The solutions will be offered via Actility’s IoT platform
French provider of internet of things services Actility has partnered with compatriot firm Abeeway to provide next-generation geolocation services for IoT.
Under the terms of the partnership, both firms will develop and commercialize a flexible location solution for the IoT combining the precision of GPS with the low-power, long-range capability and low cost of LPWA networks enabled by Actility’s ThingPark IoT Platform.
“Geolocation and object tracking could possibly be the biggest use case for the internet of things given the amount of interest we’re seeing in our location service portfolio,” Actility’s CEO Mike Mulica, said. “By working with Abeeway, we’ll be able to provide a best in class geolocation technology which will combine the network-based location capability offered within our ThingPark platform with device based GPS for high precision on demand.”
“The fast growth of public LPWAN network opens a new era of LoRa applications such as asset tracking and geolocation services,” Abeeway’s CEO Florian Sforza, said.
Abeeway is a specialist in tracking devices based on LoRaWAN, offering on-demand geolocation, movement alerts or geofencing. The combination of LoRa network location and GPS is the first step toward multi-mode Abeeway trackers which also combine WiFi network detection and Bluetooth beacon technology to provide precise location indoors.
The companies said that all of these capabilities will be integrated and accessible via a single location API delivered via the ThingPark X platform.
SensorInsight partners with Sigfox and Libelium to offer IoT solutions in the U.S
In related news, U.S provider of IoT solutions SensorInsight has partnered with with Sigfox to offer IoT solutions based on Libelium technology to cities across the United States.
The partnership will including new offerings on large-scale environmental sensor deployments such as monitoring solutions used to detect potentially hazardous conditions in urban areas, schools, hospitals, and factories.
SensorInsight, Libelium and Sigfox will be focusing on implementing large-scale environmental monitoring deployments. By analyzing and sharing monitoring data within their communities, municipal governments can efficiently work in conjunction with citizens to take actions to identify problems in a geographical area, the companies said.
“We are thrilled to join forces in this triple play partnership with SensorInsight and Libelium enabling environmental smart cities initiatives across the U.S.,” said Michael Orr, VP Sales and Partnerships, Sigfox, North America. “Sensorlight and Libelum, coupled with Sigfox unique connectivity eliminates three of the biggest barriers in IoT; cost, device battery consumption, and scalability, is a powerful solution to address key issues facing municipalities today.”
