STMicroelectronics and Blues Wireless collaborate to accelerate the adoption of embedded cellular technology

     STMicroelectronics and Blues Wireless, a telecommunications equipment provider dedicated to enabling people and businesses to monitor their physical assets in real time by tapping into the vast potential of cellular iot, announced the results of their collaboration. Five ST products are used in Blues Wireless 'Notecard System Level Module (SOM) solution. Notecard can accelerate the development of cellular iot solutions for connecting assets at very low development costs.

     Blues Wireless Notecard is based on the high-performance, ultra-low power STM32L4R5 microcontroller (MCU), advanced key management and device security chip STSAFE-A, And LIS2DTW12 modules that integrate temperature sensors, motion sensors and power-optimized position-aware sensors. Around ST products, Notecard integrates prepaid embedded cellular data services, secure communication capabilities, and an innovative development model that significantly reduces the time from concept to deployment for a variety of cloud-connected iot applications.

     Mobeen Khan, Chief Operating Officer of Blues Wireless, said: "Networking physical assets is a huge area of investment for businesses looking to accelerate the digital transformation of their production processes. Blues Wireless 'Notecard is designed for developers of these solutions. With ST's broad range of products, we have developed the ultimate accelerator for iot solutions, reducing the complexity and cost of iot solutions to one-tenth of their original size."

     Loris Valenti, Vice president of Microcontrollers and Digital Products at STMicroelectronics Americas, said: "Until now, there have been two major obstacles to the adoption of cellular-connected iot devices. The first obstacle is building and securely connecting communication pipelines between applications and cellular networks, and the second is the technical complexity and varying access fees of various network providers. From ST's broad portfolio of control, security, sensing and protection products, Blues Wireless has developed a unique solution to deliver this exceptional value to their customers."