Canadian industrial safety and wearables specialist Blackline has added 4G connectivity to its G7c range of safety wearables. G7c wearables combine multiple sensors capable to detecting environmental gases, close proximity to other employees, falls and lack of movement. It also includes location technology and wireless connectivity. The addition of 4G to the industrial wearable range expands its connectivity to 350 mobile networks across over a hundred countries.

The G7c range combines 4G with 3G or 2G, able to exploit multi-carrier coverage in most countries, yielding a footprint comprised of two or more wireless networks, including across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and most European countries.

“Every day, tens of thousands of workers around the world trust Blackline Safety and our G7 cloud-connected wearables to help keep them safe in the field and throughout facilities,” said Barry Moore, VP Product Development at Blackline Safety. “Equipped with 4G connectivity, G7c devices now feature additional bandwidth to support new and innovative capabilities that we’ll offer in the future. Combined with the industry’s largest global coverage footprint, Blackline is uniquely positioned to help businesses enhance the sustainability and safety of their operations, ensuring that workers return home at the end of the day.”

Blackline’s updated G7c wearable features 4G technology from Swiss connectivity firm u-blox. The Swiss firm’s technology has improved the G7c range’s network compatibility, global coverage footprint, data speeds and GPS location technology.

“Our collaboration with Blackline Safety demonstrates that our technology is reliable in the most critical environments around the world,” said Randy Walston, Regional Sales Director at u-blox. “With our technology, the workers that Blackline Safety helps protect will be connected at all times, enabling organisations to advance their digital transformation and expand their operations, all while knowing their people will remain safe.”