OneLayer Joins Heddian and Druid to Secure Utility Cellular Networks and Enable Private LTE Migration

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OneLayer is expanding its footprint in critical infrastructure by integrating its device-centric security platform into Heddian’s new unified cellular connectivity solution for electric utilities, built in partnership with Druid Software. The combined offering links Heddian’s UtiliSIM multi-carrier management platform, Druid’s Raemis private LTE/5G core, and OneLayer’s security and visibility tools to support utilities operating across commercial, private, and hybrid cellular networks.

For OneLayer, the collaboration positions its technology at the center of utilities’ grid modernization and private LTE migration strategies, embedding its platform into mission-critical communications for large, distributed operational technology environments. By providing unified, device-level insight across carriers, sites, and network types, OneLayer enables OT-aligned segmentation, anomaly detection, and faster incident response, which can increase switching costs and deepen long-term customer relationships.

The utilities segment is scaling deployments of connected equipment, sensors, and automated systems over wide geographies, where network reliability, security, and operational simplicity are key procurement drivers. Through this joint solution, OneLayer becomes a core component of a multi-carrier, failover-capable architecture that can automatically shift between commercial networks today while laying the groundwork for dedicated private LTE/5G networks tomorrow.

OneLayer CEO Dave Mor emphasized that utilities require visibility and security aligned with OT workflows, highlighting that integration with Heddian and Druid gives customers clearer device intelligence across both public and private wireless domains. This alignment directly supports utilities’ need to reduce complexity while tightening security around critical field assets.

Financial terms of the collaboration were not disclosed, but the structure effectively turns OneLayer into the security layer of a reference architecture that Heddian can take to utilities of varying size and complexity. Over time, growing adoption of private LTE/5G and the increasing security demands of regulated energy infrastructure could translate into recurring software and services revenue opportunities for OneLayer.

Strategically, the partnership enhances OneLayer’s channel reach into the North American utility market through Heddian’s managed services and Druid’s established private core technology. It also strengthens OneLayer’s positioning as a specialist in OT-focused cellular security rather than a generic enterprise security vendor, which may be a competitive advantage as utilities consolidate suppliers around integrated connectivity and security stacks.

The collaboration reflects broader market trends in which utilities seek to modernize grid communications without adding operational burden, favoring integrated solutions over point products. By anchoring its platform within this unified cellular architecture, OneLayer gains a role in both current multi-carrier operations and future private network rollouts, potentially supporting scalable deployments as utilities expand connected infrastructure.

For stakeholders, the key implications are that OneLayer is now embedded deeper into mission-critical utility workflows, with its technology helping to secure and manage thousands of distributed devices in the field. This could enhance the company’s strategic relevance in the energy sector, improve its competitive differentiation in private cellular security, and create a platform for additional use cases and upsell opportunities as utilities’ digital transformation efforts accelerate.