Director of Marketing, Globalstar Europe
Satellite Services Ltd, Gavan
Murphy confirmed this to ITRealms,
saying this new offering ‘SmartOne C’ complements Globalstar’s existing SmartOne B model
while opening up new opportunities for a wide range of businesses to monitor and
manage their fixed and portable assets including shipping containers, transport
trailers, construction machinery and vehicle fleets.
In a
press statement made available to ITRealms,
Murphy noted that at the core of the SmartOne C is an accelerometer that alerts
owners to any unexpected motion, such as attempts of theft. The device can
dynamically report asset status and monitor faults, both of which can
significantly enhance operating efficiency across numerous metrics.
“Since
the launch of the original SmartOne in 2012, over 150,000 units have been
shipped and used across multiple industry sectors including multimodal,
aviation, alternative energy and military customers,” Murphy said.
He
stressed that this enhanced model expands Globalstar’s Simplex solutions
portfolio set and offers commercial and governmental customers the opportunity
to benefit from the smallest simplex asset manager in the marketplace.
Murphy
also quoted the chairman and CEO of Globalstar, Jay Monroe, as saying that harnessing
the power of the Internet of Things has the potential to help businesses and
governments realize numerous operational efficiency benefits.
“The
reliability and reach of our global LEO satellite network allows us to offer a
superior M2M management service and with the launch of SmartOne C, we can
continue to provide compact, feature-rich, cost-effective solutions,” the
chairman said.
Further,
he said, evidence of the robustness of SmartOne, showed that should the line
power be interrupted or fail, the SmartOne B and SmartOne C both automatically
switch to battery back-up to provide uninterrupted transmissions.
“The
SmartOne C uses four AAA 1.5V lithium batteries that provide over 1.5 years of
battery life. Using line-power enables shorter messaging intervals for more
frequent monitoring of an asset’s location or reporting of external sensor state,”
he pointed out.
The CEO
went on to explain that the SmartOne C uses motion sensors, comparative GPS
positions and custom configured sensors to gather and transmit asset status
information.
“It is designed for easy installation, without
requiring external antennas or power. Customers can choose from a variety of
software applications from Globalstar’s network of Value Added Resellers allowing
the device to be custom-configured for each asset’s specific management needs,
providing remote access to asset data, and providing alerts to
managers/authorities via customized Application Programming Interfaces (APIs),
by email or text,” he said.
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