U-Blox simplifies IoT asset tracking
- September 9, 2024
- Steve Rogerson

Swiss firm U-Blox has announced an end-to-end asset tracking service that is said to break new ground for the IoT landscape.
The all-in-one CloudTrack service provides low-power positioning, global connectivity and cloud integration. It simplifies IoT asset tracking with contractless per-location-request plans accessible worldwide, offering businesses a predictable pay-as-you-go pricing model without hidden costs or worries about data usage.
A significant advantage of CloudTrack is its sixfold energy savings compared with a standalone GNSS fix with a cold start and transmitting data securely over the internet. The service intelligently calculates the position using a combination of available data from GNSS, cellular and wifi sources. Businesses can locate assets in poor or non-existing GNSS signal conditions or even indoors, where it would otherwise be difficult to get a location fix and would quickly drain the battery.
CloudTrack helps users eliminate the complexity and inconvenience of dealing with multiple location data and connectivity providers. This single-provider option with a per-location-request pricing model streamlines the asset-tracking process for businesses. Moreover, with a single Thingstream SIM card that operates everywhere, IoT devices can span the globe using one stock-keeping unit (SKU), eliminating the need for regional SKUs. The Thingstream cloud platform makes it easier for businesses to transform and integrate their data with tracking dashboards, major cloud platforms and enterprise backend systems.
CloudTrack (www.u-blox.com/en/product/cloudtrack) works optimally with U-Blox cellular combo modules, including the Lena-R8 LTE Cat 1bis module with integrated M10 GNSS receiver, to deliver all-in-one low-power global IoT asset tracking. This synergy of hardware, location and data communication services, cloud intelligence and energy savings can help users reliably locate and connect everything.
U-Blox (www.u-blox.com) provides semiconductor chips, modules and IoT services that locate and connect everything. Headquartered in Thalwil, Switzerland, it employees 1400 people globally.