DEVICES
Nextbase Dash Cams | January 05, 2023
Nextbase, a leading dash cam brand, has announced that its forthcoming product, the Nextbase iQ, will be powered exclusively by T-Mobile in North America. T-Mobile will provide Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity for the Nextbase iQ, allowing for near real-time video and notifications as well as over-the-air updates that will add new features to the device over time. With the Nextbase iQ, drivers will be able to enjoy greater convenience and safety while on the road.
The Nextbase iQ will be available this spring for under $500, with dedicated service subscriptions starting at under $10 per month. It was named "Best of CES 2022" by Wirecutter, Rolling Stone, and Android Authority and was selected as one of TIME's Best Inventions for 2022. The Nextbase iQ is a revolutionary product that will make the roads safer for everyone by giving users access to features like automatic crash detection, collision alerts, and hands-free calling.
"The cost of entry into new car innovation is high, and together with Nextbase, we have a huge opportunity to level the playing field for owners of any vehicle, of any age, model, or specification. Everyone deserves this level of safety and security, and we're thrilled to have the opportunity to put our network behind Nextbase iQ for the greater good."
Dan Thygesen, Senior Vice President of T-Mobile Wholesale and head of T-Mobile’s growing wholesale business
It includes features such as live video and audio access, push notifications, and emergency SOS, as well as the ability to detect events such as break-ins or vandalism before they happen. It will also be able to get updates over-the-air that add new features like an advanced driver assistance system powered by artificial intelligence (AI), driver monitoring systems, and vehicle-to-vehicle communication.
About Nextbase Dash Cams
Nextbase is the global leader in dash cam technology, with a market share of over 55 percent in Europe. Just two years after its introduction to the market, the brand is also at the top of its category in North America. Nextbase is committed to transcending the dash cam category, providing high-quality dash cams that are backed, supported, and tested by a team of technical engineers who place the driver and road safety at the forefront of their priorities. More than 8,100 retail locations in North America and Canada carry Nextbase, including Best Buy, Best Buy Canada, Walmart, and Amazon. In addition, Nextbase provides a vast array of solutions for consumer, fleet, and automotive manufacturers, such as Lexus, Toyota, Hyundai, and others.
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INFRASTRUCTURE, SOFTWARE AND TOOLS
EPIC iO Technologies | March 13, 2023
EPIC iO, an innovation leader in applied AIoT (Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things), recently announced significant upgrades to its industry-leading DeepInsights™ platform that will, among other things, assist smart cities and other organizations in controlling traffic and crime, enhancing crowd safety, and reducing infectious diseases.
DeepInsights provides the intelligence, data collection and management, and automated responses required to maximize IoT technology as the core of EPIC iO's turnkey solutions for addressing real-world problems. All EPIC iO solutions are driven by AI-powered analysis provided by DeepInsights.
As an open, cloud-native, and flexible analysis engine, the solution accepts diverse data sets from IoT sensors such as video cameras, environmental sensors, and external third-party systems, normalizes these diverse data streams and analyzes the optimized data flows using unique capabilities, and then displays findings and notifications on a dashboard that provides insights for any application. In its analyses, the platform employs machine learning, neural network algorithms, and enhanced AI data modeling to unveil what is occurring in any environment in real-time.
DeepInsight's new features include the following:
A next-gen Computer Vision AI model
A fine-grained Classification module
A new Rules Wizard that streamlines AI rules creation
A biosecurity module to disinfect spaces
Cloud Dashboard templates to simplify visualization
CEO of EPIC iO Technologies, Ken Mills, shared, "As the only company that integrates everything from sensors and network connectivity to analysis and visualization to deliver complete solutions, EPIC iO uniquely enables its highly diverse customer base to leverage and profit from AIoT technologies." He added, "Whether the goal is improving efficiency, keeping employees and customers healthy or reducing crime, our technology helps customers exceed their IoT expectations, and DeepInsights is at the core of every solution."
(Source – Globe Newswire)
About EPIC iO Technologies
EPIC iO is a South Carolina-based company offering software technology that combines 5G-ready connectivity and AIoT solutions to create a safer, more intelligent, and more connected world for businesses. The company aims to unlock the full potential of IoT and data intelligence through AI integration. EPIC iO's open AI platform, DeepInsights™, enables public and private enterprises to generate, analyze, and extract IoT data intelligently. DeepInsight delivers valuable, real-time insights through a single, integrated source, helping businesses make informed decisions and succeed.
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ENTERPRISE IOT
Skylo | March 20, 2023
Cloud-based cellular network provider Monogoto today announced a new roaming agreement with Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) service operator Skylo Technologies. This new agreement lowers the barrier for developers to add satellite connectivity to existing public and/or private networks already available on Monogoto Cloud, delivering the world's most affordable and accessible solution for NB-IoT Satellite connectivity for asset tracking products.
In addition, low-power tracking and sensing solutions provider SODAQ will launch a new asset-tracking trial kit, using Monogoto connectivity and network.
"Using Monogoto Cloud developers can now add satellite connectivity with a single API call, without worrying about expensive setup or training and for just a dollar per month. The advent of satellite NB-IoT technology, coupled with the maturity of 5G and 3GPP standards is game-changing for developers," says Monogoto CTO Maor Efrati. "For the first time, they can seamlessly connect their products, built for the regular cellular model, to satellite networks and add satellite coverage at a significantly lower cost."
Efrati illustrates the potential of the Monogoto/Skylo/SODAQ solution by outlining a use case of a global logistics provider that is reliant upon cellular connectivity only to monitor driver behavior and/or assets.
"Imagine the ability to add satellite connectivity when cellular or other networks are not available, giving developers the ultimate resiliency that devices will always be connected," he notes.
"Skylo is excited to partner with Monogoto as its wholesale NTN operator partner," said Eric DaVersa, Vice-President of Business Development for Skylo Technologies. "The Monogoto focus on addressing the developer community where IoT solutions are conceptualized is ideal for the rapid integration of terrestrial/satellite roaming. This offering will help fleets obtain ubiquitous connectivity, which is becoming essential for their businesses."
"Having the possibility to use the same hardware for both terrestrial and satellite communication is a real breakthrough. We can now offer connectivity with our hardware in places where it was never possible before and we can still benefit from the great throughput of the terrestrial networks to, for instance, do software updates," says Jan Willem Smeenk, Co-founder & Senior Solutions Architect, SODAQ.
About Skylo
Skylo Technologies is an NTN service provider based in Palo Alto, CA, offering a service that allows cellular modems and devices to connect directly over existing satellites. Devices connected over satellite are managed and served by Skylo's commercial NTN vRAN, featuring a 3GPP standards-based cloud-native base station and core. Skylo works with existing satellite operators, terrestrial mobile network operators, and device makers to provide subscribers with an anywhere, anytime connectivity solution that seamlessly roams between terrestrial and satellite networks. Skylo's focus is on enabling connected services for people outdoors and connected workflows for machines at work across critical industries such as agriculture, maritime, logistics, mining, and others, in addition to mass-market consumer devices.
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