MultiTech launches OneBox kits
15/03/2022
Multi-Tech Systems Inc, a global supplier of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and services, has announced the availability of MultiTech OneBox™ Smart Building and OneBox Vibration Monitoring to simplify the process of evaluating long-range wide-area networking (LoRaWAN) technology for building applications and industrial equipment monitoring, respectively.Each OneBox kit includes a tailored set of LoRa-enabled MultiTech Reveal™ sensors and an easy-to-deploy Conduit® AP gateway for LoRaWAN to achieve insight from sensor to cloud, regardless of the application. Paired with a fully integrated device-management console, OneBox provides automatic provisioning, monitoring and configuration, as well as data visualisation and notifications for immediate access to critical information to enable better business decision-making.
Said to be a first-of-its-kind integrated solution, OneBox kits eliminate one of the largest barriers to adoption of LoRaWAN: the difficulty of building an integrated system by ‘new-to-LoRa’ or non-expert end-users. In the past, organisations had to build their own solution, which involved the complex integration of sensors, gateway, IT backhaul connectivity, network servers, application and more, all before being able to simply validate that the radio and sensor technology is a fit for their application. With OneBox, these same organisations now have one box with all the required components to do it for them.
“We are looking to help organisations concentrate on their end business versus worrying about how they are going to evaluate whether LoRaWAN technology is a fit for their environment and whether the data delivers business value,” said Mike Fahrion, CTO at MultiTech. “Now we can take care of all of that for them so they can concentrate on what they do best, enhancing their customer experience, saving costs and meeting compliance and sustainability goals.”
According to Transforma Insights, a research firm focused on the world of digital transformation (DX), smart buildings and associated applications account for over 20% of all IoT revenue.
“This OneBox product neatly combines three of the biggest trends for IoT in 2022,” said Matt Hatton, Founding Partner, Transforma Insights. “Firstly, the massive importance of both the smart buildings and industrial verticals; secondly, the growing trend for the integration of hardware with connectivity to simplify the job of developing IoT solutions; and thirdly, the further growth in LoRaWAN, a rapidly growing technology for IoT with a vibrant ecosystem.”
Features and benefits of the MultiTech OneBox include:
- LoRa-enabled MultiTech Reveal sensors
- Easy-to-deploy Conduit AP gateway for LoRaWAN, tailored for in-building deployment
- Active SIM for cellular backhaul
- Access to Console, a fully integrated device-management console for the automatic provisioning, monitoring and configuration of sensors in the field, as well as visualisations and advanced notification features
- Two-year warranty, which can be upgraded to five years.
