Comments on: Moovera makes muni and public transport Wi-Fi a lot easier http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/09/18/moovera-makes-muni-and-public-transport-wi-fi-a-lot-easier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moovera-makes-muni-and-public-transport-wi-fi-a-lot-easier Citywide WiFi, smart grid, enterprise wireless, public safety, mobile apps Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:38:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Baker http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/09/18/moovera-makes-muni-and-public-transport-wi-fi-a-lot-easier/#comment-23807 Jim Baker Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:16:30 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=6407#comment-23807 One of Moovera's key selling points is the management system which we market under the name Moovsuite. This incorporates device reporting and usage statistics gathering, an integrated AAA backend for user authentication, a captive portal for splash pages, end-user questionnaire for market research, and real-time vehicle tracking that uses the built-in GPS functionality of the device. You can learn more about this on our web site: http://www.moovera.com/s_overview.php?id=1&p=1 While there are competing products on the market (some of which are less expensive), purchasing decisions are not made on price alone. From a technical perspective, the Moovbox supports two WAN radios that can be configured for failover or discrete assignment to Ethernet and Wi-Fi interfaces. This is particularly valuable should a customer wish to pass public Wi-Fi traffic over one WAN radio, and secure IP-CCTV traffic over another. It also enables the Moovbox to support both WiMAX 802.16e and 3G/HSPA simultaneously in the same device. The built-in GPS is used by over 90% of our customer base as for fleet management and by integrating GPS within the Moovbox itself we can offer tracking functionality and location-based services with any choice of backhaul whether WiMAX, TD-CDMA or 3G. I believe there are many potential customers who would value these competitive advantages despite costing a few hundred dollars more. Moovera sells its products through Channel Partners all over the world. While we encourage healthy competition, we have yet to encounter Junxion in any bids large or small in markets outside North America. It would appear they have a solid, reliable product and I congratulate them on their efforts in the US. However their web site states "Junxion products are not yet available for sale or use outside the United States" and has done so for a couple of years now. I'm not sure what Glenn means by 'most widely deployed' in relation to Junxion when they don't sell outside the US. The world is a very big place with many carriers looking at ways to leverage their licensed spectrum into the Wi-Fi arena and Moovera is delighted to serve an ever-growing international market with our combination of both fixed and mobile products. I hope this addresses your questions Glenn and I'd be happy to answer any further questions either privately or via this forum. --jim One of Moovera’s key selling points is the management system which we market under the name Moovsuite. This incorporates device reporting and usage statistics gathering, an integrated AAA backend for user authentication, a captive portal for splash pages, end-user questionnaire for market research, and real-time vehicle tracking that uses the built-in GPS functionality of the device. You can learn more about this on our web site:

http://www.moovera.com/s_overview.php?id=1&p=1

While there are competing products on the market (some of which are less expensive), purchasing decisions are not made on price alone. From a technical perspective, the Moovbox supports two WAN radios that can be configured for failover or discrete assignment to Ethernet and Wi-Fi interfaces. This is particularly valuable should a customer wish to pass public Wi-Fi traffic over one WAN radio, and secure IP-CCTV traffic over another. It also enables the Moovbox to support both WiMAX 802.16e and 3G/HSPA simultaneously in the same device. The built-in GPS is used by over 90% of our customer base as for fleet management and by integrating GPS within the Moovbox itself we can offer tracking functionality and location-based services with any choice of backhaul whether WiMAX, TD-CDMA or 3G. I believe there are many potential customers who would value these competitive advantages despite costing a few hundred dollars more.

Moovera sells its products through Channel Partners all over the world. While we encourage healthy competition, we have yet to encounter Junxion in any bids large or small in markets outside North America. It would appear they have a solid, reliable product and I congratulate them on their efforts in the US. However their web site states “Junxion products are not yet available for sale or use outside the United States” and has done so for a couple of years now. I’m not sure what Glenn means by ‘most widely deployed’ in relation to Junxion when they don’t sell outside the US. The world is a very big place with many carriers looking at ways to leverage their licensed spectrum into the Wi-Fi arena and Moovera is delighted to serve an ever-growing international market with our combination of both fixed and mobile products.

I hope this addresses your questions Glenn and I’d be happy to answer any further questions either privately or via this forum.

–jim

]]> By: Glenn Fleishman http://www.muniwireless.com/2007/09/18/moovera-makes-muni-and-public-transport-wi-fi-a-lot-easier/#comment-23779 Glenn Fleishman Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:11:43 +0000 http://muniwireless.sandboxdev.com/?p=6407#comment-23779 Interesting stats. Moovera, however, is much more expensive than the most widely deployed competing cell router that's designed for IT/fleet installation: Junxion. Junxion is used in Google and Microsoft shuttle buses, in King County (Seattle's home count) Metro buses, sold in the 100s to corporations for road warrior workgroups, and costs $700 for one-off purchases, with discounted for volume. Moovera has a future mobile WiMax orientation, which is interesting, but their press release focused on fixed installation as a substitute for fixed WiMax or wired backhaul, I thought. The mobile cell router market is actually somewhat mature, with several competitors selling robust and rugged units. Mobile WiMax support sounds unique until you consider that it will be available as a plug-in PC Card, which means devices like Junxion's would be able to add support for that standard by adding support for another card type to their existing list of card's supported. Not that there's not room for more firms, but this segment isn't particularly underserved. What I'd ask Moovera is how they manage large installations? I've seen the management console for Junxion's gear, and it's quite sophisticated. Interesting stats.

Moovera, however, is much more expensive than the most widely deployed competing cell router that’s designed for IT/fleet installation: Junxion. Junxion is used in Google and Microsoft shuttle buses, in King County (Seattle’s home count) Metro buses, sold in the 100s to corporations for road warrior workgroups, and costs $700 for one-off purchases, with discounted for volume.

Moovera has a future mobile WiMax orientation, which is interesting, but their press release focused on fixed installation as a substitute for fixed WiMax or wired backhaul, I thought. The mobile cell router market is actually somewhat mature, with several competitors selling robust and rugged units. Mobile WiMax support sounds unique until you consider that it will be available as a plug-in PC Card, which means devices like Junxion’s would be able to add support for that standard by adding support for another card type to their existing list of card’s supported.

Not that there’s not room for more firms, but this segment isn’t particularly underserved.

What I’d ask Moovera is how they manage large installations? I’ve seen the management console for Junxion’s gear, and it’s quite sophisticated.

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