Core technology
A core component of most of our products is our unique ability to make use of multiple and possibly different wireless carrier networks to maintain a reliable connection.
As anyone that has tried to wirelessly connect any form of vehicle would know there is no silver bullet when it comes to communication networks. Some networks can provide high capacity at a low cost but those are typically for local use. Others may cover wide areas but will be limited in the capacity that they can offer. Using a single communications provider puts you at the mercy of their pricing, not to mention the risk of extreme roaming cost for cross-border journeys.
Icomera realised this almost a decade ago and we have since been refining our patented technology of using different networks in an optimised manner and thus get the most out of each network. Put simply, our technology enables a connection made up of multiple different network connections, usually in parallel. By using multiple networks stability, coverage and bandwidth is increased and it is also possible to optimise the use of the network resources based on cost.
Our technology is not confined to certain types of network but is capable of using any and all IP based networks, both present and those expected in the future. The selection between networks is automatic and can be based on a number of criteria, including speed, cost and position. We have successfully used our system on GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, Wi-Fi, DVB-T, DVB-S as well RTT 1x and iDEN.
Regardless of which networks are used to connect the vehicle, applications on the vehicle as well as at the network operations centre (NOC) can safely regard the aggregated connection between the vehicle and the land based system as a single link. Systems on the vehicle will thus remain adressable (and vice versa) despite the fact that networks links may, and probably will, change during the session.