ATLANTA, Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Matter,
a global leader in GPS and IoT hardware development, today
announced a partnership with Helium, the company behind
one of the world's first peer-to-peer wireless networks. Through
the partnership, the companies will now work together to enable
Digital Matter's portfolio of GPS and IoT tracking devices that
work for a range of applications to be fully integrated on Helium's
IoT Network, The People's Network.
Digital Matter's GPS and IoT devices now use Helium's
peer-to-peer wireless network, powered by the Helium Hotspot, a new
hardware device that enables anyone to own and operate a wireless
network for IoT. When connected with other nearby Hotspots, this
acts as the backbone of the network, often referred to as The
People's Network.
Helium originated from a dire need: affordable network
connectivity. With Helium's own open-sourced blockchain technology,
individuals are incentivized to deploy Hotspots, which
simultaneously mine cryptocurrency and provide
LoRaWAN® network coverage for hundreds of square miles.
Hotspots are the size of a small router (6-inch x 6-inch x
1.5-inch) and easily plug into a home network, providing affordable
wireless connectivity for location tracking and theft recovery
applications, such as tracking and monitoring vehicles, equipment,
trailers, bicycles, livestock and pets, and more.
"Partnering with Helium helped to dissolve many of the technical
and financial barriers encountered when setting up LPWA networks
for asset tracking applications," said Matthew Hofmeyr, Vice President, Sales North
America, Digital Matter. "With Helium, we now have a reliable and
secure, out-of-the-box connectivity solution that our channel
partners, businesses and consumers can deploy quickly and easily,
substantially accelerating time to market."
"We have been a fan of Digital Matter's GPS and IoT devices for
some time and are thrilled to align with them," said Amir Haleem, Helium's CEO and co-founder.
"Partnering with Digital Matter was a logical next step for Helium,
and we are looking forward to working together in years to
come."
With Helium, users can customize Digital Matter devices to fit
unique applications, with settings such as how often the
device reports location, accelerometer and
movement parameters, after hours alerts,
and more easily configurable over the air.
For more information on Digital Matter devices visit
www.digitalmatter.com, or purchase a Helium Evaluation Kit to
start tracking on the People's Network today.
About Digital Matter
Digital Matter is a global leader
in embedded hardware development and device management, with an
extensive range of battery-powered and powered GPS and Internet of
Things (IoT) devices. With over 20 years of telematics experience,
flexible integration options and a powerful device management
platform, Digital Matter supplies reliable and secure devices for
many of the world's largest tracking companies, enterprises, and
network operators across all verticals.
About Helium
Co-founded by Shawn Fanning and Amir
Haleem in 2013, Helium is building the world's first
peer-to-peer wireless network to simplify connecting devices to the
internet by rewarding anyone to become a network operator. CEO
Amir Haleem comes from an extensive
background in triple-A video games. Helium is backed by GV
(formerly Google Ventures), Khosla Ventures, Union Square Ventures,
Multicoin Capital, FirstMark, Marc
Benioff, Shawn Fanning and
other top VCs. The network is live in more than 1,000 cities
throughout North America and
Europe. More information can be
found at helium.com.
Digital Matter Media Contact:
Shay Kettner
Marketing Manager
+61 8 6280 1217
Helium Media Contact:
VSC for Helium
helium@vsc.co
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