• Developing vendor selection criteria aligned to project goals and long-term needs 
• Overcoming the unfamiliarity of corporate IT when deploying connectivity solutions in plant environments 
• Discussing deployment challenges around change management, permitting and available labor 
• Managing your vendors post-install to mitigate risks

In this fireside chat, Pradhyum Ramkumar will talk to LyondellBasell Solutions Center Manager Mike McDowell about the impact of their 5G LAN solution deployment. LyondellBasell was looking for a connectivity solution to connect their global manufacturing sites to provide efficiency through  better data visibility, control and security in support of the company’s Value Enhancement Program. Mike will discuss lessons learned from the deployment, and how Private 5G improved employee productivity through reliable and pervasive communications in outdoor locations, reduced costs for emergency communications using push-to-talk, and improved workplace safety overall. Today Private 5G has become one of the cornerstones of modernization that LyondellBasell is leveraging to achieve its strategic goals.