Unwired Edge Cloud OS

The Unwired Edge Cloud OS is a cloud-based operating system for efficient, secure, and scalable management of your edge and IoT devices

Whether it is MIPS, ARM, x86, or PPC – our Linux/OpenWRT-based software focuses on openness and flexibility. Once installed on your edge network devices, they connect to the Unwired Edge Cloud in seconds, equipping your devices with state-of-the-art connectivity and orchestration features.

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Unwired Edge Cloud OS is tested for compatibility to 30+ industrial devices and 20+ modems.

Firmware Updates

Unwired Edge Cloud OS Updates are published regularly and frequently to include:

  • Security updates

  • Improvments to baseband firmwares of supported modems

  • Improvments to baseband firmwares of wireless chipsets

  • Maintenance updates of important Linux networking packages

  • Unwired features and improvments

  • Container runtime and orchestration features

  • Modem handling improvements

  • Networking improvements

  • and many more

Firmware Features

The Unwired Edge Cloud OS contains many features built to interact securely with the Unwired Edge Cloud infrastructure.

SMS Streamer

The Unwired SMS Streamer is used to send SMS telemetry data to the Unwired Edge Cloud and is included in the Unwired Edge Cloud OS for all devices equipped with modems.

It handles the full lifecycle of the SMS, from reception to cleanup. Its main purpose is to ensure SMS data reaches the Unwired Edge Cloud so that an operator is able to monitor incoming SMS, such as impending contract renewals, data limit alerts, or roaming status.

Warning

Some Modems have limitations in regards to the number of stored SMS, so only some SMSes are kept per modem (up to 20 by default).

SIM Switching

SIM switching is an Unwired Edge Cloud feature allowing modems to switch between multiple SIM cards on mobile carrier signal degradation or connection loss.
Typical use cases include mobile operation in regions with inconsistent mobile operator coverage using SIM cards from multiple operators, or cross-country operation with per-country SIM cards.

Warning

SIM switching capabilities depend on hardware support, for more information on your device please refer to your device documentation in the Supported Devices section.

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SIM switching can be disabled or configured to only switch when a modem is not online, see Manage SIM Switching section.

GPSd access

Devices with integrated GPS receivers can supply their GPS information over GPSd in the network to be consumed by other devices.

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Documentation of the GPSd Wire Protocol can be found in the official documentation of the project.

After enabling the option ☑️ Enable GPSD access of a desired Client Network Uplink, the GPSd server will listen on TCP Port 2947 on the configured IP address.

Warning

Notes/Limitations:

  • GPSd may only be running/available in case a supported GPS device is installed and found.

  • GPSd may restart during runtime, client applications must automatically reconnect.

  • Depending on modems there may be multiple GPS devices found by GPSd, devices without GPS fix must be ignored.