5BARz unveils Wi-Fi ROVR and IoT Hub in India

5BARz has rolled out its advanced next-generation ROVR Wi-Fi router and smart IoT hub at an
event held at its Bangalore office. In attendance were several local business leaders, including
Narayanan Sadagopan, Director, IIIT Bangalore, and  Vasan Paulraj, Managing Director & Head
– Financial Sponsors Group, Axis Capital .
 
5BARz India will immediately start rolling out the product in the Indian market as a part of its
exclusive contract with a top Internet Service Provider (ISP) to connect 5 million Indian homes
to the Internet over the next five years. 5BARz will begin the joint branding marketing campaign
along with the leading ISP in the coming weeks. As a part of the joint rollout, 5BARz India will
also make the product available in e-tailers like Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal and through
major retail chains.
 
Daniel Bland, Founder & CEO, 5BARz International, said, “We are very excited to launch our
ROVR Wi-Fi in the Indian market. This is a major milestone for the company and represents our
second product line to be introduced and launched here in India.  With the successful
commercialization of our Network extender here in India, which we achieved last year, 5BARZ
continues to lead the market with breakthrough technology.  Our new Wi-Fi product represents
the very best of creativity and technological ingenuity. We believe our device will deliver the best
Wi-Fi user experience for the consumer.”
 
Vasan Paulraj, Managing Director & Head – Financial Sponsors Group, Axis Capital Limited,
said, “I am delighted to be a part of this launch. I have been working closely with Daniel and
Samartha these past few months on our financing mandate and have gotten very close to team
5BARz. We are impressed with their progress and we look forward to closing on a significant
financing in the near future. This is a major accomplishment for the company and I would like to
offer my sincere congratulations.

The “ROVR” encompasses several innovative features, including dual backhaul, power backup,
mini Wi-Fi instances for each member, customizable bandwidth and data usage, remote
monitoring, alerts and advanced IoT capabilities which can be monitored and customized with
the easy-to- use 5BARz Smart Experience connectivity suite of applications from anywhere
and at any time. The product functions as a hub for the smart devices with these built-in IoT
capabilities which come as a default feature in the device. As an IoT hub, it will manage and
control temperature, humidity, gas detection, motion sensors and cameras.