LoRaWAN In A Box: End-to-End IoT Without Complexity or Lock-In

Many see opportunities to better look after and control their remote assets. Making this viable requires significantly reducing the costs, complexity, risk, time, etc. and obviating the need for expertise in a raft of technologies across several domains (electronics, firmware, networking, etc.) most people don't have (or want). 

People also need confidence they can scale without commensurately scaling costs (e.g. because some rapacious Telco has a lock-in) and integrate it into a suite of other applications. 

What is LXC in a box? 

LXC in a box allows you to get readings from devices and to control devices out of the box. It allows PoCs to move quickly to Pilots and then on to production solutions that integrate into an enterprise's ecosystem. 

It doesn't pretend you can build a highly optimized large-scale solution codelessly and it doesn't require you to try and pretend a generic Swiss-army device a) does precisely what you need; or b) will be the lowest cost component for you needs. 

Rather, it allows you to choose any link in the technology value chain and optimize it. You can do that optimization when it suits you. 

Advantages of LXC

The advantages to the typical user are that LXC is:

• Simple — works end to end on day one. You require no knowledge of, or investment in, technologies for: network (including LoRaWAN), electronics, firmware, etc.
• Low risk — all the little steps that have to work together to get remote sensors and controllers to actually solve business problems in the field for real users in a production environment are done.
• Scalable — it supports thousands of devices, millions of messages.
• Cost effective and efficient — extremely low initial cost and excellent cost visibility.
• Customizable and optimizable — you can reduce equipment costs, size, energy demands or add extra capabilities; you can extend the network; you can optimize and simplify the user experience (data interpretation, analytics, alerts)
• Learning — automatically continuously learns about coverage, congestion, what is normal, etc.
• Proven — production systems use it for: animals, assets, environment, control, etc.
• Integratable — you can integrate it with other systems via basic APIs.
• Extendable — you can add new sensors, devices, readings, scoring, logic, etc. 

Increasing Productivity

When you get ‘LXC in a box’ you get OTB an end-to-end system (device, gateway, web system, phone app) and you can see information about your thing(s): what is measured, what is normal etc. Your thing(s) are organized in groups, associated with users, teams, properties, places, areas, etc. Your device(s) can be configured and controlled and there are a range of automated alerts.

We think it is THE answer to getting from the trough of disillusionment or the valley of despair to the slope of enlightenment and the plateau of productivity.