W-Locate Solutions Recognized as Best in Mobile GPS and Fleet-Tracking Category

Posted on January 12, 2015February 10, 2018 by W-locate Admin

W-Locate Solutions Recognized as Best in Mobile GPS and Fleet-Tracking Category

W-Locate, a location-based services and telematics specialist, is proud to announce that its flagship products, XimLoc and FIND, have been recognized as amongst the best solutions at the 2014 Mobile Star Awards™ in the Mobile GPS and Fleet-tracking category. The accolades are hosted annually by the mobile technology news and directory site MobileVillage.com. The awards were based on peer voting and W-Locate was up against a number of other vendors.

XimLoc from W-Locate is a highly scalable and customizable location-monitoring platform that has been designed from the ground up with third-party API support and compliance with GSMA’s OneAPI initiative in mind. Its unique SIM-based algorithm allows mobile operators to deploy location-based services (LBS) over their own network with minimal capital investment.

Telematics solution FIND uses GPS-based tracking to provide fleet managers with up to date information on a variety of areas including fuel consumption, driver habits, location and speed. Its flexibility has already seen it customized and successfully launched with one of the world’s largest building materials and aggregates suppliers.

“What a fantastic way to start 2015!” said Stevie Ooi, CEO of W-Locate. “Last year we announced our first tier one operator customer who launched a M2M solution and a major deployment with the Ministry of Education in China. I would like to dedicate this award to our highly dedicated and talented team – their hard work and commitment has been truly outstanding.”

The Mobile Star Awards were launched back in 2001 and each year has showcased the best products in categories covering consumer mobile apps, mobile devices, enterprise mobile software or services, technology visionaries and success stories. The winners in each category are chosen by the readers of MobileVillage.com and its bi-weekly “Go Mobile™” email newsletter and recognized as either a Superstar, Shining Star or Rising Star.

“After 14 years, the Mobile Star Awards is still the only competition where today’s most exciting new mobile products and companies can compete against established competitors on a more level playing field,” says Mobile Star Awards director Gary Thayer. “A major part of this is because votes are cast by real users who really love the products—these are the mobile early adopters, mobile IT professionals, and tech bloggers who dominate our readership.”

“Winning a Mobile Star Award is a great accomplishment that’s recognized by the entire mobile industry,” says Mobile Village founder and CEO Jon Covington. “Mobile is the fourth great wave of computing, and there are now millions of mobile products competing for our attention. Mobile Star Award winners and nominees stand out from this crowd as the star innovators to watch and follow.”

Published by: M2MPaper

Publish Date: January 12, 2015

Source: http://m2mpaper.com/news/69-telematics/7903-w-locate-solutions-recognized-as-best-in-mobile-gps-and-fleet-tracking-category.html

Mobilestar Award Win

Posted on January 9, 2015February 10, 2018 by W-locate Admin

W-Locate’s FiND and XimLoc Solutions Are Honored at Mobile Star Awards

Location-based services solution XimLoc and GPS Telematics solution FIND are recognised as leading solutions for mobile

Singapore, XXX 2015 – W-Locate, a location-based services and telematics specialist, is proud to announce that its flagship products, XimLoc and FIND, have been recognized as amongst the best solutions at the 2014 Mobile Star Awards™ in the Mobile GPS and Fleet-tracking category. The accolades are hosted annually by the mobile technology news and directory site MobileVillage.com. The awards were based on peer voting and W-Locate was up against a number of other vendors.

Published by: GISuser

Publish Date: January 9, 2015

Source: http://gisuser.com/2015/01/w-locates-find-and-ximloc-solutions-are-honored-at-mobile-star-awards

SIM-based LBS: Breathing New Life into an Operator’s Network with M2M connections

Posted on January 8, 2015February 10, 2018 by Khayle Guillermo

SIM-based LBS: Breathing New Life into an Operator’s Network with M2M connections

2014 saw some important developments in the telecommunications sector, as operators continued to come under pressure from Over-The-Top (OTT) services. With the reality for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) being falling revenue from calls and text messaging, operators are now looking toward offering new enterprise services. Rethinking mobile networks as business service delivery systems means operators can extend reach, and increase revenue from a large underutilized market. [Read More..]

Written by: Stevie Ooi, CEO
Publish by: http://www.m2mevolution.com/
Posted on: January 08, 2015

2014 Mobile Star Awards™ in the Mobile GPS and Fleet-tracking category

Posted on January 6, 2015February 10, 2018 by psylent1289

Hosted by MobileVillage annually, the honorees include leading and cutting-edge new mobile products in nearly 50 categories. The winners were chosen and has been voted online by mobile experts through – the readers of MobileVillage’s free Go Mobile ™ newsletter.

Technavio Research Report (XimLoc is featured in this upcoming LBS technologies global report)

Posted on November 26, 2014February 10, 2018 by W-locate Admin

Technavio Research Report (XimLoc is featured in this upcoming LBS technologies global report)

About LBS
Location-based services (LBS) is used to track the location of users within a wireless network using location-enabled mobile devices. LBS makes use of GIS technology and the internet to track the location of users. User-initiated LBS requires an internet connection to gather the user’s location and provide search results. The various location-enabled mobile devices are smartphones, tablets, PNDs, and location-enabled in-dash devices fitted in vehicles. LBS is used for discovering places and routes, tracking, obtaining traffic updates and real-time directions, routes to landmarks, information regarding ongoing local events, finding friends, location-based advertising, location-based shopping, location-based social networking, and location-enabled searches. It is also used for location-based entertainment and infotainment.

TechNavio’s analysts forecast the LBS Market in Southeast Asia to grow at a CAGR of 50.98 percent over the period 2014-2019.

Covered in this Report
The LBS Market in Southeast Asia is segmented on the basis of two categories: Users and Key Geography. On the basis of users, the market is segmented into three categories: Enterprises, Government Organizations, and Individual Consumers. On the basis of key geography, the market is segmented into Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
TechNavio’s report, the LBS Market in Southeast Asia 2015-2019, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines as leading countries; it also covers the LBS market in Southeast Asia landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

Key Regions
• Indonesia
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Malaysia
• Philippines

Key Vendors
• AdNear
• Digi Telecommunications
• Foursquare Labs
• Globe Telecom
• Google
• HERE
• Maxis
• TomTom

Other Prominent Vendors
• Advanced Info Service
• Burpple
• Celcom Mobile
• Hungry Go Where
• Picky
• PT Indosat
• ShowNearby
• Smart Communications
• Telkomsel
• Total Access Communication
• U Mobile
• XL Axiata
• Yelp
• Yoose

Emerging Vendors
• Adsmobi
• Airbnb
• Bouncity
• Wimdu
• iPointi
• Jatis Mobile
• Komli Mobile
• looloo
• Magpalitan.com
• MappointAsia
• Shoppertise
• TaxiMonger
• Tripid
• Withlocals
• w-LOCATE
• Yotomo

Market Driver
• Increase in Sales of GPS-enabled Smartphones
• For a full, detailed list, view our report

Market Challenge
• Lack of Reliability and Accuracy because of Real-time Information
• For a full, detailed list, view our report

Market Trend
• Use of Analytics to Increase Consumer Engagement
• For a full, detailed list, view our report

Key Questions Answered in this Report
• What will the market size be in 2018 and what will the growth rate be?
• What are the key market trends?
• What is driving this market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?

Published by: Technavio

Publish Date: November 26, 2014

Source: http://www.technavio.com/report/lbs-market-in-southeast-asia-2015-2019

W-Locate’s SIM-based Location Technology Deployed to Keep Chinese Children Safe

Posted on November 24, 2014February 10, 2018 by psylent1289

SIM-based LBS technology enables indoor and outdoor tracking and geo-fencing for improved school security

05 November, 2014 (SINGAPORE and CHINA) – Edusafety, an organization dedicated to the safety and well-being of school students in China, has selected W-Locate’s SIM-based LBS solution XimLoc to provide parents of the four million children in Guangdong Province with accurate location monitoring services. The project which is supported by the Ministry of Education China is designed to provide parents with peace of mind that their children are safely in school. Following a trial that commenced in September, full implementation of the service is set to take place by the end of November 2014.

After a comprehensive evaluation of different technologies, XimLoc was chosen by Edusafety for its superior accuracy and ability to provide consistent indoor-and-outdoor location monitoring. The SIM-based solution is designed with geo-fencing capabilities and can alert parents via SMS, App and web alert. In addition, it features an innovative SOS notification feature for emergencies. Parents and guardians can set a geo-fenced zone around a school that sends an alert if a child is not in school by a pre-determined time.

XimLoc from W-Locate is a highly scalable and customizable location-monitoring platform that has been designed from the ground up with third-party API support in mind. Its unique SIM-based algorithm allows mobile operators to deploy location-based services (LBS) over their own network with minimal capital investment. As it is a SIM-based solution, new services can be offered to any device with a SIM card, including smartphones and feature phones. XimLoc is therefore perfectly placed to enable operators to offer innovative business and consumer location services. In addition, it is based on the GSMA’s OneAPI initiative, which means tracking can take place across different networks and even across different countries.

“Child safety is of paramount importance to us,” said Chen Jun, GM of Edusafety. “We looked at a number of different technologies to decide on what solution would provide parents with peace of mind. W-Locate’s solution was a cut above the rest. What made it stand-out was its ability to provide accurate location information in both outdoor and indoor environments – ideal for schools. This is not something GPS can deliver.”

Stevie Ooi, CEO of W-Locate concluded: “Unlike a GPS device, a SIM-based LBS solution uses less battery power, so is capable of tracking someone for a much longer period of time and provide an accuracy of 6-200m. Children mean everything to parents and we are proud that XimLoc can help Edusafety protect and keep kids safe.”

Visit www.w-locate.com and www.edusafety.cn or contact sales@w-locate.com for more information.

About W-Locate
W-Locate provides SIM-based location services, utilizing mobile operator’s already existing infrastructure to provide new services and network monitoring without the need for large CAPEX. W-Locate’s XimLoc solution is already deployed in a number of leading mobile network operators, allowing for the development of new services through its 3rd party API support.

M2M Evolution Coverage on XimLoc launch in China

Posted on November 10, 2014February 10, 2018 by W-locate Admin

Edusafety Partners with W-Locate to Enhance Student Safety

The latest news out of China concerns the safety of that nation’s children. Parents try to protect their children as much as possible by making sure they follow curfews and stay in designated geographical areas. The advent of smartphones and simple geo-fencing technology has made it possible for parents to monitor their children remotely. Now, Edusafety, a child safety and well-being advocate in China, has partnered with W-Locate to extend location monitoring services to approximately four million parents of children in Guandong Province.

According to a report at M2M World News, China’s Ministry of Education supports the W-Locate XimLoc product that uses SIM-based technology to accurately monitor locations. Edusafety and W-Locate have reportedly been working together for several months and have completed a trial run of the service that ended in September. Full release of the product is expected to arise by the end of November. Chen Jin, the general manager of Edusafety, said the safety group chose W-Locate’s SIM product because of its unique ability to operate inside and outside buildings.

“Child safety is of paramount importance to us,” Jun said. “We looked at a number of different technologies to decide on what solution would provide parents with peace of mind. W-Locate’s solution was a cut above the rest. What made it stand-out was its ability to provide accurate location information in both outdoor and indoor environments – ideal for schools. This is not something GPS can deliver.”

W-Locate indicted that another feature of SIM tracking that GPS cannot match is its low power consumption. This makes it ideal for smartphones that may only have battery power to operate normally for a few days at most. With GPS location constantly turned on, kids’ phones may only operate for a few hours at a time. This could limit the ability for parents to locate their children and also limit children’s abilities to use their phones for essential services such as emergency calls.

XimLoc works with the GSMA OneAPI initiative that pushes for interoperability across many different types of phones and networks. Therefore, many people across several networks can potentially take advantage of the technology without having to worry about whether or not their phones will be compatible. SIM cards may be found in features phones, as well, so families without smartphones can still access the service and receive updates by way of their SIM cards.

Published by: M2M Evolution

Publish Date: November 10, 2014

Source: http://www.m2mevolution.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/393361-edusafety-partners-with-w-locate-enhance-student-safety.htm

AIS and W-Locate Deliver M2M with SIM-Based Enterprise LBS Solution

Posted on October 15, 2014February 10, 2018 by W-locate Admin

Thailand’s largest operator brings Wireless M2M services to enterprise users

15 October, 2014 (SINGAPORE) – Thailand’s largest mobile operator, AIS, today announced the launch of Mobile Track and Trace, one of the world’s first enterprise-specific SIM-based location-based service (LBS) solutions. Powered by W-Locate’s XimLoc, Mobile Track and Trace brings improved indoor tracking and M2M capabilities to AIS corporate subscribers.

Mobile Track and Trace offers AIS’ business customers accurate outdoor and indoor location-based services to enable the development of products for advertising, promotions and the tracking of high-value goods.

With XimLoc, operators can provide location-based services from their own networks, with minimal CAPEX and provides increased Return on Investment. XimLoc runs as an algorithm on a mobile device’s SIM card, so operators do not have addition investment in costly new hardware. This means that XimLoc has an extremely short lead-time, providing operators an immediate and manageable entry into M2M-based service provisioning. Operators can also incorporate SMS notifications into the solution with additional customizable options to secure new revenue streams.

“The enterprise sector has been a focus of AIS for a while now,” said Somchai Lertsutiwong, CEO of AIS. “As a result, we only want to offer services that we know will deliver a business benefit to our customers. The collaboration with W-Locate and XimLoc highlights our commitment to deliver the highest quality service to our customers by developing strong relationships with leading partners. What we saw in XimLoc was a solution that markedly improves on the indoor capabilities of current GPS-based LBS tracking solutions. This key feature is helping us expand our business services portfolio.”

“We are proud to have partnered with AIS to develop Mobile Track and Trace for its business customers,” said Stevie Ooi, CEO of W-Locate. “In the next couple of years, the LBS M2M market is going to be hugely important for mobile network operators as they look to expand their enterprise focus. A SIM-based solution such as XimLoc not only opens up better indoor tracking capabilities, but also enables operators to play a defining role in the evolution of the wireless M2M market.”

Visit www.w-locate.com or contact sales@w-locate.com for more information.

About W-locate
W-Locate provides SIM-based location services, utilizing mobile operator’s already existing infrastructure to provide new services and network monitoring without the need for large CAPEX. W-Locate’s XimLoc solution is already deployed in a number of leading mobile network operators. XimLoc has been designed with third-party API support, making it highly scalable and customizable. It is based on the GSMA’s OneAPI initiative, which means tracking can take place across different networks and across different countries.

About AIS
Advanced Info Service (Public) Company Limited or AIS, Thailand’s No. 1 Wireless Communication Service Provider, has operated for over 20 years with over 35 million registered numbers. For more information, visit www.ais.co.th

W-Locate, developer of FIND & XimLoc, participates in World Mobile Congress 2014, Morpho Stand: Hall 6 I30 Barcelona, 24-27 February 2014.

Posted on January 22, 2014February 10, 2018 by psylent1289

22 January, 2014 (SINGAPORE) – W-Locate Pte Ltd (“W-Locate”), a leading telematics technology and location intelligence company will be showcasing its products in the coming World Mobile Congress 2014, in Barcelona, Spain.

W-Locate will be housed within Morpho’s Stand. This year’s theme for Morpho is The Art of Mobile Security.

XimLoc will be showcased on how it’s technology is be able to help prevent Fraud Management where the Credit Card companies can verify locations of the Mobile Terminals/Equiptment & their Credit Card Users.

About W-locate
W-Locate is the innovator behind the well-acclaimed products, FIND and XimLoc. FIND combines tracking technologies and tracking analytics to empower fleet and assets owners to remotely track, manage and protect its fleet and valuable assets. Most importantly with the analytics of FIND, fleet owners can leverage on FIND to increase the productivity of its fleet. FIND is remote vehicle diagnostics, incident detections systems, and fleet operation management all rolled into one. FIND is currently adopted by more than 2000 vehicles, of which many of these fleet owners are MNCs and large public listed enterprises in Singapore and Malaysia.

First in the world, XimLoc delivers a SIM-Based tracking system that can accurately track any mobile handset in both indoor and outdoor locations. XimLoc is a proprietary technology, which uses information and signals that are available from the GSM (2G/3G) network to compute positions. XimLoc uses an applet (that resides in a SIM card) to send back to a backend XimLoc server, which will calculate the most probable location based on WLC’s Patent-Pending algorithm. XimLoc has been vigorously tested and has been proven to be as accurate as GPS while addressing the limitations of GPS, i.e. inability to track indoor and heavy power consumption. W-Locate expect XimLoc to be deployed heavily for workforce tracking in Asia. XimLoc has already secured 2 major telecommunications companies to launch its services in South East Asia. XimLoc is also currently in talks with telecommunications companies in other parts of Asia and the Middle East.

About Morpho

Morpho, a high-technology company in the Safran group, is a market leader in security solutions. As a pioneer in identification and detection systems, and a major player in e-documents, Morpho is recognized for its excellence in key technologies, advanced skills and benchmark expertise. With integrated systems already deployed in over 100 countries, Morpho seeks to create a climate of confidence by contributing to the safety and security of individuals, businesses and countries around the world. The security business is playing a major role in Safran’s future development.

• €1.5 billion revenues
• 8,100+ employees in over 40 countries worldwide
• 85 subsidiaries and branches across 5 continents
• 10% annual turnover dedicated to R&D

The only company mastering each technology in the security chain

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Stevie@w-locate.com