Advantech, the leading ePlatform services provider, is pleased to announce that it is partnering with u-blox, a top supplier of embedded positioning and wireless communications products, to provide in-vehicle computing solutions for fleet management.
One successful recent project is the Taipei e-bus system, where Advantech put together a solution employing the u-blox LEA-5S GPS module, and were able to offer unmatched tracking and acquisition performance in harsh signal environments such as parking lots and dense urban areas.
Swiss-based u-blox has extensive experience in providing high quality and affordable single-chip positioning devices that Advantech finds ideal for advanced fleet management computing solutions.
"We chose u-blox because of their outstanding product performance, service, and reputation,” said Charles Lee, Director of Industrial Mobile Computers division at Advantech. “The Taipei e-bus project was a good example; u-blox chips helped us create a solution that more than met requirements, leading to a very satisfied customer." "u-blox offers the most compact, cost-effective, yet highly accurate positioning technology on the market today," Charles continued, "and this helps Advantech to continue delivering sophisticated and competitive fleet management solutions in a timely manner."
"We are delighted that Advantech has selected u-blox to betheir GPS partner," said Adrian Tan, VP Sales for u-blox Asia. "Advantech’s premiere standing in the embedded platforms market and their decades of solid global coverage open up fleet management opportunities for us not only in Asia but also throughout the world."
Benefits of Advantech's fleet management products:
- High reliability tracking and positioning.
- Rugged. Mission critical platforms for extreme environments—desert to polar. E.g., Catepillar earth moving equipment deployed worldwide.
- In excess of 10,000 mobile product installments in transportation and law enforcement fleets.
- Long life platforms: same form, fit, and function for five years, and up.
- Customizable. Design to Order service can tailor platforms to application requirements.
- Easy to implement. Open platform RISC or x86 architecture. SDKs for independent development. Windows, Linux, and OS driver generation. Secure & Unified Smart Interface (SUSI) simplifies hardware and software implementation.
- Competitive. High volume parts buying. Certified manufacturing processes. Quality assurance.