Successful practical applications of IoT / M2M, Mark White, Locatrix
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Agenda
• About Locatrix• Why IoT Location? Why MNO IoT?• IoT Location Centre– IoT Positioning methods– VAS delivery + successes
• Summary
Locatrix Communications• Queensland-based developer of
telecom industry solutions– Customer care, consumer services
+ more• Founded in 2003• Successful in commercialising
location-based solutions for mobile networks– Also mobile apps, web
development • Successful projects in Australia &
internationally
IoT Location Control Centre• Initial version developed & launched in
2014– Locatrix-owned solution & IP– Foundation customer (& sales channel) is
Telstra• Provides network-derived location for
Telstra’s machine-to-machine (M2M) IoT Customers– Tightly integrated with Telstra’s IoT
provisioning platform• Cloud-based / SaaS delivery model
– Commercial model based on active number devices
– Derives position information directly from Telstra network elements (GMLC + middleware)
Location Control Centre @ Telstra
• Successful commercial deployment• Hosted & supported by Locatrix• Gaining traction with Telstra
enterprise IoT customers• Refer video for full demonstration
Uses of Location Control Centre• Primarily indoor connected devices:
– Smart Utility Meters• Installation location verification• Post-installation movement alerts• Network diagnostics (fault location)• Telstra example: Origin
– Smart Kiosks / EFTPOS• Installation verification, management• Reporting on retail location effectiveness• Telstra examples: MyKi, Travelex
– In-home Medical equipment tracking• Where device GPS is not a viable solution
Location CC Architecture
Jasper CCPortal
Locatrix AppServer + GMLC
HLR
VLR
OperatorGMLC
SS7Sigtrans
HTTPSOMA MLP
Int’lCellID
DB
Map Service(OSM/Google)
Existing CCSolution
SS7Sigtrans
Commercialisation Challenges
• Telstra is one of a few homogenous networks– Wholly Ericsson network equipment– Location infrastructure within network is 1st class
• Feedback from International IoT MNOs– Much lower revenue per device than Australia– Utilise 3rd-party RANs (Roaming and/MVNO)
• We needed a device positioning solution that is– low-cost (both cost and signaling traffic-overhead)– network independent (roaming friendly, unlike GMLC)– Wholly cloud-deliverable (Capex-free for IoT MNOs)
Network Independent IoT Location Pilot
• Sponsored by a customer MNO– Explores alternative data sources generated by 3G/4G data networks
• e.g. SGSN + HLR log records, data session end/start records• Secure log extraction from MNO network elements• Avoid in-network signaling (e.g. SS7/SIGRTRAN) if possible
– Determine algorithms for identification & extraction of network cell data from each logged record
– Implement a pseudo-GMLC solution that implements & determines device serving cell ID
– Determine, evaluate & integrate any required 3rd party information (Dell databases, geospatial/map services)
– Display & report position using a web-based application
IoT Location PoC Status• Driven by commercial interest from European MNO
– Pan-European IoT business division– Home radio network, plus network roaming agreements elsewhere
• Data from 3 major customers made available– Energy utilities + medical device management– Wholly using roaming (i.e. non-home) networks
• Progress milestones– Commenced PoC development in June 2016– PoC demonstrations in August & September– Customer PoC presentations scheduled for October 2016– Designed Architecture for final solution
Network-Independent IoT PoC
Summary
• Interesting and evolving space– IoT + Location
• GMLC OEMs are challenging commercially– Working with Telestax GMLC (v1.0.0 is now GA)!
• Questions?• Thank You!