Wednesday, 17 July 2024, France – UnaBiz, Massive Internet of Things (IoT) service provider and integrator, announces the launch of Sigfox Atlas Sparks Beta, a revolutionary addition to its geolocation suite, designed to enhance asset tracking in the Supply Chain and Logistics sector. This next-generation service builds upon the success of Sigfox Atlas Wifi ML, further cementing UnaBiz’s commitment to innovation and efficiency.
Supply Chain and Logistics market leaders are constantly striving to improve the visibility of their asset fleets. Tracking hundreds of thousands of assets effectively is a complex challenge where every dollar counts. While low-cost trackers are available, they often fall short in terms of location accuracy. Sigfox Atlas Sparks addresses this issue head-on.
Introducing Sigfox Atlas Sparks
Sigfox Atlas Sparks is a unique, next-generation geolocation service that enhances UnaBiz’s world-leading location-based service capabilities with patented Machine Learning algorithms. This groundbreaking service targets customers with large fleets of asset trackers by significantly improving the accuracy of Sigfox-only low-cost trackers through integration with a small fleet of Smart WiFi trackers.
Advancing Track & Trace in the Supply Chain
With Atlas Sparks, logistics players can enhance the accuracy of their entire fleet of trackers by equipping 20% of them with Smart WiFi trackers and 80% simple, Sigfox-only low-cost trackers, without built-in geolocation capabilities. As data from both types of trackers is aggregated in the cloud, our patented Machine Learning algorithms analyze their communication patterns. The simpler low-cost trackers are then clustered with the smarter WiFi trackers based on their “0G radio signatures.”
When 0G-only trackers are deployed, they begin transmitting data with their radio signatures. UnaBiz Geolocation system matches these radio signatures with known patterns to accurately locate simple low-cost trackers. This innovative approach ensures that even if only 20% of your assets are Smart, you can still locate a mixed fleet of devices with a level of accuracy equivalent to previous implementations using 100% of smart trackers enhancing your data accuracy and optimising your entire fleet of trackers without incurring exorbitant costs.
Evolving to Enable Massive IoT
Sigfox is continuously evolving to enable Massive IoT at the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). By applying the “Less is More” principle, Sigfox Atlas Sparks empowers asset owners to extend their reach and collect data from lower-cost assets including pallets, crates, parcels, and more, using Sigfox-only low-cost trackers.
Key Customer Benefits
- Enhanced Accuracy of Low-Cost Trackers: Achieve greater accuracy and visibility on large fleets by equipping 20% with Smart WiFi trackers and the remaining 80% with Sigfox-only low-cost trackers.
- Cost Reduction: Lower the TCO of large-scale asset management by 20% to 30% overall, and enhance location data accuracy equivalent to that of a pure WiFi-based fleet of trackers.
- Compatibility: The new service is compatible with existing solutions such as “SeeGALE Card”, a reusable card-type device capable of detecting the location and opening status of products during transportation developed by Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “KCCS”) and ALPS ALPINE’s GERI tracker, ensuring quick implementation with existing systems.
Yoshiaki Nagai, Deputy General Manager of ICT Group and Division Manager, Wireless Solutions Division at KCCS, commented, “We’re excited to be one of the first solutions compatible with Sigfox Atlas Sparks. UnaBiz’s continuous innovation in the Sigfox 0G technology, as well as Geolocation AI, brings new value and confidence to our customers in the logistics and supply chain sector, enhancing our ability to deliver precise yet cost-effective asset tracking solutions.”
Oliver Diezemann, Senior Product Manager at ALPS ALPINE EUROPE GmbH, one of the world’s largest developers and manufacturers of electromechanical devices and largest implementor of LPWAN asset trackers in Europe with over 1.2 Million devices deployed in the field, commented, “We’re excited to bring UnaBiz’s latest innovation, Sigfox Atlas Sparks, to our customers. We have experienced the success of the Sigfox Atlas Wifi ML and are looking forward to the next generation of Sigfox geolocation service. By leveraging AI and focusing on what is fundamentally essential, UnaBiz has reduced the TCO of large fleets by balancing low-cost Sigfox-only trackers with Smart WiFi Trackers. This groundbreaking service proves once again that “Less is more” when it comes to Massive IoT deployment, and Sigfox 0G technology remains one of the top choices for the Logistics & Supply Chain sector. ”
Alexis Susset, Chief Technology Officer at UnaBiz, stated, “Sigfox Atlas Sparks demonstrates the transformative power of AI and Machine Learning further advancing our world-leading suite of geolocation services. This innovation is unique to our global Sigfox 0G Network, as we leverage its scale we gain access to high-quality datasets used to train Geolocation AI models. Not only does this allow our Logistics and Supply Chain customers to optimise their operations while greatly reducing costs, but using our ever more power-efficient solutions, it also enables them to do so while continuing to reduce environmental impact.”
For more information on Atlas Sparks visit https://www.sigfox.com/services/atlas or https://build.sigfox.com/geolocation-sigfox-atlas.
