PEAK3 Spectrum and ASUS IoT have formed a cooperative relationship to incorporate PEAK3’s Industrial ATSC 3.0 M.2 Receiver technology within ASUS IoT’s hardware platforms for applications in smart cities and industrial automation. The partnership uniquely combines PEAK3’s broadcast history, as a new service, with industry-proven hardware from ASUS IoT, to meet increasing demand for real-time data processing 'at the edge,' especially in applications that would otherwise lack consistent internet connectivity.

Specific to this partnership and to enable devices to receive broadcast signals independent of traditional networks, PEAK3 is offering the new Industrial ATSC 3.0 M.2 Receiver. PEAK3 currently applies a dedicated 1MB data channel within National Broadcast Group covering approximately 40% of the U.S. and anticipates nationwide coverage in the next year.

Patrick Sung from ASUS IoT stated that customers could use the integration in use cases ranging from smart traffic to industrial monitoring. ASUS IoT brings its knowledge of industrial-grade hardware (single board computers (SBCs), mini PCs, and custom IoT solutions). The integration of PEAK3's M.2 Receiver is designed to enhance ASUS IoT's edge devices with ATSC 3.0 broadcast technology, enabling real-time data processing and data transfer.

The combination of PEAK3's M.2 Receiver with ASUS IoT's hardware platforms expands the capability for smart city applications, transportation, industrial automation, and IoT deployments. For instance, in smart cities, this can be used to enable real time traffic monitoring and management. In industrial use cases, this can enable the smooth integration of IoT devices for predictive maintenance and process optimization. The partnership provides solutions for addressing some of the challenges with edge computing, especially in environments where traditional internet access is expensive, unreliable, or simply not available.

ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard allows for a one to many distribution model that can reliably and efficiently send data, to thousands of devices in real time, all at once.