Venn Telecom and the pulp & paper business
Forestry products like pulp and paper have been produced for centuries … but today the business of turning trees into goods is surprisingly modern, needing business-class connectivity with reliable bandwidth. And the places where raw materials are sourced – with supply and sustainability top of the list – are often far from well-connected population centres, creating huge barriers for connectivity. Let’s see how Venn Telecom delivers high-performance connectivity solutions for the wood and paper sector.
Connectivity challenges in the wood & paper industry
Dense forests. Tall trees. Rural building codes. Processing the raw materials for pulp and paper is a tough task for connectivity providers. Working areas are far from mobile network coverage, beyond the reach of national wired infrastructure, and are packed with natural and artificial barriers in the landscape that prevent broadband reaching equipment.
Yet pulp and paper producers have a great need for tracking and certifying the raw materials they use – in some cases down to the individual tree. Without that data, sustainability can’t be guaranteed and buyers will look elsewhere. And while paper and pulp factories are dangerous places buzzing with heavy machinery, efficiency still requires every process to be monitored, to maximise yields and minimise waste. Finally, the outputs are just one stage in a global supply chain – and when they leave the forest, the data must stay with them.
How Venn Telecom delivers reliable connectivity
The first stage of a solution is to engage skills in connecting hard-to-reach areas, with a solid knowledge of your specific use case. In resource extraction and processing, that means more than knowing how to work in forests – it’s about understanding the use case, foreseeing every problem, and matching capacity with need. With experience from offshore wind farms to remote agricultural sites, Venn Telecom knows the size and shape of your challenges.
An effective wireless deployment means considering lines of sight, hazardous elements, geographical variability, and how people interact with it all. But the right expertise makes it look easy.
Wireless can be engineered to deliver business broadband, whether through satellite links or mobile networks enhanced by booster antennas. It also ensures seamless integration with your SD-WAN, keeping critical data accessible to your upstream supply chain in the cloud. In challenging environments—hot, humid, and dusty—ruggedized equipment helps maintain high uptime and reliable connections. For industries like logging and pulping, where operations are often remote and infrastructure is limited, wireless solutions provide a dependable way forward.
A fully integrated connectivity solution
Satellite connectivity
Satellite provides a business-class option even when mobile isn’t available, connecting your forest operations to your head office via SD-WAN and cloud services.
Wireless redundancy with a single device
Peplink routers integrate multiple technologies like cellular 4G/5G/LTE, WiFi, and LEO satellites in one device, giving all types of production processes a choice of connectivity.
Remote forestry connectivity
Directional high gain antennas provide remote sites with reliable access to distant cellular networks, providing Internet access options that are not possible using hand held devices.
Weather-resistant connectivity solutions
Rugged, weatherproof, and hardened device options mean the few devices required –routers, dishes, antenna – can be placed where needed without affecting their reliability or performance.
Wireless broadband: a technical overview
Why wood & paper companies choose Venn Telecom?
An experienced technology team
Our people have been wirelessly connecting remote and rural operations for years, and every solution they design is unique … yet built from standard parts.
Blended hardware, software, and services
Partners like Peplink and Starlink mean our technology is best-of-breed – but the real value-add is in how we bring different services together for the most cost-effective solution.
Smooth and easy rollouts – worldwide
Expertise and equipment work hand-in-hand at Venn Telecom. Because maximum performance doesn’t stop at hardware choices: it’s in the details of positioning and layout.
A single source of service, 24/7
Deal with Venn Telecom, and the pain of multiple suppliers and contracts goes away. You’ll get a single point of contact, whether your solution uses mobile, satellite, or anything else.
Talk to the team
Whatever stage of the processing cycle you’re responsible for, we understand what pulp and paper production needs – and we’re ready with solutions to all your use cases. The next step is a conversation. So talk to Venn Telecom today and let’s get you connected.