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Dual RFID-ZigBee sensors from Libelium to enable NFC applications for the Internet of Things
The new RFID/NFC module for the Waspmote sensor platform completes the active tag technology driven by ZigBee with passive tag identification enabling the creation of complex location based services with just one device. Libelium, a technology leader in wireless sensor networks for Smart Cities solutions announces the launch of the new RFID/NFC module for the Waspmote sensor platform. The new radio module extends Waspmote features allowing the sensor data to be used in Location Based Services (LBS), such as asset tracking, supply chain [...]
Quake Global Receives Certification For First Iridium Chipset-Based Modem, The Q4000
The First Fully Integrated, Dual Mode Modem for the Iridium Network Announced. Quake Global, Inc. announces that Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) has certified its Q4000 modem. The Q4000 is the world’s first communications device manufactured by an Iridium partner based on an Iridium chipset. QUAKE’S Q4000 -- the latest addition to QUAKE’s extensive modem portfolio for asset tracking and remote two-way communications -- is shipping immediately. It is the first integrated, dual mode Iridium/GSM product available to the [...]
SkyBitz Launches Intermodal Tracking System
The Galaxy Series uses patented Global Locating System technology to provide two-way global tracking and monitoring of the location and status of intermodal assets. SkyBitz Inc., a leading remote asset tracking and information management solutions provider, announced its next-generation solution for the intermodal industry, for the first time offering two-way global tracking and monitoring. The state-of-the-art SkyBitz Galaxy Series uses patented Global Locating System (GLS) technology to track the location and status of intermodal [...]
Wyless Selects Locaid to Provide Device Location for M2M Managed Services
Mobile World Congress – Locaid, the world's largest Location-as-a-Service company, and Wyless, the leading global M2M managed services provider, today announced an agreement whereby Locaid will provide location-based services (LBS) to Wyless customers and partners across the globe. Wyless will be integrating Locaid's Location-as-a-Service (LaaS) into Porthos, Wyless's award-winning management platform. Wyless customers and partners will soon be able to access "on demand" location details of their Wyless-enabled M2M devices [...]
Digi Extends Internet of AnyThing to Iridium Satellite Network
iDigi Device Cloud™ enables cloud connected devices over satellite networks Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) today announced that the Iridium satellite network now supports the iDigi Device Cloud™. Similar to cellular SMS, Digi devices with an Iridium data transceiver inside can now send and receive data via the iDigi Device Cloud over the Iridium network. As the world’s furthest-reaching network, this capability extends connectivity to the remote corners of the globe faster and [...]
SkyBitz Further Strengthens Market Leadership with New Iridium-Based Global M2M Solution
Complete Global Asset Visibility Enabled Through the World’s Furthest Reaching Network SkyBitz®, the leading remote asset tracking and information management solutions provider, today announced the commercial availability of its newest machine-to-machine (M2M) global solutions. The SkyBitz Galaxy series GTP1000 and GTP1100 are the latest in state-of-the-art, two-way global tracking and monitoring solutions built on the SkyBitz GLS9602 modem platform. The SkyBitz GLS9602 modem [...]
OnAsset and Sprint Launch the Industry’s First Dual-Mode CDMA/GSM Asset Tracking Solution
New Version of OnAsset’s SENTRY® is the M2M Industry’s First Dual Mode Solution for Tracking High Value Cargo Anywhere around the Globe OnAsset Intelligence Inc., a leading provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless asset tracking, sensing, and control solutions, today announced that its relationship with Sprint has produced the M2M industry’s first-ever dual mode CDMA/GSM asset tracking solution for use around the globe. OnAsset’s SENTRY® is the industry’s leading asset tracking [...]
Numerex Upgrades its Satellite-based Asset Monitoring Solution
Integrated Remote Monitoring and Alarm Solution Available for Liquid Tank Level and Door Sensors Numerex Corp (NASDAQ: NMRX), a leading single source provider of secure machine-to-machine (M2M) products and services, announced today its new satellite-based end-to-end remote asset monitoring solution, which enables Value Added Resellers (VARs) to provide secure, configurable asset visibility to their customers seeking to monitor liquid tanks and doors. The full solution includes the lightweight yet rugged Numerex Satellite FLEX tracking [...]
ORBCOMM and Locus Traxx to Enable Shipment Tracking and Monitoring Solution
SmartTraxx to deliver supply chain efficiencies in transportation market ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global satellite data communications company focused on two-way Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, and business analytics expert, Locus Traxx, today announced that they will utilize the GSM communications service provided by global telecommunications provider, Vodafone, and ORBCOMM’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network to support Locus Traxx’s dual-mode SmartTraxxTM shipment [...]
Telit launches Ultra-Compact Standalone A-GPS Module
Telit Wireless Solutions, an internationally leading specialist in machine-to-machine (M2M) technology, launches the SE868 and SL868 - two state-of-the-art 48-channel standalone A-GPS modules for Telit GSM/GPRS modules. They stand out through high sensitivity, extremely low power consumption and extended ephemeris injection for fastest TTFF (Time To First Fix). The low profile and small size of the QFN (SE868) / LCC (SL868) package enables the design of ultra-compact applications, significantly reducing the solution cost and required [...]
