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Dallas’ Polte Partners With CoreKinect to Transform IoT-Powered Supply Chain Tracking Solutions » Dallas Innovates

Dallas-based Polte Corporation has announced a new partnership with CoreKinect to launch IoT-powered end-to-end supply chain tracking solutions for enterprises across the globe.

In teaming up, the two companies will be able to address operational efficiency and real-time asset visibility in the supply chain. It’s a rapidly evolving demand, the duo said in a release.

“Global supply chains have been impacted by the ripple effects of COVID-19, partially due to a lack in visibility of their assets,” Polte CEO Ed Chao said. “Where companies were once able to track hundreds of trucks, they can now track the millions of assets and packages that are inside the trucks.”

Chao said Polte will be able to provide accuracy sufficient for the majority of IoT use cases, while at the same time solving any limitations that come with competing technologies.

Polte is an innovator in accurate Cloud Location over Cellular (C-LoC) technology, providing a patented “alternative to GPS.” The platform works by leveraging ubiquitous 4G and 5G networks that are widely available worldwide, allowing manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of goods to more effectively track, manage, and geolocate millions of distributed assets.

It’s the next generation of traditional GPS for IoT—the cellular networks and cloud computing is able to provide highly accurate indoor and outdoor location. A variety of sectors—supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare—are also able to drive down costs and power. And, with Polte’s Lite-Touch architecture, 4G and 5G cellular-connected devices have extended battery life, which enables vendors to eliminate the need for GPS.

Based in Arizona, CoreKinect provides scalable hardware design and manufacturing. The company says it’s changed the way scalable IoT solutions are delivered, developing products in asset tracking, vehicle and fleet management, smart home, smart city, wearables, agriculture, and energy management.

With the announcement, Polte’s location technology will be embedded into CoreKinect’s proprietary hardware architecture. The companies said this will fill a hole in the market, specifically for smaller, individual assets like packages and pallets traveling indoors and out.

Oftentimes, GPS, Wi-Fi, and BLE falls short. Many IoT asset tracking use cases rely on traditional location tech, which isn’t typically designed for IoT. Issues range from steep upfront deployment costs to complex amalgamations to security vulnerabilities.

“Polte’s and CoreKinect’s solution solves the inherent challenges of today’s approaches by enabling rapid, simplified deployments,” the companies said in the announcement. “By providing more security, less bulk, lower cost and longer battery life, Polte and CoreKinect are redefining what is possible with Enterprise IoT.”

It’s a two-sided operation: Polte’s existing Mobile IoT networks scrap the need for additional infrastructure, while CoreKinect’s devices allow for seamless scalability without compromising quality. 

“The ability to offer a truly low-cost, scalable solution is critical in the adoption of IoT for enterprises,” CoreKinect CEO and Co-founder Assar Badri said in a statement. “CoreKinect’s scalable and modular design expertise is unlocking a whole new range of use cases and giving companies the real-time insights and transparency they need to take action.”

Last year, Polte raised $12.5 million in strategic funding from private investors. With the Series A-2 funding, Polte planned to focus on boosting the commercial and industrial applications of its platform.

Chao was also named one of Dallas Innovates’ Future 50 Innovators you need to know right now.

Chao has more than two decades of experience with stints at MetroPCS, Lucent Technologies, and even The White House. He joined Polte in 2018, and told us last year the startup was gearing up to launch across North America and find opportunities to go global.

“All the use cases that come out of how people want to use the technology are really, really, really inspiring,” Chao told us. “From saving lives to securing the food supply.”

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