World’s Largest LPWAN Marketplace is Now Even More Informative, Easier to Use, and More Interactive!

Transforming ThingPark Market: Enhancing Ease-of-Use, Enriching Information, and Fostering Interactive Engagement to Elevate IoT Commerce and User Experience

Press Release – Paris, France – Mar 21, 2024

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new, enhanced ThingPark Market, the preferred Internet of Things (IoT) marketplace. This is a significant step forward in our ongoing journey to provide a superior buying and selling experience, reflecting our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer service, and growth. Since its inception at the end of 2017, we have focused on delivering a large LPWAN catalog and partnering with reliable vendors. Today, we are the largest LPWAN marketplace, offering a variety of LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, and LTE-M products.

Revolutionizing User Experience

Our dedicated team has spent months meticulously refining every aspect of our platform to make it even more intuitive, accessible, and efficient. This includes an ergonomic design with a sleek new look and feel, and personalized content tailored to each buyer’s interests.

More Interactive

The marketplace has also integrated a messaging tool to streamline communication and file sharing between buyers and sellers. In addition, our novel quotation tool facilitates negotiation over pricing for larger quantities.

More Informative

Our updated platform presents a plethora of features designed to enrich the user’s journey. The innovative and advanced search functionality allows you to refine search results based on criteria such as RF regions, product ratings, and stock availability. Product pages are now comprehensive, showcasing use cases, certifications, similar and related products, ratings, and frequently asked questions (FAQs). We’ve also introduced a product review mechanism that solicits feedback two weeks after a purchase, ensuring we maintain high standards and continually improve.

Easier to Use

The buyer account interface has been simplified and enriched, making it easy to save cards for future payments, manage subscriptions and quotes, and communicate seamlessly with sellers. A new feature allows users to effortlessly switch between buyer and seller accounts, creating a truly fluid marketplace experience.

Seller Empowerment


The launch includes a new, intuitive seller portal, complete with a performance dashboard to track sales and identify growth opportunities. It enables sellers to manage orders, inventory, and customer interactions conveniently, enhancing business efficiency.

Moreover, we’ve introduced dedicated microsites for sellers, allowing them to showcase bestsellers, certifications, shipping conditions, and their full catalogues, as well as an FAQ section to provide answers to buyers’ common questions.

The Future of IoT Has Arrived: Experience it Firsthand at ThingPark Market

This revamp is more than an upgrade – it’s a revolution, shaping the future of IoT marketplaces. We invite you to join us on this journey and look forward to serving your IoT needs better than ever before.

• If you are a seller, don’t miss the opportunity to place your products in the world’s largest IoT marketplace. ThingPark Market connects you with a global audience, offering unparalleled visibility and growth potential. Join us, and let’s lead the IoT revolution together.

• If you are a buyer, ThingPark Market offers the most comprehensive and diverse selection of IoT products. Whether you’re seeking cutting-edge technology or reliable IoT solutions, your best chance to find what you’re looking for is right here. Explore our enhanced platform and discover the perfect products to meet your needs.

Advanced feature of the new Marketplace!

New Website Design
& Navigation

Product Page

Frequency Map

Quotation

Redesigned the overall look and
feel, interactive slider, intuitive
megamenu.

New sections to improve product
page quality: certifications, use
cases, reviews. Not for sale
products are allowed.

Dynamic map to guide customer
on their RF Region selection.

Add products to quote cart, initiate
communication, suggest a price
and submit an initial offer.

Advanced
Search Engine

Reviews
& After-Sales Survey

Stock Alert & Coupon Codes

Seller Portal

Search results based on different
criteria: RF regions, use cases,
product ratings, and stock
availability.

Post-sale survey generated 15 days
after orders are delivered to rate
the seller and the product.

Customers get notifications when a
product gets back in-stock.
Coupon codes for discounts and to
identify sales lead.

Intuitive performance dashboard to
track sales, identify growth
opportunities and optimize their
business efficiency.

Bornemann Group geht mit Abeeway und Actility Partnerschaft für Indoor- und Outdoor-LoRaWAN®-Tracking ein

Pressemitteilung – Paris, Frankreich – Mar 20, 2024. Read the PR in English

Die Bornemann Gruppe ist ein führender Anbieter im Bereich RTLS (Real-Time Location Systems) und Sensorik aus der Harzregion mit Hauptsitz in Goslar. Das Unternehmen hat eine Partnerschaft mit Abeeway und Actility geschlossen, um Endkunden aus verschiedenen Branchen genaue und nahtlose Lösungen für das Indoor- und Outdoor-Tracking anzubieten.

Die Partner haben sich darauf geeinigt, ihre Produkte zu integrieren, um eine kombinierte Lösung für Endkunden anzubieten. Actility bietet Software für das LoRaWAN-Netzwerkmanagement, während Abeeway die Tracking-Geräte bereitstellt, die nahtlos in die zentrale Bornemann Cloud IoT-Plattform integriert werden können.

Mit über 33 Jahren Erfahrung konzentriert sich die Bornemann Group seit 2004 auf Telematik, die die Themen Navigation, Telekommunikation, Positionierung und Informatik kombiniert.

Das Unternehmen ist mit 104 Mitarbeitern und über 28.000 Kunden ist sowohl in den deutschen als auch in den europäischen Märkten weiterhin auf Wachstumskurs. Namen wie Hochtief, Lufthansa Industrie Solutions und Continental stehen bereits auf der namhaften Kundenliste.

Zusätzlich hat Bornemann eine revolutionäre Lösung mit ihrem Mesh-System im Bereich Echtzeit-Tracking und Internet der Dinge (IoT) entwickelt. Dieses System verändert die Art und Weise, wie Unternehmen Objekte und Prozesse überwachen und verwalten. Es ermöglicht eine präzise Lokalisierung mit einer Genauigkeit von 1 bis 3 Metern und gewährleistet nahtloses Tracking durch die Übertragung von Echtzeitdaten.

Heutzutage erstrecken sich die Kernkompetenzen der Bornemann Group nicht nur auf das klassische Fahrzeugtracking, sondern auch auf Sensorik sowie Indoor- und Outdoor-Tracking für verschiedene Objekte wie Container, Güter und Waren. Die Multitechnologie-Tracker von Abeeway ergänzen das bestehende Portfolio perfekt.

Weiterhin bietet Actility als Mitbegründer von LoRaWAN® und Gründungsmitglied der LoRa Alliance die ThingPark EnterprisePlattform an, die Unternehmen beim Aufbau von LPWAN-Netzwerken unterstützt, indem sie LoRaWAN-Gateways und -Geräte verwaltet, Netzwerkbetrieb überwacht und den Datenfluss zu Anwendungsservern steuert. ThingPark Enterprise ist speziell für Unternehmen konzipiert: Es ist einfach, skalierbar und benutzerfreundlich und bietet eine einzigartige IoT-Kommunikationsinfrastruktur mit geringem Stromverbrauch, um eine unendliche Anzahl industrieller Anwendungsfälle zu ermöglichen.

Die langlebigen Geräte von Abeeway ermöglichen eine kontinuierliche Nutzung über Monate und Jahre dank LoRaWAN®-Konnektivität. Die Geräte funktionieren sowohl drinnen als auch draußen dank ihres Multitechnologie-Geolokalisierungssystems, das GPS, das patentierte Low-Power-GPS von Abeeway, WiFi-Sniffing, Bluetooth Low Energy und Bluetooth LE Beaconing für präzises Indoor-Tracking integriert, ATEX-Zertifizierung unterstützt, die LoRaWAN(R)-Relay-Funktion bietet und auch als Beacons fungiert.

Über Bornemann Group

Bornemann Group also offers the option to rent hardware and software solutions through a multi-year leasing agreement, which provides a cost-effective alternative to purchasing.
As a competent partner in logistics and services, Bornemann Group can support you in configuring your Abeeway devices or provide additional services upon request.
Meet Bornemann directly at one of the upcoming events and learn more about innovative tracking solutions:
LOGIMAT – March 19th – 21st in Stuttgart – Hall 8, G43
Die Flotte! – the industry meeting on March 21st + 22nd in Düsseldorf
We wish Borneman Group successful events and are looking forward to working together.

Über Abeeway

Abeeway ist ein Marktführer im Bereich der energiesparenden Indoor- und Outdoor-Geolokalisierung. Als disruptiver Anbieter von IoT-Trackinglösungen bietet Abeeway umweltfreundliche, zuverlässige und flexible Geolokalisierungslösungen mit einzigartigen Tracking-Geräten und einem intelligenten Multi-Technologie-Ortungssystem, das für Reichweite und geringen Stromverbrauch optimiert ist und über LoRaWAN™-Konnektivität verfügt.

Über Actility:

Actility ist weltweit führender Anbieter industrietauglicher LPWAN (Low-Power-Wide-Area-Networks) Konnektivitätslösungen für das Internet der Dinge. Actility bietet seine ThingPark™-Plattform und Netzwerktechnologie an, um öffentliche und private drahtlose IoT-Netzwerke innerhalb einer einheitlichen, skalierbaren und vielseitigen Netzwerkinfrastruktur bereitzustellen, zu betreiben und zu warten. Die meisten landesweiten Netzwerkdienstleister (über 50) und Tausende von Unternehmen auf der ganzen Welt vertrauen auf ThingPark™. Über die Tochtergesellschaft Abeeway bietet Actility auch patentierte Ultra-Low-Power-Tracking-Lösungen an. ThingPark Market bietet die größte Auswahl an interoperablen IoT-Gateways, -Geräten und -Anwendungen zur Vereinfachung und Beschleunigung der Implementierung zahlreicher Anwendungsfälle an. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.actility.com/contact.

Bornemann Group Partners with Abeeway and Actility for Indoor & Outdoor LoRaWAN® Tracking

Press Release – Paris, France – March. 20, 2024.

Bornemann group is a leading provider in the field of RTLS (Real-tIme Location System) and sensor technology from the Harz region, with headquarters in Goslar. The company has partnered with Abeeway and Actility to help end-customers with accurate and seamless indoor/outdoor tracking solutions across industries.

The partners agreed on integrating their products to offer a combined solution to end customers, as Actility provides software for LoRaWAN network management and Abeeway provides the tracking devices, which can be seamlessly integrated to the central Bornemann Cloud IoT platform.

With over 33 years of experience, Bornemann Group has been focusing on telematics since 2004. Telematics combines the topics of navigation, telecommunications, positioning, and informatics.

In the meantime, the company, with 104 employees and over 28,000 customers, has continued its growth both in the German and European markets. Names like Hochtief, Lufthansa Industrie Solutions, and Continental are already part of the prestigious customer list.

Additionally, Bornemann has developed a revolutionary solution with their mesh system, in the field of real-time tracking and the Internet of Things (IoT). This system changes the way companies monitor and manage objects and processes. It enables precise localization with an accuracy of 1 to 3 meters and ensures seamless tracking through real-time data transmission.

Today, the core competencies of the Bornemann Group extend not only to classic vehicle tracking but also to sensor technology as well as indoor and outdoor tracking for various objects such as containers, goods, and merchandise. Abeeway’s multi-technology trackers perfectly complement the existing portfolio.

On the other hand, Actility, as a co-inventor of LoRaWAN® and a founding member of the LoRa Alliance, features ThingPark Enterprise platform which helps customers build  LPWAN networks  by managing LoRaWAN gateways and devices, monitor network operations, and control the flow of data to application servers. ThingPark Enterprise is specifically designed for enterprises: it’s simple, scalable, and easy to operate, and offers a unique low-power IoT communication infrastructure to enable an infinite number of industrial use cases.

Abeeway long-autonomy devices allow continuous usage for months and years thanks to LoRaWAN® connectivity. The devices work both indoors and outdoors thanks to their multi-technology geolocation system, integrating GPS, Abeeway’s patented Low-power GPS, WiFi sniffing, Bluetooth Low Energy & Bluetooth LE Beaconing feature for precise indoor tracking, supporting ATEX certification, LoRaWAN® relay feature, and also acting as beacons.

About Bornemann Group

Bornemann Group also offers the option to rent hardware and software solutions through a multi-year leasing agreement, which provides a cost-effective alternative to purchasing.
As a competent partner in logistics and services, Bornemann Group can support you in configuring your Abeeway devices or provide additional services upon request.
Meet Bornemann directly at one of the upcoming events and learn more about innovative tracking solutions:
LOGIMAT – March 19th – 21st in Stuttgart – Hall 8, G43
Die Flotte! – the industry meeting on March 21st + 22nd in Düsseldorf
We wish Borneman Group successful events and are looking forward to working together.

About Abeeway

Abeeway is a market leader in low-power indoor and outdoor geolocation. As a disruptive IoT tracking solution provider, Abeeway offers eco-friendly, reliable, and flexible geolocation solutions using unique tracking devices and a smart multi-technology location system optimized for long-range and low-power consumption through LoRaWAN™ connectivity.

Abeeway logo

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.
For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

LoRaWAN® Pioneers Kerlink and Actility Integrating Products,‘Crafting a New Paradigm for IoT Connectivity’

LoRaWAN® Pioneers Kerlink and Actility Integrating Products, ‘Crafting a New Paradigm for IoT Connectivity’

Press Release – Paris, France – Feb. 28, 2024. Lire le communiqué de presse en Français

Kerlink, an international specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and Actility, a recognized global leader in low-power industrial IoT connectivity solutions, today announced a strategic partnership that builds on complementary strengths of their products and supports a plug-and-play, edge computing LoRaWAN® ecosystem in a single solution.

Under the partnership, Kerlink’s WirnetTM iFemtoCell and WirnetTM iStation gateway suite, which combines a LoRaWAN® plug-and-play edge solution and lifetime-guaranteed gateways, are integrated with Actility’s ThingPark™ All-in-One (TAO) platform that enables deployment and operation of Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) within a unified, scalable and versatile infrastructure. In addition to adding value to Kerlink’s gateway offer it increases Actility’s ability to penetrate small private-network markets and propose cloud-based extensions.

The enhanced solution includes a LoRaWAN® Network Server (LNS), payload decoders and application connectors in a single device, facilitating easy deployment of LoRaWAN® networks for IoT applications.

Leveraging LoRaWAN’s long-range, low-power capabilities, a practical use case is in industrial asset management, where TAO enables predictive maintenance by monitoring machinery through vibration sensors. This setup helps identify potential failures early, significantly reducing downtime and maintenance costs. In addition, customers can start with TAO to evaluate the technology and later migrate into more scalable solutions with multiple Kerlink gateways managed by a centralized Actility LNS.

Future-Proof IoT

The two French LoRaWAN® pioneers say their alignment will deliver a “comprehensive, future-proof solution for businesses aiming to leverage LoRaWAN® for connectivity and innovation.” It also will lower network deployment barriers and costs for end customers across various sectors by enabling efficient, scalable IoT applications. In the process, it will position each company more competitively in the LoRaWAN® space with a forward-looking approach to IoT deployments that emphasizes ease of use, operational efficiency and the ability to readily adapt to future technological advancements.

“Through our collaboration with Kerlink, we’re not just integrating robust and reliable technologies, our companies are crafting a new paradigm for IoT connectivity. enabling seamless scaling from single gateways to large multisite deployments. This is a leap forward on the road to future proof IoT, where simplicity meets versatility, empowering our customers to transform data into actionable insights with unparalleled ease. For Actility, this collaboration leverages Kerlink’s deep expertise in building LoRaWAN® radio network products and signifies a strategic enhancement of our company’s product offerings and market position, the good news for customers is it promises to lower deployment barriers and costs across various sectors by enabling efficient, scalable IoT applications.”

Olivier Hersent
CEO at Actility

“Partnering with Actility, a recognized leader in the LNS sector, underscores Kerlink’s strategic shift based on collaborations with other IoT champions, this step enhances the value of Kerlink’s robust and lifetime-guaranteed gateways and delivers to customers a complete and easy-to-operate solution with an edge-computing approach.”

Yann Bauduin
Kerlink’s chief sales officer

About Kerlink

Kerlink® Group is a leading global provider of end-to-end connectivity solutions for designing, deploying, and operating public & private low power/wide area (LPWA) Internet of Things (IoT) networks. Its comprehensive product portfolio includes industrial-grade network equipment, best-of-breed network core, operations and management software, value-added applications and expert professional services, backed by strong R&D capabilities. More than 200,000 Kerlink® installations have been rolled out with over 350 clients in 70 countries, in all the key verticals. Kerlink® is a co-founder and board member of the LoRa Alliance® and the uCIFI Alliance. It is listed on Euronext Growth Paris under the symbol ALKLK.

For more information, visit www.kerlink.com

Kerlink®, Wirnet® and Wanesy® are registered trademarks of Kerlink® SA and its affiliates worldwide and must not be used without permission. All rights reserved.

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.
For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

From the ground to the sky: Madikwe’s technological approach to rewilding and rhino conservation

From the ground to the sky: Madikwe’s technological approach to rewilding and rhino conservation

Press Release – Feb 5, 2024 – Paris, France & Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa 

Nestled in the heart of South Africa, Madikwe Game Reserve is embarking on a cutting-edge journey of technological integration to counter rhino poaching and strengthen the ongoing success of its rewilding initiatives.

The tech collaboration between Madikwe Futures, Actility, Cisco, Airbus Foundation and Connected Conservation Foundation has already driven significant achievements. Since 2021, the convergence of on-the-ground tools, and satellite technology has helped Madikwe Futures assist with 16 arrests of suspected rhino poachers and the management and restoration of 750km² of wilderness. This benefit extends beyond the reserve to local communities and helps to ensure stable ecotourism supporting over 1,000 jobs.

In the late 1980s, this region faced degradation due to extensive farming. However, a visionary collaboration between local communities, the private sector and the government birthed a restoration project. This initiative not only revitalised and united the landscape but also brought back threatened species and generated over 1,000 employment opportunities for the local communities, serving as a catalyst for economic development where wildlife thrives.

The rhino poaching threat

While Madikwe’s diversity of wildlife is second to none, a shadow looms large—rhino poaching threatens to erase decades of hard work. In just the first six months of 2023 alone, 231 rhinos were lost to poaching in South Africa [1]. With only 6,487 black rhinos left in the world [2], the urgency to protect Madikwe’s rhinos cannot be overstated.

Converging technology solutions

Madikwe Futures Company (MFC) has embarked on an innovative journey, collaborating with the Connected Conservation Foundation (CCF), Cisco, Airbus Foundation and Actility to integrate cutting-edge technologies that form a formidable shield against poachers and help manage the landscape.

From LoRaWAN networks to 30 cm resolution satellite imagery, Madikwe Game Reserve is now equipped with a holistic system that unifies ground-level measures with sky-based monitoring technologies. 

“Our ongoing work with CCF and other partners to deliver networking equipment across Madikwe Game Reserve is part of Cisco’s Partnering for Purpose initiative,” said Tony Meredith, Senior Director of global Strategic Partner Sales at Cisco. “The combination of powerful partnerships and innovative technologies supports a holistic approach to conservation, helping to create safe havens for our wildlife and secure jobs for local communities.” 

Real-time surveillance and counterstrategies

The watchful eye of satellite imagery from above combined with thermal cameras along the reserve’s perimeter serve as vigilant guardians that operate around the clock to detect and deter poachers.

Koos Potgieter, Managing Director at Madikwe Futures Company, discusses the effectiveness of the thermal cameras, stating, “They work. Our cameras allow us to detect poachers 24/7.” 

The cameras offer real-time surveillance and provide crucial insights into poaching behaviours, enabling the implementation of more effective counterstrategies.

Satellite insight: Unraveling the landscape

Madikwe Game Reserve strengthens its surveillance against poaching with the introduction of sophisticated Pléiades Neo satellite imagery. This technology, donated by the Airbus Foundation, provides a landscape-scale perspective by enabling the team to analyse poacher entry and exit routes. 

Koos adds, “Poachers are professionals who are part of organised crime syndicates. They’re experienced. It’s extremely valuable to monitor their behaviour closely.” 

The imagery not only enhances anti-poaching resource deployment but also contributes to the reserve’s overall rewilding and restoration plans, guiding decisions on environmental factors such as sickle bush removal and grassland enhancement for key species like lions, wild dogs, hyenas and rhinos.

“The Airbus Foundation has donated Pléiades Neo satellite imagery to contribute to Madikwe Game Reserve’s anti-poaching resources. By analysing poacher routes and supporting overall management plans, this technology plays a crucial role in the conservation efforts of this remarkable living landscape,” says Rachel Schroeder, Managing Director of Airbus Foundation.

LoRaWAN Network: A technological shield

Madikwe Game Reserve is also implementing a new LoRaWAN network, supported by Cisco, Actility and CCF, covering vast areas with advanced sensing devices ranging from fence sensors and vehicle trackers to wildlife, canine and ranger trackers. This network enhances surveillance, identifies potential poaching threats and optimises patrol routes through data analysis, offering Madikwe a data-driven approach to conservation. 

“By harnessing cutting-edge IoT technology, including the transformative power of LoRaWAN and our ThingPark connectivity platform, we commit to safeguarding the world’s wildlife. These groundbreaking tools allow us to bridge the gap between progress and conservation effectively, ensuring a harmonious coexistence between humanity and our precious wildlife. Join us in this noble endeavour, leveraging innovation for a synergistic and sustainable future,”  says Nicolas Jordan, COO at Actility.

Sophie Maxwell, Executive Director of CCF, adds insight into the future of LoRa devices, “LoRa devices will keep on developing – from new animal trackers to alarms. The Connected Conservation project enables Madikwe to easily plug in and utilise any new LoRa devices needed to safeguard their rangers and wildlife.”

Securing the right solutions for impact

The powerful alliance forged among Madikwe Futures, Actility, Cisco, Airbus Foundation and CCF has translated into noteworthy achievements. Since the implementation of technology solutions in 2021, a total of 16 arrests have been made, targeting suspected rhino poachers both within and beyond the reserve. 

The Madikwe Game Reserve has experienced a reduction in rhino poaching incidents, accompanied by enhanced levels of landscape and community security. An especially commendable achievement is the protection of previously identified hotspots that poachers used for entry and exit into the reserve.

“At Connected Conservation, we are proud to unite technology partners in supporting the hard work and tireless devotion of Madikwe Futures Company,” concludes Doc Watson, Chairman of CCF. 

“This collective effort extends beyond the reserve, fostering a more secure and tranquil environment for residents and significantly contributing to the overall well-being and livelihoods of local people reliant on ecotourism jobs.”

About Madikwe Game Reserve:

Madikwe Game Reserve is a premier wildlife destination located in South Africa. With a focus on conservation and community involvement, Madikwe offers visitors a unique and unforgettable safari experience. Through collaborative efforts, the reserve has been able to restore its ecosystem and protect endangered species, making it a valuable asset for both the local community and the global conservation community.

About Connected Conservation Foundation (CCF):

CCF unites the capabilities of technology companies to equip local partners with game-changing tools for nature protection and restoration. CCF brings essential connectivity, communications and sensing devices to vast landscapes, enabling conservation managers and local communities to pre-empt and stop poaching, habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict in protected areas.

About Cisco:

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in technology that powers the Internet. Cisco inspires new possibilities by reimagining your applications, securing your data, transforming your infrastructure, and empowering your teams for a global and inclusive future. Discover more on The Newsroom and follow us on Twitter at @Cisco. 

About Airbus Foundation:

The Airbus Foundation provides access to Airbus’ unique portfolio of high-tech products, services and know-how to help address some of the world’s most pressing problems, contributing to sustainable solutions for a safe and united world. The Foundation prioritises its actions around 3 strategic areas – Humanitarian Aid, Youth Development and Environment – developing partnerships with NGOs and associations around the world to deliver its missions.

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.
For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

Actility and Hxperience Partner to Launch Innovative IoT Solutions for Building Efficiency

Actility and Hxperience Partner to Launch Innovative IoT Solutions for Building Efficiency

Press Release – Paris, France – January 10th, 2024. Read the PR on Hxperience website. 

Global leaders in the IoT landscape, Actility and Hxperience, proudly announce a collaboration that merges technology and insight to unveil three cutting-edge IoT solutions. With a collective vision of fostering a sustainable, efficient, and health-driven world, these solutions address the pressing needs of building management, energy conservation, and well-being.

Utilizing Hxperience’s SMATI, state-of-the-art software, building managers can benefit from an all-encompassing 360° building monitoring system, based on LoRaWAN-connected sensors, for instance from Nexelec and Watteco. This leads to actionable insights that bolster equipment performance, optimize energy use, and amplify occupant well-being. Paired with Actility’s ThingPark Enterprise, these solutions guarantee reliable LoRaWAN® connectivity, ensuring efficient and streamlined IoT network operations.

The ThingPark Enterprise platform, accessible through ThingPark Community for free (non-commercial use only), provides a reliable LoRaWAN® connectivity infrastructure that enables enterprises to easily build a multi-gateway network and feed data to IoT applications while streamlining IoT network operations.

All three solutions are now available for purchase on ThingPark Market, Actilty’s leading IoT marketplace.

1 – Hxperience Energy Saver

Your Premier Solution for Energy Consumption Monitoring

Facility managers and energy business leaders can now tackle the increasing energy costs and overconsumption challenges head-on. This kit aids in understanding energy consumption patterns and rectifying overuse, offering a much-needed respite from conventional, less-effective energy management systems.

Kit Includes:
1 x Watteco Pulse SENS’O
12-month subscription to Smati’s software solution
1 x Wireless Kerlink iZeptoCell gateway

2 – Hxperience Indoor Air Quality

Your Indoor Well-being Assistant

Ensure a healthier indoor atmosphere by real-time monitoring of CO2 levels, a critical metric for ensuring the health, comfort, and productivity of occupants. This solution meets the urgent requirements of business owners, local authorities, and building managers.

Kit Includes:
1 x Nexelec AIR sensor
12-month subscription to Smati’s software solution
1 x Kerlink iZeptoCell Gateway

3 – Hxperience Hvac Control Solution

Revolutionizing HVAC Management

A holistic approach to HVAC system management that emphasizes energy efficiency and occupant comfort. With increasing concerns about indoor air pollution and related costs, this solution is a boon for facility managers, building operators, and business owners.

Kit Includes:
1 x Watteco Ventil’o sensor
12-month subscription to Smati’s software solution
1 x Wireless Kerlink iZeptoCell gateway

About Hxperience

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About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.
For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

Mina Justa Implements Mine Worker Safety IoT Solution by StraconTech, Abeeway and Actility

Mina Justa Implements Mine Worker Safety IoT Solution by StraconTech, Abeeway and Actility

Press Release – Paris, France & Lima, Peru – Jan 9, 2024.   Read here the text in Spanish released b StraconTech.

Mina Justa, a major Peruvian mining projecthas taken a significant step forward in worker safety and security. This advancement comes with the successful implementation of an innovative IoT worker safety solution, developed by StraconTech in collaboration with Abeeway and Actility. As one of the largest copper mining endeavors in the region, Mina Justa is committed to setting benchmarks in environmental sustainability, safety, and social responsibility, striving to establish itself as a world-class mining operation.

STRACON Tech, a tech wing of the STRACON group, is dedicated to fostering safety in mining through real-time personnel location solutions, leveraging our certified specialists and comprehensive portfolio to mitigate work accidents and enhance operational efficiency.

The main goal of the solution is to implement a system and necessary infrastructure for real-time and historical tracking of people in blasting zones.

With a concerning 29% rise in mining accidents due to blasts, collapses, and landslides, the robust people-tracking solution is a proactive measure to prevent such occurrences and ensure safer operations.

Behind the Technology Powering IoT-Based Worker Safety Solution

The IoT-based worker safety solution is using Abeeway Smart Badges. These badges were seamlessly integrated with the LoRaWAN network managed by Actility’s ThingPark Enterprise platform. To ensure a robust and secure system, the solution also employed a custom-built application developed by StraconTech and deployed on AWS servers.

The Abeeway Smart Badge, a portable multi-mode tracker in ID card format, playes a crucial role in enhancing worker safety. This device, equipped with embedded sensors and utilizing GPS, Low-power GPS, Wi-Fi Sniffer, BLE, and LoRaWAN TDoA geolocation technologies, enables precise and continuous tracking both indoors and outdoors. The Smart Badge offers various functionalities, such as SOS panic alarms, notifications for danger zones and restricted areas, safety evacuation monitoring, and location heatmaps for optimization of supervisor-to-worker ratios in large industrial sites.

One of the key advantages of the solution is the use of LoRaWAN® connectivity, which significantly reduces costs compared to other IoT connectivity technologies. Boasting extensive coverage, it offers redundancy by design, secure AES 128 encryption, and intelligent traffic management ideal for open-pit mining.

With the cost-efficient LoRaWAN network, the company was able to deploy the worker safety solution at a fraction of the expense of alternative cellular network-based solutions. This cost-effectiveness played a vital role in the swift implementation of the project, with the initial deployment of 400 Smart Badges completed within two weeks.

ThingPark Enterprise is a LoRaWAN IoT connectivity management platform that helps customers build network infrastructure by managing LoRaWAN gateways, add new LoRaWAN devices, monitor network operations, and control the flow of data to application servers. 

The integrated solution allows to achieve the Real-Time Location System (RTLS) which enhances mine safety by providing real-time worker location data, issuing alerts, and aiding in decision-making. It also ensures compliance with legal norms and promotes efficient management through the establishment of virtual work zones.

StraconTech’s ST – TRACK platform, an integration of GIS, offers real-time personnel tracking, zone management, unauthorized entry alerts, adjustable TAG sampling rates for critical areas, low battery notifications, and provides historical data for audit purposes within mining operations

From Deployment to Satisfaction: Project Expansion and Commitment to Excellence

The successful deployment and the high level of customer satisfaction led to an expansion of the project. Within just six months of the initial deployment, the mine ordered an additional 450 Smart Badges, bringing the total number of deployed badges to over 800. This expansion demonstrates Mina Justa’s confidence in the effectiveness and reliability of the solution provided by StraconTech.

StraconTech’s commitment to excellence extended beyond the technical aspects of the project. To ensure the utmost security and credibility of the solution, a thorough audit was conducted by Price Waterhouse to verify the robustness and integrity of the system.

In addition to the advanced technology and certifications, StraconTech provided comprehensive on-site training to mine workers. The training sessions covered device operation, including turning the Smart Badges on and off and utilizing the SOS button. This hands-on approach ensured that the workers understood how to use the devices effectively and empowered them to take full advantage of the safety features.

StraconTech expressed great satisfaction with this successful deployment:

“The project at Mina Justa is not only a technological achievement but also a testament to our commitment to customer satisfaction. We are proud to have partnered with them and to have delivered a solution that significantly improves the safety of mine workers. We are grateful for the support of our strategic partners, Actility and Abeeway, who played crucial roles in the success of this project.

Jonathan Prieto Abasolo, CTO at STRACON Technologies

This groundbreaking solution exemplifies Mina Justa’s dedication to the well-being of its workforce and highlights their proactive approach to leveraging cutting-edge technology for operational excellence. By embracing IoT technology and partnering with industry leaders, Mina Justa is setting new standards in worker safety within the mining industry. StraconTech’s expertise, combined with the cutting-edge technology provided by Abeeway, Actility, and AWS, has resulted in a comprehensive solution that ensures the well-being of mine workers.

“It’s gratifying to see our technology contributing to the significant enhancement of worker safety at Mina Justa. This project exemplifies the power of collaboration and innovation. The success and expansion of this solution inspire us to continue pushing the boundaries of IoT for a safer and more efficient world.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility.

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About Mina Justa:

Mina Justa is a mining company based in Peru that explores, develops, and operates copper mines. The company owns and manages the Marcona copper property and the Mina Justa red metal project, located in southern Peru.

About StraconTech:

StraconTech is a leading provider of technology solutions that enhance operations, reduce risks, and increase safety. With a strong presence in Chile, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia, StraconTech delivers innovative and reliable solutions to industries across the region.

About Abeeway:

Abeeway is a market leader in low-power indoor and outdoor geolocation. As a disruptive IoT tracking solution provider, Abeeway offers eco-friendly, reliable, and flexible geolocation solutions using unique tracking devices and a smart multi-technology location system optimized for long-range and low-power consumption through LoRaWAN™ connectivity.

Abeeway logo

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.
For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

Lesira-Teq Partners with Comsol and Actility to Transform Water Systems into Advanced Metering Solutions

Lesira-Teq Partners with Comsol and Actility to Transform Water Systems into Advanced Metering Solutions

Press Release – Paris, France & Pretoria, South Africa – Dec 14, 2023  

Lesira-Teq, a leading South African Original Equipment Manufacturer known for its innovative smart water meters, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Comsol Networks (PTY) LTD, a leader in the IoT network domain in South Africa.  In a pivotal move, Lesira-Teq will now manage the operations of Comsol’s public LoRaWAN network in South Africa, powered by the ThingPark platform provided by Actility. 

Lesira-Teq, headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa, has been a global frontrunner in designing, manufacturing, and supplying smart water meters for more than twenty years. With a strong record of innovation, Lesira-Teq continues to pave the way in water utility management and IoT solutions. 

The partnership has been instrumental in the deployment of thousands of smart water meters across Pretoria, showcasing Lesira-Teq’s expertise and the crucial role of Comsol as an Actility’s ThingPark Wireless operator. 

Lesira-Teq LoRaWAN meters

Lesira-Teq’s impact is further highlighted by its involvement with Johannesburg Water, the country’s largest water utility, which recently switched to solutions using LoRaWAN under Lesira-Teq’s guidance. 

This significant transition involved upgrading 4,300 water meters from traditional to advanced LoRaWAN-connected systems, underscoring Lesira-Teq’s ability to deliver comprehensive hardware and software solutions.  The company is expanding its reach beyond South Africa, with pilot projects in regions like Tanzania, emphasizing its dedication to converting water systems into smart meters throughout Africa. 

ThingPark Wireless by Actility, a leading LPWA IoT network platform, powers nearly half of the public LoRaWAN network deployments worldwide. It stands as a foundational element of IoT networks, enabling secure connectivity and efficient management of data from sensors to cloud applications. Its modular and scalable design allows service providers to capitalize on connectivity and accelerate IoT solution adoption across industries. 

“We have been a highly competitive and capable company in the metering industry for the last 20 years. Partnering with Comsol and leveraging the ThinkPark platform gives us an opportunity to provide the global market with the most advanced smart water metering systems in the industry. We can undoubtedly compete on a global scale which further enables us to partner with various stakeholders on numerous water metering projects.”

Edwin Sibiya, CEO, Lesira-Teq

“Comsol is very excited about the focus this partnership will bring to LoRaWAN in South Africa. This collaboration with Lesira-Teq marks a significant step in advancing smart water management and enhancing IoT infrastructure, promising innovative and sustainable solutions for the future.”

Justin Colyn, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Comsol

“We are thrilled to see our partners, Comsol and Lesira-Teq, come together to leverage Actility’s ThingPark platform in their groundbreaking venture. This alliance is a testament to the transformative power of LoRaWAN technology in revolutionizing utility management and IoT ecosystems globally.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO, Actility

About Lesira-Teq

Leveraging over 20 years of expertise, Lesira-Teq stands as a South African OEM, specializing in precision-engineered components and assemblies. Our unwavering commitment to quality and innovation drives us to deliver exceptional solutions across mining, construction, and agricultural sectors. Contact us today to embark on a partnership of excellence.

About Comsol

With over 20 years of industry experience, Comsol Networks (PTY) LTD stands as a leading provider of comprehensive network solutions, specializing in fiber optic cabling, data center designs, and network security. Our dedication to innovation and customer satisfaction drives us to deliver exceptional solutions that empower businesses to thrive. Partner with Comsol Networks today to transform your network infrastructure and achieve seamless connectivity.

About Johannesburg Water

Johannesburg Water, a key provider of potable water and sanitation services in the greater Johannesburg metropolitan area, stands as an essential pillar of the city’s infrastructure. With unwavering commitment to quality, efficiency, and customer service, Johannesburg Water strives to ensure a reliable and sustainable supply of water for the well-being of its communities.

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.
For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

Actility lève 16 M€ pour renforcer sa position de leader du marché de l’Internet des Objets arrivé à maturité, et capitaliser sur la consolidation du secteur

Actility lève 16 M€ pour renforcer sa position de leader du marché de l’Internet des Objets arrivé à maturité, et capitaliser sur la consolidation du secteur

Communiqué de Presse – Paris, France – 7 Décembre 2023. Lire le Communiqué de Presse en Anglais ici. 

Actility, entreprise française spécialisée dans l’Internet des Objets (IoT) et reconnue comme le leader mondial des solutions de connectivité industrielle pour l’IoT massif à faible débit et à faible consommation (LPWAN ou Low-Power Wide Area Networks), annonce une levée de fonds de 16 millions d’euros auprès de ses investisseurs historiques. Ce financement vise à consolider sa position de pionnier sur le marché mondial du LPWAN qui entre dans une phase de maturité et de forte croissance.

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“Du fait de sa nature industrielle et de la complexité des enjeux, le déploiement de la technologie IoT a pris plus de temps que prévu. Toutefois, nous sommes désormais entrés dans une phase de croissance soutenue. L’adoption par les entreprises ayant presque doublé chaque année, stimulée par la digitalisation de l’économie. L’’IA ne peut fonctionner sans données, et notre technologie est le chaînon manquant qui permet de connecter les algorithmes d’optimisation à la réalité du terrain des divers secteurs industriels.”

souligne Olivier HERSENT, le fondateur et PDG d’Actility.

Une stratégie commerciale élargie aux entreprises

Cette levée de fonds intervient dans un contexte de forte reprise du marché de l’IoT et un repositionnement stratégique de l’entreprise. Actility a été fondée en 2010 par une équipe de ‘serial entrepreneurs’, qui avaient déjà joué un rôle clé dans la transition de la téléphonie vers Internet. Dès le départ, l’entreprise avait anticipé que la prochaine révolution technologique serait propulsée par le déploiement massif de l’IoT.

En permettant d’exploiter les données terrain en temps réel, l’entreprise libère tout le potentiel de l’Intelligence Artificielle, contribuant ainsi à promouvoir des pratiques agricoles et industrielles plus durables et respectueuses de l’environnement grâce à une plus grande agilité, à l’optimisation des processus pour réduire les déchets, et à la réduction et à l’atténuation des risques.

À ses débuts, Olivier Hersent, PDG et co-inventeur de la technologie LoRaWAN, ainsi que membre fondateur de l’Alliance LoRa, a positionné Actility comme un partenaire privilégié pour les fournisseurs de services déployant des réseaux LPWAN à grande échelle destinés à des applications variées telles que le relevé de compteurs, l’éclairage intelligent ou la logistique. Consciente de la demande croissante en solutions IoT robustes et évolutives, l’entreprise a élargi son éventail de produits en lançant ThingPark Enterprise. Cette plateforme, riche et polyvalente, forme le coeur de l’infrastructure des réseaux radio sans licence tels que LoRaWAN, et s’étend également aux technologies émergentes des réseaux cellulaires privés tels que “CBRS” (Citizens Broadband Radio Service). Elle assure une intégration fluide des opérations sur le terrain avec les algorithmes d’Intelligence Artificielle dans le cloud, garantissant la cohérence et l’interopérabilité des données de bout en bout.

Capitalisant sur les capacités de la plateforme ThingPark Enterprise pour l’IoT industriel à grande échelle, l’entreprise a constitué un réseau de plus de 100 distributeurs à travers le monde. À mesure que le marché de l’IoT gagne en maturité, Actility se positionne comme un acteur de la consolidation et a réalisé des acquisitions stratégiques, comme Abeeway, une entreprise spécialisée dans la géolocalisation multi-technologies couvrant l’intérieur et l’extérieur des bâtiments (indoor-outdoor), ou plus récemment Acklio pour sa technologie SCHC, qui élargit les applications fonctionnant sur le protocole standard de  de l’Internet, IP, aux réseaux  LPWAN.

Un marché en pleine expansion

Selon marketsandmarket.com le marché de l’IoT LoRa et LoRaWAN devrait ainsi atteindre 25,5 milliards de dollars en 2028 contre 5,6 milliards en 2023 soit un taux moyen de croissance annuel de 35,3%.

Actility occupe indéniablement une position de leadership sur le marché LPWAN, avec plus de 4 millions d’objets actifs et un réseau LPWAN géré par ThingPark qui compte déjà plus de 40 000 stations de base. Son taux de croissance annuel, qui dépasse largement les 75 % pour les réseaux d’entreprise (le double de la moyenne de l’industrie) témoigne de sa progression continue en termes de part de marché et de son rôle central dans la consolidation de l’écosystème de l’IoT.

La plateforme ThingPark s’intègre de manière transparente dans un grand nombre de secteurs économiques, permettant des innovations pour les villes intelligentes dans la gestion de l’énergie, de l’eau et des déchets, améliorant l’efficacité industrielle grâce au suivi des équipements et des flottes, et favorisant les pratiques d’agriculture intelligente, la sécurité des travailleurs, ainsi que la santé grâce à la surveillance des patients et aux soins aux personnes âgées.

“Le LoRaWAN, c’est le WiFi de l’IoT. Notre marché potentiel est considérable : il y a plus de 2 millions de réseaux privés d’entreprise à travers le monde. Nos distributeurs et partenaires déploient notre technologie auprès des grands comptes, comme Bouygues, l’un des plus grands groupes de construction en Europe, Red Sea -un projet visionnaire de smart city en Arabie Saoudite-, mais aussi d’importants acteurs de l’industrie de l’énergie, à l’instar de PowerCo en Nouvelle-Zélande ou de Total en Europe. Ces grands comptes procèdent ensuite à une extension progressive sur tous leurs sites, et enfin étendent le champ d’application à plusieurs cas d’usage. Plus de comptes, plus de sites, plus d’applications – voilà notre formule pour une croissance rapide dans les années à venir. “

ajoute Olivier HERSENT.

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Cette dernière levée de fonds fait suite à la levée de 70 millions d’euros de l’entreprise en 2017 avec les principaux opérateurs de télécommunications (Orange, KPN, Inmarsat, Foxconn, Swisscom), de Ventures Capital (le fonds Ecotechnologies, géré pour le compte de l’Etat par Bpifrance dans le cadre des actions de France 2030, BNP Paribas, Ginko Ventures, Indinvest), et des acteurs industriels (Bosch, Cisco, Creadev). Actility a utilisé les fonds pour accélérer le développement et le déploiement de ses solutions IoT industrielles, renforcer son équipe de R&D, développer de nouvelles solutions d’itinérance et effectuer des acquisitions clés pour dynamiser sa croissance.

À l’avenir, Actility s’engage à tirer parti de ce nouveau financement pour poursuivre sa mission fondamentale : accélérer la transition vers une économie plus durable grâce à l’adoption généralisée de l’IoT. En étendant toujours plus le champ d’application de l’IoT, Actility contribue partout dans le monde à la digitalisation de l’industrie, pour plus d’efficacité, de sécurité et une gestion plus responsable de l’environnement au service de l’avenir de notre planète.

Investor Quotes

“Nous sommes ravis d’accompagner Actility dans cette nouvelle étape vers le succès, porté par une croissance accélérée du marché de l’IoT et des applications matures, que ce soit au niveau du déploiement de dispositifs connectés ou sur les réseaux de communication.”

déclare Edouard Combette, Directeur de participations chez Bpifrance.

À propos d’Actility

Actility est le leader mondial des solutions de connectivité industrielle à faible consommation d’énergie pour les réseaux à grande échelle (LPWAN) pour l’Internet des objets. Actility fournit sa plateforme ThingPark™ et sa technologie de réseau pour déployer, exploiter et maintenir des réseaux IoT sans fil publics et privés au sein d’une infrastructure réseau unifiée, évolutive et polyvalente. La grande majorité des fournisseurs de services de réseaux nationaux LoRaWAN® (près de 60) et des centaines d’entreprises font confiance à ThingPark™ dans le monde entier. Par l’intermédiaire de sa filiale Abeeway, Actility fournit également des solutions de suivi à ultra-basse consommation brevetées. ThingPark Market offre la plus grande sélection de passerelles, de dispositifs et d’applications IoT interopérables pour simplifier et accélérer le déploiement de nombreuses applications.

À propos de France 2030

Le plan d’investissement France 2030

  • Traduit une double ambition : transformer durablement des secteurs clefs de notre économie (santé, énergie, automobile, aéronautique ou encore espace) par l’innovation technologique, et positionner la France non pas seulement en acteur, mais bien en leader du monde de demain. De la recherche fondamentale, à l’émergence d’une idée jusqu’à la production d’un produit ou service nouveau, France 2030 soutient tout le cycle de vie de l’innovation jusqu’à son industrialisation.
  • Est inédit par son ampleur : 54 Md€ seront investis pour que nos entreprises, nos universités, nos organismes de recherche, réussissent pleinement leurs transitions dans ces filières stratégiques. L’enjeu : leur permettre de répondre de manière compétitive aux défis écologiques et d’attractivité du monde qui vient, et faire émerger les futurs champions de nos filières d’excellence. France 2030 est défini par deux objectifs transversaux consistant à consacrer 50 % de ses dépenses à la décarbonation de l’économie, et 50% à des acteurs émergents, porteurs d’innovation sans dépenses défavorables à l’environnement (au sens du principe Do No Significant Harm).
  • Sera mis en œuvre collectivement : pensé et déployé en concertation avec les acteurs économiques, académiques, locaux et européens pour en déterminer les orientations stratégiques et les actions phares. Les porteurs de projets sont invités à déposer leur dossier via des procédures ouvertes, exigeantes et sélectives pour bénéficier de l’accompagnement de l’Etat.
  • Est piloté par le Secrétariat général pour l’investissement pour le compte de la Première ministre.

Plus d’informations sur : www.france2030.gouv.fr

À propos de Bpifrance et du fonds Ecotechnologies

Les investissements en fonds propres de Bpifrance sont opérés par Bpifrance Investissement. Bpifrance finance les entreprises – à chaque étape de leur développement – en crédit, en garantie et en fonds propres. Bpifrance les accompagne dans leurs projets d’innovation et à l’international. Bpifrance assure aussi, désormais leur activité export à travers une large gamme de produits. Conseil, université, mise en réseau et programme d’accélération à destination des startups, des PME et des ETI font également partie de l’offre proposée aux entrepreneurs.

Grâce à Bpifrance et ses 50 implantations régionales, les entrepreneurs bénéficient d’un interlocuteur proche, unique et efficace pour les accompagner à faire face à leurs défis.

Plus d’informations sur : www.Bpifrance.fr. Suivez Bpifrance sur Twitter : @Bpifrance – @BpifrancePresse

Souscrit par la Caisse des Dépôts et doté de 225 millions d’euros dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre des actions de France 2030 confiées à l’ADEME, le fonds Ecotechnologies est géré par Bpifrance Investissement. Il investit des tickets de 2 à 10 M€, en recherchant systématiquement un co-investissement pari passu avec des acteurs privés dans une logique d’investisseur avisé. Il cible des opérations en fonds propres et quasi-fonds propres pour des prises de participation minoritaires dans des PME innovantes.

Contacts presse :
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Actility Raises €16 Million to Lead Low-Power IoT Market Surge and Drive Sector Consolidation

Actility Raises €16 Million to Lead Low-Power IoT Market Surge and Drive Sector Consolidation

Press Release – Paris, France – Dec. 7th 2023.  Read the Press Release in French here. 

Actility, a French company recognised as a global leader in low-power industrial IoT connectivity solutions, is announcing today a funding round of €16 million. This new financing will consolidate its leadership position in the global LPWAN (Low-Power Wide Area Networks) market as it enters a phase of accelerated growth.

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“Due to its vast-reaching and industrial nature, the maturation of IoT technology took longer than anticipated. However, we have now entered a phase of steady growth, with enterprise adoption nearly doubling each year, propelled by widespread digitization. AI cannot operate without data, and our technology anchors AI to the real world across numerous industries.”

affirms Olivier HERSENT, founder and CEO of Actility.

An Expanded Commercial Strategy for Enterprises

This funding comes amid a strong market recovery for IoT and a strategic expansion of the company to serve the enterprise market. Founded in 2010 by a team of seasoned tech entrepreneurs, who played a pivotal role in transitioning voice communication to Internet-based technologies, Actility foresaw that the next tech revolution would be driven by massive IoT deployment.

Harnessing real-time field data, Actility unlocks AI’s full potential to foster more sustainable agricultural and industrial practices through increased agility, optimization of processes to reduce waste, and risk reduction and mitigation.

Olivier Hersent, CEO and co-inventor of LoRaWAN technology and a founding board member of the LoRa Alliance, initially positioned Actility as a primary partner for service providers rolling out industrial-scale LPWAN networks for uses like metering, smart lighting, logistics, and beyond. Recognizing the growing demand for robust, scalable IoT solutions, the company broadened its suite of offerings with the introduction of ThingPark Enterprise, catering to enterprise and private LoRaWAN deployments. This comprehensive, multi-technology platform not only supports unlicensed radio networks such as LoRaWAN but is also at the forefront of emerging private cellular networks like CBRS. It seamlessly integrates field operations with cloud-based AI, ensuring data consistency and compatibility.

Leveraging on the strength of the ThingPark Enterprise platform for large scale industrial IoT, the company has developed a network of 100 resellers worldwide. As the IoT market matures, Actility is positioning as a consolidator and has made strategic acquisitions, including Abeeway, the expert of indoor-outdoor multi-technology geolocation (www.abeeway.com), and more recently Acklio for its  SCHC technology which expands the applicability of the well-known IP protocol to the LPWAN domain.

According to marketsandmarket.com, the IoT LoRa and LoRaWAN market is expected to reach $25.5 billion in 2028, up from $5.6 billion in 2023, with an average annual growth rate of 35.3%.

Actility sets the pace in the LPWAN market, connecting upwards of 4 million devices and overseeing ThingPark-operated LPWAN networks within excess of 40,000 base stations. With a year-over-year growth rate for enterprise networks exceeding 75%, Actility’s momentum is double that of the industry average, demonstrating its continued market share expansion and role in consolidating the IoT ecosystem.

The ThingPark platform seamlessly integrates across diverse sectors, enabling smart city innovations in energy, water, and waste management, enhancing industrial efficiency with equipment and fleet tracking, and advancing smart agriculture practices, worker safety, as well as healthcare through patient monitoring and elderly care.

“LoRaWAN is the WiFi of IoT. Our potential market is very deep, with an estimated 2 million-plus private networks worldwide. Our distributors and partners have secured large accounts, including major players like Bouygues—one of Europe’s largest construction groups, the visionary Red Sea smart city project in Saudi Arabia, and energy sector giants such as PowerCo in New Zealand and Total in Europe. Most of these large accounts gradually deploy across multiple sites and for multiple use cases. More accounts, more sites, more use cases—this is the formula for our accelerated growth in the coming years.”

emphasizes Olivier HERSENT.

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This latest fundraise follows the company’s €70 million raise in 2017 with major telecom operators (Orange, KPN, Inmarsat, Foxconn, Swisscom), Venture Capital (Bpifrance, through its Ecotechnology 2 fund, as part of France 2030 initiatives, BNP Paribas, Ginko Ventures, Indinvest), and industrial players (Bosch, Cisco, Mulliez Creadev). Actility used the funds to accelerate the development and deployment of its industrial IoT solutions, increase its R&D team and develop new roaming solutions and make key acquisitions to supercharge its growth.

 

Looking ahead, Actility is committed to leveraging this new funding to further its core mission: catalyzing a more sustainable economy through the widespread adoption of IoT. By making IoT ubiquitous, Actility aims to digitize industries globally, fostering efficiency, safety, and environmental stewardship for our planet’s future.

Investor Quotes

“Delighted to support Actility in this next step towards success, driven by accelerating growth in the IoT market and mature applications, both in the deployment of connected devices and in communication networks”, says Edouard Combette, Director of Investments at Bpifrance

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.
For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

About Bpifrance

Bpifrance Investissement is the management company that handles Bpifrance’s equity investments. Bpifrance is the French national investment bank: it finances businesses – at every stage of their development – through loans, guarantees, equity investments and export insurances. Bpifrance also provides extra financial services (training, consultancy) to help entrepreneurs meet their challenges (innovation, export…).

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Cicicom and Actility Unveil LoRaWAN Network and Award-Winning Smart Parking Solution in Paros, Greece

Cicicom and Actility Unveil LoRaWAN Network and Award-Winning Smart Parking Solution in Paros, Greece

Press Release – Paris France & Paros, Greece – Nov 8, 2023

In a groundbreaking partnership, Actility, a global leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), and Cicicom, a leading Greek ICT company, have come together to transform Paros, Greece into Europe’s first smart island. The duo has introduced an all-encompassing LoRaWAN IoT network, redefining the relationship between cities and its citizens through advanced technological solutions, primarily focused on making urban mobility a breeze.

Paros’s Advanced IoT Network Powered by ThingPark Enterprise

Taking an ambitious leap, Paros Island now boasts its own autonomous LoRaWAN network, connecting all digital devices for ongoing and future smart city projects. This robust digital infrastructure, backed by Actility’s ThingPark Enterprise, provides real-time, invaluable data directly to its citizens . From available parking spots to home water consumption and ambient metrics like temperature and air quality, Paros plans on standing at the forefront of digital transformation.

ThingPark Enterprise is a LoRaWAN IoT connectivity management platform that helps customers build network infrastructure by managing LoRaWAN gateways, add new LoRaWAN devices, and monitor network operations. Ensuring secure connectivity, it facilitates efficient data management from sensors to cloud applications and offers unparalleled modularity and scalability. As Paros embarks on this journey, it leans on ThingPark’s promise of seamless digital integration, marking the beginning of improved communication with its citizens and visitors.

Pictures: Citizen app and parking lot with visible sensor

Addressing Paros’ Parking Challenges with Cicicom’s Violation Monitoring Solution

The first task tackled in this smart city transformation was one of urban mobility’s significant challenges: parking. The questions were direct – how can parking become a hassle-free experience? How can parking spots be effectively monitored in real-time?

The solution? Cicicom’s Smart Parking. Kickstarting with 150 parking sensors around the port, the vision is expansive, with plans to incorporate more utilities, thanks to the LoRaWAN network. A key component, Cicicom’s parking sensor S-LG-I3, is a European marvel, boasting a 99% detection rate, a prolonged battery lifespan, and the ability to identify the parked vehicle via identification tags.

These smart devices are available on ThingPark Market and  have gained traction across Europe and the Middle East, with plans for expansion into the U.S. market.

Cicicom takes pride in being the only Greek company within the LoRa Alliance that produces fully certified products and offers an end-to-end parking solution for municipalities.

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The manifold benefits of this system include streamlining the parking process with real-time information on availability and navigation, alleviating traffic congestion, promoting environmental sustainability by decreasing vehicle emissions, effective management of special use parking areas, harnessing real-time parking data for strategic municipal decisions, enhancing traffic law efficiency, and cutting down administrative costs for the municipality.

Cicicom’s innovative solution has been widely recognized. They secured a top three position at the IoT World Congress Barcelona 2022, earned the 2023 IoT Evolution LPWAN Excellence Award, received the Smart Cities Awards 2023, and were also honored  in the IoT Awards 2023. These accolades highlight Cicicom’s impactful presence in the IoT domain.

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“I feel immense pleasure to endorse Cicicom  for their revolutionary Smart Parking solution, powered by Lorawan technology. This collaboration will catapult Paros into the forefront of smart cities globally. With real-time parking details made readily available, our traffic management will improve significantly and our endeavors for environmental sustainability will achieve a new benchmark. This solution will streamline parking, thus enhancing overall user experience while reducing congestion. Our strategic partnership with Cicicom, an IoT industry leader, is indeed reflective of our commitment to making Paros a city that is prosperous in every aspect.”

Samios Thanasis, Paros Deputy Mayor

“Cicicom, in collaboration with Actility, our esteemed network partner, has pioneered transformative changes in urban mobility with our Smart Parking solution. The combination of impeccable detection rates and reliability is a testament to European engineering. With its awarded solution, Cicicom demonstrates the endless possibilities within IoT sector utilizing the power of Lorawan technology. Our project of converting Paros into a smart island, with seamless integrations and efficient solutions, is a striking example of the vision we endorse. Together with Actility, we aim for smarter, more sustainable cities, continuously pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with IoT.”

Dr.-Ing. Nikolaos Bissias, CEO of Cicicom

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“Partnering with Cicicom to transform Paros showcases the future of IoT in reshaping communities. It’s more than just smart solutions; it’s about enriching the lives of residents and visitors. As we advance with LoRaWAN technology, Paros sets the gold standard for European digital transformation.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO of Actility

About Cicicom

Cicicom is the only Greek company member of LoRa Alliance that designs and manufactures fully certified parking sensors according to the international standards. Its S-LG-I3 parking sensor is a European marvel, being the only LoRa Alliance certified parking sensor featuring triple detection technology.

Cicicom offers complete innovative solutions such as Smart Parking, Parking Violation Monitoring, Smart Smart Cities etc and has projects in more than 13 European countries, with plans  for expansion to the Middle East and USA markets. Its strategy revolves around solutions that address modern issues while investing in R&D for new solutions and continuing to enhance existing ones. With its extensive expertise in IoT technology and a proven track record of success, Cicicom stands as the ideal partner for businesses of all sizes seeking to harness the potential of IoT.

For more information visit https://cicicom.gr/pages/contact/

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.
For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

LoRa Alliance® and LoRaWAN® are registered marks used with permission.

Drei Partners with Actility to Operate Austria’s Public LoRaWAN® Network

Drei Partners with Actility to Operate Austria's Public LoRaWAN® Network

Press Release – Paris, France & Vienna, Austria – Oct 25, 2023

Hutchison Drei Austria GmbH, a Vienna-based telecommunications company serving over 4 million users, is now operating the nationwide LoRaWAN network in Austria, powered by Actility. Drei is part of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, a telecommunications group present in six European markets, Hong Kong and Macau and totaling over 176 million registered customers worldwide.

Drei has selected Actility’s flagship carrier-grade IoT network server and platform ThingPark™ Wireless to operate the national LoRaWAN network in Austria.  

ThingPark Wireless is the preferred IoT network platform solution for service providers rolling out national IoT connectivity services and solutions. Actility’s ThingPark Wireless multi-technology platform powers almost all large scale LoRaWAN network deployments worldwide, and it is designed for security, scalability, and a set of features and qualities that make it truly carrier-grade. The modular platform supports the latest specifications of the LoRa Alliance, enabling seamless interconnection with both other licensed and unlicensed public networks as well as LoRaWAN-based local/private networks.

ThingPark Wireless enables Drei to monetize IoT connectivity and accelerate the adoption of IoT solutions at scale across multiple industries. It also facilitates the transformation of sensor data into business insights for customers of IoT services by adding comprehensive data processing and exposure services to ease the integration with any third-party business application.

The IoT Platform provides bi-directional drivers for the LoRaWAN device ecosystem and automatically implements scalable mediation connectors to all major data/application platforms including Azure IoT Hub and IoT Central, AWS IoT and Greengrass, Cumulocity,  SAP, ThingWorx, and many others.

Drei is also connected to ThingPark Exchange. This is the first and the leading IoT Peering Hub for public and local/private LoRaWAN networks and satellites. It also supports Helium and Sigfox networks, currently connecting over 25 networks worldwide. 

A Professional IoT Network Serving Many Use Cases

According to Drei, the expansion of the network across Austria is progressing rapidly. The nationwide network provided by Drei will become the basis for use cases related to industry 4.0 (including smart factories), energy companies, solution providers, smart cities, retail and facility management, leveraging the vast ecosystem of devices.

Stadtwerke Wolfsberg is using Drei’s network for its smart water meter initiative, enabling households to always stay up-to-date on their water consumption and costs as well as eliminating time-consuming manual meter reading reports.

The network targets smart city and industrial applications, including telemetry data transmission for heat, water, gas, and electricity meters.

LaaPlus, a real estate company based in Laa an der Thaya, uses Drei’s LoRaWAN network to connect smart meters and heat meters. LaaPlus is planning to expand the use of the network to include water meters.

LoRaWAN wide area connectivity requires an energy budget that remains an order of magnitude below competing technologies. As battery replacement is a key driver of utility telemetry, LoRaWAN has become a preferred choice for new utility metering projects.

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“Observability used to be the mantra of Information Technology, now it also applies to the real world. Utilities and industries all over the world need to be more flexible, efficient, and resilient. They are accelerating their IoT programs to gain real-time hindsight’s into stock levels, implement predictive maintenance or demand-response programs. “Observe everything” is the new mantra, and LoRaWAN is the technology which was designed for it.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility

“We are proud to play a role in accelerating Austria’s digitization, especially in the realms of industrial and utility applications. In conjunction with 5G and NB-IoT, LoRaWAN establishes the technical foundation for sustainable IoT solutions tailored for smart cities, energy-efficient buildings, intelligent agriculture, and more. In an era where natural and energy resources are both scarce and costly, real-time insights into field metrics have become the bedrock of sustainability.”

Rudolf Schrefl, CEO, Drei Österreich (Drei Austria) 

About Drei

Hutchison Drei Austria GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (Hong Kong) and part of the 3Group Europe’s division “3Scandinavia & Austria“. By the end of December 2022, Drei achieved a total revenue of 885 million euros. As a leading Austrian telecommunication provider the company offers mobile communication, internet, fixed line, TV and business solutions from a single source. Next to the biggest network of branded stores by an Austrian telecommunications provider and an encompassing customer service for residential and business customers, Drei provides the densest 4G network with a 98% coverage in population. After Austria‘s first, real, comprehensive 5G network in Linz, Drei launched Austria’s first 5G Standalone network in September 2022. With the new Fix tariffs the full-service provider is offering mobile Internet with a bandwidth guarantee for the first time.In January 2023 the company received the Ookla Speedtest AwardTM for the country’s fastest 5G network for the fourth time in a row. More information: www.drei.at.

 Press contact, Drei Austria: Tom Tesch, presse@drei.com

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.
For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

AdriNet and Actility Announce Strategic Partnership to Boost IoT Deployment in the Adriatic Region

AdriNet and Actility Announce Strategic Partnership to Boost IoT Deployment in the Adriatic Region

Press Release – Oct 19, 2023 – Paris, France

AdriNet d.o.o., a leading distributor of advanced communication technologies in the Adriatic region, is thrilled to announce its partnership with Actility, a global leader in IoT LPWAN technologies. This collaboration aims to enhance the deployment of IoT solutions across the Adriatic, leveraging Actility’s renowned ™ network platform.

Established in 2015, AdriNet has carved a niche for itself in the distribution of high-quality wireless communication solutions across countries like Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo, Romania, Northern Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia.

AdriNet is addressing verticals such as Smart Metering, Smart Cities, Smart Industry, Smart Energy and Utilities, Smart Transport and Logistics, and Smart Buildings. With a strong emphasis on innovation, quality, and a robust partner network, AdriNet has been at the forefront of delivering top-tier communication solutions from globally recognized manufacturers of network solutions, antennas, RF equipment, and more.

Actility, on the other hand, is renowned for its LoRaWAN® IoT connectivity management platform ThingPark. This platform empowers customers to efficiently manage LoRaWAN® devices, subscribers, and gateways, monitor network operations, and control data flow, facilitating the swift deployment of large-scale IoT projects. Furthermore, Actility’s subsidiary, Abeeway, offers a range of tracking devices that seamlessly integrate with various technologies, enhancing both indoor and outdoor tracking capabilities.

This partnership aligns perfectly with AdriNet’s strategic vision of introducing innovative technologies from reputable vendors to their market. By integrating Actility’s solutions, AdriNet can now offer a comprehensive suite of IoT components, backed by Actility’s global expertise and successful track record.

For the Adriatic market, this collaboration signifies an important leap forward. Existing partners and IoT system integrators in the region stand to benefit immensely from the combined strengths of Actility and AdriNet. With Actility’s vast ecosystem of solution and technology partners, AdriNet is poised to make a significant impact in the IoT domain, crafting new smart solution narratives with their partners.

“Even before this announcement, we had the privilege of collaborating with the Actility team on various projects. Their unparalleled market expertise, unwavering dedication, and consistent support left a lasting impression on us. It’s this experience that made our decision to become an official Actility partner not just easy, but exciting. We are confident that this partnership will usher in a new era of innovation and growth for both our companies.”

Ivana Janković Šafarić, CEO at AdriNet

“We are immensely proud and excited about our partnership with AdriNet. Their reputation for excellence in the Adriatic region is well-known, and we believe that together, we can drive the growth of IoT solutions to new heights. This collaboration is not just about business; it’s about shared values, mutual respect, and a joint vision for a connected future.”

Nicolas Jordan, COO at Actility

About AdriNet

AdriNet is company specialized for value added distribution of advanced communication technologies across the Adriatic region. By representing and distributing communication solutions from the world’s leading manufacturers, AdriNet offers its partners the best solutions available on the market and complete service. Founded in 2015 as a spin off in the group of companies specialized for radiocommunications, AdriNet is recognized on the market for distribution of high quality wireless communications solutions. IoT technologies represent a very important part of AdriNet portfolio, especially in terms of the market development potential for LPWAN, as the fastest-growing IoT communication technology.

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

Northern Coalfields Limited Collaborates with Syook, Abeeway, and Actility to Elevate Mine Worker Safety

Northern Coalfields Limited Collaborates with Syook, Abeeway, and Actility to Elevate Mine Worker Safety

Press Release – Paris, France & Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, India — Oct 17, 2023

NCL (Northern Coalfields Limited), a flagship subsidiary of Coal India and a significant contributor to the nation’s coal production and electricity generation, has taken a monumental step in ensuring the safety of its mine workers. The company has successfully deployed an avant-garde IoT worker safety solution, “Suraksha Kavach” (Safety Guard), in collaboration with Syook, Abeeway, and Actility.

NCL, headquartered in Singrauli district, operates 10 highly mechanized opencast mines across Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. With this latest initiative, the company aims to revolutionize the mining industry, aligning with DGMS’s directive (Directorate General of Mines Safety) to prioritize the safety of its dedicated on-ground staff.

Syook, a leading RTLS company in India, has been instrumental in this endeavor. With a track record of optimizing operations across various sectors, including oil and gas, healthcare, and manufacturing, Syook’s no-code platform has been pivotal in the development of the ‘Suraksha Kavach’ system. The company’s previous collaborations with giants like Indian Railways, Coal India, and Unilever underscore its expertise in the domain.

The Syook team, drawing from their extensive experience in upstream oil and gas, recognizes the intricacies of enhancing safety in hazardous zones by using smart technology.

In the vast expanse of open-pit mines, one can imagine the challenge of ensuring that no personnel are present in the blasting areas. The ‘Suraksha Kavach’ system diligently monitors these zones, sending immediate notifications if someone inadvertently enters this potentially dangerous area.

Furthermore, in the sweltering heat of the mines, workers often face temperature-related challenges. Picture a miner, feeling the onset of heat exhaustion, and with a simple press of the SOS button on his badge, he can swiftly summon assistance, ensuring his safety and well-being.

The deployed solution boasts the following features:

    • Real-time visualization of all mines on a map layer for immediate non-compliance detection.
    • An SOS help function, pinpointing the exact location of distressed workers for rapid rescue operations.
    • Proactive monitoring to identify prolonged inactivity, alerting supervisors for timely interventions.
    • Prevention of unauthorized access to blast zones, with instant alerts to supervisors for worker safety.
    • Additionally, BLE beacons are installed on excavation machines, so if someone is in proximity, it assumes that the person is operating it.

A pivotal component of this safety solution is the Abeeway Smart Badge. Engineered for autonomy, this portable multi-mode tracker is ATEX and IECEx-certified, and equipped with advanced geolocation technologies (GNSS, WiFi, BLE). Ideal for high-risk environments, it ensures precise tracking both indoors and outdoors. Its functionalities include SOS panic alarms, danger zone notifications, and safety evacuation monitoring.

The solution’s use of LoRaWAN® connectivity stands out, offering cost-effective, secure, and extensive coverage, making it ideal for open-pit mining. Currently, 2500 workers are equipped with the smart Abeeway Smart Badges, with BLE Beacons placed on excavating machines to monitor proximity.

The collaboration between NCL, Syook, Actility and Abeeway underscores a significant milestone in the digital transformation of worker safety in the mining industry. While ‘Suraksha Kavach’ is primarily focused on mining, its potential extends to other sectors like Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, and Logistics.

“The ‘Suraksha Kavach’ solution is a monumental stride in worker safety, blending our expertise with the subtle brilliance of Abeeway’s technology. Together, we have crafted a system that not only enhances operational efficiency but, more importantly, prioritizes the well-being of every individual in the mines.”

Saurabh Sharma, COO of Syook

“Our collaboration with NCL and Actility goes beyond mere technology deployment. It’s about harnessing the power of IoT to create tangible, life-saving benefits. The use cases we’ve implemented are not just about improving operations; they’re about ensuring every worker returns home safely at the end of the day.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO of Actility

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About NCL

NCL, a Miniratna Company of the Government of India, is a subsidiary of the world’s largest coal producer, Coal India Limited (CIL). Producing 15% of India’s total coal, NCL contributes 10% to the nation’s electricity generation.

About Syook

Syook is a leading RTLS company in India, enabling organizations to build customized IIoT and RTLS solutions. With a no-code platform, Syook has transformed operations across various industries, boasting collaborations with major corporations.

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

About Abeeway 

Abeeway, a subsidiary of Actility, is a leading provider of disruptive IoT solutions for battery-powered tracking, based on innovative LPWAN connectivity and a patented cloud-powered technology that makes positioning low power and more valuable. Abeeway tracking devices are equipped with high-precision GPS, patented Low Power GPS, ultra-low-consumption Wi-Fi sniffing techniques and BLE advertising and scanning technology, and are available in non-ATEX and ATEX versions.

For more information on Actility and the Abeeway tracking solutions please contact:
Atul Gaikwad, Sales Director Indian Subcontinent, at atul.gaikwad@actility.com.  

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أكتيليتي تعزز بصمتها في سوق الإنترنت في الشرق الأوسط 

كتيليتي تعزز بصمتها في سوق الإنترنت في الشرق الأوسط

بيان صحفي – باريس، فرنسا – ١٦ أكتوبر ٢٠٢٣

أكتيليتي الشركة الرائدة عالميا في شبكات الاتصالات واسعة-النطاق-منخفضة-الطاقة-متعددة-التقنيات ل بي وان تكشف عن مبادرتها الاستراتيجية لتعميق تواجدها في سوق إنترنت الأشياء المزدهر بسرعة في الشرق الأوسط إدراكا منها للدور المحوري لعمليات نشر إنترنت الأشياء في هذه المنطقة المحورية.

يشهد إنترنت الاشياء في الشرق الأوسط مسارًا مثيرًا للإعجاب. ووفقًا لإحصاءات بيسنس ماركت اناليسيس، من المتوقع أن ينمو سوق الإنترنت في الشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا من 43.99 مليار دولار في عام 2023 إلى 241.65 مليار دولار بحلول عام 2030؛ ومن المتوقع أن ينمو بمعدل نمو سنوي مركب سي ايه جي ار قدره %27.6 من عام 2023 إلى عام 2030. وتم دفع وجود أكتيليتي في المنطقة بشكل كبير من خلال مشاريع بارزة مثل مشروع البحر الأحمر جيجا. وقد نجحت هذه المبادرة بالتعاون الوثيق مع

ماشين تالكس، في تنفيذ حل موسع لسلامة إنترنت الأشياء يضمن الاتصال في الوقت الفعلي وأمان للقوي العاملة في مواقع مجالات البناء واللوجستيات باستخدام اكثر من3900  متتبع من ابي واي.

في خطوة حاسمة لتعزيز وجودها وتعزيز الشراكات المحلية، عينت أكتيليتي ياسين سالم مديرا لمبيعات الشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا. سيكون ياسين، من خلال رؤيته للسوق، له دور مهم في تعزيز العلاقات مع شركاء مهمين مثل اجريفي، اس تي سي، سيسكو، وسيلة، مود سوفت وغيرهم. تمثل هذه الشراكات توافقًا مشترك يهدف إلى استغلال القدرة الكاملة لتكنولوجيا شبكات الاتصالات واسعة-النطاق-منخفضة-الطاقة-متعددة-التقنيات ل بي وان في تلبية متطلبات واحتياجات الصناعات المتنوعة في المنطقة.

 

تعزيز وجود أكتيليتي في الشرق الأوسط يتماشي مع طموحنا لكوننا في طليعة ثورة الإنترنت في منطقة مليئة بالفرص. يمثل تعاوننا مع شركاء محليين مختلفين دليلاً على التزامنا. من خلال الشراكات الاستراتيجية والحلول المبتكرة، نحن على استعداد لقيادة التحول الرقمي، وضمان تحقيق الكفاءة التشغيلية المثلى والأمان عبر قطاعات متعددة 

نيكولاس جوردان، الرئيس التنفيذي للعمليات، أكتيليتي 

يسير الشرق الأوسط علي مسار سريع لاحتضان الصناعة 4.0، مع شهية متزايدة لحلول إنترنت الأشياء المبتكرة. تقدم أكتيليتي خبرة لا مثيل لها وخدمات شاملة عبر القطاعات المحورية في المنطقة بما في ذلك ما في ذلك النفط والغاز، والبناء، والتصنيع، والخدمات العامة، والرعاية الصحية، حيث تلعب أجهزة تتبع ابي واي. المعتمدة اتكس وايسكس بتكنولوجيا لورا وان دورا أساسيا في ضمان التتبع القوي والسلامة في بيئات عالية المخاطر.

 تماشيا مع استراجيتها التوسعية، ستكون أكتيليتي حاضرة في معرض جيتكس 2023، الحدث التكنولوجي البارز في المنطقة. جنبا الي جنب مع فريق اجريفي، أكتيليتي و ابي واي يسعدهم عروض حلول متطورة حيث يوكد حضورهم علي التركيزعلي الاستفادة من مشهد إنترنت الأشياء في المنطقة.

Actility Boosts Its Middle East IoT Footprint

Actility Boosts Its Middle East IoT Footprint

Press Release – Paris, France – Oct 16, 2023.  Read the PR in Arabic here/ اقرأ البيان الصحفي بالعربية هنا

Actility, a global pioneer in multi-technology Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN), unveils its strategic initiative to deepen its footprint in the rapidly burgeoning Middle East IoT market, recognizing the pivotal role of LPWAN IoT deployments in this key region.

IoT in the Middle East is witnessing an impressive trajectory. According to Business Market Insights, the Middle East & Africa IoT market is expected to grow from US$ 43.99 billion in 2023 to US$ 241.65 billion by 2030; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 27.6% from 2023 to 2030. And Actility’s presence in the region is propelled significantly by landmark projects like the Red Sea Giga Project. This initiative, in close collaboration with MachinesTalk, has successfully implemented an expansive IoT safety solution ensuring real-time connectivity and safety for the construction workforce and vehicle fleet on site using over 39000 Abeeway trackers.

In a decisive move to further strengthen its presence and foster local partnerships, Actility has appointed Yacine Salem as Sales Manager Middle East & Africa. Yacine, with his market insights, will be instrumental in nurturing relationships with esteemed partners like Agreefy, STC Group (IoT+, MachinesTalk, Solutions by STC, E&, Waseela, ModSoft and Cisco , to name a few. These collaborations signify a synergy aimed at harnessing the full potential of LPWAN technology in addressing diverse industry demands across the region.

 “Actility’s increased presence in the Middle East resonates with our ambition to be at the forefront of the IoT revolution in a region ripe with opportunities. Our collaboration with various local partners is a testament to our commitment. With strategic partnerships and innovative solutions, we are poised to drive digital transformation, ensuring optimized operational efficiencies and safety across various sectors.”

Nicolas Jordan, COO at Actility and Abeeway

The Middle East is on a fast track to embracing Industry 4.0, with a growing appetite for innovative IoT solutions. Actility delivers unparalleled expertise and comprehensive services across pivotal sectors in the region including Oil & Gas, Construction, Manufacturing, Utilities, and Healthcare, with Abeeway’s ATEX and IECEx-certified LoRaWAN trackers being instrumental in ensuring robust tracking and safety in high-risk environments.

In line with its expansion strategy, Actility will mark its presence at GITEX 2023, the pre-eminent technology event in the region. Alongside with Agreefy team, Actility & Abeeway will be showcasing cutting-edge solutions. Their presence underlines unwavering focus on leveraging the Middle-East’s IoT landscape to foster sustainable growth and innovation.

To learn more, visit Actility’s GITEX-2023 official web page, or meet us at the event!

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

Leading IoT Industry Players Bring Implementation of Relay Utilizing LoRaWAN® to Market

Leading IoT Industry Players Bring Implementation of Relay Utilizing LoRaWAN® to Market

Press Release – Paris, France – September 19th 2023

A groundbreaking collaboration between LPWAN industry leaders and LoRa Alliance® members Semtech, Actility, Arad, and Deviceroy has the world’s first commercial implementation and successful end-to-end interoperability test for the innovative relay feature utilizing LoRaWAN connectivity. This cutting-edge advancement enables LoRaWAN packets from remote, isolated or hard to reach devices to be relayed by battery-operated relay nodes. This coverage extension is provided through a low-cost solution further lowering the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the LoRaWAN deployment. The relay feature promises to be a game changer for LoRaWAN-based use cases such as water, gas, and electricity metering, where stringent service level agreements demand cost efficient and unparalleled coverage for all devices within a geographical footprint.

The LoRa Alliance is an open, non-profit association with the mission to support and promote the global adoption of the LoRaWAN standard. Members collaborate in a vibrant ecosystem of device makers, solution providers, system integrators and network operators, delivering the interoperability needed to scale IoT across the globe, using public, private, and hybrid networks. Crucially, the relay feature utilizing LoRaWAN is defined by the LoRa Alliance as an integral part of the LoRaWAN standard. This innovation aligns with the LoRa Alliance’s commitment to advance and standardize LoRaWAN-based technology to meet the evolving needs of the IoT landscape.

Semtech, a pioneering force in LoRa technology, has seamlessly integrated the relay feature for both end-devices and relay nodes into their latest LoRa Basics™ Modem v4 stack. This integration fortifies the potential of LoRaWAN to provide low cost, exceptional coverage and connectivity across various applications.

Actility, a trailblazer in IoT connectivity solutions, has integrated the relay feature utilizing LoRaWAN into its renowned ThingPark™ Wireless and ThingPark™ Enterprise network platforms in Release 7.3. This inclusion is also available in the free-to-use Community edition of ThingPark™, which can be immediately used by developers to test their relay implementations utilizing LoRaWAN. To learn more, visit actility.com/relay

Deviceroy, a key player in the IoT device industry, plays a pivotal role with Aria Relay, serving as a powerful range extender for LoRaWAN. Aria Relay ensures bidirectional connectivity, enabling data between remote or isolated devices and their destinations to flow reliably, significantly expanding network coverage. To learn more about the Aria Relay, visit deviceroy.com/relay.

The three vendors – Semtech, Actility, and Deviceroy – have successfully completed interoperability testing and achieved reliable end-to-end bidirectional communication with devices that can connect only through a LoRaWAN-based relay. This achievement underscores the reliability and seamlessness of the relay feature in real-world scenarios.

Arad, a visionary in water metering solutions, is poised to deploy the relay feature utilizing LoRaWAN within its water meter networks. This implementation has the potential to revolutionize utility management, offering unparalleled connectivity in even the most challenging environments.

The introduction of the relay feature utilizing LoRaWAN signals a new era in IoT connectivity, reshaping the possibilities for a more connected future across industries by enabling customers to add battery-operated, easy-to-deploy relay nodes that act as network extenders. These relay nodes can be placed in remote locations or in areas where signal strength is weak due to extreme distances or circumstances, effectively extending the range of existing gateway(s) and networks using LoRaWAN connectivity.

About Semtech

Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC) is a high-performance semiconductor, IoT systems, and cloud connectivity service provider dedicated to delivering high-quality technology solutions that enable a smarter, more connected, and sustainable planet. Our global teams are committed to empowering solution architects and application developers to develop breakthrough products for the infrastructure, industrial and consumer markets. To learn more about Semtech technology, visit us at Semtech.com or follow us on LinkedIn or X.

Semtech and the Semtech logo are registered trademarks or service marks, and LoRa Basics is a trademark or service mark, of Semtech Corporation or its subsidiaries.

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

About Deviceroy 

Deviceroy is a telecommunications company that connects machines to the Internet of Things via LoRaWAN® and Amazon Sidewalk. Deviceroy’s Aria smart modem transmits secure and reliable machine data over long distances in any environment. With Relay, the Aria extends the wireless range of existing communication protocols such as Modbus, Bluetooth, and LoRaWAN. Aria comes with no additional fees and includes a lifetime warranty, eliminating compliance issues and ensuring uninterrupted communication anywhere on the planet. Unique in the industry, Deviceroy is the only company that offers this advanced, all-in-one connectivity solution.

About Arad 

Arad Group specializes in developing, manufacturing, and distributing high quality meters, automatic meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems, as well as advanced meter data management (MDM) systems and technologies. Arad is a leader in the field of water measurement solutions and services. Providing a complete end-to-end water management solution for today’s smart cities, Arad Group is a fully integrated provider of complete water metering management and control systems that set new standards in accuracy, performance, and reliability.

As of today, Arad has installed hundreds of thousands of LoRaWAN-based water meters and communication networks in urban and rural areas around the world, with a typical reception rate of more than 98%.

AMIT Wireless and Actility Partner Up to Facilitate Citizens Broadband Radio Service Deployments

AMIT Wireless and Actility Partner Up to Facilitate Citizens Broadband Radio Service Deployments

Press Release – Paris, France & Taiwan – August 14th, 2023

AMIT Wireless, the industry pioneer in Industrial IoT (IIoT) gateway solutions, and Actility, world leader in IoT connectivity solutions, announce a strategic partnership to facilitate deployment of CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) IoT use cases for backhauling LoRaWAN gateway traffic.

CBRS, launched in the USA in 2020 by the FCC (Federal communications Commission), is a dynamic sharing system in the 3550-3700 MHz band. This band, also known as the innovation band, will allow for the expansion of coverage and capacity of operators’ LTE services, but also the implementation of new mobile uses (5G and IoT). This band is currently also used by the US Navy, the Department of Defense and satellite communication service providers.

The partners agreed on technical and business cooperation and mutual promotion of the AMIT Wireless CBRS products as a backhaul for LoRaWAN gateways using Actility’s ThingPark IoT platform. With the recent launch of CBRS in the US, this collaboration opens a range of use cases to allow the deployment of private Cellular network in CBRS bands.

One of the main challenges for IIoT LoRaWAN deployments in rural or remote areas is backhaul connectivity. CBRS private Cellular offers the perfect match for this need. The initial use case will be to use AMIT Wireless CBRS LTE devices to carry the backhaul traffic of  LoRaWAN gateways. Private cellular networks are privately owned, customizable cellular networks comprised of various components such as radio hardware and network orchestration software. These networks can significantly enhance connectivity and address the limitations of traditional Wi-Fi networks in industrial IoT deployments in remote areas. Public cellular networks, in contrast, provide limited control over service quality and risk data security.

Until recently, building a private mobile network was not possible due to technological constraints and lack of available RF spectrum. However, with the advent of new technologies and the FCC’s decision to allocate more spectrum for business use, enterprises can now construct and operate their own private LTE or 5G networks, tailored to their unique needs.

The Actility’s ThingPark Market platform presents a trial kit to demonstrate the capabilities of private LTE CBRS networks. With a unique feature, this kit enables roaming over CBRS and public networks using a single ThingPark global SIM card, thanks to global agreements with public network operators. 

This kit illustrates a typical CBRS use case: providing backhaul for LoRaWAN gateways in rural or industrial networks, which traditionally rely on public SIMs, Ethernet, or satellite connectivity. Besides, the kit can be utilized to explore other CBRS use cases. Combined with AMIT Wireless CBRS gateway solutions, it extends more possibilities by cellular connections and makes users’ deployment easier than ever in a more secure and reliable way.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Activity to address the demands of CBRS and private 5G networks. Solution providers can experience the advantages of the integration of LoRa, CBRS technologies, and the ThingPark IoT platform in ONE trial kit effortlessly. It’s our pleasure that AMIT can be a part of the innovative scenarios.

Dennis Wu, VP of Sales Department at AMIT Wireless

“We’re excited to join forces with AMIT Wireless to harness CBRS for IoT deployments. This partnership will pioneer private LTE networks in CBRS bands, revolutionizing connectivity in remote areas. Our trial kit on the ThingPark platform vividly demonstrates the potential of this innovative technology.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility

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About AMIT Wireless

With over 25 years of experience, AMIT Wireless Inc. specializes in wireless connectivity for M2M and IoT applications. Product portfolios include 4G/5G connectivity and Industrial IoT. AMIT has successfully built best-in-class industrial M2M/IoT gateway products that integrate 3G/4G, CBRS LTE, 5G, and WiFi. AMIT is also a member of the OnGo Alliance and devotes itself in CBRS and private 5G deployments since 2019.

* Visit AMIT at https://www.amitwireless.com/

* Contact:

Kate Hsu, Director of Product and Business Development

kate_hsu@amit.com.tw

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

Actility Acquires SCHC Pioneer Acklio, Advancing Yet Another Step Towards the Internet of Everything

Actility Acquires IP-based LPWAN Pioneer Acklio, Advancing Yet Another Step Towards the Internet of Everything

Press Release – Paris, France – 20/07/23

Actility, the global leader in IoT network infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of Acklio, the leading provider of SCHC (Static Context Header Compression) technology for LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) networks.

This acquisition will further strengthen Actility’s position as the leading provider of end-to-end IoT solutions and will enable the company to offer a broader range of IP-based IoT applications over LPWAN networks.

Acklio’s SCHC technology is a key enabler for IP-based IoT over LPWAN networks. SCHC compresses the IP header, which significantly reduces the amount of data that needs to be transmitted over the network. This makes it possible to run IP-based applications over LPWAN networks, which are typically characterized by low data rates and long battery life.

The acquisition of Acklio will allow Actility to offer a wider range of IP-based IoT applications over LPWAN networks. These applications include:

  • Smart metering: several meter vendors already adopted Acklio SCHC technology to connect standards-based DLMS/COSEM meters to LoRaWAN and NB-IoT network.
  • Smart industry: protocols such as ModBus/TCP can be carried transparently and efficiently over LoRaWAN networks using SCHC header compression.
  • Smart buildings: KNX/IP and other leading IP protocols for building automation which do not have yet efficient long-range RF transport layers can immediately be deployed over LoRaWAN campus IoT networks without any modification.
  • Electric vehicle charging: the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) has become the de-facto standard for smart charge point control, but it is difficult to deploy IP networks in underground parking lots. LoRaWAN networks are a perfect solution and SCHC provides the required adaptation layer for OCPP.

Actility is also committed to keeping Acklio’s SCHC technology open and licensable to all industry players. This will help to accelerate the adoption of IP-based IoT over LPWAN networks, and to create a more open and interoperable IoT ecosystem. With SCHC, the notion of Internet of Everything truly becomes a reality.

Actility is the leading provider of industrial IoT LPWAN network infrastructure, and this acquisition will accelerate the adoption of our SCHC technology to more industry verticals using IP based protocols. This integration makes IP devices 1st class citizens on LPWAN networks, and will significantly streamline and simplify the onboarding journey.

Alexander Pelov CEO of Acklio

“We are excited to welcome Acklio to the Actility family. Acklio’s SCHC technology is a game changer for IoT as it enables standard IP protocols to be used in extremely energy constrained applications, which includes all battery-powered devices. SCHC will help to accelerate the adoption of IP-based IoT over LPWAN networks, including uses cases which drive very large volumes of devices such as metering and car charging.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility.

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About Acklio: 

Acklio provides software solutions to enable any LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) with IP connectivity (such as LoRaWAN, Sigfox, NB-IoT, etc.). These solutions offer native interoperability, simple and universal integration, and end-to-end security. Leveraging over 20 years of research experience and more than 13 doctoral theses in network protocols, architecture, and security, Acklio’s software represents the world’s first implementation of the new compression-decompression technology for LPWAN.

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

Wien Energie Partners with Actility to Deploy LoRaWAN IoT Network in Vienna

Wien Energie Partners with Actility to Deploy LoRaWAN Network in Vienna

Press Release – Vienna, Austria & Paris, France – June 29th, 2023.  Read the press release in German here. 

Wien Energie and Actility today announced a strategic partnership to deploy a LoRaWAN® network in Vienna. This significant initiative falls in line with Vienna’s digital strategy, aiming to position Vienna as the most livable and smartest city in the world. The project leans into the city’s commitment to human digitalization, ensuring the technology supports its residents rather than displacing them.

“Wien Energie is a utility provider that understands the need for strong, reliable partnerships. In Actility, we have found a dynamic ally who not only provides connectivity for Vienna but can also help us deal with any challenges. With their expertise, we are equipped to implement and manage sustainable IoT use cases that directly benefit our city.”

Paul Prinz-Wallner,
Product Owner IoT – Business Development Telecommunications at Wien Energie.

Actility, renowned for its advanced IoT solutions, provides its flagship ThingPark Wireless platform for the project. A preferred choice for service providers rolling out LPWAN connectivity services, ThingPark Wireless powers most large-scale, nationwide IoT network deployments across the globe. The platform is appreciated for its security, carrier-grade availability, scalability, multi-radio support and adherence to the latest specifications of the LoRa Alliance, ensuring seamless interconnection with other public and private networks.

Through this cooperation, Wien Energie would like to make a significant contribution to the digitization initiative in the city of Vienna to facilitate processes. Wiener Netze, a sister company of Wien Energie, is entrusted with building the outdoor network in Vienna, while Wien Energie focuses on indoor solutions. The network is currently undergoing a testing process, with implementation of highly scalable use cases and projects expected to begin in early 2024.

This partnership represents a significant stride towards Wien Energie’s commitment to climate protection. Through deploying LPWAN technologies, the company significantly reduces its energy requirements. Furthermore, it aligns with their ambition to achieve net carbon zero by 2040.

The close cooperation of Wien Energie and Actility encapsulates a vision for a smarter and more sustainable future, setting Vienna on the path to becoming the world’s smartest city.

“We are thrilled to join hands with Wien Energie in deploying a city-wide IoT network in Vienna. This initiative paves the way for smarter resource use and sustainable urban solutions, positioning Vienna at the forefront of the world’s smart cities. Combining their deep local insights with our technological expertise ensures a robust and resilient infrastructure for the city. We are fully committed to providing all necessary support and knowledge to make this project a resounding success, driving Vienna forward as a global leader in smart and sustainable urban living.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility.

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About Wien Energie: 

Wien Energie is a leading utility provider in Vienna, dedicated to delivering efficient and sustainable solutions. With a strong focus on digitalization, Wien Energie aims to transform Vienna into a smart city that offers enhanced living standards for its residents.

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

Wien Energie baut mit Actility LoRaWAN-Netzwerk in Wien auf

Wien Energie baut mit Actility LoRaWAN-Netzwerk in Wien auf

Pressemitteilung – Wien, Österreich & Paris, Frankreich – 27. Juni 2023. Lesen Sie die Pressemitteilung auf Englisch

Wien Energie und Actility haben heute eine strategische Partnerschaft zum Aufbau eines LoRaWAN®-Netzwerks in Wien bekannt gegeben. Diese wichtige Initiative steht im Einklang mit Wiens digitaler Strategie, die darauf abzielt, Wien als die lebenswerteste und smarteste Stadt der Welt zu positionieren. Das Projekt stützt sich auf das Engagement der Stadt menschlich zu Digitalisieren und stellt sicher, dass die Technologie die BewohnerInnen unterstützt, anstatt sie zu verdrängen.

“Wien Energie ist ein Energieversorger, der die Notwendigkeit von starken und zuverlässigen Partnerschaften versteht. Mit Actility haben wir einen dynamischen Verbündeten gefunden, der nicht nur die Konnektivität für Wien sicherstellt, sondern uns auch helfen kann, wenn etwas schief läuft. Mit ihrer Expertise sind wir in der Lage, nachhaltige IoT-Anwendungsfälle zu implementieren und zu verwalten, die unserer Stadt direkt zugute kommen.”

Paul Prinz-Wallner,
Product Owner IoT – Business Development Telekommunikation bei Wien Energie.

Actility, bekannt für seine fortschrittlichen IoT-Lösungen, stellt für das Projekt sein Vorzeigeprodukt, die- ThingPark Wireless Plattform zur Verfügung. ThingPark Wireless ist die bevorzugte Wahl für Serviceprovider, die LPWAN-Konnektivitätsdienste anbieten wollen, und die meisten groß angelegten, landesweiten IoT-Netzwerke weltweit basieren hierauf. Die Plattform wird für ihre Sicherheit, Verfügbarkeitauf Betreiberniveau, Skalierbarkeit, Multitechnologie und die Einhaltung der neuesten Spezifikationen der LoRa Alliance geschätzt, die eine nahtlose Verbindung mit anderen öffentlichen und privaten Netzwerken gewährleisten. 

Wien Energie möchte mit dieser Kooperation einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Digitalisierungsoffensive in der Stadt Wien leisten, um Prozesse zu erleichtern. Die Wiener Netze, ein Schwesterunternehmen von Wien Energie, ist mit dem Aufbau des Outdoor-Netzes in Wien betraut worden, während sich Wien Energie auf Indoor-Lösungen konzentriert. Zurzeit befindet sich das Netz in der Testphase, die Umsetzung der hochskalierbaren Anwendungsfälle und Projekte soll Anfang 2024 beginnen.

Diese Partnerschaft ist ein wichtiger Schritt für das Engagement von Wien Energie im Bereich Klimaschutz. Durch den Einsatz von LPWAN-Technologien kann das Unternehmen seinen Energiebedarf deutlich reduzieren. Darüber hinaus entspricht dies dem Ziel, bis 2040 kohlenstoffemissionsfrei zu werden.

Die enge Zusammenarbeit von Wien Energie und Actility steht für die Vision einer intelligenteren und nachhaltigeren Zukunft und bringt Wien auf den Weg, die smarteste Stadt der Welt zu werden.

“Wir freuen uns sehr, gemeinsam mit Wien Energie ein stadtweites IoT-Netzwerk in Wien zu errichten. Diese Initiative ebnet den Weg für eine intelligentere Ressourcennutzung sowie nachhaltige urbane Lösungen und positioniert Wien an der Spitze der Smart Cities der Welt. Durch die Kombination derfundierten lokalen Kenntnisse mit unserem technologischen Fachwissen wird eine robuste und widerstandsfähige Infrastruktur für die Stadt gewährleistet. Wir sind fest entschlossen, alle notwendige Unterstützung und unser Wissen zur Verfügung zu stellen, um dieses Projekt zu einem durchschlagenden Erfolg zu machen und Wien als globalen Vorreiter in Sachen intelligentes und nachhaltiges urbanes Leben zu positionieren.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO von Actility.

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Über Wien Energie:

Wien Energie ist ein führender Energieversorger in Wien, der sich der Bereitstellung effizienter und nachhaltiger Lösungen widmet. Wien Energie legt einen starken Fokus auf die Digitalisierung und will Wien in eine smarte Stadt verwandeln, die ihren Bewohnern einen höheren Lebensstandard bietet.

Über Actility:

Actility ist weltweit führender Anbieter industrietauglicher LPWAN (Low-Power-Wide-Area-Networks) Konnektivitätslösungen für das Internet der Dinge. Actility bietet seine ThingPark™-Plattform und Netzwerktechnologie an, um öffentliche und private drahtlose IoT-Netzwerke innerhalb einer einheitlichen, skalierbaren und vielseitigen Netzwerkinfrastruktur bereitzustellen, zu betreiben und zu warten. Die meisten landesweiten Netzwerkdienstleister (über 50) und Tausende von Unternehmen auf der ganzen Welt vertrauen auf ThingPark™. Über die Tochtergesellschaft Abeeway bietet Actility auch patentierte Ultra-Low-Power-Tracking-Lösungen an. ThingPark Market bietet die größte Auswahl an interoperablen IoT-Gateways, -Geräten und -Anwendungen zur Vereinfachung und Beschleunigung der Implementierung zahlreicher Anwendungsfälle an. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.actility.com/contact.

Packetworx Inc. Unveils Groundbreaking Nation-wide LoRaWAN ® Network Deployment in the Philippines with Actility

Packetworx Inc. Unveils Groundbreaking Nation-wide LoRaWAN Network Deployment in the Philippines with Actility

Press Release – Paris, France & Manila, Philippines – June 27th, 2023

Packetworx Inc., the Philippines’ leading Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity provider, announced today an ambitious plan to deploy over 6,000 advanced base stations in the Philippines within the next 12 to 18 months, at the occasion of the Internet of Things Conference 2023. This project, powered by Actility’s ThingPark Wireless platform, will create the largest nation-wide LoRaWAN® network in the Asia Pacific region, joining the ranks of other major public networks in the world, like Orange in France and Swisscom in Switzerland, also powered by Actility.

Pictures: Packetworx and Actility signing contract at the Internet of Things Conference 2023, Manila, Philippines, 27/06/2023, Arnold S. Bagabaldo, CEO at Packetworx Inc. (left)  and Sourmack Darbouy, APAC Regional Sales Director at Actility (right) .  

The strategic objective of this nationwide LoRaWAN® network is twofold. First, it will enable advanced mobile use-cases such as asset tracking for logistics, building on LoRaWAN®’s strength in low-cost and low-power applications.

Second, by deploying the network ahead of demand, Packetworx Inc. is paving the way for faster adoption of countless IoT use cases across the Philippines, regardless of location.

“This nationwide network holds great importance for Packetworx Inc., as it enables us to achieve expanded coverage, scalability, and flexibility in our IoT services. Actility, being a pioneer in the field, is an invaluable partner in this project, enabling us to provide nationwide connectivity to support smart city, agriculture, and enterprise use-cases.”

Arnold S. Bagabaldo,
CEO at Packetworx Inc.

The base stations, supplied by Browan, are equipped with the new SX1303 chipset and will be deployed across the entire country, including regions currently lacking Internet access. This deployment aligns with Packetworx Inc.‘s commitment to bridging the Internet access gap, particularly in rural areas, propelling the adoption of IoT technology among micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

Packetworx Inc.’s nationwide LoRaWAN® network will not only provide consumers with access to innovative services and cost-effective solutions but will also enhance productivity for MSMEs. The potential benefits of this deployment extend beyond business efficiency. It represents a significant step towards sustainability. LoRaWAN®’s low-power characteristics reduce electronic waste, and real-time monitoring of power and water consumption helps users make informed, eco-friendly decisions.

Actility, renowned for its advanced IoT solutions, provides its flagship ThingPark Wireless platform for the project. A preferred choice for service providers rolling out LPWAN connectivity services, ThingPark Wireless powers most large-scale, nationwide IoT network deployments across the globe. The platform is appreciated for its security, carrier-grade availability, scalability, multi-radio support, and adherence to the latest specifications of the LoRa Alliance, ensuring seamless interconnection with other public and private networks.

With this significant milestone, Packetworx Inc. aims to foster collaboration within the IoT ecosystem by bringing together device manufacturers, application developers, and data analytics providers to create comprehensive end-to-end solutions. This initiative marks a major leap forward in IoT connectivity for the APAC region and solidifies the Philippines’ place in the circle of global IoT leaders.

“Our collaboration with Packetworx Inc. is about more than just network deployment – it’s about driving a technological revolution and making a positive, lasting impact on society. Together, we’re facilitating powerful, cost-effective IoT connectivity to help stimulate innovation, foster economic growth, and support environmental sustainability in the Philippines.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility.

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About Packetworx Inc: 

Packetworx Inc. is the first and only public LoRaWAN® wireless connectivity provider for the Internet of Things in the Philippines, designing and developing low-cost, wireless, easy-to-install, and low-power devices. Packetworx Inc.’s connectivity and devices enable system integrators, solution providers, and businesses to easily launch IoT solutions and applications.

Packetworx Inc. is the official host of the LoRaWAN® network in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, managed by The Things Network.

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

Browan and Actility Collaborate to Accelerate the Time-to-Market for LoRaWAN Solutions with ThingPark All-in-One (TAO)

Browan and Actility Collaborate to Accelerate the Time-to-Market for LoRaWAN Solutions with ThingPark All-in-One (TAO)

Press Release – Paris, France & Hsinchu, Taiwan – June 20th 2023

Browan and Actility are thrilled to announce the deepening of their partnership with the launch of ThingPark All-in-One (TAO) for the Browan Outdoor Deployment Unit (ODU). The TAO-Browan solution is a forward-looking gateway incorporating a LoRaWAN® Network Server, payload decoders and application connectors in a single appliance. It is now available on ThingPark Market.

The TAO-Browan is a transformative gateway solution designed to accelerate the implementation and management of LoRaWAN networks across various industry sectors. It streamlines IoT deployments with its robust, cost-effective, and future-proof design, thereby empowering businesses of all sizes to improve operational efficiency, enhance connectivity, and drive innovation.

TAO is an embedded software management product, designed to transform the LoRaWAN landscape, with state-of-the-art LoRaWAN Network Server (LNS) implementation that ensures efficient device battery consumption.

Uniquely, the LNS is fully maintained by Actility’s technical development team, providing customers with a comprehensive, future-proof solution that surpasses basic open-source offerings.

The Browan Outdoor Micro Gateway is versatile, suitable for small outdoor deployments, and allows connection of low-cost, battery-operated sensors over long distances in challenging environments.  It provides a cost-effective method to deploy the LoRaWAN network for various applications.

One of the many benefits of TAO is the ease of migration to industrial solutions, with no disturbance to existing devices. The transition to another gateway is seamless, ensuring data export and backup capabilities that competitors cannot provide.

TAO is a standalone version of ThingPark Enterprise, equipped with a preloaded device catalog that enables quick proof-of-concept and standalone deployment. It’s fully ready to be integrated into a centralized LoRaWAN network of gateways.

With native support for numerous connectors and BACNET, ModBus gateway compatibility, TAO ensures cost-effective scalability, making it the ideal choice for small to medium scale industrial IoT applications.

Moreover, the TAO-Browan solution has successfully qualified as an Azure Certified Device and has joined an exclusive network of Azure-verified devices.

TAO-Browan finds wide applications across sectors: optimizing industrial asset management and maintenance, enhancing energy efficiency in smart buildings, providing connectivity in remote facilities, and more. It can serve small-scale businesses, such as restaurants and isolated facilities, by enabling IoT deployments to streamline operations. It’s a versatile, all-in-one IoT solution, designed for diverse industry needs.

Early adopters include already a Japan-based global company specializing in industrial automation and control technologies, which have deployed TAO for their factory trials using vibration sensors on machines.

“We’re excited to deepen our partnership with Actility and bring the TAO for Browan ODU unit to market. This collaboration aims to expedite the time to market for LoRaWAN solutions and provides customers with a seamless and efficient gateway experience. Together with Actility, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive and future proof LNS solution, along with features like data export and backup, that truly enhance the customer experience.”

Henry Huang, CEO, Browan.

“We’re delighted to launch ThingPark All-in-One (TAO) with Browan ODU, a future-proof solution encapsulating efficiency, reliability, and innovation. With its robust features, ease of deployment, and the flexibility it offers our clients, we believe TAO Browan is a game-changer in the world of Industrial IoT solutions.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO, Actility

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About Browan 

Browan Communications is a leading provider of IoT hardware devices solutions, delivering innovative products and services to help customers across industries simplify their operations, increase efficiency, and improve safety and security. With a focus on innovation and quality, Browan Communications is committed to creating IoT solutions that make a real difference in people’s lives. Browan also provides ODM/OEM services to its customers. They take requirements from their customers and help them design and manufacture their devices. For more information, visit www.browan.com.

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

Actility, Abeeway, and Combain Unite for AI-Powered Indoor Location Solutions Revolution

Actility, Abeeway, and Combain Unite for AI-Powered Indoor Location Solutions Revolution

Press Release – Paris, France & Lund, Sweden – June 13, 2023

Actility, Abeeway, and Combain are thrilled to announce their strategic collaboration, marking a new era of AI-powered indoor location solutions. This groundbreaking partnership brings together the expertise of three industry leaders in IoT connectivity, geolocation services, and advanced positioning technology to revolutionize indoor navigation.

The partnership between Actility, Abeeway, and Combain will focus on creating a comprehensive solution for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-based indoor geo-location. By combining their respective technologies, the companies aim to deliver a cutting-edge indoor positioning system that leverages AI algorithms and deep learning techniques.

Combain leverages AI to train an artificial neural network using ground-truth geolocations Wi-Fi and Bluetooth MAC addresses and signal strength. This innovative approach surpasses traditional trilateration methods delivering a remarkable reduction in median error.

Indoor geolocation services for LoRaWAN devices will be a key area of focus for this partnership. The collaboration will drive cross-promotion and lead generation for both businesses, opening new opportunities in the rapidly growing market of indoor positioning solutions:

  • Actility, a global leader in IoT connectivity solutions, will contribute its extensive experience in network infrastructure and cloud-based services.
  • Abeeway, a subsidiary of Actility, brings its expertise in geolocation technologies, including Low-power GPS, GPS, Wi-Fi sniffing, and Bluetooth Low Energy Beaconing.
  • Combain, renowned for its advanced positioning technology and vast database of cell IDs and Wi-Fi/BLE positions, will provide its AI-powered indoor location solution.

This partnership comes at a time when the demand for AI-powered indoor location services is at an all-time high. As businesses strive to provide seamless navigation experiences and personalized services to their customers, Actility and Combain  are poised to meet these evolving needs with their combined expertise, innovative technologies, and market reach. 

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“We’re thrilled to partner with Combain to bring our innovative geolocation services to a wider range of devices and applications. This collaboration not only expands our technology capabilities but also allows us to enable us to deliver comprehensive indoor geolocation solutions for LoRaWAN devices, addressing the growing demand for precise and reliable indoor positioning.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO of Actility

“It’s a pivotal time for Combain. We’re eager to bring our deep learning-powered indoor positioning technology to Actility’s broad LoRaWAN customer base. We believe this partnership will accelerate innovation and bring substantial value to our customers.”

Björn Lindquist, CEO of Combain

The collaboration between Actility, Abeeway and Combain represents a significant milestone in the realm of indoor location services, promising to unlock new possibilities for businesses seeking to improve customer experiences, optimize operations, and gain valuable insights from their indoor spaces.

About m2m Combain 

Combain is a world-leading provider of geolocation services for connected IoT devices. Combain has created one of the world’s largest positioning databases used for precise indoor and outdoor positioning. Combain also has developed new innovative positioning technologies, such as a new indoor positioning system that uses deep learning and an easy to deploy IoT asset tracking platform, Traxmate.
Combain’s customers are leading mobile network operators, national security agencies, tracking devices and IoT device manufacturers. Positioning is provided as a cloud-based and OnPrem API, Combain Location API, as an indoor positioning solution, Combain AI Indoor, as a network positioning solution, Combain LMF, and as a cloud-based IoT tracking platform, Traxmate. Combain is located in Lund, Sweden and in Palo Alto, USA and serves customers worldwide. For more information, visit us at www.combain.com or stay up to date by following us on Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

About Abeeway   

Abeeway is the market leader in low-power indoor & outdoor fused geolocation and a provider of disruptive IoT tracking solutions worldwide. Abeeway offers the most energy-efficient, reliable and flexible geolocation solutions using unique tracking devices and a smart Multi-technology location system optimized for long-range and low-power-consumption leveraging LoRaWAN™ connectivity. Abeeway devices are available on ThingPark Market. Abeeway is a member of the LoRa Alliance™

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About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

Actility & Modern Software Forge a Powerful Partnership in Oman

Actility Announces ModSoft as Premium Network Partner in Oman

Press Release – Paris, France – June 8th, 2023

Actility, a global leader in IoT connectivity solutions, has announced that Modern Software (ModSoft), an end-to-end IT & Telecom solutions provider, has become its Premium Network Partner in Oman.

Actility and ModSoft are jointly propelling the digital transformation journey of their clients to forge a unique innovation ecosystem in Oman. Actility selected ModSoft based on their demonstrated expertise in collaborating with major service providers to nurture the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, which is centered on a value chain of connections of things, data, processes, and people.

Actility’s Premium Network Partners stand out, as value-added resellers, excelling in consultancy, system integration, network and support. ModSoft, already a partner of Actility, has been instrumental in providing advice and technology, thereby facilitating IoT business models. The company has made a name for itself as an IT & Telecom solutions provider, offering its customers a wealth of expertise and further strengthening its authority in the Oman market for Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN).

As a Premium Network Partner, ModSoft has knowledge about ThingPark Wireless, a modular, multi-technology (LTE-M, NB-IoT and LoRaWAN), secure and scalable IoT Platform, and ThingPark X IoT Flow. This empowers them to devise Telecom solutions that are tailored to suit customer needs. Actility and ModSoft have already made their mark by successfully implementing novel IoT use cases in the region.

“This partnership with Actility reaffirms our commitment to digital innovation and underscores our determination to bring world-class IoT network solutions to our customers in Oman”

Mohammed Habeebuddin, Managing Director of ModSoft.

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“We are excited to embark on this journey with ModSoft, aiming for a mutually beneficial and enduring partnership”

Olivier Hersent, CEO of Actility.

About Modern Software:

Modern Software LLC (ModSoft), a diverse company specializing in Software Development, IT Consultancy & Business Process Re-Engineering, ERP Implementation, System Administration Services, Cyber Security Services and Telecom Solutions. Our Ethos binds us to deliver value to our customers through rigorous studies, applying cutting edge technologies and staying on-par with ever evolving best-practices. 

About Actility:

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of large enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases. For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

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Revolutionize Sustainability and Efficiency with Actility & Cloud Studio’s IoT Solutions – Empowering a Cleaner, Safer, and Healthier World

Actility and Cloud Studio Deliver Two Innovative IoT Solutions for Waste Management and Indoor Air Quality

Press Release – Paris, France – June 6th 2023

Actility and Cloud Studio, a leading IoT platform provider and an Actility Solution Partner, are excited to announce the introduction of two groundbreaking solutions designed to leverage the power of IoT to improve waste management, and indoor air quality. Our goal is to create a more sustainable, efficient, and healthy world, and we believe these solutions are steppingstones to achieving this.

Cloud Studio offers a hardware-agnostic cloud solution that is customizable, low-code, and white-labeled: Gear Studio platform. This platform is ideal for creating real-time monitoring and control dashboards, digital twins, and condition-based monitoring. It’s perfectly integrated with ThingPark® Enterprise, making customers benefit from interoperability and connectivity solutions that are certified and compatible with LoRaWAN® standards.

The ThingPark Enterprise platform, accessible through ThingPark Community for free, provides a reliable LoRaWAN® connectivity infrastructure that enables enterprises to easily build a multi-gateway network and feed data to IoT applications while streamlining IoT network operations.

Smart Waste Management Made Easy with IoT Kit

Addressing the pressing issue of waste management, we are proud to introduce the IoT Waste Management Solution. This innovative kit employs cutting-edge technology to monitor fill levels in various waste containers, such as trash cans and dumpsters, with high precision and remote capabilities.

 When containers approach full capacity, the system triggers alarms to alert cleaning personnel, enabling prompt action to be taken. This proactive approach prevents overflows, reduces costs, energy consumption, decreases carbon emissions, and promotes a cleaner environment. Our waste management solution is an intuitive, precise, and plug-and-play monitoring solution that interacts with humans and machines to understand the customer’s environment and context, ensuring data qualifications for optimal waste management.

Breathing Easy with IoT: The Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Kit

Lastly, we present the IoT Indoor Air Quality Monitoring solution, a reliable way to monitor CO2 concentration, temperature, humidity, and occupancy levels in real-time. By triggering automatic alerts, this solution helps ensure that appropriate actions are taken to optimize indoor air quality and reduce the risk of virus transmission.

This accurate and flexible solution can be customized to fit the needs of various indoor environments. Utilizing advanced data analytics, it provides valuable insights to improve indoor air quality, enhancing occupant health and productivity.

In a world increasingly reliant on technology, we are proud to be at the forefront, developing solutions that not only address present challenges but also lay the groundwork for a more sustainable future. Join us as we embrace a new era of IoT solutions, all designed with an unwavering commitment to improving the quality of life for everyone.

About Cloud Studio:

Cloud Studio is an application platform provider offering a customizable, low-code, white-labeled, and completely hardware-agnostic cloud solution. It is the perfect tool for creating real-time monitoring and control dashboards, digital twins, condition-based monitoring, and more. All these functionalities and characteristics make it possible to scale projects with flexibility, allowing clients to minimize implementation costs and tailor their project plans to fit their unique business needs. The company’s technical team has more than 25 years of experience in automation projects, advising clients on every aspect of their IoT implementation.

About Actility:

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of large enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases. For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

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Northern Kenya Pioneers Africa’s Largest Landscape-Wide Iot Conservation Network

Northern Kenya Pioneers Africa’s Largest Landscape-Wide IoT Conservation Network

Press Release – Paris, France – May 29th 2023 

Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) and Connected Conservation are safeguarding Kenya’s most vulnerable species and natural resources with Africa’s largest landscape-wide IoT (Internet of Things) conservation network. 

The project is evolving wildlife and natural resource conservation by leveraging LoRaWAN IoT sensors and networks to collect, monitor and analyze real-time environmental data on a captivating scale. This data is coupled with analytics and conservation tools to help safeguard wildlife populations, promote peace, and empower community-led conservation.

NRT’s IoT conservation network was the first of its kind in Kenya and has been made possible by Connected Conservation Foundation (CCF), bringing together a coalition of private and public sector partners including NRT, Cisco, Actility, 51 Degrees with EarthRanger (AI2).

LoRaWAN IoT technology has emerged as a game-changing solution for natural reserves that require robust signal coverage over vast and hostile environments, which often have zero connectivity.

This now widely used conservation technology, allows battery-powered sensors to communicate via a long-range, ultra-low data rate connection, resulting in longer battery life. Additionally LoRa sensors are a fraction of the cost compared to satellite-enabled solutions – transforming the way conservation programs operate.

The IoT network currently covers 22 of NRT’s community-led conservancies and four private reserves, (Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Ol Jogi, Loisaba and Borana) with plans to bring more on board to increase coverage across the region. Over 190 new sensors have been deployed to all parks, with a further 250 scheduled.

“This IoT network is a game-changer for conservation efforts in Northern Kenya. We can now monitor our conservancies on a scale that was never possible. It is empowering our community-led conservancies to share, make decisions and collaborate in their conservation efforts.”

says NRT’s CEO, Tom Lalampaa.

“This cross-conservancy, IOT conservation network is changing the way private and community-led conservancies work together. Shared real-time information for large connected landscapes is helping secure threatened species, manage essential ecosystem services and benefit local communities.”

says Sophie Maxwell, Executive Director of Connected Conservation Foundation.

Improving peace and security

Data from the ranger, vehicle and wildlife sensors are helping rangers monitor and respond to threats to prevent poaching, share information on vulnerabilities, bolster conservation management strategies and promote peace and security between ethnic communities.

Rhino recovery

Now Kenya is one of the few places in the world where black rhino populations are on the rise. But with this success comes an urgency to establish safe and connected rangelands for these critically endangered species to roam. This project has enabled innovative ways to monitor the rhino population and has helped bring the removal of fences between conservancies, creating larger, connected habitats for rhinos. 

Our ongoing work with CCF, and other partners to deliver the largest landscape-wide IoT conservation network is part of Cisco’s Partnering for Purpose initiative. This network demonstrates the power of innovative technologies to support conservation efforts. Together, we are driving positive impact – creating safe havens for animals and empowering local communities.”

said Chris Panzeca, Senior Director, Global Strategic Partner Sales at Cisco.

Managing and verifying natural resources

2022 saw extreme drought in East Africa, sweeping away grasslands, water, local food and animals. NRT has huge challenges to sustainably manage its natural resources and to pre-empt and reduce both human and wildlife conflicts. 

The IoT network supports the plugin of livestock and environmental sensors to monitor foraging conditions, track livestock movements, and observe water levels that threaten the successful co-existence of wildlife and local people. 

Additionally, this natural resource tracking data will help validate the effectiveness of NRT’s protected areas and help unlock new revenue streams by verifying community rangeland management for carbon projects.

Combined, this massive IoT undertaking will contribute vital digital infrastructure, to help Kenyan partners measure and achieve the Global Biodiversity Targets set out at COP15 – to protect 30% of the planet for nature by 2030.

For this project, the comprehensive LoRaWAN network management is done using Actility’s ThingPark platform to efficiently manage gateways, integrate sensors, monitor network operations and regulate the flow of data to application servers.

“Few individuals readily connect wildlife conservation and IoT; however, the pairing is indeed a perfect match. Wildlife protection is an ideal use case for LPWAN IoT, given the vast territories to monitor, the necessity for long-lasting, low-cost sensors and the requirement for secure technology to combat poaching. We are delighted and proud to witness LoRaWAN and ThingPark playing a pivotal role in supporting this remarkable preservation endeavor.”

says Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility.

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Impacts

NRT reports[1] the provision of real-time data, digital radio communications and cross-conservancy network collaboration, has helped accomplish a reduction in poaching and human-wildlife conflict. This has helped boost Black rhino numbers by 10% in Kenya.

NRT empowers 43 indigenous communities in Northern Kenya to manage their conservancies and maximize nature-based economies. Fair and transparent access to connectivity and Internet of Things (IoT) sensors is providing both private and local community-led conservancies with a boost in knowledge to prevent poaching, pre-empt human-wildlife conflict and halt habitat loss.

Samuel Lekimaroro, NRT’s Director of Wildlife Protection said, “These technologies are helping us achieve our goal of securing wildlife populations and bringing peace to the region.” 

About Cisco:

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in technology that powers the Internet. Cisco inspires new possibilities by reimagining your applications, securing your data, transforming your infrastructure, and empowering your teams for a global and inclusive future. Discover more on The Newsroom and follow us on Twitter at @Cisco.

About Connected Conservation Foundation:

Connected Conservation unites the capabilities of technology companies to equip local partners with game-changing tools for nature protection and restoration. CCF brings essential connectivity, communications and sensing devices to vast landscapes, enabling conservation managers to pre-empt and stop poaching, habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict in protected areas.https://connectedconservation.foundation/  

About Northern Rangelands Trust:

The Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) is a Kenyan conservation organization that works to protect and restore the Northern Rangelands of Kenya. It is a membership organisation owned and led by the 43 community conservancies it serves in Kenya (northern and coastal regions) and Uganda and works with over half a million community members to preserve and protect wildlife and habitats, promote sustainable use of resources, and improve the livelihoods of the people living in the region. https://www.nrt-kenya.org/  

About Actility:

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. Most nationwide network service providers (over 50) and thousands of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

Actility network management tools are distributed worldwide by Cisco teams and are used in a large variety of use cases for Smart Cities, Smart Buildings and Industries. For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact

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m2m Germany wird von Actility zum Premium Channel Partner in Deutschland ernannt

m2m Germany wird von Actility zum Premium Channel Partner in Deutschland ernannt

Pressemitteilung – Paris, Frankreich – 11. Mai 2023 Lesen Sie die englische Version hier

Actility, ein weltweit führender Anbieter von IoT-Konnektivitätslösungen, freut sich bekannt zu geben, dass m2m Germany, ein Spezialist für modernste drahtlose Kommunikationstechnologien, nun Premium Channel Partner für Deutschland ist. Nadine Jaeger, die kürzlich als Sales Director für Deutschland zu Actility gestoßen ist, wird eng mit dem Team von m2m Germany zusammenarbeiten.

m2m Germany ist bereits seit 2019 Actility-Partner. Aufgrund der vertrauensvollen Partnerschaft und des schnell wachsenden deutschen IoT-Marktes haben sich beide entschieden, die Partnerschaft noch weiter zu stärken.

m2m Germany, die ursprünglich als value-added-Distributor von Actility- und Abeeway-Produkten tätig war, ist nicht nur auf Actilitys Produktportfolio geschult, sondern agiert auch als Systemintegrator und LoRaWAN-Full-Service-Anbieter. m2m Germanys langjährige Erfahrung und technischer Fokus auf Funktechnologien wie LTE, Bluetooth, LoRa®, NB-IoT oder 5G ermöglichen es, Kunden über die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette hinweg zu unterstützen – von der Projektplanung über Prototyping und und Serienentwicklung bis hin zum After-Sales-Service.

m2m Germany ist branchenübergreifend tätig und baut seine Expertenposition auf dem deutschen Markt für LoRa/LoRaWAN® immer weiter aus. Als Anbieter von Komplettlösungen aus einer Hand ist m2m Germany der “One-Stop-Shop” für LPWAN-Lösungen.

Actility Produkte, wie unter anderem ThingPark Enterprise und ThingPark X, ermöglichen maßgeschneiderte Lösungen. Dies entspricht dem gemeinsamen Ziel von Actility und m2m Germany: unseren Kunden die bestmöglichen Lösungen und den besten Support zu bieten!

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“Wir freuen uns, einen Partner wie m2m Germany zu haben, der uns viele neue Möglichkeiten in einem wachsenden Markt wie Deutschland eröffnet. Gemeinsam werden wir unsere Expertise bündeln, um die perfekten IoT-Lösungen anzubieten und unsere Präsenz auf dem deutschen Markt gemeinsam auszubauen.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO von Actility.

“Unsere Partnerschaft mit Actility ist sehr erfolgreich und vorteilhaft für beide Parteien. Als Premium Channel Partner sind wir nun noch besser in der Lage, unseren Kunden umfassende IoT-Lösungen anzubieten und sie dabei zu unterstützen, das volle Potenzial ihres Unternehmens auszuschöpfen.”

Marius Nickolai , Geschäftsführer von m2m Germany. 

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Actility und m2m Germany werden auch gemeinsam auf der E-World 2023, der führenden Fachmesse der Energiebranche in Europa, präsent sein. Um mehr zu erfahren, besuchen Sie Actilitys E-World 2023 Seite oder treffen Sie uns vor Ort am Messestand!

Über m2m Germany:

m2m Germany ist ein Spezialist und Enabler für M2M- und IoT-Lösungen, der hauptsächlich in der D-A-CH-Region, aber auch international tätig ist. Fokussiert auf Funktechnologien wie LTE, Bluetooth, LoRa oder NB-IoT unterstützt m2m Germany seine Kunden seit 2007 von der ersten Idee über die Projektplanung, Prototypen- und Serienentwicklung bis hin zum After-Sales-Service. m2m Germany versteht sich als LoRaWAN-Full-Service-Provider und liefert die entsprechende Hard- & Software sowie die passende LoRaWAN-Netzwerkserverlösung.

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Über Actility:

Actility ist weltweit führender Anbieter industrietauglicher LPWAN (Low-Power-Wide-Area-Networks) Konnektivitätslösungen für das Internet der Dinge. Actility bietet seine ThingPark™-Plattform und Netzwerktechnologie an, um öffentliche und private drahtlose IoT-Netzwerke innerhalb einer einheitlichen, skalierbaren und vielseitigen Netzwerkinfrastruktur bereitzustellen, zu betreiben und zu warten. Die meisten landesweiten Netzwerkdienstleister (über 50) und Tausende von Unternehmen auf der ganzen Welt vertrauen auf ThingPark™. Über seine Tochtergesellschaft Abeeway bietet Actility auch patentierte Ultra-Low-Power-Tracking-Lösungen an. ThingPark Market bietet die größte Auswahl an interoperablen IoT-Gateways, -Geräten und -Anwendungen zur Vereinfachung und Beschleunigung der Implementierung zahlreicher Anwendungsfälle an. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.actility.com/contact.

m2m Germany appointed by Actility as a Premium Channel Partner in Germany

m2m Germany appointed by Actility as a Premium Channel Partner in Germany

Press Release – Paris, France – May 11th, 2023. Read the version in German here

Actility, a global leader in IoT connectivity solutions, is thrilled to announce that m2m Germany, a specialist in state-of-the-art wireless communication technologies, is now a Premium Channel Partner for Germany. Nadine Jaeger who recently joined Actility as a Sales Director for Germany will work closely together with m2m Germany local teams.

m2m Germany and Actility have been partners since 2019. Due to this trustful partnership and the fast growing German IoT market both decided to strengthen their relation.

Initially being a value-added distributor of Actility and Abeeway products, m2m Germany in addition to being trained on Actility’s product portfolio, now proceeds as a system integrator and LoRaWAN full-service provider. m2m Germany’s long experience and technical focus on radio technologies such as LTE, Bluetooth, LoRa®, NB-IoT or 5G allows them to support customers through the entire value chain from project planning, prototyping and implementation up to after-sales service.

m2m Germany operates across various industries, expanding its expert position in the German market for LoRa/LoRaWAN®. Being a supplier of complete solutions from a single source, m2m Germany is the “one-stop shop” for LPWAN solutions.

Actility products such as ThingPark Enterprise, ThingPark X, enable custom tailored solutions. in accordance with Actility’s and m2m Germany’s common goal: to offer the best possible solutions and support to our customers!

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“We are delighted to have a partner like m2m Germany, which opens many new possibilities in a growing market such as the German one. Together we will merge our expertise, to offer the perfect IoT solutions, and expand our presence on the German market together.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO of Actility

“Our partnership with Actility has been highly successful and beneficial for both parties. As a Premium Channel Partner, we are now in an even better position to offer comprehensive IoT solutions to our customers, helping them unlock the full potential of their businesses.”

Marius Nickolai, CEO of m2m Germany

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In the continuation of our partnership Actility and m2m Germany will jointly participate in E-World’s 2023 edition, the leading energy industry event in Europe. To learn more, visit Actility’s E-World 2023 page or meet us at the event! 

About m2m Germany 

m2m Germany is a specialist and enabler for M2M and IoT solutions, operating mainly in the D-A-CH region, but also internationally. Focused on wireless technologies such as LTE, Bluetooth, LoRa or NB-IoT, m2m Germany has been supporting its customers since 2007, from the initial idea to project planning, prototype and series development and after-sales service. m2m Germany sees itself as a LoRaWAN full service provider and supplies the appropriate hardware & software as well as the suitable LoRaWAN network server solution.

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D-61273 Wehrheim www.m2mgermany.de

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About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

Actility verstärkt seine Präsenz auf dem deutschen IoT Markt

Actility verstärkt seine Präsenz auf dem deutschen IoT Markt

Pressemitteilung – Paris, Frankreich – 18 April 2023. Lesen Sie die englische Version hier

Actility, der führende Anbieter von Multitechnologie-LPWAN-Netzen, gab heute bekannt, dass er sich verstärkt auf den deutschen Markt konzentrieren will, um dem rasanten Wachstum der IoT-Branche und der LoRaWAN-Implementierungen in Deutschland gerecht zu werden. 

Laut IoT Analytics wird erwartet, dass der IoT-Markt in Deutschland von 11 Milliarden Dollar im Jahr 2022 um 18 % mehr auf 13 Milliarden Dollar im Jahr 2023 wachsen wird. Zu den wichtigsten Sektoren, die dieses Wachstum vorantreiben, gehören die diskrete Fertigung (3,9 Milliarden Dollar), die Automobilindustrie (2,1 Milliarden Dollar) und die hybride Fertigung (1,4 Milliarden Dollar). Einer der meistumgesetzten IoT-Anwendungsfälle in Deutschland ist die IoT-basierte Anlagen-/Arbeitersicherheit, die 72 % ausmacht, dicht gefolgt vom Anlagenmonitoring.

Actility hat das Potenzial des deutschen Marktes erkannt und Deutschland als einen Kernmarkt positioniert. Das Unternehmen hat bereits starke Partnerschaften mit lokalen Unternehmen aufgebaut.

Um seine Präsenz in Deutschland weiter zu stärken, hat Actility Nadine Jaeger zur Vertriebsleiterin für Deutschland ernannt. Nadine Jaeger war in Ihrer vorherigen Rolle als Business Development Manager für Sensing Labs tätig.

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“Unser verstärkter Fokus auf Deutschland spiegelt unsere Anerkennung des immensen Potenzials und Wachstums der IoT-Industrie in diesem Land wider. Wir wollen mit unseren innovativen IoT-Lösungen und unserem Fachwissen die laufende digitale Transformation in Deutschland unterstützen und Unternehmen und Städten helfen, von der Einführung modernster Technologien zu profitieren.”

Olivier Hersent, Geschäftsführer bei Actility

Deutschland erlebt, angetrieben durch die Entwicklung der Industrie 4.0., eine erhebliche Dynamik im IoT-Bereich. Es wird erwartet, dass der deutsche LPWAN-Markt steigende Umsätze generieren wird, da die Regierung und Fertigungsunternehmen traditionelle Methoden durch LPWAN-Technologie ersetzen. Dies ist Teil des deutschen Hightech-Strategieplans, der den Akzent im Rahmen der Industrie 4.0-Revolution auf die Einführung von IoT in der Fertigung legt.

Actility ist zusammen mit der Tochtergesellschaft Abeeway gut gewappnet, um den wachsenden IoT-Bedarf in Deutschland zu decken, und hat ein umfassendes Angebot an Lösungen, die den verschiedenen Anforderungen der Industrie gerecht werden. Die ThingPark-Plattform ermöglicht den Einsatz von unlizenzierten und lizenzierten LPWAN-Anwendungsfällen, während eine Reihe von Abeeway-Trackern maßgeschneiderte IoT-Lösungen für die Geolokalisierung und die Sicherheit von Anlagen und Arbeitern bietet. 

Actility wird auch auf der E-World 2023, der führenden Veranstaltung der Energiebranche in Europa, präsent sein. Um mehr zu erfahren, besuchen Sie Actilitys E-World 2023 Seite oder treffen Sie uns auf der Veranstaltung!

Über Actility 

Actility ist der weltweit führende Anbieter von Low-Power-Wide-Area-Networks (LPWAN) für industrietaugliche IoT-Konnektivitätslösungen. Actility bietet seine ThingPark™-Plattform und Netzwerktechnologie an, um öffentliche und private drahtlose IoT-Netzwerke innerhalb einer einheitlichen, skalierbaren und vielseitigen Netzwerkinfrastruktur bereitzustellen, zu betreiben und zu warten. Die meisten landesweiten Netzwerkdienstleister (über 50) und Tausende von Unternehmen auf der ganzen Welt vertrauen auf ThingPark™. Über die Tochtergesellschaft Abeeway bietet Actility auch patentierte Ultra-Low-Power-Tracking-Lösungen an. ThingPark Market bietet die größte Auswahl an interoperablen IoT-Gateways, -Geräten und -Anwendungen zur Vereinfachung und Beschleunigung der Implementierung zahlreicher Anwendungsfälle. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.actility.com/contact.

Actility Strengthens Its Presence on the German IoT Market

Actility Strengthens Its Presence on the German IoT Market

Press Release – Paris, France – 18 April 2023 Read the version in German here.

Actility, the leading provider of multi-technology LPWAN core networks, today announced its increased focus on the German market, acknowledging the rapid growth of the IoT industry and LoRaWAN deployments in the country.

According to IoT Analytics, the IoT market in Germany is expected to grow by 18%, from $11 billion in 2022 to $13 billion in 2023. Key sectors driving this growth include discrete manufacturing ($3.9 billion), automotive ($2.1 billion), and hybrid manufacturing ($1.4 billion). The IoT use case with the highest adoption rate in Germany is IoT-based plant/worker safety, which accounts for 72%, followed by asset monitoring.

Recognizing the potential of the German market, Actility has identified Germany as a key market. The company has already established strong partnerships with local organizations.

To further strengthen its presence in Germany, Actility has appointed Nadine Jaeger as Sales Director for Germany. Before joining Actility, Nadine had served as Business Development Manager for Sensing Labs.

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“Our increased focus on Germany reflects our recognition of the immense potential and growth of the IoT industry in the country. We are committed to providing our innovative IoT solutions and expertise to support the ongoing digital transformation in Germany and to help businesses and cities benefit from the adoption of cutting-edge technologies.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO of Actility

Germany witnesses a significant momentum in the IoT space, driven by the evolution of Industry 4.0. The German LPWAN market is expected to generate increasing revenue as the government and manufacturing companies implement LPWAN technology-based products instead of traditional methods. This is part of Germany’s high-tech strategy plan, which emphasizes the adoption of IoT in manufacturing under the Industry 4.0 revolution.

Actility, along with its subsidiary Abeeway, is well-equipped to address the growing IoT needs in Germany, offering a comprehensive range of solutions that tackle various industry demands. The ThingPark platform enables the deployment of unlicensed and licensed LPWAN use cases, while a range of Abeeway trackers provide tailored IoT solutions for asset tracking and plant/worker safety.

Actility will also attend E-World 2023, the leading energy industry event in Europe. To learn more, visit Actility’s E-World 2023 page or meet us at the event!

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

Actility and UnaBiz Integrate LoRaWAN® and Sigfox 0G technology to Unify the LPWAN World

Actility and UnaBiz Integrate LoRaWAN® and Sigfox 0G technology to Unify the LPWAN World

Press Release – Singapore & Paris, France – April 18th 2023

Actility, the leading provider of unlicensed multi-radio LPWAN infrastructure, and UnaBiz, global Massive IoT service provider and integrator have announced a strategic collaboration to integrate their respective platforms and ecosystems. The joint effort aims to bring the power of LoRaWAN® and Sigfox 0G technology together in a simple and unified manner, enabling customers to meet their diverse networking requirements and accelerate their IoT projects.

Actility, the co-inventor of LoRaWAN® and founding member of LoRa Alliance® serves LoRaWAN and cellular-based public and private LPWAN networks with its ThingPark® platform, and low-power geolocation use cases with its Abeeway trackers. UnaBiz, the new owner of Sigfox 0G technology specialises in sensor product design, manufacturing, and data platform services across a hybrid of network communication technologies to power sustainable business growth. In order to better serve customers that require a range of LPWAN connectivity solutions, UnaBiz and Actility have integrated their platforms at two different levels .

A specific ThingPark X connector is used in the first type of integration to link networks powered by ThingPark to UnaConnect, UnaBiz’s tech-agnostic data management platform. Users of UnaConnect may now access data flows collected from LoRaWAN® and NB-IoT/LTE-M devices that are served by the ThingPark network deployments and global IoT SIMs thanks to this integration.

The second  integration brings Sigfox data  to LoRaWAN networks and applications via the ThingPark Exchange roaming hub. This helps to translate Sigfox frames to LoRaWAN® frames and vice versa. Any standard LoRaWAN network connected to ThingPark Exchange and IoT applications built for LoRaWAN® can now leverage devices powered by Sigfox 0G technology without any special adaptation.

As both integration methods are independent of one another,  customers may choose to use them separately or in combination.

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“It is a reality that the market uses a mix of LPWAN technologies. UnaBiz and Actility  have decided to integrate both our technologies in multiple ways so that any customer may easily utilise either, or a combination of the two, instead of being forced to choose one or do a complex integration on their own. This partnership serves as a resounding affirmation of our shared goal of building Massive IoT.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO of Actility

“Actility was one of the first LoRaWAN partners to share our vision of Convergence. We are extremely pleased to take another step towards our vision of a United LPWAN World, and excited to see the integration of our technologies happen so swiftly. We will work closely with Actility to help our partners bring new solutions to the market to help our customers accelerate their adoption of multi-technology projects!”

Henri Bong, Co-Founder & CEO of UnaBiz

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About UnaBiz

UnaBiz is a global Massive IoT service provider and integrator that specialises in solution design, manufacturing, connectivity and data platform services across a hybrid of network communication technologies to power sustainable business growth. UnaBiz owns the Sigfox 0G technology which powers the global 0G Network that connects over 11 million sensors for 1500 B2B customers in collaboration with 70+ national 0G Operators and global strategic partners. For more information, visit www.unabiz.com.

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

For more information, visit www.actility.com/contact.

Tunja City Implements IoT Taxi Tracking with Illumination and Abeeway

Tunja City Implements IoT Taxi Tracking with Illumination and Abeeway

Press Release – Tunja, Colombia & Paris, France – April 4th 2022 

Tunja city, Colombia, has successfully deployed an IoT project of city taxis fleet tracking and safety, in order to provide the drivers with a mean of self-protection.  The solution, initiated by Iluminacion.co, a leading Colombian provider of IoT and renewable energy solutions, is based on Abeeway tracking devices and innovative ultra-low-power LoRaWAN® connectivity for data transfer.

Finding a way to increase drivers’ safety  

Tunja is a city in northeast Colombia and the capital of the Boyacá department, with roughly 170,000 inhabitants. Tunja is an important educational center of well-known universities of the country and is now on its way to becoming the first Smart City in Colombia.

The city has a fleet of roughly 1200 taxis. The drivers are independent and pay for the vehicles with their own money. Which means in case of aggression or theft of their vehicle they incur financial loss and have no protection. There is no efficient call number for police to take immediate action.  

The Tunja City Administration was looking for a solution and approached Ilumination.co, which led to a first ongoing pilot project, covering the first batch of 200 taxis being tracked across the city. The city has already approved the deployment of 1000 more taxis. The project is based on Abeeway Micro Trackers that are connected to the lighter of the car for constant power supply and provide location information every 3 minutes throughout the day.

The Panic Button of the tracker plays a crucial role as it allows drivers to alert the police forces and be located very quickly. On the other hand, the police department is interested in deploying the trackers on their own vehicles fleet for real-time location and dispatch.

Unmatched network technology combined with a flexible tracking solution 

The reason a LoRaWAN-based solution has convinced the city officials is its uncontestable coverage advantages over cellular networking technologies like 4G which happens to present a lot of blind spots. Conventional cellular-based GPS devices do not work everywhere, and, furthermore, their radio signal can be easily jammed, facilitating theft.

LoRaWAN® is a widely used wireless communication technology, which makes use of unlicensed radio spectrum and allows battery-powered sensors to communicate with IoT applications across a very long-range while supporting low data rates.

LoRaWAN came to be extremely handy for this city, which presents a difficult geographical environment with mountains, hills and high buildings. It’s more efficient and cheaper than cellular or satellite networks. LoRaWAN transmissions can pass through glass, metal, and concrete, allowing data to be sent not only outdoors, but also deep indoors and underground, which is a definite advantage for an anti-theft solution.  Moreover, just a couple gateways enable covering huge areas and deploying IoT use cases without a significant cost and delay.

Benefiting from LoRaWAN’s characteristics, Abeeway provides long autonomy devices that allow continuous usage for months and years. The devices work both indoors and outdoors thanks to their multi-technology geolocation system, integrating standard and Abeeway’s patented Low-power GPS, WiFi sniffing, Bluetooth Low Energy Beaconing feature for precise indoor tracking.

It turned out that the GPS coverage in Tunja is excellent due to its overall altitude of over 2 800 m above sea level. The positions are received with no chance of failure, while the usage of LoRaWAN allows to avoid all disruption in communication: all location points are retrieved and allow to get the transit data in any case.

Abeeway devices combine cutting-edge location technologies, robust hardware, a meticulous selection of high-performing low-power chipsets and the no-compromise optimization of software. This allows flexible behavior, highly responsive to changing needs, and guaranteeing asset and people location in various coverage scenarios.

Building the first smart city in Colombia

The collaboration between Iluminacion.co and Abeeway and Actility was crucial for the success of this project and serves as a model for other cities seeking to improve the safety and efficiency of their transportation systems. The use of IoT and LoRaWAN technology has proven to be an effective solution for cities looking to become smart cities.

Tunja City administration is not stopping there: it has great plans for development. LoRaWAN is a new technology in the country, but the city is already planning on taking advantage of the mutualization opportunity of the LoRaWAN network: other city divisions can use the same network to install all kinds of sensors to monitor city assets and activities, like smart water metering and smart street lighting, and also tracking city buses, having better control of traffic lights in order to reduce pollution and improve operations.

Furthermore, this project also laid the foundation for Tunja to incorporate more aspects of smart city technology, such as waste management and outdoor lighting, as the platform is highly adaptable and can be used for multiple use cases in a single instance. The city plans to include other smart city initiatives, streamlining the management and monitoring of multiple systems in real-time. This means that the city can efficiently move forward with new projects and optimize resources to improve the quality of life for its citizens.

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“Honored to be one of the first projects in Latin America implementing IOT to enhance security and public service. Colombia is a great country of opportunity and capability for growth within technology and this IOT implementation showcased that traditional issues can be overcome with new technology.”

Ginette Cardozo, Commercial Director at Iluminacion.co SAS

“At Actility, we are honored to have been a part of the Tunja city IoT project by providing our innovative Abeeway tracking devices using LoRaWAN® connectivity. It is heartening to know that our technology has played a significant role in increasing the safety and security of taxi drivers in Tunja. We are proud to have contributed to this project and hope that it will serve as an inspiration for other cities to adopt similar IoT solutions for their communities.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility

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About ILUMINACION.CO SAS

Iluminacion.co SAS is a leader in technology development and renewable energy in the Colombian marketplace and delivers custom and innovative solutions to common issues by blending the best in technology with renewable energy and energy efficiency.

IoT is a relatively new and is built upon an established radio technology, yet when the City of Tunja contacted us for a GPS based tracking solution and panic response we did design an IoT radio-based system that overcame the City-wide issues with 4G communication blackspots and erratic geography that caused traditional 4G and WIFI signals to be unstable.

This was a difficult challenge as topography really did destabilize traditional radio communication

The project in Tunja was built upon quality trackers made by Abeeway and Custom radio Antennas designed by Iluminacion.co and backbone infrastructure of Actility network. This pairing of technologies allowed Iluminacion.co SAS to deliver a stable, reliable, long range, low power and low bandwidth custom network to the City of Tunja so that the Taxis could be tracked and Panic events reported live to relevant authorities

About Abeeway 

Abeeway is the market leader in low-power indoor & outdoor fused geolocation and a provider of disruptive IoT tracking solutions worldwide. Abeeway offers the most energy-efficient, reliable and flexible geolocation solutions using unique tracking devices and a smart Multi-technology location system optimized for long-range and low-power-consumption leveraging LoRaWAN™ connectivity. Abeeway devices are available on ThingPark Market.  Abeeway is a member of the LoRa Alliance™

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About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides  patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

For more information, visit https://www.actility.com/contact.

Cisco’s LoRaWAN Module for the IR1110 Industrial Router is Now Fully Integrated with ThingPark® LoRaWAN® Network Platform

Cisco’s LoRaWAN Module for the IR1110 Industrial Router is Now Fully Integrated with ThingPark® LoRaWAN® Network Platform

Press Release – Paris, France – March 30, 2023

Actility, the industry leader in low power wide area networks (LPWAN), announces the integration of Cisco’s LoRaWAN module for the IR1110 industrial router into its ThingPark® platform to simplify and accelerate the ability to extend LPWAN connectivity to remote sites and meet the connectivity requirements of businesses wherever they operate.

At the Mobile World Congress in February of 2023, Cisco announced its pluggable interface modules (PIM) for the Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers for long-range wide-area network (LoRaWAN) connectivity.

Actility has a long history of close working relationships with Cisco, as a technology and solution partner but also with Cisco being one of the Actility’s investors and worldwide Channel Partner, deploying LoRaWAN solutions across the world. Actility’s Long Range Relay base station (LRR) software has already been integrated into Cisco’s LoRaWAN Interface Module for LPWA IoT networks since 2016, allowing to combine Actility’s best-in-class LoRaWAN network software with their cutting-edge hardware solution and integration capability. But now, the companies have reached a new step in delivering the most cutting-edge solution on the market, fueling the explosive growth of IoT globally.

The Cisco PIM for LoRaWAN enables long-range, low-power connectivity for industrial IoT sensors. It can fit in space-constrained and distributed environments and can be used as a LoRaWAN gateway. Unlike other solutions, the Catalyst IR1101 LoRaWAN module offers flexibility and scalability to install in various locations. When using the router with two modules, it can function as an integrated LoRaWAN gateway with 4G/5G backhaul capabilities, making it easy to deploy in tight spaces.

Users of Cisco routers can easily transition to adding LoRaWAN connectivity without the need to purchase a new router. They can simply upgrade their existing router to start utilizing LoRaWAN technology with the help of the new pluggable module.

The Actility’s ThingPark Enterprise and ThingPark Wireless clients are already integrated into this module, allowing the gateway to seamlessly connect with ThingPark without requiring a software update, and providing users with automatic access to a suite of powerful tools. Furthermore, the IR1110 Cisco Router can be conveniently upgraded in the field to become ThingPark-compatible as this module can be effortlessly inserted into it.

The integration allows enterprise, industrial and public sector customers to implement value-added end-to-end industrial IoT use cases such as infrastructure monitoring, industrial automation, geolocation, metering, and more.

Data collected from LoRaWAN field sensors is locally decoded by ThingPark’s edge processing leveraging a comprehensive catalogue of drivers. ThingPark also implements a rich library of connectors which take care of activation and synchronization of digital twins at scale for all leading IoT platforms including Microsoft Azure IoT Hub and IoT Central, AWS IoT Core, PTC Thingworx,  and many more.

Actility’s ThingPark Enterprise platform, accessible for free through ThingPark Community, provides a dependable LoRaWAN connectivity infrastructure to efficiently connect your low-power IoT devices. It streamlines IoT network operations, providing enterprises with a proficient UX to easily build a multi-gateway LoRaWAN network and feed data to IoT applications.

ThingPark Wireless is the preferred IoT network platform for Service Providers rolling out LPWAN connectivity services. ThingPark Wireless powers the vast majority of large scale nationwide LoRaWAN network deployments worldwide. ThingPark Wireless is designed for security, carrier-grade availability and scalability. The platform is open, modular and supports the latest specifications of the LoRa Alliance, enabling seamless interconnection with other public and private networks.

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“Many industries are now deploying a blanket of unlicensed long range IoT radio coverage over their buildings, campuses, parkings, construction sites, etc. The energy crisis is accelerating this trend. The main difficulty is to securely integrate this new infrastructure within the existing industrial networks. Cisco is solving this problem beautifully with the new PIM LoRaWAN GW module for the IR1101 industrial routers. Hundreds of thousands of these routers have already been deployed to form the backbone of industrial IP networks, and now adding LoRaWAN is a no-hassle “plug-in” option.  This could not come timelier to provide decision makers with full visibility on their energy and other utility costs, and more generally for asset tracking and optimization. We are glad to provide turnkey support for Cisco LoRaWAN PIM modules and wireless gateways in ThingPark Enterprise LPWAN infrastructure.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility

About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides  patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

For more information, visit https://www.actility.com/contact.

Nova Labs Partners with Actility to Provide Widespread Access to the Helium Roaming Console

Nova Labs Partners with Actility to Provide Widespread Access to the Helium Roaming Console

Any public or private LoRaWAN® operator can now set up roaming with the Helium Network via Actility

Orlando, Fla. March 15, 2023

Today, Actility, the world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things, announced a partnership with Nova Labs to allow any public and private LoRaWAN® network operator to leverage the power of the Nova Labs’ Helium Roaming Console through Actility. The announcement was made at the annual LoRa Alliance® meeting in Orlando. 

The partnership is the next phase of Nova Labs and Actility’s technical integration, which has helped many public and private LoRaWAN networks extend their own infrastructure and utilize coverage provided by the Helium Network. The Helium Network is a blockchain-based open-source project of the Helium Foundation that provides public wireless coverage for a wide range of 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) devices across 192 countries. The technical integration with the Helium Network is done through Nova Labs’ Helium Roaming Console and Actility’s ThingPark Exchange, the industry’s first and de facto standard LoRaWAN® IoT peering hub.

“Through our integration, we’ve seen just how beneficial it is for our users to have connectivity to the Helium Network. Via our partnership with Nova Labs, we’re excited to extend these benefits to the larger community and enable any LoRaWAN network operator to achieve both technical and commercial integration with the Helium Network.”

Alper Yegin, Actility’s CTO

“Nova Labs’ mission is to remove friction and reduce costs that plague IoT connectivity. Actility has proven to be an exceptional partner to us.”

Frank Mong, COO of Nova Labs

Frank Mong, COO of Nova Labs

Historically, LoRaWAN-compatible devices were able leverage the Helium Network by being interconnected via Actility’s ThingPark Exchange; now, Actility will serve as a reseller, enabling any public or private LoRaWAN network operator to set up roaming with the Helium Network.

About Nova Labs 

Founded in 2013, Nova Labs (formerly Helium Systems, Inc.) is a for-profit entity composed of the original founding team behind the open-source Helium Network. As the pioneer of decentralized wireless communications, Nova Labs has a two-pronged mission: to solve the unnecessary fragmentation and costs that plague IoT connectivity through 1663, their IoT division, and to enable people to genuinely benefit from the success of their mobile carrier through Nova Labs’s Helium Mobile service. For more information, visit nova.xyz.

LoRaWAN® is a mark used under license from the LoRa Alliance®

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About Actility 

Actility is the world leader in low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides  patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.

For more information, visit https://www.actility.com/contact.

Actility selects iBasis and Sequans to deploy LTE-M solutions with eSIM and iSIM

Actility selects iBasis and Sequans to deploy LTE-M solutions with eSIM and iSIM

Press Release – Paris, France & Lexington, MA – March 1st 2023.

  • iBASIS and Sequans have been selected by Actility to meet its delivery schedule for eSIM and iSIM
  • iBASIS and Sequans now considered frontrunners in programmable cellular IoT solutions; integrated deployments expected to represent up to 82% of total eSIM-capable device shipments by 2030
  • The move to iSIM comes as a result of 3+ years of R&D and close collaboration between iBASIS, Sequans, and other IoT ecosystem partners

iBASIS, the leading provider of communications solutions for operators and digital players worldwide, and Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS), a leading developer and provider of 5G/4G chips and modules, today announced that Actility, a leading provider of IoT connectivity platform, has chosen iBASIS and Sequans to roll out programmable cellular IoT solutions with eSIM and iSIM.

Actility had previously worked closely with iBASIS to enable roaming between private unlicensed networks powered by ThingPark EPC Connector and public networks, using Simfony’s CMP platform, now fully integrated with iBASIS’ Global Access for Things™ IoT portfolio. The longstanding partnership between iBASIS and Sequans has produced several successful proofs of concept. 

The new ultra-low-power multi-technology trackers of Abeeway, a fully owned Actility subsidiary, will benefit from Sequans Monarch 2 LTE-M/NB-IoT platform with integrated iSIM and the connectivity profile provided by iBASIS, allowing the device to connect to cellular networks worldwide. Actility will also benefit from Sequans Monarch 2 being the first iSIM implementation that has achieved common criteria EAL5+ certification, allowing the use of iBASIS’ intelligent profile selection technology with remote update using multiple Tier-1 operator profiles as provided for eSIM.

iSIM is fully integrated in the cellular modem and microcontroller unit on a single system on chip (SoC). It relies on the existing eSIM infrastructure accessing 2/3/4/5G networks using the global footprint of iBASIS. iSIM is considered to be the future of connectivity technology for many IoT deployments. 

An important step forward in the IoT industry, iSIM will positively influence device design in the areas of space optimization, and reduction of energy and power consumption. By eliminating the need for a separate SIM chip, iSIM will provide the customer with a more streamlined supply chain experience when manufacturing a device using cellular connectivity. The entire supply chain will benefit from the reduction of materials which will lead to lower costs for manufacturers. 

According to Counterpoint Research, beyond 2027 iSIM is projected to take over as the dominant SIM form factor, with the shipments of iSIM-capable devices poised to scale to 7 billion units between 2021 and 2030.  

With the iBASIS Global Access for Things™ industry-leading coverage, eSIM/iSIM enables enterprises to easily adopt a single global, remotely programmable SIM that provides mobile data connectivity to smart devices all over the world. 

“After recent collaboration with iBASIS, adding iBASIS connectivity on our Monarch 2 module with eSIM, and having fully tested the global connectivity on iSIM, we are now advancing into an integrated production phase driven by a customer need. We are thrilled to reach this important milestone with iBASIS whereby we can offer customers a powerful iSIM capability, along with low power consumption, cost-efficiency, and GNSS support.”

Louis Chuang, EVP of Sequans’ Massive IoT Business Unit.

“After being recognized as a leader in the cellular IoT connectivity market with eSIMs, we are delighted to implement iSIM technology together with our trusted partner Sequans. After many years of research and development, while deploying iSIM technology in trial environments, it is a great achievement by our teams. This once again underlines that iBASIS is a frontrunner and truly lives by its motto: ‘Be there first’. We strongly believe that iSIM will become a dominant factor within the IoT industry and I am proud to see that we are now able to provide our longstanding customer Actility with our proven IoT connectivity on iSIM.”

said Ajay Joseph, CEO IoT & CTO, iBASIS.

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“Our focus is ultra-low-power industrial IoT connectivity. The new cellular trackers of our subsidiary Abeeway leverage LTE-M and NB-IoT, and our ThingPark EPC Connector for unlicensed private cellular networks (such as CBRS) rely on recent 3GPP slicing technologies. We needed cutting edge partners to support reliable LTE-M connections with PSM/eDRX options in permanent roaming as well as iSIMs: after extensive testing we selected Sequans for their ability to support iSIMs and because 100 percent of their software stack is developed in-house, and iBASIS for their ability to support complex integration and their focus on quality, based on proactive testing. Together, I think we form the dream team for industrial low-power IoT.”

said Olivier Hersent, CEO of Actility.

To find out more, visit iBASIS in Hall 2, MR 2A6 and 2A8, and Sequans in Hall 5, Stand 5H40, at Mobile World Congress from February 27 to March 2 in Barcelona.

About iBASIS 

iBASIS is the leading communications solutions provider enabling operators and digital players worldwide to perform and transform. Powered by Tofane Global, iBASIS is the first independent communications specialist, ranking third largest global wholesale voice operator, Top 3 LTE IPX vendor with 700+ LTE destinations, and a leading Carrier Cloud Communications player and IoT solution provider. iBASIS provides the end-to-end Global Access for Things™ connectivity solution, delivering single source cellular IoT access (LTE, LTE-M and NB-IoT) worldwide provisioned through GSMA-standard eSIM/eUICC technology. iBASIS today serves 1,000+ customers across 26 offices worldwide. For more information, please visit iBASIS.com.

About Sequans 

Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) is a leading developer and supplier of cellular
IoT connectivity solutions, providing chips and modules for 5G/4G massive and broadband
IoT. For 5G/4G massive IoT applications, Sequans provides a comprehensive product portfolio based on its flagship Monarch LTE-M/NB-IoT and Calliope Cat 1 chip platforms, featuring industry-leading low power consumption, a large set of integrated functionalities, and global deployment capability. For 5G/4G broadband IoT applications, Sequans offers a product portfolio based on its Cassiopeia Cat 4/Cat 6 4G and high-end Taurus 5G chip platforms, optimized for low-cost residential, enterprise, and industrial applications. Founded in 2003, Sequans is based in Paris, France with additional offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore, Finland, Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Visit Sequans online at www.sequans.com, and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

About Actility 

Actility is a world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of companies trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides  patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of use cases.   

Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact 

New IoT solution for Level Monitoring released by Pepperl+Fuchs, Akenza.io and Actility

New IoT solution for Level Monitoring released by Pepperl + Fuchs, Akenza.io and Actility

Press Release – 20 February 2023 – Paris, France

Actility, in joint work with Pepperl + Fuchs, known around the world as a pioneer and an innovator in electrical explosion protection and sensor technology, and akenza.io a low-code IoT platform, now offer a new IoT solution for smart level monitoring and management solution.

The solution is using LoRaWAN® connectivity and includes the Pepperl + Fuchs WILSEN.sonic.level battery-operated wireless level sensor, LoRaWAN ® Network Server and Management platform from Actility – ThingPark Enterpise, and the application operated on the akenza IoT platform. It is used to remotely monitor fill levels in containers, tanks, and silos, as well as monitoring water levels of rivers, lakes, and flood basins.

This IoT Smart Level Monitoring is now available on ThingPark Market, Actility’s IoT solutions marketplace!

The most innovative ultrasonic solution to ensure industrial flexibility

The solution is used to monitor fill levels in containers, tanks, and silos remotely. In addition, river, lake, and flood basin water levels are monitored. More than just filling levels are transmitted by the sensor. GPS data from the sensor enables the tracking of assets such as containers, while other information such as temperature readings and battery charge status enable predictive maintenance capabilities.

The solution is a must-have for those who face daily challenges such as environmental and natural disaster risks, such as rivers and lakes overflowing their banks and flood basin levels, because they conduct manual observations rather than using technologically stress-free environments.

Another significant challenge that our solution may face is that waste management executives are frustrated with the non-interconnected waste management system. Managing waste management crews is a difficult task. They require a remote monitoring system to ensure that the containers are only collected once they have been filled to a predetermined level.

Where to apply the solution?

Smart Farming: Food and energy are both supplied by modern agriculture. Farmers can use the WILSEN.sonic.level to remotely monitor the fill level of distributed feed silos or the pit of a biogas plant. Using an IoT system like this relieves the farmer of inspection rounds and frees up time for important tasks in his efficient operation.

Smart Environment: The wireless sensor WILSEN.sonic.level measures river, lake, and flood basin fill levels. It transmits additional information such as temperature, geolocation, and battery status over long distances, allowing for better flood protection.

Smart Cities: Cities and municipalities are under increasing pressure to provide citizens with convenient, environmentally friendly living arrangements. The WILSEN.sonic.level enables intelligent disposal management, in which the filling levels of used glass, old clothes, and recyclables containers are remotely monitored and collected only when they reach a predetermined level.

Smart Logistics: In a globalized world, efficient supply chains must not run out of raw materials and supplies. The WILSEN.sonic.level aids in determining tank or silo fill levels. It enables the supplier to provide their customers with a supply logistics system that is tailored to their specific requirements.

What you will find in the kit:

Pepperl+Fuchs WILSEN.sonic.level UCC2500 sensor or UCC4000 sensor

The battery-powered wireless ultrasonic sensor WILSEN.sonic.level from Pepperl+Fuchs can be used for remote monitoring of all types of fill levels. The level, as well as additional parameters such as geo data and status data of the sensor, is recorded at adjustable time intervals. The data transmission is wireless via LoRaWAN. By using a mobile device (iOS/Android) and the WILSEN app belonging to the sensor, the sensor can be comprehensively parameterized.

Browan Pico NEXT LTE Gateway pre-installed and configured

This Pico gateway is appropriate for small business or private area use cases such as parking, exhibition center, or campus, among others.

Choose a prestaging platform based on your needs:

We recommend our free cloud-based ThingPark Community platform for proof of concept and non-commercial use. If you select this option, your gateway(s) will be pre-configured and provisioned on the ThingPark Community platform by the ThingPark team. If you do not already have a ThingPark account, the team will create one for you using your registered email address.

We recommend using our ThingPark Enterprise SaaS production platform (TPE SaaS) or ThingPark Enterprise On-Premise platform for commercial operations (OCP). TPE SaaS is georedundant, fully managed 24 hours a day, and offers SLAs. “ThingPark Enterprise (TPE) OCP is a complete on-premise platform that is available in both standalone and high-availability deployment modes. You must have an active subscription to use TPE SaaS or TPE OCP. For commercial deployments, use these options and choose the appropriate region.

3x months subscription to the akenza.io platform, including up to 2 devices

The low-code akenza IoT platform allows you to build great IoT products and services with value. It connects, controls, and manages IoT devices all in one place.

Akenza “Data Flows” allow you to create your data path effortlessly from the device to the cloud. With the help of the device-type library, it ensures that the payload of the WILSEN.sonic.level sensor is decoded automatically; no programming is needed.

The built-in visualization enables you to visualize the data directly in the platform.

3x months subscription to ThingPark Enterprise SaaS service
ThingPark Enterprise is the leading LoRaWAN private networking solution that streamlines the digitalization of your business processes by connecting your most valuable assets with efficiency.

Deploying ThingPark Enterprise, you will benefit from a dependable, secure, and scalable private LoRaWAN connectivity infrastructure to enable various IoT use cases.

ThingPark Enterprise streamlines IoT network operations,  providing enterprises with a proficient UX to quickly build a multi-gateway LoRaWAN network and feed data to IoT applications. ThingPark Enterprise dashboards provide key operational insights & alarm management.

Your LPWAN gateways and devices are managed by a fully geo-redundant platform with 24/7 supervision.

About Pepperl + Fuchs 

Pepperl+Fuchs – Innovations for the Future of Automation        

As one of the leading companies in the automation industry, Pepperl+Fuchs is known as a global pioneer in its markets due to its development of groundbreaking technologies. For conventional and future applications, the Mannheim-based company offers a comprehensive portfolio for factory automation and the process industry. At the same time, Pepperl+Fuchs continues to drive forward-looking technologies, thus paving the way for its customers to meet the upcoming challenges of Industry 4.0.

Contact us here: https://akenza.io/contact

About akenza.io  

Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, where it helps companies worldwide develop their own smart IoT solutions. Thanks to its self-service, low-code IoT platform, akenza reduces the technical complexity and effort companies have when creating their IoT solution. By making IoT accessible for organizations of all sizes, akenza is leading the evolution of the Internet of Things from a prototype stage toward broad market applicability.
The company has established long-term relationships with major clients such as Zurich Insurance, ISS, Georg Fischer, and various SMEs.
Akenza is one of the winners of the IoT Breakthrough Award 2021, in the category “Smart Construction Solution of the Year” for its collaboration with Georg Fischer.

Contact us here: https://akenza.io/contact

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About Actility 

 

Actility is the world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of enterprises trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides  patented ultra-low power tracking solutionsThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of numerous use cases.   

Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact

Actility and TWTG Form Partnership to Strengthen Industrial LoRaWAN® Solutions

Actility and TWTG Form Partnership to Strengthen Industrial LoRaWAN® Solutions

Press Release – Rotterdam & Paris – 2nd February 2023.

Actility and TWTG are excited to announce they have formed a partnership, which will open opportunities for more and wider LoRaWAN® applications by offering partners and customers clear benefits. Wirelessly connecting devices to the internet and managing communication between end-node devices and network gateways, is increasingly in demand for industrial applications. Both partners are firm believers that this revolutionises how industrial sites implement their digitalisation strategy.

Actility Group is a leader in Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure and geolocation services, demonstrating 10+ years of field experience in all regions of the world, with over 50 public networks and thousands of private networks. Dutch scale-up TWTG is at the vanguard of Industrial IoT solutions and has become market leader in LoRaWAN®-based sensors with IECEx / ATEX certification.

The partnership enables both companies to grow further in delivering dedicated I-IoT solutions to their customers. TWTG joins Actility’s Ignite Partner Program and ThingPark Community, whereas Actility increases its base in industrial solutions, notably in the Energy industry. A fine example of an industrial IoT use case, from TotalEnergies, has been presented at the LoRaWAN World Expo 2022. Customers implementing industrial solutions based on LoRaWAN® can now benefit from ready-to-use connectivity and easy integration.

Key in the partnership is Actility’s ThingPark® IoT platform, a multi-technology, open, hardware agnostic IoT platform allowing to deploy Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) worldwide. It offers a large LoRaWAN® product portfolio, which now also includes TWTG’s market leading sensors. ThingPark is open, hardware agnostic and supports all leading LoRaWAN® gateways, providing seamless administration interfaces and ensuring that partners can always use the hardware best suited for their use case, country of deployment, and budget. ThingPark implements open standard APIs and connectors to all leading IoT cloud platforms.

“The partnership enables us to increase the visibility of TWTG’s Industrial IoT solutions in the international IoT ecosystem. Actility’s pioneering role in specifying new LoRaWAN® features and the technical network know-how are held in high regard by us. We look forward to working with our new partners and delivering exceptional results for our customers. TWTG’s NEON Vibration Sensor and Temperature Transmitter are now fully integrated into the ThingPark platform, making it very easy for new customers to get started with vibration and temperature measurement, enabling them to improve onsite safety and efficiency.”

said John Tillema, CTO and co-founder of TWTG.

“TWTG is a strong and trusted brand in the industrial application of LoRaWAN® sensors, in particular in the Energy Industry. Our joint work will help us deliver compelling IoT solutions for the IoT world.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility Group

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One immediate advantage of the partnership for those interested in Industrial IoT solutions is an expert seminar in which both Actility and TWTG will participate:

On 13th March 2023, TWTG will partner with Actitlity to host the next TWTG Insight Event under the theme of Meet the LoRaWAN® Experts. The seminar, at TWTG’s HQ in Rotterdam, provides an opportunity to meet some of the industry’s leading experts within the current Industrial IoT space. Master classes will take place to address how to make implementing LoRaWAN® solutions easy and accessible. This event is aimed at individuals, who are involved in digitisation programmes and would like to hone their knowledge of LoRaWAN® in general.

More information on the Meet the LoRaWAN® Experts Seminar and how to apply can be found here. 

About TWTG 

TWTG is I-IoT. TWTG is the market leader in Industrialised (IECEx / ATEX) LoRaWAN® sensors. Launched in 2012, the company has become known for its green NEON LoRaWAN® products that solve industrial use cases. These wireless, battery-powered sensors revolutionise how industrial sites implement their digitalisation strategy.

Based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (HQ) and Houston, US – As specialists in building IECEx / ATEX certified solutions for complex markets such as the oil and gas, petrochemical and utility sectors, TWTG’s devices contribute to greater accountability and environmental responsibility, while making facilities safer and increasingly efficient.

For interview requests, photo requests or more information:

Info@twtg.io

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About Actility 

Actility is a world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of companies trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides  patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of use cases.   

Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact 

Telekom Srbija Deploys a Nationwide Multi-Technology IoT Public Network

Telekom Srbija Deploys a Nationwide Multi-Technology IoT Public Network with Actility and Teri Engineering

Press Release – Paris, France – 25 January 2023

Telekom Srbija is working with its partners Teri Engineering and Actility to deploy a carrier-grade LoRaWAN® and NB-IoT networks within the country.  Telekom Srbija is the largest telecom operator in Serbia, which provides services in the sphere of mobile and fixed telephony, internet, multimedia and digital.

The LPWAN network provided by Telekom Srbija serves local industrial firms, energy providers, cities, municipalities, retail, and facility management, leveraging the vast ecosystem of LoraWAN and NB IoT devices. The network also targets smart city and industrial applications as well as the transmission of telemetry data from heat, water, gas and electricity meters.

Telekom Srbija has selected ThingPark Wireless, Actility’s technology agnostic LPWAN service management platform with unified management interfaces for Cellular IoT and LoRaWAN access networks to operate both the LoRaWAN and NB-IoT public networks in Serbia. By covering both unlicensed and licensed spectrum technologies, Telekom Srbija’s 360° IoT strategy is able to offer tailored connectivity for every use case, including the ones that require 10 to 15 years of operation on battery power, like water or gas metering.

ThingPark Wireless is the preferred IoT network platform for Service Providers rolling out LPWAN connectivity services. ThingPark Wireless powers the vast majority of large scale nationwide LoRaWAN network deployments worldwide. ThingPark Wireless is designed for security, carrier-grade availability and scalability. The platform is open, modular and supports the latest specifications of the LoRa Alliance, enabling seamless interconnection with other public and private networks.

ThingPark Wireless enables Telekom Srbija to accelerate the adoption of IoT solutions at scale across multiple industries, offering seamless user interfaces for all LPWAN technologies, licensed and unlicensed. The management platform also provides a multi-tenant LPWAN model, which is key to an operators’ go-to market in IoT as it allows to delegate some parts of the network to specific stakeholders.

The model is illustrated schematically in the picture below.

Telekom Srbija

I am very pleased that we can make another new technology – NB-IoT – available to our technological partners and business customers in Serbia. Telekom Srbija is constantly striving to provide its customers with the most state-of-the-art technological solutions that support the fourth industrial revolution, and this is one of the very important steps on that path. The manufacturers of smart devices and software solutions, in addition to the LoRa technology, will now have the opportunity, by using the mts IoT platform, to develop and test the business solutions based on NB-IoT technology that works over the 4G mobile network. In this way, conditions are created for the business customers in both the commercial and the public sectors – cities, municipalities, utility companies engaged in the supply of water, electricity, gas, thermal energy – to digitalize and automate their business processes and thus take a step further in providing sustainable business. I would like to thank our long-term partners, the companies Teri Engineering and Actility, for their continuous support on our path to innovation for a better future

Natali Delić, CSO, CDO (Chief Strategy and Digital Officer) at Telekom Srbija

Since its founding TERI Engineering has been cooperating with world leading companies, following the development of the most modern technologies and implementing the most optimal solutions in accordance with market needs. That’s how we recognized the need, together with Telekom Srbija, to implement IoT technology in Serbia and hence to contribute to development and implementation of inovative solutions in our environment. TERI Engineering has been taking part in Telekoma Srbija’s project in installation and integration of Actility LoRa network infrastructure, as well as installation and integration with NB-IoT radio acces network into a unified IoT network of Telekom Srbija. Proudly owning needed expertise for  implementation of IoT technologies (which assumes needed number of skilled people, technology, knowledge in technology, right to use Actility platoform in Cloud, knowledge and experience in implementation of LoRa GW and integration with Actility platforms), after successful implementation of LoRa infrastructure in 2018. for Telekom Serbia needs, and after that also NB-IoT technology, we continue with further activities in domain of IoT services and solutions, independently from transport tehnology.”

Tesa Fuks, CEO at TERI Engineering

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Telekom Srbija’s 360° IoT strategy which covers both licensed and unlicensed spectrum is clearly what the market expects. Companies can source their IoT connectivity from Telekom Srbija with the certainty to receive unbiased advice and effective support of the best technology for each use case, all of this with easy unified interfaces which make end to end integration very easy. We are impressed by the innovation spirit of Telekom Srbija, and we are sure that this new offering will greatly contribute to the acceleration of digitization of Serbia, a key enabler for the transition to a more sustainable economy.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility

About Telekom Srbija

Telekom Srbija is the leader on the telecommunications market in Serbia that brings a unique and integrated experience to its customers. Operating in Serbia under the mts, Supernova and m:SAT TV brands, the company provides services in the sphere of mobile and fixed telephony, Internet, multimedia and digital services. By the introduction of new services and the implementation of cutting-edge technologies, the company tries to enable global connectivity and enrich people’s lives by creating conditions for excellent communication. 

By continued investment in further development and modernization of the telecommunications infrastructure, network and services, the company can successfully respond to all the challenges, demands and expectations of the customers. Also, by creating new trends, the company encourages the development of new customer experiences. Telekom Srbija operates within Telekom Srbija Group which boasts a versatile portfolio of telecommunications services in several countries in Europe serving more than 11 million customers, while it is globally present through the sale of television services throughout the world, i.e. on five continents.

In the previous period, the company has been building its capacities in the production and distribution of exclusive TV series, feature films and sports content. Telekom Srbija has thus supplemented its portfolio of top services with the production of quality documentary and feature programmes. This content is broadcast on all Telekom’s multimedia platforms and on its partners’ streaming services and TV networks, and is relevant and attractive for further distribution worldwide.

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About Teri Engineering  

TERI Engineering is a group of five companies with its headquarters in Belgrade, with companies in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia. TERI was founded in 1990. TERI is distributor and system integrator of solutions and services in domain of industrial automation and ICT. Beside forementioned local presence, TERI also operates in other countries, independently or in cooperation with partners, depending on the project specificity.

TERI Engineering’s uniqueness, as experienced system integrator in domain of industrial automation and ICT, is a significant guarantor of IoT projects success.

About Actility 

Actility is a world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of companies trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also provides patented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of use cases.  Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact

Actility, Milesight and Akenza Release 3 New IoT Solutions for Indoor Air Quality, Smart Office and Smart Building

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Actility, Milesight and Akenza Release 3 New IoT Solutions for Indoor Air Quality, Smart Office and Smart Building

Press Release – Paris, France- 21th December 2022

Do you  need to monitor and manage your indoor air quality, water leakage, and security? Are you looking for a solution that helps drive an unparalleled mix of device-collaborated flexibility, offering a real-time overview of your workplace? Or are you spending up to 90% of your time inside a working space, and looking to monitor the quality of the air you’re breathing?

Actility ,Milesight and Akenza offer you the most adapted solutions! Together, the partners developed three turnkey solutions to cover your needs. The evaluation starter kits provide you with the required hardware and software. Milesight Kits  provides products and services covered with comprehensive plans for your indoor air quality, workplace, and buildings.

Using Milesight All-star Devices & Turnkey Solutions for IAQ, CoWork, and Smart Building, Akenza’s platform and LoRaWAN® connectivity from Actility’s ThingPark Enterprise platform, you transform your working environment into a smart, interconnected, and comfortable space.

This statement focuses on one particular kit out of the tree ones that are presented afterwards. As this is still the intro of the article, I wouldn’t mention here one particular kit but stay general and focus on all 3 kits.

Monitored and Managed. Smart Building Gets Ready

Milesight Smart Building Kit provides products and services for your buildings ranging from hardware to software. Monitoring and management of indoor air quality, water leakage, and security are all based on IoT, which has enormous potential for visibility and efficiency using data-driven processes.

With the help of this kit, you can transform your workplace into a smart, interconnected, and comfortable environment. It indicates whether the indoor air quality is hazardous to one’s health, and when a present comfort indicator reaches a certain threshold, the HVAC system can be turned on or off automatically using a simple IoT Controller.

Furthermore, there is no longer any need to be concerned about unexpected water leakage, which could result in the loss of your valuable assets. Building management is now at your fingertips thanks to improved technology!

Improving Space Utilization and Workplace Efficiency

Milesight CoWork Kit provides products and services with a comprehensive solution to improve space utilization and workplace efficiency, from hardware to software. This CoWork Solution provides an unrivaled combination of device-collaborated flexibility and a real-time overview of your workplace. Milesight D2D, a technology developed independently by Milesight, is utilized in this CoWork Kit. It is a device-to-device communications link which does not use the LoRaWAN® network infrastructure but enables LoRa based devices to communicate directly with one another when they are in the same group. In this kit, on one hand, users can leverage the D2D to achieve fast control of the devices locally; on the other, this plug-and-play kit is simple to configure and operate via a LoRaWAN® wireless long-range network to see more details.   Setup takes only a few steps. Its compact and futuristic design is ideal for use in offices, classrooms, and other indoor settings.

Create Excellent IAQ PoC in ONE Kit

We spend up to 90% of our time indoors, but how often do we consider the quality of the air we breathe? Unlike outdoor air, indoor air is constantly recycled, trapping pollutants and allowing them to accumulate within these confined spaces.

Milesight IAQ Kit offers a variety of products and services to help make facilities safer and healthier. It allows for real-time monitoring of CO2 concentrations in order to create a safer and healthier indoor environment, protect employees, workers, or students, and meet air quality regulations.

About Milesight 

Milesight is a fast-growing tech company delivering smart IoT and video surveillance products with a focus on AI, 5G, Sensing and IoT technologies since 2011. With improved sensing capability and advanced IoT insights, we help customers worldwide optimize their business operation in a more efficient and sustainable way. In collaboration with a global network of distributors and system integrators, we are committed to building open ecosystems and accelerating IoT strategies to the next level.

Milesight IoT delivers products including IoT Gateway, IoT Sensors, IoT Controllers and 4G/5G Industrial Routers & Switches to offer complete device-to-cloud-solutions for massively growing markets of smart office, smart building and smart agriculture in an actionable and adapted way.  Contact us here: https://www.milesight-iot.com/contact-us/

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About akenza.io  

Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, where it helps companies worldwide develop their own smart IoT solutions.
Thanks to its self-service, low-code IoT platform, akenza reduces the technical complexity and effort companies have when creating their IoT solution. By making IoT accessible for organizations of all sizes, akenza is leading the evolution of the Internet of Things from a prototype stage toward broad market applicability.
The company has established long-term relationships with major clients such as Zurich Insurance, ISS, Georg Fischer, and various SMEs.
Akenza is one of the winners of the IoT Breakthrough Award 2021, in the category “Smart Construction Solution of the Year” for its collaboration with Georg Fischer.

Contact us here: https://akenza.io/contact

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About Actility 

Actility is a world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of companies trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also providespatented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of use cases.   

Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact 

French Biggest Auto Club Roole Unveils the Innovation Behind Its GPS Antitheft Tracking Solution Wetrak

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French Biggest Auto Club Roole Unveils the Innovation Behind Its GPS Antitheft Tracking Solution Wetrak

Press Release – Paris, France – December 7th, 2022 

Roole, a major French supplemental auto insurance company and the country’s leading car club, has taken its anti-theft service to a whole new level, offering its customers a next-generation geolocation solution coupled with a mobile app, called Wetrak, to find lost or stolen cars, thereby reducing insurance costs. The solution is based on advanced location devices provided by Abeeway, a subsidiary of Actility specializing in low-power indoor and outdoor fused geolocation.   

With an estimated 50% share of the French market with over one million active policyholders, Roole is thinking big. Leveraging IoT technologies such as LoRaWAN® connectivity and Abeeway’s geolocation expertise, the company is poised to transform the market by offering an unparalleled quality of service, distributed through car dealerships in France, and offering a game-changing feature of non-sensitivity to today’s jammers, unlike ordinary cellular GPS devices. 

With a successful first phase of 4,000 devices deployed, and the service becoming popular, the company is launching a massive consumer car tracking offering with over 20,000 devices as a second phase. 

Outsmarting car thieves’ jamming practices thanks to IoT 

Traditional GPS trackers for vehicles rely on cellular networks (GSM) to transmit their signals. They used to be the gold standard in car theft protection. But today, it has become surprisingly easy for thieves to jam or mask their signals so that the police can’t find them.   

A GPS jammer is a generally small, inexpensive, self-contained transmitter device capable of sending radio signals within a short radius using various frequency bands (2G, 3G, 4G, LTE, Lojack, GPS, WiFi and BLE), rendering it unable to determine its position due to interference and transmit data using these common networks.  Less savvy thieves know they can interrupt tracking if they hide a stolen car in an underground garage or steel shipping container. They can also use a portable digital radio frequency (RF) detector to find a tracking device in the vehicle and remove it completely. 

So, to overcome this problem, Abeeway GPS trackers send very short, low-power radio signals via the LoRaWAN network. Thieves cannot use jamming devices to disable LoRaWAN transmissions, and they will not be able to find Abeeway devices using an RF detector. 

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Coupling unrivaled network technology with a versatile tracking solution  

LoRaWAN® network technology is a widely used wireless protocol that leverages the unlicensed radio spectrum and enables battery-powered sensors to communicate with IoT applications via ultra-low data rate and long range, consuming very little power and allowing batteries to run longer. Because the LoRa radio signal is emitted over a wide spectral range, it greatly reduces the risk of interference from unwanted signals.   

Most importantly, LoRa transmissions can pass through glass, metal, and concrete, allowing data to be sent not only outdoors, but also deep indoors and underground, which is a definite advantage for an anti-theft solution.   

For Wetrak service in France, Roole is using the nationwide public LoRaWAN network provided by Orange, and powered by Actility’s ThingPark Wireless platform.  

Benefiting from LoRaWAN features, Abeeway’s long-life wireless devices allow continuous use for months and years: 2 years with 2 positions per day. The devices work both indoors and outdoors thanks to their multi-technology geolocation system, integrating regular GPS, Abeeway’s patented Low-power GPS, Wi-Fi Sniffing, Bluetooth Low Energy and Bluetooth LE Beaconing for accurate indoor tracking.  

Abeeway devices combine state-of-the-art location technologies, robust hardware, meticulous selection of high-performance low-power chipsets and uncompromising software optimization. This allows for flexible behavior, highly responsive to changing needs, and ensures the location of goods and people in a variety of coverage scenarios.     

Finally, the service integrates the white-labeled Abeeway Mobile App. This user-friendly mobile app allows visualization of the current locations of multiple devices on a map, of the location history of a device on a map, but also geofencing & alarms (SOS, Motion, Leaving/entering geofenced zones), and even location sharing with other users. 

Finally, the service integrates the Abeeway mobile application in white label. This user-friendly application allows users to view the current location of multiple devices on a map, the history of a device’s location, but also geofencing and alarms (SOS, movement, exit/entry of geofenced areas), and even sharing the location with other users. 

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We chose Abeeway as a partner for our new car theft protection offer because of their unrivalled expertise in LoRaWAN-based geolocation technologies. Being a European partner was also a determining factor in order to guarantee a strong proximity in our exchanges.

Thomas Fournier, CEO at Roole

“Roole’s Wetrak is the first to market ultra low-power, multi-technology recovery system leveraging the stealth and jamming resistance properties of LoRaWAN. Abeeway and Actility are proud to be the trusted partner of Roole for this innovation, and we are impressed by the massive market success of this new offering. We are even more proud to have already enabled many recoveries of stolen vehicles!”

Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility and Abeeway

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Watch the solution’s testimonial video:   

About Roole: 

Roole is a French automobile club whose objective is to make the daily life of motorists “simpler, more economical and supportive”. It offers insurance services and protection against vehicle theft. The Wetrack offer marketed by Roole includes a geolocation box, a mobile application to locate the vehicle in real time and a 24/7 assistance platform that enables contact with the police in the event of theft.

https://www.roole.fr/

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About Abeeway:  

Abeeway is the market leader in low-power indoor & outdoor fused geolocation and a provider of disruptive IoT tracking solutions worldwide. Abeeway offers the most energy-efficient, reliable and flexible geolocation solutions using unique tracking devices and a smart Multi-technology location system optimized for long-range and low-power-consumption leveraging LoRaWAN™ connectivity. Abeeway devices are available on ThingPark Market .  Abeeway is a member of the LoRa Alliance™ 

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About Actility 

Actility is a world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of companies trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also providespatented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of use cases.   

Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact 

Actility & Cloud Studio Integrate For Fast No Code IoT Applications Deployment

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Actility & Cloud Studio Integrate For Fast No Code IoT Applications Deployment

Press Release – Paris, France & Madrid, Spain – 25 November 2022

Actility and Cloud Studio announce the integration of ThingPark® Enterprise and Gear Studio platform, combining innovative technologies to accelerate IoT adoption. Actility and Cloud Studio are helping the IoT ecosystem to grow through the creation of the best open platform. Cloud Studio became an Actility Solution Partner by joining ThingPark Community.

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On the one hand, Actility is a leading provider of IoT that enables interoperability and connectivity for different industries. Its platform, Thingpark, offers a wide variety of solutions—including hardware, and services—that are certified and compatible with LoRaWAN standards, making it easy to integrate into Cloud Studio’s application platform.

Actility’s ThingPark Enterprise platform, accessible for free through ThingPark Community, provides a dependable LoRaWAN connectivity infrastructure to efficiently connect your Low-power IoT devices. It streamlines IoT network operations, providing enterprises with a proficient UX to easily build a multi-gateway LoRaWAN network and feed data to IoT applications.

On the other hand, Cloud Studio is an application platform provider offering a customizable,  low-code, white-labeled, and completely hardware-agnostic cloud solution. It is the perfect tool for creating real-time monitoring and control dashboards, digital twins, condition-based monitoring, and more. All these functionalities and characteristics make it possible to scale projects with flexibility, allowing clients to minimize implementation costs and tailor their project plans to fit their unique business needs.

This integration will enable customers to create their own IoT solutions with the freedom to use any hardware available on the marketplace, connect it to Cloud Studio’s platform, and build their own end-to-end IoT solution without having to worry about compatibility issues.

In other words, it will encourage the creation of scalable and vertical solutions for different use cases such as mining, oil and gas, renewable energies, smart cities, or workspaces 4.0, and enables companies that are starting their IoT journey to experience proof of value quickly and with minimum investment.

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“Our partnership with Cloud Studio creates a valuable connection for the whole IoT ecosystem, as businesses and developers are now able to save significant amount of money and time on developing their IoT projects and then scaling them up.”

Joaquín Cervera, CEO at Cloud Studio

“Our partnership with Cloud Studio creates a valuable connection for the whole IoT ecosystem, as businesses and developers are now able to save significant amount of money and time on developing their IoT projects and then scaling them up.  ”

Nicolas Jordan, COO at Actility and Abeeway

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Advantech and Actility launch a new AI-based Intelligent Predictive Maintenance IoT Solution for Rotating Machinery

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Advantech and Actility launch a new AI-based Intelligent Predictive Maintenance IoT Solution for Rotating Machinery

Press Release – Paris, France – 16 November 2022

Advantech and Actility announce the launch of a new integrated AI-based solution, supporting the machine operation team in realizing machine prognostics and health management. It allows to monitor multi machines’ status in one stop thanks to the real-time and next seven days’ machine healthy index, including ISO 10816 and degradation level.

The new solution is based on the Advantech WISE-2410 vibration sensor, the high-performance WISE-6610 LoRaWAN® gateway, Actility’s ThingPark Enterprise IoT network management platform and the advanced Advantech’ iMachine/PHM application, and is now available under Trial Kit form on Actility’s IoT marketplace:  ThingPark Market.

The challenges of performing machines health checks 

Maintenance companies have been experiencing increased difficulties in fulfilling their role in recent years. Due to the pandemic, they have been no longer able to travel to customer facilities to perform asset health analysis, and service providers are unable to realize their services and offers.  May are still battling is an exponential slowdown due to the global lockdown.

Many manufacturers who rely on these services to maintain the health of process critical assets are helpless and thus face a high of costly downtime during these unprecedented times.

Implementing efficient maintenance processes is crucial to operators of industrial facilities, but it’s not an easy task. One of their greatest wishes is to avoid lengthy processes of data connection, pre-processing, model development and inference engine development.  

In traditional method, still used by most factory operators, the on-site inspection is done manually, regularly but without stable inspection quality, and only passively reacting and informing the maintenance crew when the problem occurs.

Proactively Keeping Facilities at Productive Status Thanks to IoT  

Actility & Advantech found a perfect partnership to join their forces and offer a solution to solve those issues.

Thanks to a great combination of hardware and software expertise, we designed a winning solution to keep our engines healthy and monitor them to prevent any possible mishap: the Predictive Maintenance Solution for Rotating Machinery Solution. By installing LoRaWAN-connected vibration sensors and easy implementation of the infrastructure, allows you to analyze data from sensors measuring vibrations frequencies of machines and equipment in order to detect anomalous behavior, therefore enabling industrial end customers to decrease machines shutdowns and work accidents while increasing performance and safety.

Users get a very precise machine status prediction, and prediction model retraining that refines the model while repositioning the sensor or refining the model performance.

Moreover, the most important feature designed ad hoc for the new solution is that it now acts proactively based on the future state of the machine, instead of carrying out routine inspections, preventing machine faults in advance. With the finetuned pre-trained model, users can expect to gain the inference result within two weeks of sensor installation.

Using this solution means joining the Industrial Revolution 4.0, and therefore ensuring longer lifespan of equipment, lower spare parts inventory, and having more cost-effective than run-to-failure or planned maintenance.

Applying the solution in an infinite number of use cases  

Thanks to Predictive Maintenance Solution it was possible to overview all types of machines in one-stop, in real-time getting also the machine’s historical and future status. It can be used on petrochemical plants, PCB plants, Semiconductor Manufacturing Plants, and so much more.

One of the most successful use cases is the rotating manufacturing machinery management in steel plants. In this specific industry, the failure of the manufacturing machine will seriously affect the product line, that is the reason why it is extremely important to prevent unexpected breakdown.

How Advantech – Predictive Maintenance Solution Works?  

  • Pretrained model implementation – The model is trained on a large benchmark dataset to solve a problem like the one that the customer wants to solve, so thanks to that, our solution, can automatically analyze the data preprocessing, feature value selection, and deep learning model processes.

  • Degrading level – The degrading level indicates the machine’s rotating signal status compared to a healthy device. To establish an efficient maintenance strategy, the operators could set the index threshold based on the experts’ experience.

  • ISO 10816 – gives general guidelines for the evaluation of machine vibration by measurements on non-rotating parts. This part of ISO 10816, however, establishes special procedures and guidelines for the measurement and classification of mechanical vibration of reciprocating compressors. Using multi-indexes, you can monitor your machine and keep an eye on your production line.

To learn more about the differences between an Open Source LNS and professionally supported LNS solutions, watch our webinar “Key Infrastructure and LoRaWAN Network Server features for industrial IoT deployments”.

The pre-packed solution Trial Kit  

What you will find in the kit:

Advantech: WISE-2410

The WISE-2410 device follows ISO 10816, which provides guidelines for the evaluation of machine vibration by measurements on non-rotating parts. WISE-2410 balances the wireless bandwidth between it and the gateway, so it also mitigates the data transmission fail rates between edge devices and gateways.

  • Interoperability – Pre-integrated with Actility Application dashboard for simple decoding and encoding services.
  • Multimarket senor type of device provides a robust and resilient solution to support different environments.

Advantech: WISE-6610

The WISE-6610 is a high-performance LoRaWAN® gateway that offers reliable connectivity for industrial environments. It supports the LoRaWAN® protocol for building LoRaWAN® private and public networks, as well as various protocols including MQTT. The hardware and software flexibility of the WISE-6610 provides rich features for edge intelligence systems, and its support for VPN tunneling with various protocols ensures safe communications.

ThingPark Enterprise – Low-Power Wide-Area Networks for the Internet of Things Leader

ThingPark Enterprise is the leading LoRaWAN® private networking solution that streamlines the digitalization of your business processes by connecting your most valuable assets with efficiency. Deploying ThingPark Enterprise, you will benefit from a dependable, secure, and scalable private LoRaWAN® connectivity infrastructure to enable a wide variety of IoT use cases. ThingPark Enterprise streamlines IoT network operations, providing enterprises with a proficient UX to easily build a multi-gateway LoRaWAN® network and feed data to IoT applications. ThingPark Enterprise dashboards provide key operational insights & alarm management. Your LPWAN gateways and devices are managed by a fully geo-redundant platform with 24/7 supervision.

Advantech – iMachine/PHM

iMachine/PHM is your best smart machine management booster.

We assist the maintenance crew in handling historical, real-time, and future machine data. With the predictive maintenance solution, you can smartly arrange the human power and resources, realizing smart machine management.

Advantech and Actility conducted a Joint Webinar “Intelligent Motor Predictive Health Monitoring & Management” where experts from both companies explained the solution benefits and real-life implementation in detail. We are invited you to watch it to get the full information!

About Advantech   

Advantech’s corporate vision is to enable an intelligent planet. The company is a global leader in the fields of IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms. To embrace the trends of IoT, big data, and artificial intelligence, Advantech promotes IoT hardware and software solutions with the Edge Intelligence WISE-PaaS core to assist business partners and clients in connecting their industrial chains. Advantech is also working with business partners to co-create business ecosystems that accelerate the goal of industrial intelligence. (www.advantech.com)

About Actility   

Actility is a world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of companies trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also providespatented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of use cases.  

Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact

Novalink and Abeeway Join Forces to Provide IoT Alert Systems for Patients in Nursing Homes and Hospitals

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Novalink and Abeeway Join Forces to Provide IoT Alert Systems for Patients in Nursing Homes and Hospitals

Press Release – Paris, France & Frauenfeld, Switzerland – Tuesday 15th November 2022 

Novalink, a Swiss leader in the field of innovative alarm solutions since 1996, has become an Abeeway and Actility Solution Partner, in order to enable new tracking solutions in the healthcare sector.

Novalink boasts more than 7,000 systems successfully implemented worldwide.  Their product called novaalert alarm software is the ideal alerting – evacuation – notification solution in professional environments. It includes the fields of industry and production, clinics and hospitals, and local authorities.

In this context, the novaalert alarm software offers three decisive advantages:

  • Manufacturer freedom” thanks to certification covering all renowned telephony/infrastructure systems

  • Technology freedom” thanks to the integration of both traditional and state-of-the-art interfaces/IT systems

  • Project freedom” thanks to its suitability for both large-scale and cost-effective small-scale projects
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Integrating low-power IoT tracking in the alert system for people needing assistance  

Novalink found an ideal partner in Abeeway, so that novaalert could enable a variety of solutions in the healthcare sector, more specifically for psychiatric hospitals, retirement homes and nursing homes for dementia patients.

People suffering from dementia have a reduced ability to remember, think or make decisions that interferes with the performance of daily activities, that’s why, thanks to the combination between novaalert mobileAPP and Abeeway Micro Trackers missing people, affected by the mentioned disease, can be found easily and quickly.

The Abeeway Micro Tracker is a multi-mode tracker with embedded sensors for accurate outdoor and indoor geolocation. With its small size and long battery life up to a year on a single charge, the Abeeway Micro Tracker enables people to be located indoors via Bluetooth Beacons and outdoors via GPS, and it uses LoRaWAN connectivity. This widely used wireless protocol allows battery-powered sensors to communicate with IoT applications via a long-range, ultra-low data rate connection, resulting in longer battery life.

Another important functionality is the versatility of the research of the missing person that can be automatic or manual.  Automated detection is possible via a combination of GPS Geofence and iBeacon technology, instead, manual searches can also be triggered directly in the novaalert mobileAPP.

Using the Micro Tracker button, a person seeking assistance can trigger an alarm independently thanks to novaalert mobileAPP, the nursing staff receives the alarm message including the tracker’s exact location (indoors and outdoors) and can quickly come to the aid of the person in distress.

This is the reason why novalink chose Abeeway and LoRaWAN® as the necessary technologies for this solution. The safety of people must be considered to ensure the correct performance of the system. Abeeway is a market leader in providing only certified products and providing support when needed, ensuring reliability. LoRaWAN®, on the other hand, allows to locate people and devices both indoors and outdoors and is cheap and reliable.

About Novalink   

The owner-managed company novalink, based in Frauenfeld (Switzerland), has been a leader in the field of innovative alarm solutions since 1996. With more than 7,000 systems successfully implemented worldwide. novaalert alarm software is the ideal alerting – evacuation – notification solution in professional environments. This includes the fields of industry and production, clinics and hospitals, and local authorities. As a Swiss manufacturer, novalink places enormous value on competent service – our 42-person team provides tailored support for our partners and customers in English, German and French. 

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About Actility   

Actility is a world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of companies trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also providespatented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of use cases.  

Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact

About Abeeway   

Abeeway is the market leader in low-power indoor & outdoor fused geolocation and a provider of disruptive IoT tracking solutions worldwide. Abeeway offers the most energy-efficient, reliable and flexible geolocation solutions using unique tracking devices and a smart Multi-technology location system optimized for long-range and low-power-consumption leveraging LoRaWAN™ connectivity. Abeeway devices are available on ThingPark Market .  Abeeway is a member of the LoRa Alliance™

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Get Free Full-featured Industrial LoRaWAN Network Server and Test Tools on ThingPark Community

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Get Free Full-featured Industrial LoRaWAN Network Server and Test Tools on ThingPark Community

Press Release – Paris, France – October 20th, 2022

ThingPark Community, Actility’s portal providing its members with free-of charge access to the best LPWAN network management platform in the world – Actility’s ThingPark – for their non-profit use, is allowing anyone to build a global, long-range and low-power data network in an easy, cost-effective way.

But from now on, it brings members a substantial perk: connecting as many gateways as you need, provided free of charge to anyone.

Experiment LoRaWAN, test your solutions and get connected to the community 

First providing guidance on how to set up your first IoT LoRaWAN use case to show this powerful technology in action, the set-up comes with step-by-step instructions on how to use it, explaining you how to add devices, gateways, and create applications. It comes along with free online support, with documented hands-on labs.  

The platform is pre-connected to all leading IoT Clouds such as Azure IoT Hub, Azure IoT Central, AWS IoT, Cumulocity, ThingWorx, SAP, Salesforce, IoThink, WMW, HERE Technologies, and many others.  

Introducing Actility public forums  

Community Support forum
In support’s department continuous strive for wider support availability and increased customer satisfaction, we are bringing something new to our free Community platform. We are glad to announce the launch of our new Community Support Forum.

With time we expect that Community users will be able to find all the required information there instantly. Current ticket-based support is now being phased out and soon “Contact us” button in the Community portal UI will be replaced as well.

Stackexchange message board
For broader questions and discussion that go beyond the Community platform we are glad to introduce our “thingpark” tag on Stackexchange.  Find us at https://iot.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/thingpark where you can participate and get informed on various technical points like how the end-to-end security is ensured on ThingPark, the role of LoRaWAN backhaul overheads over satellite or cellular, the functioning of over-the-air-updates and activation of devices, network roaming et much more.

Take advantage of our free validation tools!   

Moreover, for those building IoT devices and apps, interoperability is a key success factor. That is why, from now on, we made the ThingPark Interop Engine accessible for free with your ThingPark Community account.  With this testing tool, device manufacturers can easily validate interoperability and proper functioning of their devices with the LoRaWAN MAC connectivity layer.

This will allow you to get the ThingPark Connected label, to ensure easy adoption and reduce time to market, and increase your visibility among our community and ThingPark users across the world.

Get your hands on a Professional LNS with all its advantages without compromising  

Whoever you are – a hardware or software developer, a system integrator, a vendor, a distributor, a consultant, or an academic – ThingPark Community is here to introduce you to LoRaWAN® and provide you with valuable online resources. With free access to ThingPark’s services, you will learn and experience LoRaWAN® from basic to advanced levels and develop your complete solution in no time!

Unlike other products and Open-Source solutions on the market, Actility provides you with an integrated suite of products and services to start working on the Internet of Things and building end-to-end solutions for yourself or for your customers, by integrating our LoRaWAN Network Server, hardware & support, and a whole set of open tools to build your next IoT application at low cost, making it ready to scale.

Actility provides the connectivity layer, powered by its Enterprise-grade LoRaWAN network server: ThingPark Enterprise. ThingPark Enterprise is the leading LoRaWAN private networking solution, managing over 35,000 commercial gateways worldwide. It streamlines your digital transformation, eliminating wiring for most sensors, enabling indoor/outdoor tracking and many other use cases.

This is why with a ThingPark Community account, you can transition to Discovery+ offer where you can get advanced support from Actility experts. And then, when you’ll need to scale up your project with a high Quality of Service, you’ll be able to seamlessly transition to ThingPark Enterprise paid offers.

All components of the network, including sensors, gateways and data routing are managed from a unique and easy-to-use user interface. The ThingPark Enterprise allows full flexibility for the choice of gateways or devices. It is also flexible, scalable and secure, allowing you to start with a Proof-of-concept and scale to full deployments. The platform is monitored 24/7 and all upgrades are fully managed by Actility without any disruption of service. 

To learn more about the differences between an Open Source LNS and professionally supported LNS solutions, watch our webinar “Key Infrastructure and LoRaWAN Network Server features for industrial IoT deployments”.

Free connectivity and crowd-sourced networking  

Radio coverage provided by a member of the ThingPark Community is also shared with the other members. ThingPark Community licenses form a global collaborative network, any device connected to any Community network may roam to any other one, if your device is under the coverage of any member, it can already reach the network server and your application even if you don’t have your own gateway anywhere near that device.

ThingPark Community portal provides free connectivity for the IoT Starter Kits, available in ThingPark Market. It also puts in light the role of ThingPark Exchange, which is interconnecting our enterprise networks and our community platform with Semtech Join Server.

Actility continues its effort to accelerate adoption of the industrial IoT by providing customers with a catalog of turnkey vertical IoT solutions they can quickly deploy on their sites to address concrete business problems.  We invite you to check out us dedicated blog in order to get detailed insights about the various IoT solutions and their deployments.

Building IoT Solutions made easy, from integration to doing business together: Join the Actility’s Ignite Partner Program!

Bringing such end-to-end IoT solutions to the market is critical for the common success of Actility and its partners: that is why Actility launched the Actility Ignite Partner Program, addressing our huge and growing partner ecosystem. This program aims at identifying, qualifying and selling relevant IoT solutions on major IoT verticals in order to accelerate industrial IoT adoption. 

With ThingPark Community,  Actility provides them with the required tools and resources to complete the integration of their product and services with ThingPark, with creation of decoders and application connections.  Get onboard as a solution partner and join our community of devices manufacturers and applications providers which are already ThingPark Connected. ThingPark platform provides drivers capable of decoding uplinks for many popular device brands and comes with pre-integrated connectors for popular IoT cloud platforms, such as AWS IoT, Microsoft Azure IoT and IoT Central, IBM Watson, ThingWorx.

What our Partners say about ThingPark Community: 

“We are using TP Community extensively as part of our R&D work on LPWAN convergence. We love the way it exposes complex LoRaWAN features with a easy to use UI, and the openness to the ecosystem with comprehensive set of pre-integrated devices & gateways.

said Philippe Chiu, co-CEO of Unabiz.

“Advantech is working alongside Actility on various IoT projects, and we are using ThingPark Community as a handy platform to test devices and LoRaWAN base stations. We particularly appreciate the availability of built-in application connectors and decoder capabilities with integrated Advantech Wise portfolio, with extensive gateway support including base stations. ThingPark Community provides the ability to install on premises with additional industry standard connections, like OPC UA & Modbus. Moreover, Actility’s worldwide presence and local support is key to scalable solutions and our successful long-term partnership.”

says ChingPo Lin, AVP at Advantech.

“At University Savoie Mont Blanc, we are deepening our understanding of LoRaWAN technical features and their usage, and Actility’s ThingPark Community has been very helpful in for testing and setting up demos. For instance, our task force has released a simple Clock Synchronization server with its documentation to let you try this nice LoRaWAN feature for free, with any device.  An efficient demo has been released with a STM32WL end-device and ThingPark Community LoRaWAN Network Server, with more of new features to come soon

says Sylvain Montagny, Professor at University Savoie Mont Blanc, Master in Embedded Systems Electronics.

About Actility   

Actility is a world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of companies trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also providespatented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of use cases.  

Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact

Zenner, Datacake and Actility release a new IoT Indoor Air Quality solution

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Zenner, Datacake and Actility release a new IoT Indoor Air Quality solution for CO2 monitoring

Press Release – Paris, France – October 12, 2022

Actility, in joint work with Zenner, a leading manufacturer of measuring devices and sensors from Germany and DataCake, a leading low-code IoT platform provider, now offer a new IOT Indoor Air Quality Solution focused on monitoring the environmental characteristics inside buildings that may affect human health, comfort, or work performance sustained.

The solution is using LoRaWAN® connectivity and includes CO2 monitoring sensor from Zenner, LoRaWAN Network Server and Management platform from Actility – ThingPark Enterpise, and the application from Datacake. The solution is extremely simple to set up and allows monitoring in real-time the concentration of CO2 to create a safer and healthier indoor ambient condition, protect employees, workers or students, and meet air quality regulations levels. It can be used in any indoor space, including classrooms, offices, meeting rooms, shops, industrial facilities, and public buildings, among others.  

This IOT Indoor Air Quality Solution is now available on ThingPark Market, Actility’s IoT solutions marketplace!

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The sensor reliably records and transmits CO2 values

Optimization of air quality is crucial for healthy and productive working conditions

Covid-19 has dramatically changed our lives, we have changed our lifestyles, spending more time in our homes being forced to cope with medical emergencies, therefore it has become increasingly important to monitor Indoor Air Quality (IAQ).

The concentration of CO2 is an important indicator of air quality. The higher the CO2 value in a building, the less comfortable it is for the people who live there. CO2 concentrations rise rapidly in poorly ventilated rooms.

The EU Royal Decree of 2 May 2019 well-being code at work on indoor air quality establishes that the employer must take the necessary technical and/or organizational measures to ensure that CO2 concentrations in the workplace are less than 900 ppm.

According to scientific research, improving IAQ is as effective as vaccinating 50-60% of the population in reducing aerosol transmission. Carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter (PM), humidity, and temperature monitoring necessitate the installation of sensors in facilities that do not typically rely on pre-existing wiring for this purpose. These installations are facilitated by wireless IoT networks such as LoRaWAN. It is the ideal technology network to meet these requirements.

LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) is an open standard connectivity technology that has proven to be a market leader for smart applications, delivering solutions that are easy to scale, optimize operational costs, and reduce utility waste. LoRaWAN enables the use of its extremely long-range and low-power capabilities to cover thousands of kilometers at a low cost, particularly in remote and difficult-to-reach areas, and to install devices that provide data in real time while lasting for years on a single battery charge.

Key Solution Features:

  • Sensor design: clean and modern design, which makes it discrete in both business and home environments.
  • Ease of use: A wireless and battery-based sensor provides the conditions for its users to perform the tasks safely, effectively, and efficiently while enjoying the experience.
  • Adaptability: Scalable and tailor-made solution: An adapted kit to any indoor industrial environment such as warehouses storage, retail, offices, and much more.
  • Low-power and low-cost: LoRaWAN long-range technology allows easy installation and the ability to monitor sensors in a very large area with low infrastructure cost.

Data-driven management: Efficiency gain: stand at the threshold of our shared indoor spaces, and answer new questions raised: “What is the air quality?” or “Do we need to open a window?”

What you will find in the kit:

Zenner CO2 sensor

Zenner CO2 Indicator L868 ID A Sensor

A sophisticated designed Zenner Sensor

A compact indoor EU868 LoRaWAN radio sensor for measuring the CO2 content of indoor air. With the integrated display and the color-changing LED display, the sensor always provides real-time information about the current CO2 value, the battery level, and the status of the connection.

An intuitive and // application by Datacake

Datacake is a multi-purpose, low-code IoT platform that requires no programming skills and minimal time to create custom IoT applications that can be brought into a white-label IoT solution at the push of a button. With the Datacake platform, you can realize your Industrial IoT use cases, such as condition monitoring, data logging, real-time dashboards, and data analytics.

It provides you with templates for the most popular devices.

  • Device Templates
  • Integrations for LoRaWAN Network Server
  • Payload Decoders and Downlinks

With the trial kit, you will get a 3 x Months subscription to Datacake application up to 2 devices.

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IoT Connectivity Platform by Actility

Dependable connectivity infrastructure with a proficient UX to easily build a LoRaWAN network, Cloud-based or On Premises, using pre-integrated high-end Base Stations & an advanced Actility Network Server with dashboards providing key operational insights on the network & alarm management.

With the Trial Kit, you will get 3 x Months subscription to ThingPark Enterprise SaaS service.

Browan gateway

1 x Browan Pico NEXT LTE Gateway (included) pre-installed and configured
Or OPTION: 1 x Milesight UG65 Semi-Industrial LoRaWAN® Gateway

The Pico Next Gateway is a LoRa gateway with GPS, using numerous ways of connection: ethernet, LTE, and Wi-Fi. Depending upon the SKU, some functions might not be available. Pico Next is specifically designed for wide-area IoT applications. Applications include, but are not limited to, home security, automatic meter reading, monitoring fault-indicators, and monitoring streetlights. This gateway is very suitable for small businesses or restricted area uses like parking lots, exhibition centers, and campuses.

Milesight gateway

UG65 is a robust 8-channel indoor LoRaWAN gateway. Adopting SX1302 LoRa chip and high-performancequad-coreCPU, UG65 supports connection with more than 2000nodes.UG65 has line of sight up to 15 km and can cover about 2kminurbanized environment, which is ideally suited tosmart office, smart building and many other indoor

About Zenner

ZENNER International GmbH & Co. KG, with headquarters in Saarbrücken, develops, produces and sells measurement technology for the global market. The product line includes apartment, household and bulk water meters and modern system technology. Zenner customers primarily include power suppliers, public utilities and Smart Cities but also industrial companies, wholesalers and measurement service providers. Since 2016, as part of the digitization strategy, ZENNER has relied on innovative system solutions based on Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. ZENNER offers the complete value chain from project development to measurement data recording and processing up to applications for the end user and IoT network operation. ZENNER has production facilities in Europe, Asia and the USA and is globally present with 20 local sites. Founded in 1903, the company has been a member of the family-managed corporate group Minol-ZENNER since 2005. Worldwide around 4200 employees work for Minol-ZENNER-Group.

More information: www.zenner.com

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About Datacake

Datacake is a versatile low-code IoT platform that requires no programming skills and minimal time to create custom IoT applications that can be transformed into a white-label IoT solution at the touch of a button. Thanks to its multi-network architecture, Datacake supports the connection of a wide range of connectivity options, including LoRaWAN, which has been made particularly easy in terms of initial device onboarding. Here, Datacake has a whole range of different sensors, which have a start template out of the box and thus make it very easy for the user to connect the first devices to the platform.

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About Actility   

Actility is a world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of companies trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also providespatented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of use cases.  

Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact

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Qubitro and Actility integrate platforms for easier IoT projects deployment

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Qubitro and Actility integrate platforms for easier IoT projects deployment

Press Release – Paris, France – October 6th 2022

Qubitro, a United States-based global company providing an agnostic SaaS Device Data Platform for developers and businesses to collect IoT device data from various networks, and to design IoT projects without infrastructure set-up or coding, has now become an Actility Solution Partner by joining ThingPark Community and integrating their platform with Actility’s ThingPark.

Currently, Qubitro has active customers in 6 Continents and more than 40 Countries. Qubitro services are now also exposed on ThingPark market.

Reinventing the way to develop IoT projects

Qubitro is a new-age device data platform that collects device data from multiple networks, including LoRaWAN network providers, MQTT connectivity, satellite network operators, and many others. To offer its customers a complete toolkit, including managed storage, APIs, SDKs, and no-code customizable dashboards to activate device data in their applications and IoT adoption strategy. Qubitro services include real-time monitoring, data storage, and rule sets on a single platform for enabling users to trigger their own, 3rd party services or other devices. In addition, users can develop their mobile or web applications and provide data flow to analytics platforms for special scenarios.

Actility’s ThingPark Enterprise platform, accessible for free through ThingPark Community, provides a dependable LoRaWAN connectivity infrastructure to efficiently connect your Low-power IoT devices. It streamlines IoT network operations, providing enterprises with a proficient UX to easily build a multi-gateway LoRaWAN network and feed data to IoT applications.

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Qubitro users can connect devices worldwide with minimum data latency, while Actility’s customers can benefit from bulk device deployments from Actility’s LoRaWAN ThingPark connectivity to the Qubitro platform with no code experience, allowing them to enjoy the unique features of Qubitro’s services.

This partnership allows both companies to combine two excellent and complementary IoT solutions, and to serve customers better by reducing the go-to-market time, decreasing development costs for IT system integrators and IoT-adopting enterprise customers.

Qubitro has already partnered with other LoRaWAN network and hardware providers in the past to resulting in successful use cases deployments such as for smart indoor air quality monitoring using Milsight compact indoor ambiance monitoring devices, or using, MClimate’s plug-and-play LoRaWAN sensors for Smart Buildings.

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“Qubitro will provide Actility’s customers with a unique experience in their IoT adventure. In addition, partnering with Actility will change how the market perceives the technical difficulties and hard-to-estimate cost structure for scaling IoT applications.”

Bayça Bademli, Business Development Manager at Qubitro

“Our partnership with Qubitro creates a valuable connection for the whole IoT ecosystem, as businesses and developers are now able to save significant amount of money and time on developing their IoT projects and then scaling them up.  ”

Nicolas Jordan, COO at Actility and Abeeway

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About Qubitro

Qubitro is a United States based company which collects device data from multiple networks and provides a complete toolkit to activate in customers applications. Qubitro operates in over 40 countries, enabling data-driven decision making and modern application development for enterprises, integrators, and startups, converting data into business opportunities.

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About Actility   

Actility is a world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of companies trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also providespatented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of use cases.  

Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact

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Looking for IoT Solutions for Cold chain, Waste and Tanks Levels or Smart Buildings ? Try out 6 New IoT Starter Kits! 

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Elsys, WMW and Actility release 6 new end-to-end IoT solutions

Press Release – Paris, France & Umeå, Sweden–  September 15th 2022

You need to monitor people presence in your indoor spaces? You wish to maintain the cold chain in the food or the pharmaceutical industries? You want to control the levels of water in your tanks or to optimize waste management? You need to ensure an ideal cultivation process in your greenhouses with no disruption?

Elsys, Actility and WMW offer you the most adapted solutions! Together, the partners developed three turnkey solutions to cover your various monitoring needs. The evaluation starter kits provide you with the required hardware, software and connectivity service to assess this integrated plug-and-play solution. 

You can now reduce energy costs by optimizing usage of your indoor spaces, avoid Cold Chain failures of outdoor assets, and farming failures in your agricultural facilities, using Elsys IoT sensors, WMW’s application, and LoRaWAN® connectivity from Actility’s ThingPark Enterprise platform through ThingPark Community which provides a dependable LoRaWAN connectivity infrastructure to efficiently connect your Low-power IoT devices.  ThingPark Community is the leading LoRaWAN private networking solution that streamlines the digitalization of your business processes by connecting your most valuable assets with efficiency.

ThingPark Community streamlines IoT network operations, providing enterprises with a proficient UX to easily build a multi-gateway LoRaWAN network and feed data to IoT applications. ThingPark Community dashboards provide key operational insights & alarm management.

Soil moisture evaluation kit

Soil moisture plays a vital role in plant growth and provides nutrients. Therefore, it is important to detect the soil moisture content for the proper development of plants.

Monitor and optimize your water delivery for your crops 24/7. Whether you are on-site or off-site, a soil moisture monitoring system ensures you always keep your plants healthy by delivering the exact amount of water they need.

Our Soil Moisture Evaluation kit combines Elsys ELT-2 sensor technology to monitor ambient conditions, and Meter Teros 10 soil moisture sensor that measures soil water content. Both sensors are wireless and designed to withstand some of the harshest field conditions as they are IP67. The autonomy goes up to 10 years! This kit includes all the necessary items needed to start your PoC, however you can scale up and add more options to fit your needs!

Greenhouse monitoring evalutation kit

Monitor and protect your greenhouse 24/7 from any location. Keeping plants in your greenhouse alive and healthy requires an optimal growing environment. Whether you are on-site or off-site, a greenhouse monitoring system ensures you are always aware of the critical conditions that threaten your property and plant inventory. This kit includes one ELT-Lite sensor, designed to withstand harsh field conditions (IP67), with a 1M external probe and an antenna. You can add more options to your kit to fit your needs!

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Waste management evaluation kit

For decades, waste management was the simple disposal of waste materials in landfills and other sites. Thanks to the use of IP67 casing with an operating temperature of -40 to 60 °C (85 °C with an external power supply), the solution revolutionizes the way waste is collected in cities by providing operational analytics and route optimization.

Our Waste management evaluation kit combines Elsys ELT-Ultrasonic sensor technology, which measures the fill level of containers and bins, and an intuitive application to manage the assets and configure alerts. This solution is using ThingPark Community LoRaWAN network server.

The kit includes all the necessary items needed to start your PoC, however you can scale up and add more options to fit your needs!

Cold chain monitoring evaluation kit

Monitor your assets and prevent them from being damaged when the temperature is out of range. Thanks to the use of an IP67 casing with an operating temperature of –40 to 60 °C (85 °C with an external power supply) our cold chain monitoring solution is perfect to monitor any outdoor and indoor asset or when the temperature is a critical factor.

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Water level and tank monitoring evaluation kit

An accurate advance warning of flood levels can save lives and reduce disaster management costs.

As extreme flooding events are becoming increasingly common around the world, remote water level sensors are being used in sophisticated networks to monitor streams and rivers in areas prone to flooding.

Our water level and tank monitoring solution combine Elsys ELT-Ultrasonic distance technology to measure liquid levels in advanced places or extreme conditions, and WMW savoir-faire for creating intuitive applications and dashboards to monitor your data and configure alerts.

Presence detection and environmental monitoring evalutation kit

Our Presence detection and environmental monitoring evaluation kit is adapted to harsh industrial environments, warehouse storage, retail, offices, and indoor locations. Combining robustness, compactness, and longevity, the ERS device is equipped with an IPR sensor (Passive Infra-Red). This sensor is ideal for indoor infrared detection of the presence and movement of people.

This kit includes one Elsys ERS sensor that calculates people’s presence. It also includes 3 months of access to an intuitive WMW application to monitor and configure your alarms and a preconfigured indoor ufispace gateway with 3 months of connectivity using Thingpark Community LoRaWAN network server.

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About Elsys.se

ELSYS is a leading provider of LoRAWAN® sensors.

With more than a decade of gathered knowledge of wireless sensors has ELSYS grown to be leading in its field. They have a wide range of sensors for smart buildings compatible with all markets and any LoRaWAN network provider, which makes it possible to use them worldwide. Their focus has always been to develop quality products that are easy to use and require low maintenance. The device’s battery life is up to ten years, has NFC for configurations, and has a Scandinavian design.

ELSYS values open communication with customers and partners and are keen to establish and keep relationships. With a close and knowledgeable team, they can really listen and understand a customer’s needs and, in special cases, offer customized sensors. They are an agile company that is always looking for new opportunities and adapting to the latest trends in wireless sensors.

ELSYS is sensing tomorrow and is striving to be in the front of the market.

Contact: https://www.elsys.se/en/kontakt/

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About WMW 

The WMW platform gathers, processes and analyzes data collected from people and things. Review, predict and prevent situations and act accordingly! Optimize, increase and become more efficient!

WMW is a hub where you combine your operational data with information provided through sensors and people. The hub acts as a single user interface to collect, visualize and manage all assets over various locations and use cases. Everything you want to know about your assets, people and external services can be linked digitally to your organization. WMW can be part of a dedicated end-to-end solution or serve as the single point of operation for multiple sensors, projects and sites.

WMW is unique in its kind. The platform has produced more than 175 applications already and even more onboarded devices. The technology behind the platform allows for 100% customisation, for if you want to take your project to a next level, or deep integration. WMW is sold worldwide by various partners, mainly because of the speed of development and extreme customisation possibilities.

Contact: https://www.wmw-hub.com/contact

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About Actility   

Actility is a world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of companies trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also providespatented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of use cases.  

Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact

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Eutelsat Connects Its LoRaWAN Network to ThingPark Exchange Roaming Hub

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Eutelsat Connects Its LoRaWAN Network to ThingPark Exchange Roaming Hub

Press Release – Paris, France – September 12, 2022

Eutelsat, the world’s leading provider of space IoT connectivity, and Actility, the world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions, have partnered up in order to make life easier for their users by integrating terrestrial and satellite LoRaWAN IoT connectivity and merging IoT data into a single platform. 

Whether from Space or Earth, customers can now receive aggregated IoT data seamlessly from Eutelsat or any LoRaWAN® operator connected to ThingPark Exchange, such as National Narrowband Network Company (NNNCo), the operator of the Australian national LoRaWAN® network powered by Actility.  

Satellite networks can provide planet-wide coverage, complementing terrestrial networks both domestically and abroad. This will also help address coverage discrepancies in rural areas and shipping lanes and provide connectivity for critical mission IoT use, in areas such as oil & gas, telecom, logistics, government & security, agriculture and transportation.  

ThingPark Exchange, the industry’s first global LoRaWAN® peering hub, already connects over 20 LoRaWAN® networks worldwide. Forming the LPWAN backbone, ThingPark Exchange interconnects multiple public, private, and community networks, both on-ground and via satellite. 

Ubiquitous coverage with innovative, hybrid LPWAN connectivity via satellite

As LPWA networks rely on terrestrial gateways, coverage is a major issue for many IoT uses. Across all industries, many enterprises still do not have access to a global, reliable IoT connectivity service, unable to reach remote assets due to erratic or insufficient coverage, as traditional connectivity solutions are too complex or prohibitively expensive.

With Eutelsat’s innovative Low Earth Orbit (LEO) service based on a fleet of nano satellites, Eutelsat will provide one of the largest space networks for IoT. This LEO satellite IoT service is fully compatible with the LoRaWAN standard. The service integrates seamlessly into existing LPWAN infrastructures, without the need to invest in additional gateways, extending LPWA networks across the globe and enabling devices to transmit data irrespective of their location. Complementing terrestrial networks, they provide satellite links anywhere in the world.

When coverage gaps are identified, LoRaWAN-based IoT sensors will seamlessly move from a terrestrial LoRaWAN network to LEO-based one. Connected to ThingPark Exchange, LoRaWAN terrestrial connectivity providers will enable Eutelsat’s satellite coverage through its “extended coverage” services that also serve partner networks, such as crowd-sourced network Helium, another Actility partner.

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This enhanced network coverage will pave the way for many new industries in areas such as oil & gas, telecoms, transportation, agriculture, and emergency support. Use cases include fixed asset and infrastructure monitoring, such as pipelines, pylons, sub-stations, greenhouses, or dams; and mobile asset tracking and monitoring, such as pallets, shipping containers, trailers, livestock or food supplies. Connecting remote assets helps to increase safety and productivity, reduce costs, and create new revenue streams.

 Through the partnerhsip with Eutelsat, Actility’s ThingPark is providing a ready-to-use platform to manage hybrid connectivity, and the required integration to application platforms. The data can then flow into many of the major cloud IoT platforms connected to Actility’s ThingPark – Microsoft Azure, AWS IoT Core, Cumulocity, PTC Thingworx and more. 

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“Our approach to solutions for IoT extends locally and globally. Leveraging Eutelsat’s Technology in harmony with our partner in Actility for roaming allows us to seamlessly service customers and solutions in a way which is both seamless and frictionless.”

 Tony Tilbrook CTO / COO at National Narrowband Network Communications

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“Integrating Satellite and Terrestrial LPWA Infrastructures is the only comprehensive and cost-effective way to create the first and only true global LoRaWAN IoT network, allowing to cover any remote geographic area and providing connectivity exactly where it’s need, when it’s needed.”

Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility

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About Actility

Actility is a world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of companies trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also providespatented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of use cases.  

Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact

Milesight IoT and Actility Partner Up to Facilitate LoRaWAN® Deployments

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Milesight IoT and Actility Partner Up to Facilitate LoRaWAN® Deployments

Press Release – Paris, France & Xiamen, China – September 7th 2022

Milesight, the fast-growing AIoT solution provider, and Actility, the world leader in IoT connectivity solutions, announce a strategic partnership in order to facilitate deployment of IoT use cases for smart buildings like indoor air quality (IAQ), smart offices, smart cities, smart agriculture, and many other verticals. The Partners agreed on technical and business cooperation as well as mutual promotion of the integrated Milesight LoRaWAN® Gateway and Actility’s ThingPark IoT platform.

As customers often struggle to select the right technology to deploy their IoT projects,  Actility’s goal is to provide the most adapted options for operating their LoRaWAN networks, while reducing hassle and costs related to integration. Along with Milesight, we are enhancing our clients’ ability to provide consistent network coverage around the world.

IoT gateways use LoRaWAN® to connect smart devices to the cloud for data processing and management. Now part of Actility’s portfolio, Milesight LoRaWAN Gateways now allow seamless connection to Actility’s ThingPark® LoRaWAN® network servers. Data collected from LoRa® field sensors is backhauled over secured links into many of the major cloud IoT platforms connected to Actility’s ThingPark, such as Microsoft Azure, AWS IoT Core, PTC ThingWorx, and others.

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Milesight is based in Fujian, China, with regional offices in the US, Korea and Taiwan. Founded in 2011, Milesight is a fast-growing AIoT solution provider committed to offering value-added services and cutting-edge technologies. Based on IoT, Milesight expanded its value proposition into video surveillance and communications industries, featuring Internet of Things as its core.  

Through a worldwide network of distributors and system integrators in over 120 countries and regions, Milesight disseminates its products and services in comprehensive solutions with a hope to connect physical and digital worlds together to elevate AIoT solution to the next level.

Leveraging LoRaWAN technology, Milesight LoRaWAN® gateways are ideal for interconnecting and relaying messages between various sensors and the network server efficiently and reliably. It is specifically designed for wide-area IoT applications, and the application scenarios include smart building, smart office, smart city, smart agriculture, etc.

The features include but are not limited to:

  • NXP Quad-core industrial processor with faster data processing
  • Semtech SX1302 chip, handling higher amount of traffic with lower consumption
  • 8 half/full-duplex channels allowing fast and easy access to IoT world
  • Multi backhaul backups with Ethernet, cellular (4G/3G) and Wi-Fi
  • Enable security communication with multiple VPNs like IPsec/OpenVPN/L2TP/PPTP/DMVPN
  • Embedded network server & compatible with Actility’s ThingPark
  • Global LoRaWAN® Frequency Plans (CN470/RU864/IN865/EU868/AU915/US915/KR920/AS923)

Class B, Noise Analyzer, Multicast, Gateway Fleet Management and all the other features of Milesight Gateways  

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Actility offers a program of integration of Gateways to make sure they are working seamlessly with ThingPark. It requires a few buttons clicks and demonstrates a strong validation process.

Milesight and Actility teams have been working closely together to modify antenna’s specifications in order to meet different market needs. Now Milesight can acquire complete programming info from Actility and integrate Actility’s LRR into their LoRaWAN gateway.

As a result, Milesight LoRaWAN gateways can smoothly connect to Actility ThingPark, manage all sensor data, monitor device status and modify relevant configurations, which marks the complete management of gateways and sensors. Eventually, via effective communication, swift mutual assistance and strong coding knowledge in antenna, gateway, and IoT platform, both teams bring the tasks to a full completion.

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Picture: screenshot of compatible gateways selection on ThingPark Enterprise platform interface 

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“Milesight has committed to providing the innovative device-to-cloud LoRaWAN solutions, while Actility has a proven reputation in offering highly reliable and stable IoT deployments in the LoRaWAN® ecosystem and has always been at the forefront of the IoT development.  Both of us share the same goal to build a smarter world over LoRaWAN® technology. With the promising partnership between Milesight IoT and Actility, I am sure that our mutual customers will expand and maintain their business continuity as well as benefit from the deployed LoRaWAN® solutions that offer streamlined operations, visualized insights and improved productivity.”

said Leon Jiang, VP of Milesight.

“We’re thrilled about partnering with Milesight IoT. Their expertise in IIoT innovation, coupled with Actility’s advanced connectivity solutions portfolio will allow quicker and more secure deployments of LoRaWAN® solutions across many IoT segments on all continents as well through common distributors and system integrators. Our joint development and distribution of these appliances and services will help us deliver compelling connectivity for the IoT world.”

said Olivier Hersent, CEO at Actility

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About Milesight   

Milesight IoT is a fast-growing and innovation-driven technology company with a focus on 5G, AI, IoT and LoRaWAN. With advanced IoT insights, the company helps customers worldwide optimize their business operation efficiently and sustainably in an actionable and locally adapted way. Along Milesight has been a long-term trusted partner for a massively growing IoT businesses since 2011.In collaboration with global partners, Milesight IoT is committed to building open ecosystems that generate inspirations and embrace challenges together and better.

Contact us here: https://www.milesight-iot.com/contact-us/

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About Actility   

Actility is a world leader in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) industrial-grade connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things. Actility provides its ThingPark™ platform and network technology to deploy, operate and maintain public and private wireless IoT networks within a unified, scalable and versatile network infrastructure. The vast majority of nationwide LoRaWAN® network service providers (over 50) and hundreds of companies trust ThingPark™ all over the world. Through its subsidiary Abeeway, Actility also providespatented ultra-low power tracking solutions. ThingPark Market offers the largest selection of interoperable IoT gateways, devices and applications to simplify and accelerate deployment of use cases.  

Contact us here: https://www.actility.com/contact

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