The uCIFI Alliance

Unified data model on IoT networks
and open source wireless sub-GHz mesh for Smart Cities and Utilities
The end of proprietary wireless communication networks for Smart Cities and Utilities

The Smart Streetlight and the Smart Metering markets both started with the first projects about 10 years ago. Even if dozens of projects were deployed since then, these markets are still growing, not yet mature and only addressed by proprietary single-source-supplier networking systems.

Cities and utilities ask for open and multi-supplier wireless networking solutions. The mission of the uCIFI Alliance is to develop a Multi-Transport, Multi-Supplier & Cost Efficient Wireless Network Reference Implementation that includes an open-source long-range mesh network, as well as supports LoRaWAN, NB-IoT and Bluetooth, so that IoT devices communicates through various networks using the same unified uCIFI data model.

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Open Source

Cities (public money) and Utilities can’t afford to be locked with only one vendor.

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Multi-Transport

uCIFI provides high-speed device-to-device (D2D) and device-to-central (D2C) communications for any type of devices on-grid and off-grid.

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Multi-Supplier

Like other large markets (e.g. computers, phone, video), Smart Cities and Utilities require openness and the ability for customers to chose amongst many vendors.

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Cost Efficient

The uCIFI reference implementation is designed to be cost efficient, so that both end-customers and solutions suppliers have another compelling reason to adopt uCIFI.

uCIFI members

End-customers and industry players together to create an open future

INDUSTRY MEMBERS

uCIFI is a non-profit alliance of industrial companies, cities and utilities with the goal to unlock the Smart City & Utility markets. The uCIFI Alliance specifies a unified data model and interface across multiple IoT Networks, including LoRaWAN, NB-IoT and an open-source sub-GHz long distance mesh network, to provide both device-to-device and device-to-cloud IoT communication to cities and utilities independently from any proprietary vendor. uCIFI offers various membership levels including Sponsor, Contributor, Adopter and Observer.

The uCIFI Alliance is created by market leaders with a unique technology expertise and a wide market reach, joined by end-customers. Altogether, the uCIFI Alliance members sell and connect millions of devices every year. uCIFI welcome other Sponsors, Contyributors, Adopters and Observers to create the most open, secured and reliable wireless network to create smarter cities and utilities.

Join the uCIFI team and contribute to design the uCIFI open source communications reference for Smart Cities and Utilities.

Become a member

END-USERS

uCIFI rely on end-users to create technologies that solve real field pains and provide compelling benefits. Cities and Utilities are welcome to participate to the Workgroups and to field tests.
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uCIFI News

Members speak about uCIFI

Yannick Delibie

Yannick Delibie, CTO and co-Founder of Kerlink

“Kerlink’s existing LoRaWAN Gateway will soon be upgradable to provide the unified uCIFI data model on existing LoRaWAN networks and to support uCIFI opensource wireless sub-GHz mesh networks, providing our customers’ customers with the ability to control, command and monitor millions of both constantly powered and battery-powered devices thanks to the uCIFI mesh and LoRaWAN networking technologies, without the need to deploy extra infrastructure”

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How New Seng, CEO at EDMI

“We are really excited about uCIFI. It will enable EDMI to offer a new generation of smart energy solutions, providing our customers with an alternative option for connecting their smart devices both in the utility and IoT space. With more bandwidth and an even more reliable network, we will provide more data and more services to our customers. Joining forces in the uCIFI Alliance with other IoT market leaders makes it possible to develop the only open and interoperable sub-GHz mesh network, requested by many of our customers”

Nicolas Keutgen

Nicolas Keutgen, Chief Innovation Officer at Schréder

“With uCIFI, Schréder will provide the first truly open and interoperable smart city mesh network, while existing solutions are proprietary and make cities depend on a single network or device supplier. The uCIFI Alliance is a real opportunity for Schréder to continue being the most innovative company in our field and to provide a new generation of smart city applications to our customers around the world”

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Gianni Minetti, President & CEO, Paradox Engineering

“Open standards and interoperability have always been part of Paradox Engineering’s technology vision and approach to Smart Cities and Internet of Things. We believe that a unified data model for open wireless networks will unlock Smart City and IoT projects for the good of citizens, communities and industries: uCIFI is a real opportunity to boost a future of massive adoption and onboarding of actors that can benefit from a connected world. We are glad to be part of uCIFI and contribute to this mission”

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Michiya Kagami, Chief of Engineering Headquarters MinebeaMitsumi

“MinebeaMitsumi aims at contributing to the IoT era with its outstanding technology solutions, and is proud to support the vision of uCIFI towards the possibility for Customers to build true future proof Smart Cities interconnecting services and devices improving the life of people and society”

Become a uCIFI member

Want to implement an open-source multi-transport wireless communication stack in your IoT end-device, then become a member of uCIFI and propose open interoperable solutions to Cities and Utilities.