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IoT: Internet of Things

Services of our national internet of things network

With our IoT LoRaWAN network, you can connect devices, sensors, meters, and other features to your application or system while you are out and about. Get real-time data even from previously inaccessible locations. Have a complete IoT solution designed, implemented, and operated for you, even with non-standard features.

Everything you need to run the IoT and integrate it into your environment

We operate our own wireless IoT network
We operate our own wireless IoT network
With a nationwide IoT network built on open LoRaWAN technology, you can connect your sensors wirelessly from anywhere with minimal energy consumption.
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Turnkey IoT Projects
Turnkey IoT Projects
We design, implement, and operate IoT solutions in line with your specifications. We combine our IoT services with those of our partners and third parties.
MultiTech IoT Cloud
MultiTech IoT Cloud
The next generation of our IoT Cloud. In addition to LoRaWAN, we also support other protocols that use Narrow Band IoT or internet devices.

What our clients say

PHARMOS

Jiří Sova
Director of Quality and Logistics at PHARMOS

IoT solutions for monitoring temperature and humidity in warehouses will make our work with data monitoring and reporting to the State Institute for Drug Control much easier. The solution was simple to install, is very user-friendly to operate and monitor, and it saves us time.

iotor a.s.

Dalibor Lukeš
Director of iotor a.s.

We offer our proprietary SARAhub platform for integrating IoT solutions, which can use connectivity through various IoT networks. LoRaWAN is one of the market leaders and offers a very high-quality technical solution. That is why we would like to further expand our cooperation in the use of CRA’s transmission networks, including the creation of a joint offering combining the LoRaWAN transmission network and our IoT integration solution SARAhub for environmental, energy, and device monitoring.

VÍNOSERVIS, s.r.o.

Jaroslav Kysela
Managing Director of VÍNOSERVIS, s.r.o.

One of the main advantages of cooperating with CRA is the LoRa system: we especially appreciate the possibility of two-way communication with the sensors. As concerns CRA as such, we see a great advantage in the scope of its coverage, the speed with which it develops its network, and in the overall stability of a large company that is, despite its size, able to maintain a personal approach in dealing with its clients. This helps form relationships at the beginning of the new IoT era that will grow into long-term and mutually beneficial collaboration.

Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s.

Jaroslav Červenka
Manager of Quality and Storage Systems CZ/SK, Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s.

We originally used technologies that required manual recording and storage of data readings when measuring temperature and humidity in warehouses. CRA offered a comprehensive, integrated solution for the Czech and Slovak Republics, online monitoring of the required indicators, the possibility to display the results in a web environment, confirmation of the quality of compliance with standards in the storage of goods, receipt of alerts and, last but not least, a reasonable price. Recently, our laboratories have also joined in using the technology. Our Technical Services are testing other CRA products that we could use. Personally, I very much appreciate the attitude of the staff, the expert advice they have given us, and especially their willingness to modify the application to suit our demands.

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Connection via LoRaWAN
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  • Transfer data from your devices over CRA’s LoRaWAN network
  • Individual offer tailored to your needs
  • Two-way communication
  • Technical support
  • Easy management via a web portal and API
Connection via a Data SIM
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  • SIM cards supporting LTE, NB-IoT, or 5G
  • Global Roaming option
  • Technical support
  • Easy management via a web portal and AP
Test
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Sale and rental of IoT devices
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  • A wide range of hardware from our partners
  • Option to buy or rent – multiple financing options
  • Devices have passed the ‘CRA IoT Certified’ inspection
  • Technical support in solution design
  • Assistance with getting the solution up and running
IoT Application Rental
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  • A selection of tested applications from our partners
  • Applications run in the partner’s or CRA’s environment
  • An SLA for the functioning of the application
  • Technical support in solution design
  • Assistance with getting the solution up and running
LoRaWAN Gateway rental
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  • Rental of indoor or outdoor LoRaWAN Gateways 
  • Help in covering underground or harder-to-reach areas
  • Mobile and static options available 
  • The gateway is configured and only requires electricity and internet
  • A data SIM can be included in the package

The things a self-service portal can do

  • Support multiple IoT technologies and protocols
  • Message routing
    • Supports LoRaWAN, MQTT, HTTP q UDP technologies and protocols
    • Delivers messages in real time
    • Messages are stored in the database and you can export them at any time
  • Device management
    • Add and edit devices, individually or in groups
    • Quick and easy to understand dashboards
    • Set up your communication
  • User management
    • Add new users
    • Set permissions for users
  • Wholesale mode
    • Create your own services
    • White Labelling
    • Insert your own contacts
  • Connection to renowned IoT platforms
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    • Google Cloud IoT Core
    • IBM Watson
  • Message transformation
    • Editing of messages according to predefined functions
    • Unification of the format of messages from different devices and systems
  • Online support
    • Online tools for communication with the support team (ticketing)
    • Technical support based in the Czech Republic
    • Setup in the introductory tutorial or on the basis of a video tutorial
  • Open and described application programming interfaces (APIs)
    • Our APIs are open and publicly described
    • Your systems can control everything directly
  • Message database comes with the portal
    • Messages will be kept for a minimum of 10 days
    • The retention period can be extended as you choose

We hold the necessary certificates and security is our top priority

  • Secure IoT infrastructure
    The elements of the IoT network are managed on our secure infrastructure.
  • Your data will never leave the Czech Republic
    Your data will always remain in the territory of the Czech Republic.
  • Two levels of security
    The IoT network uses two levels of security: application and network communication encryption.
  • Data transmission protection
    We carefully protect all data transmission features.
  • ANSI-TIA942
    The technology is operated from an ANSI-TIA942 certified DC TOWER data centre
  • Common Criteria Certification for Information Technology (IT) Security (ISO/IEC 15408)
    Certification at CC EAL 4+ level
  • ISO 9001
    Quality management systems
  • ISO 14001
    Environmental management systems
  • ISO 19011
    Standard for the certification of internal auditors
  • ISO/IEC 20 000-1
    Information technologies – Service management system requirements
  • ISO/IEC 27001
    Information security management systems
  • ISO/IEC 27017
    Information technologies – Security techniques – A set of guidelines for cloud environment security and for minimising the potential risk of security incidents
  • ISO/IEC 27018
    Information technologies – Security techniques – A set of procedures for the protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in public clouds acting as PII processors
  • SOC Type 1 and Type 2
    SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 certifications, issued in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards and requirements, cover information management and security in organizations
  • ISO 50 001 
    Energy management systems
  • PCI-DSS 
    Compliance with the requirements of PCI-DSS for data centre operators
  • NBÚ
    Certificate for access to classified information up to the classification level ‘CONFIDENTIAL’
  • GDPR compliance
    The infrastructure is fully compliant with GDPR requirements

More detailed information

LoRa stands for ‘Long Range’. It is an open, low-power, two-way IoT transmission technology working over long distances. It is used by IoT devices in more than a hundred countries around the world.

It uses radio waves in free, so-called ‘licence-exempt’ frequency bands for transmission. In the Czech Republic today, nearly 20,000 stationary and mobile sensors are connected to our LoRaWAN network. They are used for smart energy metering, as monitoring tools in supply chains, for smart agriculture, various Industry 4.0 solutions, and for many other applications.

It does not make sense to compare individual technologies with one another because the strength of IoT is in their combination. They can exist side by side, complementing each other. There is potential for immense synergies.

Future IoT systems will combine diverse communication technologies. That is why it is good to start taking advantage of those synergies today. LoRa is, above all, very energy-efficient. Another advantage is standardisation. LoRa is standardised and we add our standard to it, so that subsequent reception and processing of the information is greatly simplified for the recipient of the message. 

We have 1,500 gateways across the Czech Republic, covering practically its entire territory. And we install more if they are needed by someone. Unlike Sigfox, LoRa works even when the IoT device is in motion.

Another advantage of LoRa compared to other technologies is its geolocation ability. Our gateways have GPS tags and take GPS time. The network is thus able to calculate from where the device is transmitting. Nothing changes in the device, it does not even know that its location is being detected. The accuracy is in the tens of metres and is fully adequate, for example, for detecting the position of containers. Other statistical aids make it possible to calculate a position even more precisely.

In some large cities, ‘deep indoor coverage’ can be used to measure directly in places with poorer signal penetration, e.g., in sewer or water lines.

Two-way transmission makes it possible to not only transmit data from sensors, but also to control the devices, update their firmware, and much more. Unlike other technologies, LoRa also makes it possible to communicate with devices that are in motion.

Thanks to our own IoT certification, you can choose from a number of reliable sensors for measuring and reading a variety of variables. The devices excel in terms of low energy consumption and can operate for several years. You can also rent detectors and sensors from us.

IoT cloud allows you to make the most of messages (data) from your devices. The IoT cloud receives them and can store, process, or forward them to your applications.

The increasing complexity of IoT solutions requires a combination of many different technologies. Companies, enterprises, and organisations, however, rarely have profound knowledge or expertise capable of leveraging all of the capabilities offered by the IoT.

To relieve you of the need to know all the technical details and to best integrate solutions into your environment, we have moved from connectivity services to project services and offer the unique service of designing, implementing, and operating complex IoT solutions.

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