Telit is an

Internet of Things The Internet of things (IoT) describes physical objects (or groups of such objects) with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other comm ...

(IoT) Enabler company headquartered in Irvine, CA, USA. It is a privately held company with key operations in the US, Brazil, Italy, Israel, and Korea.

Overview

Telit is an IoT Enabler providing IoT modules, edge-to-cloud services including connectivity plans, IoT SIMs, IoT embedded software and PaaS IoT deployment managed services. It operates two business units: IoT modules and subscriptions & managed services. In 2021, the company launched Telit NeXT, a cloud-native core network to enhance its global IoT connectivity offering. The company developed the ball-grid-array (BGA) module; the “Family” and “Unified-Form-Factor” concepts; the smallest GPS receiver module; a Gigabit LTE data card module; a 5G data card module; simWISE, integrated SIM technology with data subscription services; OneEdge, an IoT deployment management tool; deviceWISE® Industrial IoT Integration and Enablement Platform; Telit IoT Portal, a Cloud-Based Platform as a Service for IoT; and Telit secureWISE, a Secure IIoT Platform for Industrial Systems. The company also provides cellular, short-range, and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) modules. The products are available in over 80 countries from 20 sales offices, supported regionally from 12 application engineering hubs. Its module portfolio includes products in

GSM The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to describe the protocols for second-generation ( 2G) digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as ...

GPRS General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a packet oriented mobile data standard on the 2G and 3G cellular communication network's global system for mobile communications (GSM). GPRS was established by European Telecommunications Standards Insti ...

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UMTS The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a third generation mobile cellular system for networks based on the GSM standard. Developed and maintained by the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), UMTS is a component of the Inte ...

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(including NB-IoT, LTE-M, Categories 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13 Gigabit LTE Category 18), 5G (3GPP Rel 15 and 16) products as well as

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, Bluetooth and

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/GNSS modules. Its module families feature a single form factor that is interchangeable across regional cellular networks, technologies and standards.

History

In 2006, with the acquisition of Bellwave, a regional headquarters was opened in Seoul. In 2008, it further expanded with regional operations in São Paulo, Brazil; Johannesburg, South Africa and Ankara, Turkey. In 2009 Telit acquired France-based One RF. It also launched Infinita Services to simplify M2M solution deployment and maintenance of device software, and a short-range GSM/GPRS module, the GE865-QUAD. In March 2011, Telit acquired Motorola Solutions' M2M modules business unit In January 2012 Telit acquired California-based Navman Wireless OEM Solutions. In July 2012, Telit formed a new business unit, m2mAIR, to offer M2M services. m2mAIR offers module and subscription lifecycle management via a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform and global wireless coverage in partnership with Telefónica. It also includes the Jupiter SL869 multi-constellation GNSS receiver supporting GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS; followed by the 3D-SiP based SE880. In 2013, the company acquired Florida-based ILS Technology LLC, a provider of industrial automation and IoT cloud platform. It also acquired Illinois-based CrossBridge Solutions and NXP B.V., NXP’s ATOP business and a fully owned subsidiary of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Nasdaq: NXPI) adding to the company's company’s OEM automotive products unit. The OEM automotive product business unit was divested in 2019. In 2022, the company announced its acquisition of Thales Cinterion for a 25% stake in Telit. In 2022, the company also announced the acquisition of California-based Mobilogix Inc.

Research and development (R&D)

The company has R&D centers in Irvine - California, Boca Raton - Florida, Trieste - Italy, Seoul - Korea, and Bangalore - India. The Trieste R&D center is complemented with facilities in Cagliari. This center focuses on the advancement of 4G LTE Categories 4, 1, Mobile IoT standards LTE-M and NB-IoT and hardware design for short range wireless and Wi-Fi products. It is also the R&D base for the Telit simWISE integrated SIM (iUICC) product and Telit OneEdge, software suite and tools for IoT deployment management. The facility also houses the company's advanced RF lab. The Florida center in Boca Raton, houses software engineering and R&D in charge of advancing cloud and platform technologies. It is the lead software development center for Telit Connectivity, Telit simWISE, Telit OneEdge and deviceWISE IoT/Industrial IoT platform. Boca Raton is also the Global Headquarters for Telit's secureWISE platform--the leading remote connection solution for the semiconductor industry. The R&D center in Seoul (Korea) is the company’s primary APAC hardware R&D center is located in Seoul, South Korea, and is the development site for the cellular broadband products in 5G, and in 4G LTE Categories 1 and above. The Bangalore (India) software competence hub is for short-range wireless technologies. The Bangalore center develops system and application software for the company's cellular, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules. The Irvine center is responsible for turnkey IoT solutions, engineering, and design.

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