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Transportation Fleet Management
Syed Zaeem Hosain (‘Z’)CTO at Aeris Communications, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA
Who is Aeris?
• Industry expert with 16+ years of M2M experience• Silicon Valley knowledge applied to cellular connectivity
Company
• Optimized wireless data access for M2m over the cellular networks• A highly-automated, industry leading platform
Solutions
Customers
Partners
Aeris Customer MarketsAutomotive & Commercial Telematics • Automobile Data Services• Traffic Control• Fleet Management
Monitoring and Control• Environmental / Subsidence / Utility AMR & AMI Monitoring• Home Security• Water, Gas, and Electricity Meter Reading
Finance and Retail• ATM / EPOS / Kiosks/ Stock Control / Gaming• Digital Signage• Point of Sale : Speed / Reliability / Security
Healthcare & Medical Devices• Patient Monitoring • Telemedicine• Emergency Vehicle Response
Types of Fleets
• Delivery vehicles, field technicians, cabs, etc.• Smaller numbers of trucks and vehicles per customer• Smaller trucks and auto vehicles
Regional
• Long-haul cargo trucking companies – corporate-owned and others• Larger numbers of vehicles per customer• Trucks and trailers separable
National
• Auto fleets – rental cars, corporate vehicles, etc.• Heavy equipment – construction, farm and combine • Other rentals – daily/weekly equipment
Other
Common Needs
• Vehicle/asset location info is fundamental (obvious)• Devices contain GPS tracking capability – accuracy• Must send locations to back-office systems – as needed by app function
Location, location, LOCATION!
• Transmit location, events, logs and other information from vehicle• Must send information to the driver/vehicle: dispatch, routes, etc.• Often needs voice capability to reach driver
Data transport must be Bi-Directional
• Environmental considerations: Temperature, vibration, installation, …• Clean integration with vehicle info: Sensors, vehicle data networks, …• Long-life: Robust connectors, battery management, …
Hardened Devices
Characteristics
• Dispatch: Reach the vehicles to add stops, change routes, etc.• Sessions: More “stops and starts” transmissions• Data Transport: Cellular data services serve well
Regional Fleets
• DOT Regulations: Tire pressure, driver logs, vehicle/driver history, etc.• Time-sensitive: Send morning dispatch/logs on time• Coverage: Cellular works very well, but check coverage holes
National Fleets
• Asset: Track vehicle and individuals, rarely other contents• Event-based: Crash, theft, route downloads, engine start/stop, etc.• Network: Sometimes requires satellite or cellular/satellite hybrid devices
Other Fleets
Questions?
• Direct: 408-557-1905• E-mail: [email protected]• Twitter: @AerisCTO
Syed Zaeem Hosain (“Z”)
• Aeris Communications, Inc.• 2350 Mission College Blvd., Suite 600• Santa Clara, CA 95054-1574.
Address
• Corporate: www.aeris.com • My blog: www.aeris.com/blog/ • Contact Aeris: www.aeris.com/contact-us/
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