addressing the high costs of deploying and maintaining private networks in rural areas.

Connectivity issues are universal across rural farmlands worldwide, and Trilogy’s approach aims to bridge these gaps. The deployment of private 5G networks not only addresses immediate connectivity challenges but also establishes the foundation for broader technological integration. With improved connectivity, Trilogy is accelerating the digital transformation of agriculture, paving the way for smarter, more efficient farming practices.

Unlocking Cloud Interactivity for Smart Agriculture

Moving Beyond Traditional Systems

Trilogy is working to evolve from basic connectivity to cloud interactivity, where autonomous agricultural devices can interact seamlessly with the cloud. This transition is vital for unlocking the full potential of these devices, enabling them to leverage advanced computational capabilities and perform truly autonomous operations.

Key technical challenges include:

    1. Data Flow Optimization: Redesigning networks to handle more uplink data (generated by devices) rather than downlink data (consumed by users).
    2. Network Planning: Ensuring reliable RF propagation and coverage across large, dispersed farmlands.
    3. Economic Viability: Making large-scale network deployments cost-effective for both providers and end users.
    4. Industry Fragmentation: Addressing the lack of standardization among autonomous equipment manufacturers, which currently increases costs and operational inefficiencies.

Operational Enhancements

Autonomous agricultural equipment often requires expensive onboard compute infrastructure due to connectivity limitations. By enabling cloud integration, Trilogy simplifies operations and reduces costs, providing farmers with real-time insights and remote control capabilities. The solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing farming workflows, ensuring ease of adoption and usability.

Driving Precision Farming with 5G and IoT

Enhancing Decision-Making

Trilogy leverages private 5G, edge computing, IoT devices, and advanced analytics to deliver precision farming solutions. These technologies are tailored for large-scale farms, where managing operations across vast areas poses unique challenges. By digitizing critical data, Trilogy empowers farmers with decision-support tools that improve productivity and sustainability.

Practical Applications

Key areas of focus include:

    • Soil and Weather Monitoring: Providing real-time and forecasted data on soil conditions and weather patterns.
    • Disease and Pest Management: Identifying and addressing threats before they escalate.
    • Irrigation Optimization: Ensuring efficient water usage by monitoring soil moisture and crop health.
    • Yield Forecasting: Using predictive analytics to improve planning and resource allocation.

Farmers receive this information through user-friendly dashboards, allowing them to make informed decisions for each field. For example, while a small 40-acre farm can be managed with traditional methods, larger farms spread over hundreds of square miles require digitized solutions to monitor varying conditions across fields.

Scaling Private 5G for Farms of All Sizes

Standardization and Automation

To expand the reach of its private 5G solutions, Trilogy is focused on standardizing and automating its processes. This includes:

    1. Repeatable Deployment Models: Creating a “rinse and repeat” approach for designing, installing, and activating networks.
    2. Tool Development: Partnering with companies like Invensys to automate workflows for network design, deployment, and operation.
    3. Scalability: Ensuring the solutions can be adapted to farms of all sizes, from large operations to small hobby farms.

Broadening Accessibility

While Trilogy initially focuses on large farms due to economic feasibility and readiness for adoption, the long-term goal is to make these technologies accessible to smaller farms, including those as small as one acre. This democratization of technology ensures that the benefits of digital transformation are available to all growers, regardless of scale.

Expanding Private 5G Beyond Agriculture

Addressing Broader Needs

While agriculture remains the primary focus, Trilogy’s private 5G networks also address other rural connectivity challenges. Potential applications include:

    • Energy Sector: Digitizing 1.6 million oil and gas wells, connecting 2.6 million miles of pipelines, and enhancing operations for 325,000 wind turbines.
    • Healthcare and Emergency Services: Improving connectivity for rural hospitals and first responders.
    • Rural Enterprises: Supporting the 5 million small businesses operating in rural areas across the U.S.

Carbon and Sustainability

Trilogy is also advancing carbon-related initiatives, such as carbon measurement, capture, and sequestration. These efforts align with global sustainability goals, making Trilogy a key player in addressing environmental challenges while improving operational efficiency in underserved areas.

The Future of Private 5G in Agriculture and Beyond

The Road Ahead

Trilogy is at the forefront of developing foundational AI models that will drive the next wave of innovation in agriculture. These models aim to standardize and optimize processes across geographies and crop types, transforming how data is used in farming.

Agentification of Agriculture

The future lies in the “agentification” of agriculture, where AI-driven agents handle everything from agronomy planning to large-scale food system modeling. Trilogy is working to provide the data and infrastructure needed to fuel these advancements, creating a more intelligent and responsive agricultural ecosystem.

Beyond Agriculture

Trilogy’s advancements in private 5G have implications beyond farming. The same foundational technologies can be applied to other sectors, such as energy, where digitization and connectivity gaps still exist. By continuing to innovate, Trilogy aims to drive transformative change across industries.

Trilogy’s Roadmap for Agritech Innovation

Building a Comprehensive Ecosystem

Trilogy’s partnerships, including with Invensys, allow the company to focus on its core mission while leveraging external expertise for network deployment and management. This collaborative approach enables Trilogy to develop and scale solutions that create widespread impact.

Operating System for Innovation

A key part of Trilogy’s vision is creating an operating system that functions much like iOS or Android, providing developers with the tools to build innovative applications for agriculture, energy, and other underserved sectors. By enabling widespread access to cloud-native, AI-driven systems, Trilogy aims to democratize innovation and foster creativity across industries.

Empowering Change

Through its focus on connectivity, cloud interactivity, and AI, Trilogy is paving the way for a smarter, more connected future. By addressing immediate challenges and laying the groundwork for future advancements, the company is poised to transform not only agriculture but also other critical industries, driving meaningful change on a global scale.


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