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[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Paragraf Text”]Loradix aims to leverage the communications infrastructures that electricity distribution companies deployed years ago to remotely read the meters installed in homes. The goal is to use them to offer an IoT communications system applicable to many other sectors, beyond electricity.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Paragraf Text”]The solution can compete in the IoT market thanks to advantages inherent to the power grid: plug&play operation, capillarity, broad coverage, rapid scalability, resistance to jamming, and a competitive cost.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Titol”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Paragraf Text”]Our project requires collaboration with electricity distribution companies, of which there are more than 300 in Spain. We had been speaking for some time with different companies in the sector, including Anell, the distributor within the Estabanell Group.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Paragraf Text”]During those conversations, the Anell team found the project interesting and put us in touch with ERIA as the most suitable route to start a collaboration between Loradix and the different companies within the Estabanell Group.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Titol”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Paragraf Text”]The project was in the process of raising its first funding round. We had already carried out controlled tests in a real environment, so from a technological standpoint we were at TRL 6\u20137.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Titol”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Paragraf Text”]We expect to achieve three main objectives. The first is to close our first funding round in order to hire staff and carry out the first proofs of concept with real devices.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Paragraf Text”]The second is to launch a minimum viable product that enables proofs of concept with different distribution companies, with particular attention to cybersecurity and functionality.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Paragraf Text”]Finally, we want to develop the first hardware prototypes that will be integrated into devices connected to the IoT system: from boilers and household appliances to air-conditioning units or charging points for electric vehicles.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Titol”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Paragraf Text”]ERIA\u2019s acceleration program offers several advantages, but for now we particularly value the support of a group of mentors, both from the Estabanell Group and external. Their experience and knowledge help us in different areas where Loradix needs guidance.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Paragraf Text”]In addition, we have been pleasantly surprised by their commitment to the project and their human quality.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Titol”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ admin_label=”Paragraf Text”]The main step forward has been to rethink the company\u2019s strategy and open up the possibility of carrying out a proof of concept with the collaboration of the Estabanell Group\u2019s retailer and distributor.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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