en.Wedoany.com Reported - Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Masashi Senba) has signed an agreement with Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network, Amazon Leo, becoming the first construction machinery manufacturer to test this service. Hitachi Construction Machinery is participating in the Amazon Leo Enterprise Preview Program, aiming to verify the feasibility of ensuring continuous connectivity at every construction site via satellite links.
Hitachi Construction Machinery operates a global service network with approximately 300 sales agents and about 9,000 mechanics, collecting machine operation and maintenance data through the "Global e-Service" system running on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. Its ConSite service solution leverages this data to help customers reduce machine downtime and lower lifecycle costs. Currently, mechanics primarily rely on mobile communication networks to access ConSite tools, but network connectivity may be unreliable or unavailable at remote sites in mountainous areas, islands, coastal regions, and disaster zones, limiting the company's ability to provide consistent service in specific environments.
Under the agreement, Hitachi Construction Machinery will deploy portable Amazon Leo antennas at construction sites in the UK and Germany starting in 2026, utilizing satellite connectivity to perform critical service workflows, including generating machine health reports, downloading service manuals on-site, receiving real-time maintenance alerts, and uploading inspection reports. Amazon Leo connectivity enables customers to access existing cloud resources, including Hitachi Construction Machinery's Global e-Service data hosted on AWS infrastructure. Amazon's compact antenna is designed to operate in harsh environments such as rain, snow, and dust, making it suitable for construction site scenarios.
Hitachi Construction Machinery aims to standardize service quality globally by using reliable high-speed connectivity independent of mobile networks, and to lay the foundation for future AI-based predictive maintenance across all connected sites. Hiroshi Hosokawa, Executive Officer and General Manager of the Parts & Service Business Division at Hitachi Construction Machinery, stated that signing with Amazon Leo is an important step in validating the vision of "connecting all construction sites through communication," enabling the delivery of high-quality ConSite services at every job site worldwide via reliable satellite links, along with real-time AI analysis of operational data.
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 6305), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a construction machinery manufacturer engaged globally in the development, manufacturing, sales, and service of hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, compaction equipment, mining machinery, and more. The company plans to change its trade name to "LANDCROS Corporation" and its corporate brand to "LANDCROS" effective April 1, 2027.
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