SkyMira: A True Pioneer in the Communication Solutions Space

Number one, in a typical land mobile radio network everything is limited by a terrestrial network and its small footprint. In contrast to this, RoIP technology enables audio to be sent over the internet and then consumed differently on the back end according to the needs of each integrated device.

For example, one of our largest customers is the federal government. We service a law enforcement entity that dispatches units all across the U.S out of a single location in Phoenix, Arizona. We have vehicles that are spread out from Maine, through the eastern seaboard then out west to New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California. With a standard land mobile radio network, you wouldn't be able to dispatch in that instance, because it would be cost-prohibitive to string towers all across the U.S. With our technology, we take that audio from these vehicles, put it on the internet, and then transmit the AES-256 encrypted PTT traffic into this dispatch center. Now they can consume that information over the internet using the same technology they have in the dispatch center. RoIP technology fills any gaps so that you can achieve 100 percent coverage.

The second thing RoIP does for you is that it is going to get you much closer to the Nirvana of disaster proofing. For instance, in Connecticut we recently had a tropical storm. It not only disrupted land mobile radio communications, but took down cellular data in broad areas of the state for an extended period. Since then, we've been working with companies here in Connecticut that don't want that to happen again. So the second major benefit of Radio over IP is that it can get you close to disaster-proofing – that goal of being able to survive any event while maintaining instant communications.

Could you also comment on the internet of things solutions based on GPS that you bring to the table?

Our business lines are threefold: RoIP, IoT, and Workflow Automation software services. All three of these solutions are tied together and basically work to solve the problems of the manager who says, “I've got some folks out in the field and I need to have a common operating picture on what they're doing out there."

You may remember when a group of firefighters was killed probably six or several years ago because, basically, the team didn’t know where they were. This raised awareness which led to a bipartisan bill called the Dingell act that requires all agencies to track where their vehicles are. As a result of that, we have a government contract for one agency where we're tracking 705 wildland fire vehicles and integrating that information not only for their own use but also for interagency websites and portals that share it. Now, with IoT, they have a common operating picture in the wildland fire arena. Other agencies are in the pilot testing phase right now, and we are rolling out similar systems for them as well.

Other IoT applications include Tank level monitoring, natural gas well compression, security sensors and machinery monitoring.

We also excel in workflow automation software. Generally, this makes the biggest difference for people deployed out in the field. We make a customized workflow for each application.