Wlink 4G router in Smart Parcel Locker IoT Solution

mobile network for self-service locker

With the rapid development of E-Business, the express logistic industry is also developing fast in recent years. More and more logistic companies add delivery and collection service, managing package for the apartment, condo residents, college dormitories and public offices etc. As the demand on higher delivery efficiency & lower delivery cost increased, smart package lockers are widely deployed to solve the “last mile” delivery problem and achieve centralized delivery. When parcel arrives, the courier staff enters a mobile number and places the package in a secure locker, the recipient are immediately notified through text message with a password, and could go to the lockers to pick up their parcel at any time they are convenient.

For the express logistic company, they can realize unified management of lockers in different locations including remote monitoring, remote control etc.

What role does WLINK 4G Router in the whole system?

As we know the parcel lockers are distributed throughout apartment, condo and other public location. Traditionally, the network relied on cable Fiber/ADSL to provide network connectivity for sending message and connecting to the server centre. However, there are quite a large number of location lacking wired coverage condition or it is expensive and difficult to deploy wire network infrastructure.

That is why we need a 4G mobile router in the system, obviously, the main role for WLINK 4G router is Provide reliable mobile network connection for machine-to-machine communication and data transmission. Small partial of the whole system, however, so important it is.

Using WLINK industrial wireless 4G router, the package lockers can work at unmanned delivery destination. Each locker is equipped with a 4G router that provides connectivity and intelligence to permit/forbid access to lockers based on one-time-used code, carries backhaul traffic to the lockers operation center.

Besides, WLINK also provide Powerful cloud M2M management platform for the centre operator to easily monitor and management the remote router. With the cloud platform, it is easy for the operator to monitor, configure, upgrade firmware and manage the large quantity of WLINK routers remotely.