AirWire Technologies and Reliance Jio Partner to Bring Connected Car Apps and Services to India
February 26 2017 - 6:01PM
Business Wire
Reliance Jio enables Jio Car Connect through
AirWire’s Connected Car IoT device inside the vehicle
AirWire Technologies (AirWire), today announced that it had been
selected by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (Jio) to provide AirWire’s
Connected Car IoT Device incorporating AirWire’s patented antenna
technology to customers in India. The AirWire Connected Car Device
operates in Jio’s pan-India advanced 4G/LTE Network enabling
Connect Car apps and services such as hotspot features, location
based apps, automobile telematics, security and safety.
The AirWire Connected Care Device is displayed at Mobile World
Congress 2017, in exhibit hall 7, booth G50 from 27Feb17 to 2Mar17.
AirWire invites you to visit.
The AirWire Connected Car Device attaches to the vehicle’s
OBD-II port over a cable in the vehicle. The device provides
uninterrupted connectivity through Reliance Jio’s advanced 4G LTE
network. The device seamlessly uploads important vehicle data to
the cloud for analysis and enables convenient and useful apps and
services to the consumer’s smartphones. When plugged into the car’s
OBD port, the device enables WiFi and Bluetooth through which
smartphone apps provide communication, cinema, TV, music, games,
location data and vehicle telematics. The device allows smartphones
to enable apps like Geo Fencing amongst others.
“We are pleased to offer a Connected Car Device for India,
manufactured in India, in partnership with Jio,” said Debashis
Bagchi, AirWire Technologies President & CEO. “Jio’s commitment
and focus on the Connected Car market will provide the world the
first countrywide deployment of this technology. Jio’s deployment
strategy will validate the value of big data analytics to enhance
the consumer’s satisfaction with vehicle driving and
ownership.”
“Jio has been working closely with AirWire in developing this
unique product to enable a suite of services and apps that will
make the driving experience unique for the consumers. Jio’s
partnership with AirWire provides the connected car device platform
in the vehicle for our connected car initiative, Jio Car Connect.
Driving, owning, maintaining and securing the vehicle will now
fundamentally change with Jio Car Connect and the AirWire device,”
said Reliance Jio.
The AirWire Connected Car device provides vehicle information to
the user through a smartphone app. The device can immobilize the
vehicle at the time of theft, alert owner about car movement and
locate car. It can provide all vital information like oil stats,
tire pressure, water levels, fuel info, battery change alerts. It
can alert the mobile phone users if the connected car isn't locked
properly. It provides the data necessary for the app to display
information on driving habits such as speed alerts, panic braking
details and also speed limits set by choice. This can be useful for
those who want to keep a check on their drivers. Future services
include providing alerts and data for critical vehicle maintenance,
performance and entertainment.
The product is currently in field trial and will be available in
quantity soon.
About AirWire
Technologies
Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, USA, AirWire is a global supplier
of next-generation mobile networking products to the mobile IoT/IoE
infrastructure market. AirWire designs, develops, and commercially
sells mobile networking products like LTE WiFi Connected Car
Devices, LTE Hotspots and LTE WiFi Gateways, incorporating
proprietary antenna solutions based on a patented AirWire
technology for HD quality multimedia delivery. AirWire’s wireless
products and proprietary AirWire technology is designed for 4G/LTE,
WiFi, Bluetooth and other mobile applications.
For more information, visit www.airwiretech.com.
AirWire is a trademark of AirWire Technologies
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