Transportation Fleet Management Syed Zaeem Hosain (‘Z’) CTO at Aeris Communications, Inc. Santa Clara, CA

Who is Aeris? Industry expert with 16+ years of M2M experience Silicon Valley knowledge applied to cellular connectivity Company Optimized wireless data access for M2m over the cellular networks A highly-automated, industry leading platform SolutionsCustomersPartners

Aeris Customer Markets Automotive & Commercial Telematics Automobile Data Services Traffic Control Fleet Management Monitoring and Control Environmental / Subsidence / Utility AMR & AMI Monitoring Home Security Water, Gas, and Electricity Meter Reading Finance and Retail ATM / EPOS / Kiosks/ Stock Control / Gaming Digital Signage Point of Sale : Speed / Reliability / Security Healthcare & Medical Devices Patient Monitoring Telemedicine Emergency Vehicle Response

Types of Fleets Delivery vehicles, field technicians, cabs, etc. Smaller numbers of trucks and vehicles per customer Smaller trucks and auto vehicles Regional Long-haul cargo trucking companies – corporate-owned and others Larger numbers of vehicles per customer Trucks and trailers separable National Auto fleets – rental cars, corporate vehicles, etc. Heavy equipment – construction, farm and combine Other rentals – daily/weekly equipment Other

Common Needs Vehicle/asset location info is fundamental (obvious) Devices contain GPS tracking capability – accuracy Must send locations to back-office systems – as needed by app function Location, location, LOCATION! Transmit location, events, logs and other information from vehicle Must send information to the driver/vehicle: dispatch, routes, etc. Often needs voice capability to reach driver Data transport must be Bi-Directional Environmental considerations: Temperature, vibration, installation, … Clean integration with vehicle info: Sensors, vehicle data networks, … Long-life: Robust connectors, battery management, … Hardened Devices

Characteristics Dispatch: Reach the vehicles to add stops, change routes, etc. Sessions: More “stops and starts” transmissions Data Transport: Cellular data services serve well Regional Fleets DOT Regulations: Tire pressure, driver logs, vehicle/driver history, etc. Time-sensitive: Send morning dispatch/logs on time Coverage: Cellular works very well, but check coverage holes National Fleets Asset: Track vehicle and individuals, rarely other contents Event-based: Crash, theft, route downloads, engine start/stop, etc. Network: Sometimes requires satellite or cellular/satellite hybrid devices Other Fleets

Questions? Direct: Syed Zaeem Hosain (“Z”) Aeris Communications, Inc Mission College Blvd., Suite 600 Santa Clara, CA Address Corporate: My blog: Contact Aeris: Web site