The Worldwide Most Visited Showcase of UWB Technology at Dubai Expo

Houston, Texas, USA, December 2, 2021 | 1 min read

Sewio, a UWB-based real-time location system (RTLS) vendor, today announced that their technology is one of the technological keystones of Germany’s pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020, which leverages the latest technologies including Sewio RTLS to provide an immersive visitor experience.

Facts and fiction, the Cologne-based agency which won the tender for the German pavilion, evaluated several indoor tracking technologies before selecting Sewio RTLS for its precision, reliability, and costs. The main goal for using the indoor tracking solution at the pavilion was to allow visitors to seamlessly participate in various activities at several interactive kiosks based on precise positioning turning the visitors into players.

The localization system at the German pavilion is powered by 97 Sewio RTLS anchors covering ten different halls and enabling location-based gamification for over 3,000 people wearing the visitor’s badge, which features the Sewio RTLS tag.

“To be the ones pioneering UWB-powered RTLS technology at an event of this magnitude comes with great responsibility and I am incredibly proud that both our team and product were up to this challenge, yet again proving that it is the technology of the future,” said Milan Simek the CEO and Co-founder of Sewio Networks.

The visitor first approach at the German pavilion paid off. CNN selected it among the most spectacular pavilions at Expo Dubai 2020 and its success can also be measured by the endless ques of visitors waiting to see the German pavilion and learn more about renewable energy and sustainable solutions through the immersive experience enabled by the UWB-powered Sewio RTLS.

Please find more information on how German pavilion uses UWB powered RTLS: https://www.sewio.net/the-worldwide-most-visited-showcase-of-uwb-technology-german-pavilion-at-expo-2020-dubai/

Sewio Networks is the manufacturer of a real-time location system (RTLS) for indoor tracking that drives business results for companies in the intralogistics, retail, sport, entertainment and livestock industries. The Sewio system is built on ultra-wideband technology (UWB) and delivered with RTLS Studio, remote management and visualization software.

It gives partners and customers a precise, easy-to-integrate, reliable , and fully scalable IoT solution for indoor tracking that allows process visibility, boosts production efficiency, simplifies the inventory process, and increases the safety of employees. Founded in 2014, Sewio is headquartered in the Czech Republic with offices in Germany and France. Sewio has 70+ system integration partners and powers customers in 37 countries. Customers include: Volkswagen, Budvar, Pirelli, Matador, TPCA, Škoda.

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