Shabodi NetAware: Tooling Industry 4.0

With Shabodi NetAware

Manufacturers rely on specialized Industry 4.0 applications for computer vision, industrial control, and process automation, which require networks to keep pace with autonomous and intelligent operations. However, if these applications lack network awareness, the result can be network resource competition and bottlenecks among multiple applications that could disrupt critical manufacturing processes. Shabodi NetAware programmable network platform solves this challenge by enabling manufacturers to integrate Network APIs into third-party Industry 4.0 solutions easily.

For example, with NetAware, industrial applications can now:

Prioritize Critical Processes: Our simplified Quality on Demand (QoD) API enables dynamic network resource allocation to applications aligned with business priorities, ensuring uninterrupted production and avoiding costly downtime.

Enable Autonomous Operations: Our intelligent edge-node discovery API ensures minimal-latency data processing for autonomous visual inspection, quality control, and vehicle safety operations.

Enhance Security: Our location and SIM-swap APIs safeguard IoT devices by instantly detecting unauthorized SIM card replacements that could indicate device tampering.

Shabodi NetAware programmable network platform empowers manufacturers to integrate network awareness into their Industry 4.0 solutions with unprecedented flexibility. By providing simple, reusable APIs that function across any vendor’s programmable network infrastructure (Wi-Fi 6, Private or Public LTE/5G), we enable organizations to enhance their applications with intelligent network capabilities while maintaining complete provider independence—truly enabling them to code once, deploy everywhere!

Standardized Network APIs for Manufacturing Applications

Manufacturing systems depend on predictable connectivity for AI-based analytics, autonomous vehicles, and real-time video analytics for quality control and more. GSMA Open Gateway and CAMARA standardize how network capabilities can be exposed via APIs to integrate into the above-mentioned business-critical applications for real-time network slicing, control, and threat detection.

Shabodi NetAware acts as a bridge between manufacturing applications and network intelligence and control in public or private networks, enabling application developers to embed network insights and request specific network control (e.g., quality-on-demand, low-latency network connection, sensor device location, etc.) into their applications without needing to understand network specifications and standards, delivering manufacturing applications that can adapt to real-time network conditions without disrupting production.

From Technical Potential to Enterprise Impact

This white paper outlines how Network APIs create real operational and commercial value for manufacturers. It shows how programmable connectivity strengthens security, boosts efficiency, and enables advanced applications like predictive maintenance, robotics, digital twins, and AI-driven automation. Real examples demonstrate measurable ROI and why APIs are essential for scalable Industry 4.0 transformation.

An exploration of Use Cases and Impact

This white paper explains how Network APIs enable smarter manufacturing through secure, programmable access to network capabilities. It highlights four use cases—credential management, asset tracking, Quality on Demand, and resource booking—showing how APIs improve performance, reduce downtime, enhance visibility, and support Industry 4.0 automation across private and public networks.