Novatel Wireless and ACAL BFi have signed a distribution agreement covering the UK, Italy and Germany to sell, and provide local specialist technical support forEnfora's N4A wireless connectivity platform and low-power 2G and 3G modules and devices. "Working with a team recognised for its excellent customer service, strong technical support and high-end design-in services was a key factor when selecting a distribution partner,"explains Novatel Wireless' CMO, Rob Hadley. "We are excited to partner with ACAL BFi and to bring our comprehensive and smart M2M solutions to key European customers". According to ACAL BFI's president, Philippe Gruson, "The Enfora platformsare a significant addition to the range of products with which our specialist wireless connectivity team can help customers to develop leading-edge and highly differentiated M2M solutions. Our goal is to enable customers to create solutions with increased functionality, lower costs and longer operational life and to get those products to market ahead of their competitors." Enfora'ssolutions consist of intelligent GSM/GPRSand UMTS/HSPA modulesand intelligent devices combined with N4A management software. These solutions support reliable wireless connections for multiple markets including utility, security, tele-health and telemetry markets for GPS enabled products designed for use in the tracking, transportation and automotive markets. In high-end asset tracking applications,Enfora's Spider AT and N4A platform can enhance the visibility and control of fixed assets in remote locations. In mobile workforce monitoring, Enfora intelligent devices coupled with the N4A software platform can provide advanced functions such as man down, positioning and interactivecommunication. For medical, telemetry and other embedded applications, Enfora offers an extensive packet data stack which optimizes communication in wireless networks and helps customers to provide highly reliable communication between their remote devices and the back end software.
