iRam Technologies introduces smart sensor wireless network (SSWN) solution

February 21, 2020 12:06 pm

Rapid urbanisation and rise in population have led to wide scale implementation of smarter infrastructures and development of smart cities worldwide. This smart infrastructure has an underline or last mile layer of wireless sensor networks which is responsible for extraction and communication of accurate field data from an urban living environment. These living environments can be air quality, parking, traffic, streetlights, surveillance, waste management, water distribution and many more. This accurate data from the wireless sensor network is transmitted to edge computing servers or remote management servers via the city telecommunication backbone. This data is further processed by servers and made available to citizens and local administration and other stakeholders as an actionable intelligence, resulting in key objective of making urban living convenient.

This IoT architecture based wireless sensor network is fundamental for the realisation of smart cities, as timely and accurate data from the field is one of the most critical components for right actions from the city administration and citizens. This timely and accurate data can change citizen behaviour and local administration’s operational approach and methodology.

With over years of research and development at iRAM’s Bengaluru facility and various smart city deployments, iRAM is humbled to announce the general availability of its robust Smart Sensor Wireless Network (SSWN). This network comprises specific sensors, controllers, actuators, gateways, and signal boosters/repeaters. As of now, this network is being used for various smart city applications like smart parking management system, streetlight management systems, and environment monitoring stations. Inter-operating testing is going on for other smart city applications like smart bins, vehicle tracking, smart buildings, etc.

iRAM has successfully tested this network solution with iRAM’s Smart Parking Application and Environment Monitoring Application in Kanpur, iRAM’s Smart Parking Application in Bhubaneshwar, and Smart Lighting and Environment Monitoring applications in Dahod. Deployment is underway at another half a dozen smart cities in India and abroad.

iRAM’s Smart Sensor Wireless Network (SSWN) uses multiple technologies like 802.15.4, LoRa, Wi-Fi, BLE, 2G/4G and operates in multiple ISM bands, i.e., Sub 1GHz (865-867MHz) and 2.4 GHz. It has AES-128 Key encryption for secured wireless communication and has in-built self-diagnosis to avoid packet loss. These full-scale specifications, rigorous outdoor testing and various industry certifications make it capable to deliver near 100 percent accurate and real-time communication.

iRAM’s Chief Technology Officer, Satya Narayana Divi, said, “We are highly excited about making this Smart Sensor Wireless Network solution available for various OEMs/system integrators operating in the smart city vertical.”

He added, “It is all about trust. With pervasiveness of smartphones and 3G/4G, the availability of Internet access is not a challenge anymore in India. The challenge is to increase the use of IoT applications by improving citizen’s trust on the accuracy, availability, delivery and security of these technologies.”