COCHRANE, Alberta, Sept. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ANT Wireless, a division of Garmin Canada Inc., today announced the unveiling of seven finalists for the 2018 ANT Wireless Symposium 10th Annual Inspired+ awards. The winners will be announced at the ANT Wireless Symposium held in Banff, Alberta from October 2 - 4, 2018. The event gathers leading device makers, application developers, component vendors and industry partners to discuss the technical and commercial possibilities of ANT, while also sharing wireless technology best practices. A central theme of this year’s Symposium is the connection between smart fitness products and the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution that is unfolding in a range of industries.
This marks the 10th year of the Inspired+ Awards program, which recognizes inspiring companies that are leading the way using ANT/ANT+ Wireless technology to change how we live, do business and use products. Nominees were carefully evaluated by a committee and were required to have launched a workable solution using ANT technology to solve a problem in the past year.
Seven companies and eight products are nominated for the Inspired+ ANT Wireless Awards this year. The finalist companies include:
- Cycliq Products, Inspired+ finalist for their Fly 6 and Fly12 CE System
- ELITE, Inspired+ finalist for their Direto
- Garmin, Inspired+ finalist for their G.FIT Module & the inReach® Mini
- HMD Global, Inspired+ finalist for their Smart Phone Nokia 8
- MOMES GMbH, Inspired+ finalist for their coachsmart LEV
- SIGMA-ELKTRO GmbH, Inspired+ finalist for their ROX 12.0 Sport
- Trek Bicycle Corp., Inspired+ finalist for their Bontrager ION 450 RT
“Once again, we had a strong group of nominees to consider, all of whom are using ANT Wireless technology in exceptionally creative ways,” said Andrew Skarsgard, Director of ANT Wireless at Garmin Canada. “It’s an honor to recognize this year’s winners as innovators leading the IoT connectivity revolution across a variety of environments and applications by leveraging Garmin Canada’s ANT Wireless technology.”
For more information on the upcoming ANT Wireless Symposium please visit: https://www.thisisant.com/business/events/ant-symposium-2018/. For more information about ANT Wireless visit: www.thisisant.com
About Garmin Canada
Garmin Canada Inc., formerly Dynastream Innovations Inc., and a subsidiary of Garmin, is a key site for research and development for Garmin and the inventor and home of the ANT protocol used in millions of devices worldwide.
About ANT / ANT+ (www.thisisant.com)
ANT is an established protocol and silicon solution for ultra-low power (ULP) practical wireless networking applications. With millions of deployed nodes, ANT is perfectly suited for any kind of low data rate sensor network topologies; from peer- to-peer or star, to practical mesh; in personal area networks (PAN) which are well suited for sports, fitness, wellness and home health applications, or in local area networks (LAN) in home and IoT applications. ANT+ is the pervasive ULP wireless technology facilitating the capture of critical market share in the exploding mobile sensor sector. This standardized communication platform enables quick-to-market solutions for application developers, sensor manufacturers, and cell phone makers.
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The ANT+ Product Directory is a complete inventory of all ANT+ certified or verified products. ANT+ has amassed an ecosystem of world-class technology vendors in the ANT+ Alliance, an open special interest group of companies who have adopted the ANT+ promise of interoperability. These industry leaders offer readily-available brand name products for sport, wellness management and home health monitoring. Visit thisisant.com/directory for a complete listing of ANT+ certified and verified products.
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