Gateway Gen 2 Is Here: Faster response. Tougher build. Updates that come to you.

The equipment you put in the ground today should still be the right choice five seasons from now.

That's the bar we built Gateway Gen 2 to. It's now the standard gateway included in every new Verdi deployment, and it changes a few things worth knowing about, whether you're starting fresh, expanding an existing operation, or already using Gen 1.

What the gateway is doing for you

Most growers don't think much about the gateway. That's by design.

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It sits on a pole at the edge of your field, connects every block controller, valve, and sensor to the Verdi Dashboard, and handles thousands of commands a season without drawing attention to itself. It's the backbone of the whole system. When it's working well, you forget it's there.

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Gateway Gen 2 gives you more of that, with the capacity, durability, and connectivity options that larger and more demanding operations require.

You won't outgrow your gateway

Gen 2 supports up to 16 simultaneous LoRa channels, double the 8 supported on Gen 1. 

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More field devices can communicate reliably through a single gateway. If you're expanding into new blocks, adding telemetry nodes, or building out a larger deployment, you're doing it on infrastructure with real room to scale. The gateway will not become the constraint. For operations that are growing, that matters.

Fewer things to break in the field

Gen 1 had external cables and exposed antenna connection points. Gen 2 doesn't.

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Wi-Fi, GPS, and LTE antennas now live inside a fully sealed enclosure. It's IP67-rated, protected against dust and temporary immersion, built with aluminum and engineering plastic, and rated to operate from -40°C to +70°C. Fewer components exposed to the elements means fewer potential failure points.

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Whether your operation runs through Central Valley summers, Pacific Northwest winters, or anything in between, the enclosure is built for it. This is hardware designed for permanent outdoor installation, not seasonal removal and storage.

Connect from anywhere on the farm

If your gateway location doesn't have Ethernet or Wi-Fi, the LTE variant handles it.

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The Gen 2 model supports cellular backhaul via a NanoSIM card with an active data plan. For remote fields or new blocks without existing network infrastructure, you no longer need to run cable to get connected. Gen 2 also supports multi-WAN failover. If your primary connection drops, cellular picks it up without any action from you.

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For operations expanding into new ground, this removes a real barrier.

Your system gets better automatically

For the first time, your Verdi field devices can receive firmware updates over the air.

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Bug fixes, new hardware support, and feature improvements reach your system automatically. No field visits, no scheduling, nothing to coordinate on your end. The gateway you install today will keep running improved software as Verdi ships updates. Your system gets better while you focus on farming.

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This is a meaningful change from how updates have worked until now, and one that compounds over time.

15 second response time for when you need to act fast

Customers on the Advanced Software Plan will see a significant change in how quickly manual commands reach the field.

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Response time for on-demand controls drops to 15 seconds, down from around 2 minutes on the previous gateway. When you're making a real-time call on irrigation, responding to an unexpected heat event, adjusting a run mid-cycle, or intervening during a problem, that speed changes how you work. You get answers from the field faster, and you can act on them.

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This feature requires the Advanced Plan ($50/device/year). Talk to your rep if you want to know more about upgrading.

Already using Gen 1?

Your gateway keeps working. There's nothing to replace unless you're expanding capacity or need LTE cellular backhaul for a remote site.

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Gateway Gen 2 connects to the same Verdi Dashboard you already use – no software changes, no new setup, no retraining. If you add a Gen 2 unit to your operation, it works alongside your existing deployment from day one. When you're ready to expand, the infrastructure is ready for it.

Ready to add Gen 2 to your farm?

Get in touch with your rep to talk through what it looks like for your farm.

• Brian Borges (California) +1 (559) 366,9237 | brian.borges@verdiag.com
• Eugene Kovalenko (Pacific Northwest) +1 (250) 328,2982 | eugene.kovalenko@verdiag.com
• Gill Costa (All other regions) +1 (530) 564,5272 | gill.costa@verdiag.com

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