Wireless networking via 5G enables industrial companies to achieve fast communication, reliable data transmission, and flexible processes, for example in maintenance. The new explosion-proof Smart-Ex 203 smartphone (photo), first presented at the Hannover Messe 2025 tradefair, supports the use of 5G (and 4G) connectivity in ATEX/IECEx Zone 2/22 and Division 2. The 6.3-in. device empowers users to take their digital processes and augmented reality (AR) applications into expanded plant locations. — Pepperl+Fuchs SE, Mannheim, Germany
A new smartphone for use in potentially explosive areas
| By Mary Page Bailey