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PointPerfect is an advanced GNSS augmentation data service designed from the ground up to be accurate, reliable, and immediately available. The service answers the fast-growing demand for high precision GNSS solutions including autonomous vehicles such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), service robots, machinery automation, micro-mobility, and other advanced navigation applications. Emerging automotive applications include automated driving (AD) and advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), lane-accurate navigation, and telematics.
 

Features

3-6 cm¹ accuracy and convergence within seconds
 

• Low-bandwidth data reduces transmission cost
• Intuitive IoT services delivery platform is frictionless for business
• 99.9% uptime availability via internet and L-band satellite
• Homogeneous coverage in contiguous USA, Europe, and South Korea
• Seamless cooperation with positioning and connectivity hardware

u-blox delivers PointPerfect via mobile internet or L-band satellite signals to any number of end-devices. PointPerfect’s broadcast is on a continental scale with homogeneous coverage in Europe, the contiguous USA, and South Korea, including up to 12 nautical miles (roughly 22 kilometers) off coastlines. It delivers 3-6 centimeter¹ positioning accuracy with a convergence of just seconds. PointPerfect adopts the industry-driven SPARTN messaging format. SPARTN is an industry-led format that enables the highly efficient transfer of GNSS correction data. It is transparent, and open to any integration partner. This, combined with the lightweight and secure MQTT IoT delivery protocol, results in a real-time, bandwidth-optimized, cost-efficient solution ideally suited for mass-market applications.
PointPerfect and all u-blox services are delivered via the intuitive Thingstream IoT service delivery platform, an enterprise-grade cloud platform proven to support billions of messages. Thingstream provides a self-serve environment where users can manage their device fleet, optimizing cost and performance through flexible and predictable pricing plans. PointPerfect is backed by a full warranty, 99.9% uptime availability, and 24/7 reliability.
 

Features	Details
Technology	Advanced PPP-RTK (SSR)
Horizontal accuracy1 (2-sigma 95%)	3-6 cm
Initialization time (varies depending on ionospheric activities)	< 30 s
Coverage	Europe, contiguous United States, and South Korea
Broadcast data format	SPARTN 2.0 - open industry format, SSR-based
Data rate	Continental: 2400 bps (with reduced bandwidth options)
Standard correction rate	Satellite clock: 5 s Satellite orbits, bias, atmosphere: 30 s
Reference frame	ITRF2014 current epoch
GNSS signal support	GPS: L1 C/A, L2P, L2C, L5 GLONASS: L1 C/A, L2 C/A Galileo: E1, E5A/B
Communication methods	Mobile internet: MQTT Satellite: L-band EU and US

PointPerfect brings a proven GNSS augmentation service to the mass market by means of a comprehensive silicon-to-cloud set of solutions and offerings. Our industry-leading high precision multi-band GNSS receiver modules and connectivity hardware can now work seamlessly in combination with advanced GNSS augmentation services to provide a one-stop-shop solution from silicon-to-cloud. We develop all technology building blocks in-house where we have full control without the external dependencies that can be barriers to responsiveness or that may call longevity into question. Since PointPerfect is based on the open SPARTN format, its use is not restricted to a single hardware manufacturer. In this way, customers have the flexibility to make hardware and service selections that optimize overall return on investment.
 

u-blox products supporting PointPerfect:

• u-blox NEO-F9P, ZED-F9
• u-blox NEO-D9S

AssistNow is u-blox’s end-to-end A-GNSS location service that provides data in real time via AssistNow Online, as well as predicted data via AssistNow Offline, and the two can either be used alone or in combination.  AssistNow boosts GNSS acquisition performance and lowers power consumption for devices with or without network connectivity.
 



AssistNow provides data in real time via AssistNow Online, as well as predicted data via AssistNow Offline, and the two can either be used alone or in combination.  AssistNow boosts GNSS acquisition performance and lowers power consumption for devices with or without network connectivity. For further information on AssistNow Online and Offline, see the product summary.

AssistNow Online is u-blox globally available real-time online A-GNSS service backed by our warranty and support, an important distinction that offers tremendous advantages to users in terms of performance, availability, and reliability. The service works on all standard mobile communication networks that support Internet access, including GPRS, UMTS and Wireless LAN. No special arrangements with mobile network operators are needed, making this solution network operator-independent.

u‑blox products compatible with AssistNow:

• All u‑blox GNSS receiver modules and chips
• SARA-G450 2G cellular modules
• LTE Cat. 1/Cat. 1bis cellular modules
• SARA-R4/N4 LTE Cat M1/NB1/EGPRS cellular modules

CellLocate offers a best-in-class mobile network-based location service.  Years of strong historical track record include billions of location data packages provided to IoT devices all over the globe for several thousand active customers.  This end-to-end solution is proven, scalable, and ready to virtually eliminate any “no position scenario”. 
 

CellLocate: Best-in-class mobile network-based location service 

CellLocate offers a best-in-class, mobile network-based location service, with many years of service and a strong historical track record.  Having produced billions of location data packages, provided to IoT devices all over the globe for several thousand active customers, this end-to-end solution is proven, scalable, and ready to virtually eliminate any “no position scenario”.   
 

Data delivered where you need it, to the cloud enterprise 

CellLocate, by design, reports back location information to the IoT device so that can be used locally by the host application also in conjunction with hybrid positioning. For the vast portion of constrained IoT device applications, location data is most needed, not locally on the device itself, but instead by a cloud service. CellLocate provides this great flexibility through the Service to Service access. Positioning in the cloud extends the life of energy-constrained IoT applications and can be leveraged to reliably customize your enterprise solutions. This extends market reach to a broad range of end customers, in regions all over the globe.
 

Availability assured

 CellLocate and all u-blox services are delivered by the Thingstream IoT service delivery platform. Thingstream is a cloud-based delivery platform and administration interface for enterprise IoT services. The Thingstream platform comprises IoT connectivity, location, security, an enterprise-grade MQTT broker, visual programming, simple enterprise integration, and support.
We stand behind our services with the highest levels of availability and delivery quality by providing full warranty, support, and premium service levels tailored to your needs. The technology building blocks are in-house where we have full ownership without the external dependencies that can be barriers to responsiveness. 
 

Embedded in u-blox 2G, 3G, LPWA and LTE Cat-1 modules

CellLocate is fully integrated into u-blox GSM/GPRS, HSPA/UMTS, and LTE cellular modules and works in parallel with normal module functionality. The technology enables stand-alone location data based on surrounding mobile network information as well as hybrid technology that works in conjunction with GNSS. Through the single AT command interface, it is possible to define all the location settings for optimized performance.
 

Solution works independent of network operator​s 

It is a clever strategy to take advantage of the location attributes available via mobile networks to overcome the challenges of poor or absent GNSS. At the same time, this should not create vulnerable dependencies on the network operators themselves. Cellular networks evolve continuously, with changes made by network operators during network maintenance, to add capacity and spectrum, or even evolutionary advancements to infrastructure. Despite this, CellLocate delivers best-in-class performance by leveraging location attributes belonging to both the serving cell network and the cells of other network operators, working equally well in both cases. This provides a robustness against network changes, as well as multiplicity in the number of cells observed. 
 

u-blox products enabled with CellLocate:

• SARA-R5 series multi-band LTE-M / NB-IoT cellular modules
• SARA-R4 series LTE-M / NB-IoT / EGPRS cellular modules
• LEXI-R4 series LTE-M / NB-IoT cellular modules
• LARA-R6 series LTE Cat. 1 cellular modules
• LENA-R8 series LTE Cat. 1bis cellular modules
• LEXI-R10 series LTE Cat. 1bis cellular modules
• SARA-G4 series GSM/GPRS cellular modules

Supporting 2G, 3G, LTE, and LTE-M, MQTT Anywhere can be used within any type of IoT device to send and receive MQTT-SN (MQTT for sensor networks) messages using either USSD or UDP protocols as a transport mechanism.
MQTT Anywhere secures your IoT communications. Because our systems are directly integrated into the core of our partner cellular networks, we can authenticate devices via the hardware IoT SIM card, ensuring that your traffic is never exposed to the public internet.

Device payloads can be enriched and transformed using the Data Flow Manager within u-blox Thingstream, which also provides integration with virtually any 3rd party enterprise system or IoT platform.

Features

IoT communication service operating across 600+ cellular network carriers in 190 countries around the world without the need for cellular data.
 

• Enables long-life, low-power devices
• Simplifies IoT systems integration
• Fixed, low-cost, global connectivity
• Globally ubiquitous, seamless roaming

MQTT Flex complements and expands the reach of our MQTT Anywhere service by providing the flexibility to combine any cellular connectivity with the benefits of our IoT communication service.

Communication is so much more than just the connectivity. The whole aim of IoT Communication-as-a-Service is to simplify everything with your IoT project from the cost of ownership to every step along the way bringing you a predictable cost and on-demand scalability for the solution. Communication via MQTT Flex is built on the industry-standard MQTT protocol, enabling long-life, low-power IoT devices such as asset tracking, sensor networks, and industrial and consumer monitoring applications.

MQTT Flex is built on top of the foundation of our scalable, high-performance MQTTbroker and powerful Data Flow Manager, allowing simple processing, transformation, and integration of messages into the enterprise.

Highlights

BYO-SIM: the flexibility to choose your own cellular connectivity, combined with the advantages of IoT Communication-as-a-Service
 

• Keep the relationship with your preferred network operator
• Operate in countries that do not allow permanent roaming
• Leverage NB-IoT networks for specific IoT use cases
• Enable long-life, low-power IoT devices via MQTT-SN protocol
• Provides predictable cost and on-demand scalability for your solution
• Allows simple processing, transformation, and integration of messages into the enterpriseAll u‑blox GNSS receiver modules and chips

The MQTT Anywhere IoT SIM card enables IoT devices to send and receive messages almost anywhere in the world via the Thingstream IoT Communication-as-a-Service platform.

Messages are sent via u-blox’s cellular IoT communication service, MQTT Anywhere.

The MQTT Anywhere IoT SIM comes in the standard three form factors, for easy integration in any IoT device.
Once you have the MQTT Anywhere IoT SIM, you can integrate your application with the Thingstream SDK to enable your own devices to start working with Thingstream. You can download an appropriate build for your MCU from within the Thingstream platform.
 

IoT SIM card features

• Global – send and receive IoT messages in over 190 countries
• Bearer agnostic – freely roam on 600+ bearer networks worldwide
• Predictable – fixed, per-message price plans
• Simple – easy device to enterprise integration with MQTT Anywhere
• Available – picks the strongest signal, regardless of bearer or location

 

IoT SIM card – specifications

• 2FF, 3FF, and 4FF formats - MFF2 (QFN8) M2M eSIM also available
• Samsung S3FS9FG chip
• ARM7 SC100 16/32-bit RISC
• 1.6V, 3V and 5V operating supply voltage ranges
• Operating temperature range of -25°c to +85°c

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