When a team of Polish logistics experts and telecoms innovators came
together to create an outstanding global logistics tracking and driver
communication system, they had powerful resources to draw on.
Some of the team were from Poland’s Institute of Logistics and
Warehousing (ILiM), the state-owned R&D unit established in 1967
and widely acknowledged as Poland’s centre of excellence in logistics.
The ILiM also provides e-business, IT and data communication solutions,
expertise complemented by that of CallFreedom, a young and ambitious
Polish telecommunications and IT company established in 2010.
CallFreedom delivers innovative and cost-effective roaming mobile services
to both service providers and consumers. It focuses on transport and
logistics internationally and partners with global telecommunications players
like Telecom Italia and T-Mobile, enabling coverage in over 200 countries
and 600 mobile networks worldwide. CallFreedom combines a great track
record with successful product and service innovation which makes mobile
communications easier and less expensive for customers.
Together, ILiM and CallFreedom aimed to develop a unique global logistics
tracking and driver communication system. CallFreedom would handle
production and ILiM would be responsible for concept testing and field tests.
The team succeeded, the new service is called T-Traco and Google Maps is
vital to its conception.