The ALTA Private Wireless IoT Network Platform Deemed a Driving Force Behind Deployment of Private Wireless Networks by IoT Evolution World
SALT LAKE CITY—August 6, 2026—Monnit announced today that its ALTA® Private Wireless IoT Network Platform won the 2026 Private Wireless Network Innovation Award from IoT Evolution World, the leading publication and website covering Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.
Monnit proved the IoT company is a driving force behind the deployment of private wireless networks built and operated by private organizations such as vertical enterprises, governments, utilities, public safety, agriculture, healthcare, educational institutions, and more.
The winning submission detailed how the ALTA Private Wireless IoT Network Platform contributed to networks providing secure, reliable, and high-speed connectivity for mission-critical applications and services, such as IoT devices, video surveillance, and remote monitoring.
“It’s thrilling to win this award three years in a row,” said Monnit Founder and CEO Brad Walters. “Our proprietary ALTA Private Wireless IoT Network Platform is unlike any other private wireless networking solution available today. The platform powerfully delivers our customers’ critical long-range wireless IoT data communications through secure, highly efficient, and low-power private wireless sensor networks.”
“The solutions selected for the IoT Evolution Private Wireless Network Innovation Award exemplify the growth and development of the private wireless networking ecosystem,” said Carl Ford, Community Developer, IoT Evolution World.
“It is my pleasure to recognize the ALTA Private Wireless IoT Network Platform, an innovative solution that earned Monnit the 2026 IoT Evolution Private Wireless Network Innovation Award,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “I look forward to seeing more innovation from Monnit in the future.”
How the Monnit ALTA® Private Wireless IoT Network Platform Expands What's Possible Beyond Connectivity
Through the platform, long-range wireless communications, exceptional power efficiency, and enterprise-grade security combine to help organizations monitor more assets, across more locations, with greater confidence.
The IoT transforms how organizations monitor equipment, facilities, and remote assets. But as deployments continue to expand, many organizations face the same challenge: collecting reliable data from devices spread across large campuses, industrial facilities, agricultural operations, warehouses, municipalities, and remote locations.
Traditional wireless technologies often require tradeoffs between communication range, battery life, network reliability, and resistance to interference. Modern IoT deployments demand all four.
Whether you're monitoring critical equipment inside a manufacturing plant or environmental conditions across a sprawling agricultural operation, reliable communications are essential. The ALTA Private Wireless IoT Network Platform is engineered to deliver dependable wireless performance where many conventional systems struggle.
At the heart of the platform is Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) technology, which continually changes transmission frequencies to improve resistance to radio interference and maintain reliable communications. Combined with Monnit's long-range wireless architecture, ALTA private networks can transmit sensor data up to one mile in open environments.
Inside commercial and industrial buildings, the platform is designed to communicate through challenging environments, allowing up to 100 ALTA Wireless Sensors to communicate with an ALTA XL Gateway from as far as 2,000+ feet away through more than 18 walls, depending on site conditions.
The result is dependable connectivity across facilities where concrete walls, steel structures, machinery, and other physical obstacles can interfere with conventional wireless systems.
One Platform for Hundreds of Possibilities
A wireless monitoring solution should be flexible enough to grow as operational needs evolve. The ALTA ecosystem makes that possible by combining:
More than 80 wireless sensor types
ALTA and ALTA XL Cellular IoT Gateways
ALTA and ALTA XL Ethernet Gateways
iMonnit cloud, enterprise, mobile, and on-premises software
Secure Monnit Encrypt-RF™ wireless communications
Together, these technologies provide organizations with a complete private wireless IoT platform capable of monitoring virtually any critical asset or environmental condition.
Whether your goal is predictive maintenance, environmental monitoring, equipment optimization, regulatory compliance, or facility management, ALTA provides the foundation to support your IoT strategy.
Installation That Doesn't Require an IT Project
Many organizations delay IoT deployments because they assume installation will require extensive programming or specialized networking expertise. The ALTA platform removes that complexity.
Sensors install directly on or near the equipment or environment being monitored. After powering the gateway and connecting it to either cellular service or an Ethernet network, sensor data begins flowing to iMonnit, where users can configure alerts, review trends, and manage their wireless network from virtually anywhere.
Many installations can be completed in approximately 15 minutes, allowing organizations to begin collecting actionable data almost immediately.
Extending Wireless Communications Even Further
For applications requiring exceptional wireless reach, the ALTA XL Gateway builds upon Monnit's proven ALTA Radio Platform with an amplified receiver and transmission power of up to one watt. This enhanced radio performance enables greater flexibility for organizations deploying wireless monitoring across:
Manufacturing facilities
Commercial buildings
Warehouses
Agricultural operations
Remote infrastructure
Rugged outdoor environments
The extended range allows more sensors to communicate across larger areas while reducing infrastructure requirements.
Cellular Connectivity Wherever Your Operations Take You
Many monitoring applications exist where Ethernet infrastructure isn't available. ALTA XL Cellular Gateways address this challenge by combining long-range wireless communications with 4G LTE CAT-M1 and NB-IoT (NB2) cellular technologies.
This provides resilient connectivity for remote facilities, distributed assets, temporary installations, mobile solutions, and locations where existing IT networks are reserved for other business systems.
Each gateway works seamlessly with iMonnit to aggregate sensor data, manage device configurations, and deliver real-time notifications whenever monitored conditions exceed user-defined thresholds.
Automatically connect to the strongest available cellular network to help your organization maintain visibility across worldwide deployments.
Fast, Reliable Ethernet Connectivity
Organizations with existing Internet infrastructure can deploy the ALTA XL Ethernet Gateway for straightforward installation and dependable communications.
Power the gateway, connect it to an available Ethernet port, and it automatically establishes a secure connection with iMonnit, eliminating the need for a dedicated PC while providing a reliable pathway for sensor data from virtually anywhere in the facility.
The gateway's enhanced Ethernet capabilities make it an excellent choice for commercial buildings, industrial operations, educational campuses, healthcare facilities, and countless other connected environments.
Security Designed into the Platform
Protecting operational data is just as important as collecting it. So security is integrated throughout the ALTA Private Wireless IoT Network Platform.
Monnit Encrypt-RF™ establishes a secure wireless tunnel between sensors and gateways using Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) 256-bit key exchange together with 128-bit AES encryption.
In addition, ALTA XL Gateways operate on a dedicated embedded real-time platform rather than a general-purpose operating system, reducing potential attack surfaces while helping prevent unauthorized software execution and malicious network activity.
These design principles help organizations confidently deploy private wireless IoT networks while protecting valuable operational information.
Manage Your Network Your Way
Every IoT deployment is unique, and Monnit offers multiple ways to manage your network.
Organizations can choose from:
iMonnit Basic cloud software
iMonnit Premiere cloud SaaS
iMonnit Enterprise on-premises deployment
iMonnit Express on-premises deployment
Whether monitoring a single location or hundreds of facilities, you can configure sensors, create automated alerts, analyze historical trends, generate reports, and oversee your entire wireless network from one intuitive platform.
Unlock the Full Potential of Connected Operations
The value of IoT extends far beyond collecting sensor readings. It enables you to make faster decisions, improve operational efficiency, reduce downtime, protect valuable assets, and gain greater visibility into the systems that drive your business.
The Monnit ALTA® Long-Range, Low-Power Private Wireless IoT Network Platform delivers that value, combining long-range wireless performance, exceptional power efficiency, robust security, and simple deployment into a complete monitoring solution.
Whether you're just beginning your IoT journey or expanding an existing deployment, the ALTA platform gives you the flexibility, scalability, and reliability to connect more assets, monitor more conditions, and transform data into better business decisions.
About TMC
For more than 20 years, TMC has been honoring technology companies with awards in various categories. These awards are regarded as some of the most prestigious and respected awards in the communications and technology sector worldwide. Winners represent prominent players in the market who consistently demonstrate the advancement of technologies. Each recipient is a verifiable leader in the marketplace.
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About Monnit Corporation
The origin story of the Internet of Things (IoT) begins with Monnit. Before our inception in 2010, we were already at the forefront of embedding technology into machines and devices to enable them to talk and deliver valuable data to business leaders. Monnit Remote Monitoring Solutions for nearly any industry use case have delivered 72B+ data points in 130+ countries for 90K+ customers. Monnit's 80+ long-range IoT sensors remotely monitor many conditions such as temperature, light, humidity, water, vibration, pressure, and more. You can analyze data using iMonnit cloud software and get alerts via email, text, push notification, or call when our sensors detect a change you should know.
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