Hi, we’re Polte. Let’s talk about Mobile Internet of Things. (IoT) Our mission with PolteCasts is to engage and educate on the rapidly evolving Mobile IoT ecosystem, pooling our team’s years of tech and telecom expertise to drive discussion around news and trends we’re witnessing in the trenches. Join us as we explore the gamut of budding IoT use cases in an increasingly connected world. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Polte is the leader in Cloud Location over Cellular (C-LoC) technology. Leveraging 4G and 5G signals, Polte’s cloud-based platform powers IoT devices with real-time location as they move between indoor and outdoor environments, redefining what’s possible with asset tracking.
From tracking turtles to saving lives: Daniel Daoura, Founder and CEO at Pebblebee, and Kevin Jaspal, Director of Technology at Pebblebee, catch up with Polte’s Len Schuch, General Manager of Business Development (EMEA and AP). Listen in as the crew explores how the power of location intelligence in Consumer IoT asset tracking is changing the way we live, through delivering the most important thing we can ask for: peace of mind.Learn more about the Pebblebee Found here. Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn here and Kevin on LinkedIn here.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
"If I'm a general contractor, I want to make sure I have the right contractors at the right location so that I have the materials, the people, and the tools I need to spend less time looking for things, and more time doing...The less time we look for something, the more profitable our time."Rob Osterwise, Director of IoT at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., sits down with Polte’s Len Schuch, General Manager of Business Development (EMEA and AP), to discuss how tool tracking is evolving to provide enhanced, futuristic customer experiences, recent global Stanley Black & Decker innovations - and what keeps Rob "up at night" (in a good way).Learn more about Stanley Black & Decker Tools & Storage here. Connect with Rob on LinkedIn here.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
“I’m amazed every day at the calls that we get of things that have been going on that people have just been dealing with with the absence of any kind of technology to track them. The millions of dollars in write-offs of things that get lost - and they’re not stolen, there’s nothing malicious about it - they’ve just been misplaced.”Todd Goodnight, EVP and CTO at PassTime GPS, kicks off the 2021 era of PolteCasts with Polte’s Len Schuch, General Manager of Business Development (EMEA and AP). Listen as the pair investigates how Mobile IoT asset tracking is creating boundless efficiencies and cost-savings in the auto industry, from Buy Here Pay Here to beyond. Check out PassTime GPS' disruptive new generation of Encore asset tracking solutions: https://passtimegps.com/solutions/encore/In case you missed it, read the Polte and PassTime GPS press release here: https://www.polte.com/press-releases/To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
"Nobody was coming to us and saying, 'Can I have an IoT please?' IoT by itself is useless, the same way 5G by itself is useless, the same way any of these things by themselves are useless - it's the whole innovation suite of these technologies working together that gives us results."Tom Raftery, Global VP, Futurist, and Innovation Evangelist at SAP, drops by PolteCasts with Polte’s Len Schuch, General Manager of Business Development (EMEA and AP), to break down what specifically will be driving the changes in Industry 4.0 we've heard shouted from the rooftops, and which use cases we're already seeing take the lead.To keep picking Tom Raftery's brain on "things to come," check out his Digital Supply Chain Podcast here, follow him on Twitter here, or check out his blog here.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
"Every time we make any location of any device, it goes through our tower database."Polte Senior Location Engineer Tyler Smith meets up with Polte General Manager of Business Development (EMEA & AP) Len Schuch to pull the curtains back on the heart of Polte: collecting millions of data points every day to provide location across the globe. See how Polte's location experts are keeping up with the perpetual chase and adjusting to the onslaught of 5G.Connect with Tyler Smith on LinkedIn here.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
“Adding universal, real-time visibility to any asset will soon be seen simply as business as usual.”Change is on the horizon. Keith Day, Principal Consultant at GTM Strategy.tech, joins Polte’s Len Schuch, General Manager of Business Development (EMEA and AP), to discuss the ever longer, international asset life cycle and the subsequent enterprise demand of universal, end-to-end visibility in supply chains.Connect with Keith Day on LinkedIn here.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
"Locating and finding are two different things."Wenable Inc.'s CEO and Co-founder Sunil Sankaramanchi chats with Polte General Manager of Business Development (EMEA & AP) Len Schuch on the strengths of Mobile IoT across industries, what makes a successful asset tracking platform, upcoming WeTrack features, and the importance of optimism.To learn more about Wenable, check out wenable.com. Connect with Sunil Sankaramanchi on LinkedIn here.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
What was the "OG wearable"? Hint: Not a Fitbit.BI Incorporated's Sr. Director of R&D/Wireless Strategy, Joe Newell, sits down with SVP of BD, Dan Rudich, to talk IoT use cases in public safety, what Mobile IoT looked like "before it was cool," the impact of 5G, and how to pick the right location technology.To learn more about BI Incorporated, check out bi.com. Connect with Joe Newell on LinkedIn here.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
"It feels like the future."Polte CEO, Ed Chao, and Digi International Sr. Director of Research & Innovation, Harald Remmert, discuss the key drivers in the transition to full 5G Massive IoT, how to navigate a "minefield of complexity," as well as the expected barriers still to cross in connecting the world's next billions of things.Listen as they explore how to cut through the noise and make the promise of Mobile IoT a reality.To hear more from Digi International's Harald Remmert, check out his innovative blogs and coverage here.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
“As cost and complexity go down, we will see more and more connected devices.”Hear Sony Semiconductor Israel's VP of Product Management and Marketing, Dima Feldman, and Polte CEO, Ed Chao, explore the realm of new use cases enabled by Mobile IoT's unique power-saving capabilities - from tracking bananas to water meters.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
"People aren't wired to stay away from each other."In a season where so many globally are being affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, enterprises are turning to IoT to help safely bring people back to work, schools, and pillars of their former daily routine. Just ask Samsung - who has been in the headlines recently as a Michigan Ford Motor Co. factory, visited by President Trump, recently experimented with their distance-alerting wearables.Listen as Polte CEO, Ed Chao, and Director of Mobile B2B Solutions at Samsung SDS America, David Kinlough, discuss how emerging technologies will be used to save lives.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
"I put 100 boxes on the truck, but my customer only got 90. Where'd the other 10% go?"Polte CEO Ed Chao and SVP of Business Development Dan Rudich discuss how businesses across the world are waking up to the merits of using Mobile IoT to optimize every link in the supply chain.To watch Ed's panel on "Utilizing supply chain 4.0 to streamline and revitalize the manufacturing process," register for IoT World Virtual August 11 - 13 at https://tmt.knect365.com/iot-world/. Click here for a link to more details on the panel, airing 3 PM CT Day 1, August 11.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
"We are proving that the next generation of location solutions is going to be based on cellular, and specifically 5G."What does it all mean for you? Polte CEO Ed Chao and General Manager of Business Development, EMEA and AP Len Schuch progress our C-LoC discussion from "how it works" to its true impact on the global IoT ecosystem.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
"When you innovate, you're not really trying to innovate. You're just trying to solve a problem."GPS, Wi-Fi, and BLE were not made for IoT. C-LoC was.Listen as Polte CEO Ed Chao and President/Founder Russ Markhovsky chat about the origins of Cloud Location over Cellular (C-LoC) technology, and how Polte was born.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
What should listeners expect from PolteCasts? What even is Mobile IoT, and which cellular technologies are best for which use cases? How many zillions are in a "gazillion"? Polte CEO Ed Chao and SVP of Business Development Dan Rudich discuss in the first episode of PolteCasts.To learn more about Polte and what we do, check out polte.com. Or, visit us on:TwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTubeThe Polte Blog
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