REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
April 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Today Icontrol Networks, the company behind the most widely
distributed interactive security and home automation platform in
the industry, announced a partnership with Novatel Wireless, Inc.,
(Nasdaq: MIFI), a leading provider of wireless solutions for the
Internet of Things (IoT). Through this collaboration, Novatel
Wireless enables Icontrol One dealers to integrate MiFi®
Secure, a 3G cellular upgrade communication board, with the
Icontrol One interactive security solution. This unique offering
provides independent security dealers a simple solution to migrate
existing 2G cellular network dependent alarm panels to 3G in
addition to offering Wi-Fi and Z-Wave capabilities for home
automation services.
Security service providers will need to upgrade more than four
million customers nationwide from 2G to 3G before 2017. The MiFi
Secure solution offers Icontrol One dealers the ability to upgrade
their customers to 3G cellular networks and enable a simplified
solution for home automation at the same time, all for less cost
than many traditional standalone upgrade options.
"The future of IoT is about accessing all technologies all the
time and to deliver future proof solutions to customers that enable
that scenario," said Bob Hagerty,
CEO of Icontrol Networks. "Through our partnership with Novatel
Wireless, Icontrol One dealers can offer their customers the
innovative MiFi technology that does just that. The dealers now
have a 2-in-1 future proof solution that integrates Z-Wave, Wi-Fi
and 3G with award-winning MiFi technology, for less than many
solutions that offer just 3G."
The MiFi Secure product line offers easy to install home
security and automation solutions that enable wireless home control
using cellular, Wi-Fi and Z-Wave technologies. The products
communicate with smart devices and appliances over local wireless
communications such as Z-Wave and Wi-Fi networks, and provide
communication to control systems over cellular 3G
networks. The MiFi Secure products include an optional
external antenna and over-the-air provisioning and remote
firmware upgrade capabilities that reduce the overhead of costly
on-site visits, as well as lengthy waiting times for
scheduling of service providers.
"The Icontrol partnership is exciting for us, as it further
demonstrates our commitment to advancing the IoT," said Slim
Souissi, president and COO of Novatel Wireless. "We are bringing
together best-in-class hardware and RF capabilities with the most
widely distributed home automation and security management
solution, resulting in an innovative, future proof product
offering for security dealers who had no access to this type
of service in the past."
For more information about Icontrol One,
visit http://www.icontrolone.com or connect on social
media via Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. ISC
West attendees can find Icontrol One and Novatel Wireless at booth
#35087.
About Icontrol Networks
Icontrol Networks' vision is
to provide a connected home solution for every household, so people
worldwide spend less time managing their lives and more time living
them. Icontrol is making the connected home a reality through its
software platforms, which are deployed by home security companies
and service providers, and the all-in-one Piper home security,
video monitoring and automation device for consumers. Icontrol is
further pioneering the next generation of connected living through
its OpenHome™ Developer Program, the first community for
application and device makers to partner on a common platform.
Venture investors in Icontrol include Charles River Ventures, the
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers iFund, and Intel Capital, with
strategic investments from a variety of service providers including
ADT, Comcast Ventures, Comporium and Rogers Communications. For
more information about Icontrol Networks and Piper visit
icontrol.com and getpiper.com.
About Novatel Wireless, Inc.
Novatel Wireless, Inc.
(Nasdaq:MIFI) is a leader in the design and development of M2M
wireless solutions based on 3G and 4G technologies. The Company
delivers Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud SAAS services to
carriers, distributors, retailers, OEMs and vertical markets
worldwide. Product lines include MiFi® Intelligent
Mobile Hotspots, USB modems, Expedite® and Enabler
embedded modules, Mobile Tracking Solutions, and Asset Tracking
Solutions. These innovative products provide anywhere, anytime
communications solutions for consumers and enterprises. Novatel
Wireless is headquartered in San
Diego, California. http://www.nvtl.com. @MiFi
(Twitter)
MiFi is a registered trademark of Novatel Wireless, Inc. -
the creators and patent holders of MiFi technology.
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