Octopi was designed, from the start, for cargo terminals with low bandwidth internet connections. Many of our customers are using Octopi in countries or regions with limited internet infrastructure.
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Network & Connectivity Requirements
Octopi can run with most cellular connection speeds but a 3G Internet or faster is recommended for optimal use. As a backup measure, we recommend that our customers have both WiFi and cellular network available on the wireless devices being used.
Minimal Bandwidth Requirements
Network |
2G Edge |
3G |
4G |
DSL |
Cable |
| Bandwidth |
0.1–0.3 Mbps |
1.5–8 Mbps |
15–90 Mbps |
5–35 Mbps |
10–500 Mbps |
| Compatible with Octopi | Slow, but usable. | YES | YES | YES | YES |
Less downtime with SaaS
Data shows that cloud-based SaaS software implementations generally have higher uptime than on-premise software. At a macro level, on-premise software faces 14 days of downtime in a year. The average rate of downtime for cloud servers is just 30 hours a year.
Unlike on-premise solutions, a SaaS solution like Octopi does not incur downtime and additional work from your IT team when the system is upgraded. Our dedicated software engineers at Octopi monitor uptime 24/7 and deploy upgrades while you focus on your core business.
Redundancy recommended
For redundancy, we recommend having two or three options for internet connectivity at your terminal. Most of our customers use a wired connection from a DSL, cable, or fiber optics providers as their primary source of connectivity (Plan A). To ensure connectivity, we recommend working with one or two cellular network providers (Plan B and Plan C) for mobile devices and MiFi hotspots.
Plan D: Offline spreadsheets
Despite Plans A, B, and C having served our customers extremely well, the Octopi team has proactively developed Plan D in case a terminal temporarily loses all internet connectivity. We provide spreadsheet templates to be filled offline during an internet outage, and uploaded to Octopi once a connection has been reestablished. Immediately after uploading the spreadsheets to Octopi, the terminal is ready to resume operations on the TOS with minimal downtime and all data up-to-date.