FreightWatch Achieves FCC Certification for Geo F2 'Pill Bottle' Assisted-GPS Location Tracker

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- FreightWatch Security Net (FSN), a leading provider of embedded cargo and portable surveillance tracking solutions, announced today it has received FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B certification for its Geo F2 'Pill Bottle' Location Tracker, the first commercial class Qualcomm inGeo™ Platform based product.

"By completing the FCC and Sprint Nextel network certification process, the Geo F2 is now proven to be network service ready. FSN is now authorized to distribute and market the Geo F2," said Bill Games, President, FreightWatch Security Net. "Geo F2 product field trials are currently underway with key customers. Volume production and delivery is scheduled later this month."

The Geo F2 is an industrial strength, assisted-GPS tracking product incorporating Qualcomm QSC6055™ module technology. The Geo F2 is packaged in a very small but versatile form factor. With a small pig-tail battery option attached, the Geo F2 can be hidden in a pill bottle or equally small enclosure enabling a variety of new covert tracking solutions. With a large capacity lithium-polymer battery option, the Geo F2 unit can also be deployed in rapid reporting, law enforcement surveillance situations or long term (more than a year) remote asset location assurance applications.

Combined with the optional integrated Zigbee® radio receiver, the Geo F2 becomes a remote, battery powered, sensor data collection and transmission platform. The FreightWatch Geo F2 'Pill Bottle' tracker sets a new performance standard for portable, value-priced, commercial class location tracking.

The Geo F2 is the newest product in the FreightWatch arsenal of covert trackers featuring superior location accuracy and reliable reporting in impaired environments. Coupled with FSNtracks, a web-based self-monitoring platform that provides 24/7 global location and status visibility plus industry leading battery pack options, the Geo F2 'Pill Bottle' Tracker sets new covert tracking price-performance standards for portable devices.

Geo F2 Product and Service Features:

• Industry leading, very small form factor
• Wide range of external battery options
• inGeo™ Platform extends battery life with "Low Duty Cycle" hibernation options
• Battery status on demand or on schedule
• Works outdoors and indoors:
  • Inside buildings and elevators
  • Inside cargo and containers
  • Hidden on vehicles and valuable assets
• Multiple location and optional sensor reporting modes:
  • "Ping" on demand
  • Periodically on preset schedule
  • One rate while moving, another while stationary
  • Hibernate while stationary, wake-up and report when moving
  • Programmable business rules
• Unit can be configured over-the-air remotely
• Flexible deployment scenarios include tracking packages, valuable assets, and personnel

Availability

The FreightWatch Geo F2 is now available for purchase through FreightWatch affiliates and the company website at www.freightsecurity.net. A range of flexible, usage dependent monthly service plans are available, allowing subscribers to "track and trace" valuable assets, including vehicles, packages and personnel, all in a variety of disguised, covert settings.

About FreightWatch Security Net (FSN)

FreightWatch Security Net, a subsidiary of FreightWatch Group, provides covert GPS tracking products and online "track and trace" services that help secure valuable assets like in-transit cargo and surveillance of suspect vehicles.  As a specialist in battery powered tracking devices that work where traditional GPS technology does not, FreightWatch is the trusted choice of high-value shippers, the transportation industry and law enforcement agencies, alike. Whether it is asset location assurance, supply chain visibility, or recovery of stolen goods, FreightWatch covert tracking systems provide a reliable layer of security for a widening range of applications.  Together with its sister company, FreightWatch International, FSN technology enables a total solution for "securing global trade". Founded in 2005, FreightWatch Security Net is based in Austin, Texas and provides cross border tracking systems to its affiliates in the United States, Europe, Mexico, Malaysia and Brazil.

For more information, visit www.freightsecurity.net.

SOURCE FreightWatch Security Net