The Smart Warehouse boom: Efficiency and Productivity

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The connectivity of a winery, vineyard or wine farm through fiber optics can change its future, considering the improvement in productivity, efficiency and precision that can be achieved thanks to the technologies that can be incorporated.

Why connect a winery or vineyard with fiber optics?

Fiber optics provides a fast and reliable connection to work with connected devices and use IoT (Internet of Things) technology. For example, real-time monitoring of sensors and devices, such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags that enable inventory management, access controls, product tracking, contactless payment, etc.

The incorporation of IoT, thanks to fiber optic connectivity, also facilitates the implementation of temperature, humidity and motion sensors, which give improved visibility and control over products and processes in the warehouse.

Implementing systems to manage warehouses also has a positive effect on facility logistics, facilitating efficient resource allocation, route planning and improving overall warehouse productivity.

Sustainable management

These technologies also make it possible to incorporate intelligent agriculture projects that help make more precise decisions in response to climate and environmental changes. And, for example, optimize water consumption and control fertilizer use.

An interesting case of application of sensorization technology is that of the Quinta do Bouro in Portugal, which, among the multiple benefits related to data collection and process management, observed a potential 15% reduction in water consumption without affecting production.

 

Robotics in the world of wine

Larger farms and wineries are also incorporating automation and robotics processes to improve goods handling, sorting and packaging. The application of robotics systems for fertilization and harvesting in the vineyard, and inventory control and movement in the winery, is one of the nine major digital trends in the global wine industry, highlighted by the Observatory for the highlighted by the Digital Transformation Observatory of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) in its exhaustive survey of wineries in 18 countries and 21 wine technology experts.

Integral communications

Improved connectivity through fiber optics also favors effective communication between employees and departments in charge of different processes because it enables the implementation of unified communication solutions in the warehouse, such as voice over IP (VoIP) and videoconferencing. Of course, this technology also helps to optimize interaction with suppliers and customers.

How to connect to fiber optics?

Asteo Red Neutra is deploying an interprovincial fiber optic network that covers the provinces of Burgos, Salamanca, Segovia, Cáceres and part of Badajoz.

If you have a winery or farm in the rural areas of Castilla León and/or Extremadura where we are present and you need ultrafast fiber optic connectivity, contact us and we will inform you of our authorized operators in your municipality.

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Patricia Moreno Pacheco

Deployment Manager Director

Trained as an architect at the University of Seville and with international experience after her studies at the Leibniz Universität Hannover, she has a multidisciplinary technical profile. He stands out for his analytical capacity and leadership in telecommunications infrastructures, providing a highly consolidated strategic vision.

Her career began in civil architecture, working as a Municipal Architect and energy certifier. In 2017 she oriented her career towards the telco sector by joining Nokia as FTTx Network Design Engineer. For five years, he participated in large multinational deployments for operators in the USA, Italy, Chile, the Philippines and Germany. Later, at Inelcom, he took over team management and implementation support for the German UGG network, mastering the construction and last mile phases. All this international supervisory experience brought her to Asteo Red Neutra in 2023, where she manages field operations as Deployment Manager.

Away from blueprints and fiber optics, he is an active person who likes to enjoy his free time. He is passionate about climbing, paddle tennis and traveling, always looking for new environments to disconnect.

Laura Díaz

Marketing & Communications Director

With 20 years of experience, Laura has developed the communication strategy for national and international companies. Since the official launch of ASTEO Red Neutra, she has led its communication and content strategy as an external consultant, until her incorporation to the team.

She started her career as a journalist in the IT sector. She specialised in Communication, advising companies in various sectors (banking, asset management, private equity, insurance and insurtech or telecommunications). She led Evercom's Financial Communication department, in charge of the area's growth strategy and the management of the team and clients.

She graduated in journalism from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, in Venezuela, took the ABC-UCM master's degree in journalism, and complemented her education with studies in International Business at Dublin Business School, and sustainability at the University of Cambridge.

Married to Santi, she is the mother of two children and, whenever she has some free time, she loves going swimming and to the cinema or enjoying long dinners with friends.