CIOTechOutlook >> Magazine >> May - 2016 issue

Onebee: Laying the Foundation for Cost Effective IoT Products in Indian Retail

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Three years ago, industry pundits and analysts predicted that, by 2020, the market for connected devices would be more than 50 billion.The market for Internet of Things devices, products, and services appears to be accelerating towards that numbers. IoT is set to deliver and transform business models, increase operational efficiencies and provide a rich customer experience.

Onebee
Doing their bit in this space to drive India into a comfortable ‘Internet of Things’ generation, is Onebee technology Pvt Ltd. with Coimbatore as headquarters and branch offices in Chennai, Bengaluru, Cochin, Hyderabad and shortly spared all over India.

Onebee is a retail smart IoT brand, created by Universys Group-which has been in the Automation and Security Industry for the past 15 years. Onebee provides smart & affordable security for mid-segment homes and offices. Onebee includes Smart Home Servers, Electrical Controllers, Gate Automation, Security Cameras, Wireless Alarms, various sensors, UPS, GSM slot and Wi-Fi to control & secure home and office. Onebee has a dedicated toll free number with 24 X 7 regional language supports.

Onebee is a Smart Home IoT device that automates and controls various electronic & electrical gadgets and appliances at home from the comfort of a smartphone from anywhere, anytime. Onebee smart Linux based server has numerous capabilities to create a fully connected environment in simple steps. Onebee offers free downloadable mobile app “Onebee SMARTIoT” from play store and appstore.

“Our products target medium & small segment requirements with an affordable price paving way for the world’s largest middle class market of India to experience real comfort at a click and cost effective security to their homes which was once an envious pride of the rich,” says Aranga, MD Onebee technology.

Onebee offers unmatched quality and deliver uncompromised user experience. While the other competitors in the market provide IoT servers & services for sky-high prices, Onebee offers entire product setup & service at an amount ranging close to Rs.30000 which includes electrical control, CCTV monitoring and safety alarm system. The smart server acts as hub to connect all the devices by WiFi and the GPRS, SIM module in the server helps to send the alerts up to 5 assigned mobiles.

“Onebee has also created a separate department with an ambitious plan to address the M2M communications and IIoT (industrialIoT) required by the corporates in manufacturing and other activities. Also huge savings in electricity usage for industries through IIoT can be provided,” opines Aranga K.V, MD.

Onebee alarm systems has been installed in police stations of an entire Naxalite prone area in Tamil Nadu to provide instant trigger to mobiles of police officers to alert them of any sabotage attempts. This is just one of the many installations the company has done in Tamil Nadu.

Onebee is poised to ensure trauma free sleep for many Indian households in the near future with more innovations like this.

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