AirWire connects Jio’s cars

#AirWire Technologies has been selected by #Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (Jio) to provide AirWire’s Connected Car IoT Device incorporating AirWire’s patented antenna technology to customers in India.

The AirWire Connected Car Device operates in Jio’s pan-India advanced 4G/LTE Network enabling Connect Car apps and services such as hotspot features, location based apps, automobile telematics, security and safety.

The AirWire Connected Car Device attaches to the vehicle’s OBD-II port over a cable in the vehicle. The device provides uninterrupted connectivity through Reliance Jio’s advanced 4G LTE network. The device seamlessly uploads important vehicle data to the cloud for analysis and enables convenient and useful apps and services to the consumer’s smartphones.

When plugged into the car’s OBD port, the device enables WiFi and Bluetooth through which smartphone apps provide communication, cinema, TV, music, games, location data and vehicle telematics. The device allows smartphones to enable apps like Geo Fencing amongst others.

“We are pleased to offer a Connected Car Device for India, manufactured in India, in partnership with Jio,” said Debashis Bagchi, AirWire Technologies President & CEO.

“Jio’s commitment and focus on the Connected Car market will provide the world the first countrywide deployment of this technology. Jio’s deployment strategy will validate the value of big data analytics to enhance the consumer’s satisfaction with vehicle driving and ownership,” Bagchi said.

Jio said it has been working closely with AirWire in developing this unique product to enable a suite of services and apps that will make the driving experience unique for the consumers.

“Jio’s partnership with AirWire provides the connected car device platform in the vehicle for our connected car initiative, Jio Car Connect. Driving, owning, maintaining and securing the vehicle will now fundamentally change with Jio Car Connect and the AirWire device,” said Jio. fii-news.com