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NEXT4 extends its offer with a new tracker approved for air freight
After launching its container tracking solution with the N402 tracker almost a year ago, NEXT4 is enriching its offer and launching a second...
NEXT4 launches dynamic ETAs for better visibility
After 2020's difficulties in the world of logistics due to Covid-19, this new year sheds light on the necessity for visibility and agility in supply...
NEXT4 reveals a new functionnality for shipments statistics
NEXT4 is proud to announce a major new feature of its container tracking platform. The N4VIEW platform, which enables the tracking of container...
NEXT4’s container tracker meets the DCSA standards for interoperability
Digital Container Shipping Association is a neutral, non-profit organization, constituted by representatives of shipping companies such as MSC,...
Machine learning in IoT : did the dream come true? – PART III
As discussed in our previous articles, machine learning mechanisms can be adjusted to fit the constraints of ultra-limited embedded systems....
Bolloré Transport & Logistics, Next4 and IMT Mines Albi sign a MOU to develop A.I. for container tracking
Bolloré Transport & Logistics, the company Next4 and the IMT Mines Albi engineering school are announcing today the signature of a memorandum of...
Machine learning in IoT : did the dream come true? – PART II
As we’ve seen in our previous article, most IoT products do not embed the same computing power and storage capacity than our computers or servers....
Machine learning in IoT : did the dream come true? – PART I
Nowadays, “machine learning”, “deep learning” or “artificial intelligence” (aka “AI”) are becoming more and more popular. These concepts immediately...
What happens if your container waits at the port for longer than expected ?
The companies in the world today run with a goal to satisfy their customers by all means at the same time as being sustainable. With more and more...
What is container rain ?
There are many problems encountered in the transport of goods by container. Much of the attention is often focused on theft or shocks, but a major...
How does NEXT4 guarantee you more than a year of battery life on its shipping container tracker ?
As we have seen in a previous article (How to estimate the battery life of an IOT product before developing it ?), it is possible, from the very...
NEXT4 participates in Viva Technology
Viva Technology is THE trade show for innovative startups and technological advances. It is the annual global event that brings together more than 100,000 participants …
IOT Satellite : LPWAN Killers ?
Under this enticing title, it is obvious that the answer is not "yes" or "no". Knowing that the fight has been raging for several years between the...
International tracking of goods : which technologies ?
In the field of IoT, international tracking implies two things : being able to record the location of an object in a more or less precise manner and then, whatever this location, to transmit it to the application server in order to be able to value it from a business point of view.
Kineis (CNES) is partner of NEXT4
In 2018, NEXT4 sealed a partnership with Kineis to implement the CLS (CNES) historical technology in Next4’s electronic modules …
How to estimate the autonomy of an IOT product before its development?
When developing a stand-alone product (cell or battery-powered), accurately estimating its autonomy is always a challenge.Even when the development...
BPI supports NEXT4
NEXT4 is supported by Bpifrance and the Secrétariat général pour l’investissement (General Secretariat for Investment) through its "Innovation...
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