Sony shows off state-of-the art IoT components and solutions in Barcelona, Oct 29-31

To many people, Sony is synonymous with PlayStation, premium TVs, cameras, music and blockbuster movies. However, with its large divisions within semiconductors and IoT, Sony is at the forefront of connected technology with leading solutions for 5G, power efficiency, mobile communication, and devices small and lightweight enough to be wearable. IoT is part of many sectors of what Sony is doing across the world. This year at IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona, Sony is showcasing four selected product areas with live demos based on cutting-edge connectivity technology. Below is the overview of the highlights.

Altair Semiconductor enables over 10 years of battery life on a single charge

The backbone of all IoT solutions is connectivity in one form or another, and in many cases the deployed hardware works remotely where constant mobility might be required and in locations where there are no fixed power outlets. The Sony group company Altair, who is a leading provider of Cellular IoT chip solutions, has developed the commercially available Cellular IoT chipset ALT1250. This advanced 5G-ready chipset stands out by not only having a tiny footprint and integrated IoT security, but IoT solutions made with it can get a battery life time of over 10 years on a single charge. The Altair cellular IoT solutions are used by operators world-wide and if you’re visiting the trade show you’ll be able to witness a live demo of the chipset with the power consumption graphs displayed in real-time.

Introducing a brand-new LTE extension board for Spresense microcontroller board

For the first time outside Japan, Sony is now introducing the Spresense LTE extension board which is a plug-on solution for the Spresense microcontroller board. The LTE extension board features the ALT1250 chipset from Altair making it ready for IoT use cases of the future. Spresense microcontroller board launched last year with a unique combination of power efficiency and computing ability. Fueled by Sony’s hexacore microcontroller CXD5602, Spresense has enough computational power to perform both real-time image and audio analysis – something the Spresense team will be showing live in the booth during the event with demos for Smart Cities and Industrial IoT. At the same time, the board has class-leading power management that enables battery powered IoT use cases.

Check out the wearable rescue solution by SafeTRX based on Sony’s mSafety platform

What do you do if you run into trouble while kitesurfing? The SafeTRX team at 8 West Consulting joined forces with the mSafety team from Sony – which is providing a platform upon which to build mobile health applications – to answer this question. Our collaboration led to the development of a new tracking service, complete with a real-time connected wearable (featuring ALT1250 and CXD5602) and a back-end cloud solution for administration, which effectively takes the ‘search’ out of ‘search-and-rescue’ activities. Visit the Sony booth to learn more, and to discover how mSafety improves peace of mind in a multitude of other applications, such as remote health monitoring and workplace safety.

Visilion – now you know what’s happening to your goods and equipment

Studies show that nurses and doctors often waste time searching for equipment. ‘Visilion for healthcare‘ is a real-time positioning service from Sony that highlights the location of tagged items on a user-friendly digital map. It makes things and people easy to find, even if they are on a different floor or in a different building. Visilion also provides data on how much, or how little, equipment is used, where it is used and by whom. This helps hospitals optimise equipment usage, as well as providing valuable insights into people and equipment flows.

Goods owners, freight forwarders and haulers often have no way of knowing the location or condition of their goods during transit. ‘Visilion for logistics‘ from Sony is an easy-to-use cloud-based tracking and analytics service that gives companies the delivery accuracy they’ve been looking for. Users get notifications of departure, arrival, late delivery, positioning, temperature and shock detection – information about all key events during transit. Visilion provides insights that enable smarter planning and decision-making, ultimately making businesses more profitable.

You’ll find the Sony team in booth D460 (Hall 2) where we’ll be happy to demo the latest IoT solutions. If you’d like to pre-book a private meeting with any of the Sony product teams, you’re most welcome to Contact Us.

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