Solution
Wireless Video Offload
Move onboard video from fleet vehicles to central storage automatically, within a short depot stop.
- Starts automatically on arrival
- Many vehicles at once
- No per-gigabyte data charges
The problem
A vehicle with four HD cameras produces around 32 GB of video in an eight-hour shift, and more than 48 GB in a twelve-hour shift. A 500-vehicle fleet can generate up to 16 TB every shift.
Pulling that footage by hand takes around nine minutes per vehicle over USB 3.0, which adds up to 15 hours a day across a 100-vehicle fleet. Cellular offload brings recurring data costs and coverage gaps, and depot Wi-Fi slows down when many vehicles return together.
How Anywhere solves it
A compact node on each vehicle connects automatically when it reaches the depot, and fixed nodes around the yard carry the footage to central storage. Traffic is balanced across paths and drop-off points, so vehicles returning at the same time do not create a bottleneck.
Key capabilities
- Automatic connection on arrival, with no driver or technician action
- Simultaneous transfer from multiple vehicles, with load balancing across the depot
- Video protected in transit with AES-128 on the wireless link and AES-256 end to end
- Rugged vehicle nodes: PoE powered and IP67 rated
- Central monitoring of the network through Anywhere Node Manager
- No licensed spectrum and no recurring operator charges
How much video does your fleet produce?
Estimate your data volumes, cellular costs and the hours spent on manual offload.
Who this is for
- Public transport fleets
- Law enforcement vehicles
- Emergency response units
- School and charter buses
- Logistics and freight fleets
- Armoured and high-value transport
Products used
AX52e
AX52e Anywhere Network Node
Dual-radio outdoor node with two external antennas, for backhaul, rail and mobile deployments.
View product →AX52
AX52 Anywhere Network Node
Dual-radio outdoor node with built-in and external antennas, for efficient multi-hop networks.
View product →A-OS
Anywhere Operating System (A-OS)
Self-healing, low-latency firmware that runs on every Anywhere node.
View product →A-NM
Anywhere Node Manager (A-NM)
A portable Windows tool for setting up, monitoring and maintaining Anywhere networks.
View product →
Frequently asked questions
How much video does a fleet vehicle produce?
It depends on cameras, bitrate and shift length. As a guide, four HD cameras produce around 32 GB in an eight-hour shift. Use the calculator on this site to estimate the figures for your fleet.
Why not offload over 4G or 5G?
Cellular offload charges by volume and depends on network coverage and congestion. A private wireless offload network is owned by the operator, so there are no per-gigabyte charges for moving footage at the depot.
What happens when several vehicles return at once?
Fixed depot nodes distribute traffic across multiple paths and drop-off points, so capacity can be planned around peak return times rather than a single access point.
Further reading
Solution note
Connected Buses
Offloading video and fleet data as buses return to the depot.
Download PDF →Insight
Private Wireless Mesh vs 4G for Video and IoT
How a private wireless mesh compares with 4G for video surveillance and IoT, covering uplink bandwidth, monthly data, congestion, running costs and security.
Read →Planning a wireless video offload project?
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