Seamless Global Expansion and Connectivity for Electric Vehicle Charging Networks
As the electric vehicle (EV) industry continues to expand, the infrastructure to support it must scale with equal speed. Two leading companies, a French-based EV charging solution provider and a Swedish independent charging operator, have partnered with Semtech to streamline their operations, enabling seamless global expansion, enhanced operational efficiency, and improved customer experience.
Both companies faced distinct challenges in their efforts to scale globally, from managing complex logistics to ensuring robust and reliable connectivity in challenging environments. With Semtech's global connectivity solutions, these companies have simplified their deployment processes, improved reporting, enhanced user experience, and built scalable, future-proof infrastructures.
Semtech’s innovative technology helped them overcome these challenges and transform their operations.
The Challenges | Global EV Charging Expansion
French EV Charging Provider’s Challenge: Complexity in Managing Multiple Vendors and Networks
This French EV charging solution provider offers businesses and local communities EV charging stations to help them reduce carbon footprints and energy costs. As the company expanded into North America, Latin America, and Asia, managing different communication hardware, service subscriptions, and SIM inventories from multiple vendors became increasingly complex. The data extraction, analysis, and global reporting process was inefficient, resulting in delays and increased resource allocation.
For example, before using Semtech’s solutions, the company had to configure the network for each new installation manually and faced issues ensuring consistent service quality across different regions. The lack of unified reporting made maintaining transparency and real-time insights into global operations challenging.
The Swedish Challenge: Connectivity and Coverage in Remote and Underground Areas
A Swedish organization that manages a rapidly growing network of over 25,000 EV charging stations across Sweden and Denmark struggled similarly with its existing connectivity solution. They faced specific challenges in providing reliable connectivity for charging stations in rural areas and underground garages, where network coverage was often unreliable. Their previous system required technicians to manually evaluate network availability and maintain inventories of multiple SIMs for different providers. This process was costly and inefficient, slowing deployment and preventing seamless expansion.
As the organization planned to expand into Germany and other EU countries, it needed a more robust and scalable solution to ensure uninterrupted connectivity in any setting without the operational burden of managing multiple network providers and data plans.
The Solution | Semtech and a Comprehensive Global Connectivity Platform
Semtech’s global connectivity solutions addressed the unique challenges faced by both companies, enabling them to streamline their operations, ensure reliable global coverage, and position themselves for future expansion. Semtech’s AirLink® LX40 LTE Routers, AirVantage® Smart Connectivity, and AirVantage Management Platform form the core components of the solution, offering a fully integrated, end-to-end connectivity system.
AirLink® LX40 LTE Routers
Both providers deployed AirLink® LX40 LTE Routers, certified for global deployment and providing reliable and cost-effective cellular connectivity. The routers are designed to work across diverse geographies, ensuring consistent coverage regardless of location. The use of AirLink LX40 routers helped both companies reduce their reliance on multiple hardware vendors and simplified the management of global networks.
AirVantage® Smart Connectivity
AirVantage® Smart Connectivity was pivotal in addressing connectivity challenges by offering a multi-network cellular solution. This innovative service solved the French provider’s international expansion and the Swedish organization’s rural and underground connectivity issues. It provides access to over 600 cellular networks across 190 countries. The patented SIM applet connects to two or more available networks at any location, ensuring resilient and reliable connectivity even in challenging environments.
The Swedish organization's technicians no longer need to evaluate network coverage or maintain large SIM inventories. The single SIM automatically selects the best available network, streamlining deployments and reducing operational costs. Similarly, the French provider eliminated manual data extraction, automated its reporting processes, and improved operational efficiency.
AirVantage Management Platform
The AirVantage Management Platform enhanced both companies' operations by providing centralized control and visibility. This web portal and its APIs enable seamless remote configuration of routers and SIMs, real-time monitoring of deployment status, and automated alerts for network abnormalities. This has been invaluable for both companies in ensuring minimal service downtime and delivering their customers a premium EV charging experience.
Additionally, the Swedish organization plans to integrate AirVantage APIs into its existing workflows to simplify connectivity management further and reduce deployment times as it expands across Europe.
The Results | Streamlined Operations and Seamless Global Expansion
French EV Provider: Achieving Global Excellence
Since partnering with Semtech, the French EV charging provider has significantly boosted operational efficiency and deployment ease. The company can easily manage and scale its network across multiple regions with real-time operational insights and unified global reporting. The centralized management platform allows them to streamline logistics, automate processes, and ensure consistent service quality, all while reducing operational overhead.
Using Semtech’s AI-enabled proactive network monitoring, the company has achieved nearly 100% network availability, ensuring reliable charging services across its global network. This has enabled the company to expand confidently into new markets while maintaining a premium user experience.
Swedish Organization Plans On Expanding Seamlessly Across Europe
The organization’s collaboration with Semtech has yielded similarly impressive results. With a single connectivity solution, the company has eliminated the need for managing multiple SIMs, drastically simplifying the deployment and management of its charging stations. The AirVantage® Smart Connectivity ensures reliable service in even the most remote and challenging environments, including underground garages and rural areas.
The reduced deployment times and operational costs have allowed the organization to position itself for expansion into new markets, including Germany and other EU countries. With Semtech’s solutions, the company is now able to monitor and manage its entire network of charging stations through a single platform, making it easier to scale and optimize its operations.
Future-Proofing EV Charging with Semtech
As the electric vehicle industry continues to grow, the need for scalable, reliable, and global solutions becomes ever more critical. Semtech’s global connectivity solutions have enabled both the French EV provider and Swedish company to overcome the challenges of international expansion, complex operations, and connectivity issues.
By streamlining logistics, simplifying deployments, and ensuring premium user experiences through AirLink® LX40 LTE Routers, AirVantage® Smart Connectivity, and the AirVantage Management Platform, Semtech has helped these companies position themselves for long-term success in the competitive EV charging market.
With the global demand for EV charging infrastructure expected to rise, these partnerships showcase the critical role Semtech’s technology plays in shaping the future of electric mobility.
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