THE INGENU BLOG

February 26, 2017

Ingenu Expands Global Network, Providing IoT Connectivity to over 29 Countries, and Growing

Network powered by RPMA, the only IoT connectivity that works anywhere in the world with a single radio

Mobile World Congress, BARCELONA, Spain – February 27, 2017 – Ingenu Inc.™, the company that delivers purpose-built IoT connectivity, today announced it has expanded its RPMA® (Random Phase Multiple Access) network to provide IoT connectivity in 29 countries across the globe.  The rapid deployment of the company’s Machine Network™ in the U.S. and its global licensing partnerships have driven the significant growth of the technology.

Ingenu has deployed its RPMA network across six continents, providing connectivity to the following countries:

JapanItalyUnited Arab Emirates
ArubaChinaSaudi Arabia
ChileAustraliaQatar
St MaartenThailandKuwait
CanadaSouth KoreaBahrain
USATaiwanOman
Dominican RepublicBrazilJordan
South AfricaPortugalAngola
Puerto RicoMexicoMalaysia
NigeriaPanama

RPMA continues to be the only wide-area technology that delivers a truly global connectivity solution for IoT deployments. Leveraging globally available spectrum, Ingenu, through its growing number of operator partners, is able to provide seamless coverage around the globe – allowing solutions to cross borders without the need for additional radio hardware or software configuration.

“Having a single radio that operates anywhere around the world allows us to quickly deploy solutions to farmers from South Florida to South Africa, without worrying about hardware alterations or multiple certifications,” said Ben Worley, CEO of AgriSource Data. “With RPMA technology, we can bring our solutions to market faster which means we can have a substantially greater impact in helping to overcome the global food and water challenges we face in the coming years.”

Ingenu recently announced partnerships and integration efforts with companies that include Microsoft, Arrow Electronics and u-blox. The company’s growing network of hardware and software ecosystem partners, further highlights the fast-paced momentum of RPMA globally.

“During the Mobile World Congress event last year, we announced that Ingenu had accelerated its global licensing strategy based on international demand for dedicated IoT networks, and that demand has only continued to increase,” said John Horn, CEO of Ingenu. “Customers are looking for connectivity solutions which will scale with the ever-changing requirements of the IoT, and RPMA technology is ideally suited as it is purpose-built for machines, has been deployed on a global scale, is available today and will last for decades to come.”

About RPMA
Utilizing globally available spectrum, Ingenu’s RPMA® (Random Phase Multiple Access) technology is purpose-built for M2M/IoT connectivity, offering unparalleled range, coverage and capacity with extremely low power requirements and longer-lasting battery life. It uniquely enables devices to connect more efficiently and cost-effectively in both the uplink and downlink. Requiring fewer towers to provide coverage to large areas (1:10 to 1:30 radio towers needed for RPMA vs. cellular), RPMA is rapidly becoming a global standard for IoT communication. For more information on RPMA technology, visit  staging.ingenu.com/technology/rpma/.

About Ingenu Inc.
Ingenu™ is building the Machine Network™, the world’s largest IoT network dedicated to LPWA (low-power, wide-area) connectivity for machines. Operating on universal spectrum, the company’s RPMA® technology is a proven standard for connecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices around the world. The Machine Network will have further reach, global range and longer lasting battery life than any existing network. Ingenu is led by a highly experienced team, including veterans from Verizon, T-Mobile, and Qualcomm. Information about Ingenu can be found at staging.ingenu.com, or follow us on Twitter @ingenunetworks.

###

February 24, 2017

What Rectangles Teach About Battery Life

One of the key technology developments that enables the IoT to reach its vision is much better battery life in wireless technologies. It’s important because it allows for devices to stay out in the field, serving its purpose without needing to be serviced (which costs a lot and reduces the product’s overall ROI). That’s why so many in the low-power, wide-area (LPWA) space are clamoring to claim long battery life.

Many try to look at the transmit power used to send a signal as a single metric for comparing battery life. Battery life is one of those complicated beasts that unlike coverage, which can be summed up using link budget, requires the whole system to be in place before you can know what it really is.

When it comes to battery life, it is better to transmit quickly at a higher power, than to transmit slowly at a lower power. Why? Well, that’s calculus my dear fellow! If battery usage is the area under the curve, then you want to minimize the area under that curve. So sending one acknowledged message at high transmit power very quickly (RPMA) uses far less battery than sending a single message three times because it isn’t acknowledged using less transmit power (e.g., Sigfox & LoRa technologies). Here’s a picture to demonstrate:

An analogous example, though with some differences but still illustrating the point, happens on our smartphones all the time. Assuming all else equal, when downloading a given large file or video, our smartphones use much less battery power on LTE versus 2G. The reason for this is that LTE uses a very short transmit time because it sends and receives data at a high data rate while 2G uses a much lower data rate over a longer time period.
This is a classic example of more advanced technology making things simpler for us as users. Technology is another word for making a machine of some sort do all the work we’d rather not do. That’s its job. And that’s what we’ve done with RPMA. If you want to have long battery life, with RPMA it’s simple, just use it.

Click here to download our white paper Six Secrets to Long Battery Life to learn the other things that go into building a device with long battery life.

February 23, 2017

RPMA Hackathon – Q&A with the Winning Team

This past week, Ingenu hosted a company-sponsored hackathon, “The RPMA Omegathon and Wizard Battle”, to promote the development of consumer-oriented RPMA (Random Phase Multiple Access) applications and encourage its employees to experiment with the technology. Five Ingenu teams participated and all came up with very different, creative applications utilizing our technology. The winning team, Team OnGuard, came away with the grand prize as well as a great learning experience on building an application—all without starting any fires!

Here is what Varun Sood, Ingenu employee and member of Team OnGuard, had to say about his team’s experience:

What did you make? Our team made a home/fence security device that detects intruders and sends an alert to a mobile device using RPMA.

How did you make it? We made it by using a light source/laser in line of sight with a photo-resistor. When the link is broken between these two devices, the voltage is pulled high and this triggers an alarm SDU to be sent by rACM (Reference Application Communication Module) over RPMA and we use an app to pull the data off of the REST (Representational State Transfer) interface where the node is connected. We configured the Digital Input pin on the rACM board to send an alarm when voltage is high (edge triggered).

When brainstorming what application to create, what made you decide on doing this? My team and I were discussing how to best use the rACM to send alarms and we decided to make this since it would be wouldn’t take too much time and was pretty straight-forward to execute.

What problems will your application solve? It helps where Wi-Fi is not easy to come by. This app enables us to use the attributes of our RPMA technology to provide coverage even in the most remote of areas. Also, this could be viewed as a cheaper option to what is currently available in the market.

Have you participated in a hackathon before or have any experience building applications? No, this was my first time.

After creating your own application, what advice would you give to first-time app developers? To play around as much as possible and not be afraid of blowing things up.

What was your favorite part of participating in this hackathon? I got to experience some very cool applications that were showcased as part of the hackathon.

Congratulations to Varun and his team, (Siddhartha Agrawal, Will Nordgren, and Jignesh Patel) for winning our first company-sponsored hackathon!

February 15, 2017

Ingenu Simplifies IoT Deployments Powered by Microsoft Azure

Ingenu uses Microsoft Azure IoT Hub to enable rapid development
of end-to-end IoT applications

SAN DIEGO – February 15, 2017 – Ingenu Inc.™, the company that delivers purpose-built IoT connectivity, today announced it is teaming with Microsoft Corp. to utilize the Microsoft Azure IoT Hub to facilitate the deployment of end-to-end IoT (Internet of Things) solutions based on Ingenu’s RPMA® (Random Phase Multiple Access) network technology.

Azure IoT Hub supports a broad set of operating systems and protocols, giving IoT solution developers the ability to quickly connect, monitor and manage IoT assets. Intellect™, Ingenu’s RPMA device management platform, will integrate with the Azure IoT Hub to provide secure bi-directional communication between RPMA-enabled devices and web applications. The solution will further enhance the processing of collected IoT data using Azure services such as Stream Analytics, SQL Database, Event Hubs, App Service, and Power BI Embedded.

“The inherent characteristics of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform spurred the seamless development of this innovative solution,” said Joshua Builta, vice president, product management at Ingenu. “The Microsoft and Ingenu application teams collaborated to create an extremely simple and useful tool which extends the capabilities of the Intellect platform.”

Sam George, Director, Microsoft Azure IoT at Microsoft Corp. said, “We’re pleased to support Ingenu’s work to simplify the creation and deployment of scalable IoT applications for customers by integrating the Azure IoT Hub service with their Intellect platform. This integration enables complete network visibility and an end-to-end robust data management solution.”

 

About RPMA

Utilizing globally available spectrum, Ingenu’s RPMA® (Random Phase Multiple Access) technology is purpose-built for M2M/IoT connectivity, offering unparalleled range, coverage and capacity with extremely low power requirements and longer-lasting battery life. It uniquely enables devices to connect more efficiently and cost-effectively in both the uplink and downlink. Requiring fewer towers to provide coverage to large areas (1:10 to 1:30 radio towers needed for RPMA vs. cellular), RPMA is rapidly becoming a global standard for IoT communication. For more information on RPMA technology, visit  staging.ingenu.com/technology/rpma/.

About Ingenu Inc.

Ingenu™ is building the Machine Network™, the world’s largest IoT network dedicated to LPWA (low-power, wide-area) connectivity for machines. Operating on universal spectrum, the company’s RPMA® technology is a proven standard for connecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices around the world, with 38 private networks deployed. The Machine Network will have further reach, global range and longer lasting battery life than any existing network. Ingenu is led by a highly experienced team, including veterans from Verizon, T-Mobile, and Qualcomm. Information about Ingenu can be found at staging.ingenu.com, or follow us on Twitter @ingenunetworks.

 

February 10, 2017

San Diego tech company expands to Scottsdale, hiring 30

Phoenix Business Journal – February 10, 2017 – San Diego-based Ingenu Inc., a tech company that launched a machine network in Phoenix dedicated to Internet of Things connectivity, has moved into a Scottsdale office and is hiring 30.

Ingenu outgrew its Phoenix office and moved into its new 13,000-square-foot office this week at 8900 E. Bahia Drive, off Pima and Loop 101. Read more >>

February 9, 2017

San Diego gives green light to sustainability initiative with ‘machine network’

IoT News – February 9, 2017 – More and more cities are getting to grips with the Internet of Things (IoT) – and the latest cab off the rank is San Diego, California, who is pushing ahead with a ‘machine network’ dedicated to clean energy and sustainability.

The network is being powered by Ingenu, a company which provides IoT machine connectivity through its random phase multiple access (RPMA) technology. The network will cover the whole city, which amounts to 800 square miles and more than 2.6 million people, and builds upon San Diego’s Climate Action Plan, which enables sustainability initiatives such as water conservation and improving air quality. Read more >>

February 9, 2017

Ingenu Expands Presence in Arizona with Opening of Scottsdale Office

Internet of Things technology company occupies new 12,763 square foot space to accommodate rapid growth

SAN DIEGO –  February 9, 2017 – Ingenu Inc.™, the pioneer in delivering connectivity exclusively to machines, today announced it has expanded its presence in Arizona with the opening of a new office location in Scottsdale.  The 12,763 square foot facility will accommodate the company’s rapidly growing Machine Network™ organization as well as its general and administrative functions. Ingenu’s headquarters in San Diego will continue to support engineering, procurement, finance, operations, global licensing and other business functions.

Ingenu’s move brings another technology innovator to the Scottsdale area. Joining the likes of companies such as Apriva and GoDaddy.  The greater Phoenix market provides a strong commercial environment which includes entrepreneurial companies, a robust venture funding network, and high-tech talent.  According to Forbes.com, Arizona’s job and economic growth forecasts over the next five years are among the best in the U.S., and population growth through 2020 is expected to be the third-fastest in the country.

In August 2016, Ingenu announced the expansion of its Machine Network to the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, which includes coverage throughout Scottsdale.  The company’s technology presence in Scottsdale will facilitate the development of IoT (Internet of Things) applications in the region.

“Ingenu is pleased to join the Scottsdale business community as we grow our organization and expand the reach of our innovative RPMA technology throughout the globe,” said John Horn, chief executive officer, Ingenu.  “We look forward to exploring the many IoT business opportunities that the region will provide.”

Ingenu will be hosting a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on February 16, 2017 at 11:00 AM, at its new office location at 8900 E. Bahia Drive, Scottsdale, Ariz.  If you would like to attend the event in person, please follow this link to R.S.V.P.

 About Ingenu Inc.

Ingenu™ is building the Machine Network™, the world’s largest IoT network dedicated to LPWA (low-power, wide-area) connectivity for machines. Operating on universal spectrum, the company’s RPMA® technology is a proven standard for connecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices around the world, with 38 private networks deployed. The Machine Network will have further reach, global range and longer lasting battery life than any existing network. Ingenu is led by a highly experienced team, including veterans from Verizon, T-Mobile, and Qualcomm. Information about Ingenu can be found at staging.ingenu.com, or follow us on Twitter @ingenunetworks.

###

February 8, 2017

Ingenu Grows Footprint, Adds Go-To-Market Partners

IoT Evolution Expo – February 8, 2017 – Ingenu is at IoT Evolution Expo, collocated with ITEXPO, this week talking about what’s new with the company, its network, and its go-to-market strategy. I sat down yesterday with CEO John Horn to get the details.

The company just opened a new headquarters office in Scottsdale, Ariz. This year also saw Ingenu launch its Machine Network in San Diego, announce an important new partnership with Arrow Electronics, and provide connectivity for the Las Vegas Innovation District for Smart City applications Read more >>

February 6, 2017

Ingenu, Arrow Electronics to Deliver RPMA Solutions to Global IoT Market

IoT Journal – February 6, 2017 – Ingenu Inc., the pioneer in delivering connectivity exclusively to machines, has announced a strategic global agreement with Arrow Electronics to provide Ingenu’s wireless machine-to-machine connectivity and certified modules to Arrow’s global customer base.

“Adding Ingenu’s RPMA technology to Arrow’s growing suite of IoT services will provide our customers with additional options to bring smart, connected solutions to market,” said Aiden Mitchell, vice president of global IoT sales at Arrow. “Arrow’s vast expertise in taking innovation from inception to production will enhance the development of RPMA-enabled devices for operation on a global scale.” Read more >>

JOIN THE INGENU NEWSLETTER

Privacy Settings
We use cookies to enhance your experience while using our website. If you are using our Services via a browser you can restrict, block or remove cookies through your web browser settings. We also use content and scripts from third parties that may use tracking technologies. You can selectively provide your consent below to allow such third party embeds. For complete information about the cookies we use, data we collect and how we process them, please check our Privacy Policy
Youtube
Consent to display content from - Youtube
Vimeo
Consent to display content from - Vimeo
Google Maps
Consent to display content from - Google
Save