Gurtam
 | |
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Telecommunication Telematics IoT |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Lithuania, Vilnius |
Number of locations | 4 offices including HQ: Lithuania (Vilnius) Georgia_(country) (Tbilisi) United States (Boston) United Arab Emirates (Dubai) |
Key people | Aliaksei Shchurko (Co-Founder, CEO) Denis Strakh (Co-founder, Head of Development Center) Aliaksandr Kuushynau (Chief Wialon Officer, Head of Wialon Division) |
| Products | Wialon - GPS tracking platform for fleet management, flespi, GPS-Trace, Leasecontrol, Wialon App, Hecterra, Logistics, Nimbus |
Number of employees | 320 (2023) |
Gurtam (Belarusian “гуртам” — together) is a developer and provider of software for GPS monitoring, vehicle telematics and fleet management.[1]
Gurtam’s flagship product is Wialon, the ultimate platform for fleet management and IoT.
As of 2023, Wialon monitored more than 3 700 000 assets worldwide. The company's business network involves over 2,500 fleet management service providers in more than 150 countries.[2]
Operations[edit]
Gurtam works with telematics service providers and technology partners to deliver a feature-rich and cost-effective solution to the fleets globally. Gurtam shares experience in telematics solutions implementation at all levels, from sole traders to big brands and multinational corporations. Gurtam constantly participates in industrial expos and events worldwide including Securex South Africa,[3] Expo Seguridad Mexico,[4] GITEX, Telematics Conference SE Europe[5] etc.
History[edit]
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2002–2004 | First steps in developing software for vehicle monitoring systems. |
| 2006 | The first version of Wialon is released. |
| 2007 | GPS-Trace was released as a separate non-commercial tracking platform. |
| 2011 | Gurtam partners operate in 50 countries worldwide. |
| 2016 | The number of units connected to the Wialon system reached 1,000,000 worldwide. |
| 2017 | Gurtam released a PaaS back-end platform flespi. |
| 2018 | Data center in the USA is established. |
| 2020 | COVID-19 IoT Alliance[6] launch. The project helps national governments, municipalities, NGOs, and other groups harness the spread of the coronavirus. |
| 2020 | Gurtam establishes the IoT project of the year,[7] the first global annual competition of IoT projects focused on telematics solutions. |
| 2021 | Gurtam joins IoT M2M Council and Forbes Council. |
Random facts[edit]
In 2014, Gurtam arranged Kilimanjaro expedition to test hardware and proprietary tracking system in extreme conditions.[8] The expedition was repeated in 2023 in Indonesia when the Gurtam team and key telematics service providers among the Wialon partner community climbed the Rinjani volcano.
Gurtam established annual rankings to encourage development and growth within the community. The Wialon Top Partners rankings feature the telematics providers who connected the biggest number of units to the Wialon system over the last 12 months. Another ranking established by Gurtam is GPS Hardware Manufacturers Top 10, which features the most popular manufacturers of telematics and IoT devices across the world. Every year, it includes only ten companies whose products were connected to Wialon most frequently over the previous 12 months.
Since July 2021 Gurtam has joined the IoT M2M Council (IMC) as a Sustaining Member company.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "5 IoT Hardware Development Trends to Watch in 2021". IoT For All. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ Gurtam for together
- ^ Securex South Africa
- ^ Expo Seguridad Mexico
- ^ Telematics Conference SE Europe
- ^ "COVID-19 IoT Alliance". flespi.com. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ Post, Sponsor. "Here's how IoT is reshaping wine production, farming, and other traditional industries". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ Gurtam conquers Kilimanjaro
- ^ "Gurtam joins IMC to Expand IoT Platform Beyond GPS Tracking". IoT M2M Council. Retrieved 2021-07-27.