Digital Infrastructure
The True North Solutions Digital Infrastructure team delivers the foundational building blocks to provide a safe, reliable operational technology environment. Our team comprises experts in industrial cybersecurity, infrastructure, networking, and telecommunications domains, with a wealth of knowledge and experience to remove complexities and bring your project to fruition.
Operational technology is at the core of who we are at True North. The Digital Infrastructure team is equipped with the precise skillsets to handle your telecommunication, networking, infrastructure, and cybersecurity needs.
Digital infrastructure experts take you from plan to operation, seamlessly
From leadership to OT strategy, through designing your environment, and providing field support for commissioning your next enterprise OT environment, we can scale to your needs and guide you through your digital journey.
We offer network and hardware monitoring tailored to meet industry-specific needs. FAST Care, True North's service that monitors and manages key performance indicators, leverages our OT Support Center, to scale support to keep your assets safe and secure.
We provide a comprehensive approach to designing, securing and installing critical system infrastructure for your OT environment.
Industrial telecommunications
True North offers deep expertise in data, interoperability, and voice communications. We specialize in the design and installation of telco-grade equipment. Many of the systems we implement are in rugged terrain and designed to work in harsh environments. Our team designs for the immediate project needs and ensures that future capacity and capabilities are available. We have expertise in:
- Non-biased assessments of solutions, costs benefit analyses, and recommendations
- Forward-thinking infrastructure planning
- Complete SCADA system communications optimization, including SCADA hosts, RTUs, data radios, wireless networking, and associated hardware
- Fiber network design
- Network upgrades and troubleshooting
- Industry Canada licensing audits and compliance services
- Wired networks and industrial ruggedized wireless networks
- Path and coverage analysis and planning
- Tower, mast, and structure analysis
Industrial networking
True Norths brings a range of telecommunication capabilities to the table. We have designed and commissioned reliable, secure, and scalable wired networking solutions for critical communications. This includes local area network (LAN) hierarchical designs with dedicated core distribution and client access that adheres to IEC62443 standards as well as collapsed core networks using routing, switching, and firewall products from most leading equipment vendors. True North has expertise in:
- Resilient network design
- Segmentation monitoring
- Implementation and cutover planning
- Network audits
Cybersecurity
True North has a proven track record in delivering high-quality OT cybersecurity services for commercial, industrial, and clients around the globe. Our exceptional team of qualified specialists make us one of the leading cybersecurity service providers with unparalleled insight into the latest cyber threats.
System infrastructure
We work with our clients’ automation OT, industrial IT and corporate IT infrastructure teams to ensure implementation of systems that meet all stakeholders’ requirements. Our system infrastructure services include:
- System architecture and design
- Networking
- Storage and virtualization technologies
True focus on safety and quality
Whether on a client site or at our headquarters in the US or Canada, we conduct ourselves with the utmost attention to safety, quality, and workflow-based execution best practices.
- True North complies with our clients' requirements for Certificate of Recognition (COR) status in the regions where it is required.
- Across all our operating regions, True North's health, safety, wellness, and environmental programs are structured to support the wellbeing of our employees, contractors, clients, and visitors.
- Our safety and environmental target is zero incidents. This is more than just a target to be achieve – this is a fundamental value. Regardless of geographic location, we pride ourselves on consistently exceeding industry standards.
- Client satisfaction is our priority; this is the first item on our list of True Values, and it’s something we strive for in everything we do.
- Our quality program is designed to ensure the delivery of reliable, efficient, and secure solutions for clients across various industries.
- At the beginning of every client engagement, we work with our clients to establish expectations and key performance indicators to ensure alignment before the work begins. Quality is then driven by our Leadership and project execution teams, and measured, reported on, and continuously improved.
- By prioritizing quality, we help you optimize your operational technology infrastructure, mitigate risks, and achieve long-term operational success.