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Whether you’re wondering just what IoT is, or you simply want to know a little more about ObjectSpectrum and what we can do for you, the FAQ is a great place to start.
Templates are basically pre-built modules that are largely complete, but still allow for significant customizations. This is one of the ways we can speed up development of applications. If your…
The ecosystem is the whole collection of companies that are part of the stack that makes up an IoT solution. Very rarely will you be able to create an IoT…
Unfortunately, the term “platform” is used in a lot of different ways to mean a lot of different things. It’s unfortunate because it’s hard to really nail down what it…
A very small-scale deployment where you’re focusing on the key functionality of the desired solution. We strip away everything that is not necessary beyond the key functionality that you’re trying…
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a relatively short-range technology that is universal (works on the same frequency anywhere in the world), very accessible (every smart phone has BLE capability), and…
Declarative means you are not writing “functional” or “procedural” code to do something. Instead, you are declaring what you want to happen. The main example of a declarative approach within…
IIoT is typically about IoT technologies that are applied in industrial environments. It is differentiated from consumer or commercial IoT applications in the sense that IIoT tends to be more…
It’s a managed service that’s customized to your needs that can provide everything necessary to turn-key your IoT solution, including things like end-user support and logistics. We can take care…
IoT, in general, is taking the ability to see what’s happening remotely through sensors using modern internet technologies. The big thing that makes IoT IoT is that – in the…
LoRa stands for “long range,” so it the word literally means “long-range wide area network.” It is a low-power WAN modulation technique that uses license-free frequency bands to transmit small…
These are two different cellular technologies that run on the cellular network. They’re both designed to be used for low-powered devices that have relatively low bandwidth requirements. So, in a…
Like LoRaWAN, it is also a long-range, low-power, low-bandwidth wireless communication technology. It is available worldwide, with some countries having outdoor coverage and some cities having indoor coverage. It’s always…
The bulk of our customers are Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) companies that are 1) looking to bring a new product/service to the market or 2) want to add IoT capabilities…
All development work is broken into phases on progress payments. We aren’t asking anyone to pay for 100% of the solution upfront. That helps ensure you don’t pay for too…
This is where you get into that whole “stack.” Typically, you think about it from the bottom-up. You’ve got: the thing – what you want to remotely monitor or control…
Whether we host the application or you do, there is an operating cost which includes computer equipment, services, connectivity, support, updates, security patches, maintenance, backups, etc. After all, servers require…
This answer differs based on how secure something needs to be. One of the facts in the security world is the more secure something is, the more of a pain…
What pricing model do you use for your IoT solutions? Well, first let’s exclude IoT as a Service in this answer. It’s not a requirement in our solutions, and it…
Consulting, Design (product, software, firmware, application, UI/UX), Development (software, firmware), Application Management (hosting your IoT solution, the ongoing management of it, supporting software services). To that last point, when we…
In most cases, what we’re looking for from the customer is somebody that has expertise in the subject matter – someone with domain expertise in the area of whatever the…