The share of Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) in the SCADA market

Many sources of data converge towards expectations that, Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) will hold a major share of the SCADA market by 2022.

For those who are unfamiliar, the digital and analog parameters of the field or plant such as the open or close state of a nozzle or the temperatures of particular equipment are monitored with the help of a Remote Terminal Unit (RTU), which further transmits the data to a central monitoring station of SCADA system.

According to Research and Markets, the major share of Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) in the SCADA market is attributed to its ability to enable efficient decision-making for the operator.