Kerlink : Launch of track value, innovative solution for logistics and transport

LAUNCH OF TRACK VALUE, INNOVATIVE SOLUTION  FOR LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT

PRESS RELEASE

Berlin, Germany – Sept. 25, 2024 – 6 p.m. CEST

Kerlink (AKLK FR0013156007), a global provider of solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and Europorte, France's leading private rail freight operator and a subsidiary of the Getlink Group, presented Track Value, an innovative solution for the digitalization of the freight and logistics sector, at InnoTrans 2024. 

“Track Value is the first operational solution that covers the majority of needs within the freight and logistics industry. It is based on proven technologies and expertise that meet the needs of the market. The added value of the solution is further enhanced by its partnership with Kinéis, which provides real-time global coverage,” said Raphael Doutrebente, Chairman of Europorte, who will be attending InnoTrans 2024.

A global, efficient, and secure solution

Track Value offers a reliable technological response to the main problems faced by logistics and freight transport operators:

•       Real-time tracking of wagons

•       Predictive maintenance of wheel locks 

•       Detection of temperature variations 

•       Monitoring of container security

The result of an innovative consortium formed by Europorte and Kerlink, Track Value offers unprecedented traceability and monitoring functionalities for all freight activities (road, rail, air and sea).  

Real-time global coverage based on the Kinéis IoT satellite constellation

Track Value is the first industrial application dedicated to the freight and logistics sector to incorporate data transmission via the space connectivity of Kinéis, a satellite operator and global connectivity provider for the IoT, and is currently being used by industrial players.

Track Value relies in real time on the Kinéis low-orbit satellite constellation, guaranteeing global coverage. Designed with a low-carbon approach, Track Value is an intelligent solution that sends back only relevant data for efficiency and reliability.

Yannick Delibie, Kerlink's Technical Director, explained: "By using the technological innovations of the latest generation of IoT systems based on terrestrial and satellite connectivity, Track Value enables the digitization of freight with optimum quality of service and the smallest possible digital and energy footprint.”

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About Europorte

Europorte, a subsidiary of Getlink, is the first 100% private rail freight operator. Europorte operates across the entire rail freight logistics chain in Europe and offers its customers a 24/7 rail traction service for mainline goods trains via Europorte France, as well as infrastructure management via Europorte Services. The men and women of Europorte are committed to their customers on a daily basis to provide a service based on four fundamental values: safety, quality, punctuality and innovation.

https://www.europorte.com

About Kerlink

Kerlink is a global provider of connectivity solutions for the design, deployment and operation of public and private Internet of Things (IoT) networks. Its broad portfolio of solutions is based on industrial-grade network equipment and management software, all supported by value-added services and backed by strong R&D capabilities. The Group's commitment to customer success includes a Plug and Play solution that guarantees the association of gateways with third-party LoRa Network Servers (LNS). Kerlink specializes in the deployment of scalable IoT connectivity in three major areas: Smart City & Quality of Life, Smart Building & Industry and Smart Agriculture & Environment.

Over 250,000 installations have been deployed at more than 550 customers in 75 countries. Headquartered in France, with subsidiaries in the United States, Singapore, India and Japan, Kerlink Group is a co-founder and board member of the LoRa Alliance® and the uCIFI Alliance™. 

https://www.kerlink.fr 

About Kinéis

Founded in 2018, Kinéis is a new French space player, satellite operator and global connectivity provider for the Internet of Things (IoT). Its mission is to help its customers keep in touch with what is dear to them, by guaranteeing the transmission of data from their connected objects in near-real time, to any point on the globe, thanks to its constellation of 25 nanosatellites. Kinéis operates for an international market in fields that present major challenges for mankind, its activities and its environment. The Toulouse-based company uses reliable technology based on the heritage of forty years' expertise in collecting data from space, adapted for the IoT. In addition to its main shareholders (CLS and CNES), Kinéis raised €100 million in 2020 and has been awarded the French Tech Next40 label, classes 2021, 2022, and French Tech 120, class 2023, focusing on environmental and societal issues.

https///www.kineis.com