Ingenu

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Ingenu
Type Private
Industry Machine to Machine, Internet of Things, wireless
Founded2008 (2008)
FoundersTed Myers, Rob Boesel, Joaquin Silva
Headquarters
San Diego
,
United States
Number of employees
0-1
Website www.ingenu.com

Ingenu, formerly known as On-Ramp Wireless, is a provider of wireless networks. The company focuses on machine to machine (M2M) communication by enabling devices to become Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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History

Ingenu was founded in 2008 as On-Ramp Wireless; by the end of 2014, it was valued at $72 million, according to data from PitchBook. [1]

On September 1, 2010, the World Economic Forum announced the company as a Technology Pioneer for 2011. [2]

On April 4, 2011, Bloomberg announced the company as a 2011 New Energy Pioneer. [3]

The company was renamed to Ingenu in September 2015. [4] Initially, the company focused on utilities, but in 2012 expanded to the gas and oil industries. [5] The Ingenu brand launch in September 2015 coincided with the announcement of a network dedicated to machine connectivity. [6]

Technology

Using the free 2.4 GHz ISM bands, Ingenu’s hardware has been tested at over a 30-mile range in the 2.4 GHz free ISM band while maintaining low power operation. It is optimized for robustness, range and capacity. [7] [8]

As of September 2015 the company had operations in 20 countries. [9]

Technology

Ingenu uses the name random phase multiple access (RPMA) for patented technology used in its network. [9] [10] RPMA is used in GE's AMI metering. [11] RPMA is also used for oil and gas field automation, or digital oilfield. [12] The technology includes network appliances, the microNode radio module, a reference Application Communication Module for development platform, and a general I/O device. [13]

The Machine Network

In September 2015, Ingenu announced a public network exclusively for machines supported by RPMA technology. [9] [10] [14] The network will begin in the US, and as of the launch had 55,000 square miles. [9] The company planned to cover Phoenix and Dallas by the end of 2015 with coverage across the United States complete by the end of 2017. [10] [15] The Machine Network also has coverage in Europe, starting with nationwide coverage of Italy, through a partnership with Meterlinq. [16]

Ingenu has private, regional, machine-to-machine networks. [4] [9] [14] One of these networks is owned by San Diego Gas & Electric. [9] At the announcement of the Machine Network, Ingenu indicated it would continue to support and pursue private networks. [4]

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References

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  2. ↑ Thirty-One Visionary Companies Selected as Technology Pioneers 2011
  3. ↑ "Bloomberg New Energy Finance Honors Ten New Energy Pioneers". Bloomberg. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  4. 1 2 3 "On-Ramp Wireless rebrands as Ingenu and launches US-wide M2M wireless public network". M2M Now. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  5. ↑ "Ingenu Plans Nationwide Wireless Network for Internet of Things". Xconomy. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  6. ↑ "Entries - All the Internet of Things". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  7. ↑ "The Networked Grid 100: Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid". Greentech Media. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  8. ↑ "Smarter idea for smart grid signals?". San Diego Union-Tribune . 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Freeman, Mike (2015-09-08). "On-Ramp Wireless becomes Ingenu, launches nationwide IoT network". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  10. 1 2 3 "Ingenu Launches the US's Newest IoT Network". Light Reading. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  11. ↑ John, Jeff St (2013-02-01). "GE Dives Into AMI Fray With On-Ramp Wireless : Greentech Media" . Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  12. ↑ "WellAware Launches as New San Antonio Company for Oilfield Communications/Software-as-a-Service; Unique Eagle-Ford Network Operational; Welder Exploration & Production First Customer" (Press release). 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  13. ↑ "Ingenu - RPMA Resources, White Papers & Downloads".
  14. 1 2 Goldstein, Phil. "On-Ramp Wireless becomes Ingenu, touts purpose-built network for Internet of Things". FierceWireless. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  15. ↑ "Former Verizon, Qualcomm execs back Ingenu M2M network" . Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  16. ↑ "Ingenu, Meterlinq to roll out public IoT network in Italy" . Retrieved 2015-09-14.
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