Throughtek P2P/Cloud Solution Profile

By: Robert Shih, Published on Nov 15, 2018

Many IoT manufacturers either do not have the capabilities or the interest to develop their own cloud management software for their devices. However, such capabilities are becoming increasingly desired by customers. Companies like Throughtek provide a solution for those manufacturers (i.e. Wyze Cam). This short overview will cover:

  • Basic details about Throughtek
  • Their services and how they work
  • Known users
  • Potential concerns with this technology
  • Throughtek's financial performance

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Company *******

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Kalay *******

***** ********* *** ********* ********* the *** ************* **** has **** ******* ******** in *** ****** ** the **** *** *****. The **** ********** *** NAT ********* *** *****. The ********* ** * short *********** ** *** overall ********* *****:

  • ***** *** ***** ******* enabled ****** ****** * network ******* *** ** the ******* ******* *** router ** ******* ("****** home" **) * ******* server, ********* ******* ** how ** ***** **** device. **** ****** **** also ******** * "*********" connection ** **** *** central ****** ******** **** it ** ****** *** available ** *******.
  • **** ******* ****** (********, tablet, ** **** *****) with ** *** **** contains ***** *********** *** the ****** **** ***** to ** ******* **** contacts **** ******* ******, requesting * **********.
  • *** ****** ******** *** Kalay ******* ****** *** requests **** ** ***** out ***** ** ********* a ****** ********** ** the ************** ****** **** the ***********.

**** ******* ********** *** need ** ****** ******** in **** ************** ********* routers. *******, ***** *** instances ** ******** ***** the ******* *********** ** highly ********** (******* ** the **** ** **** blocking) *** **** ****** is ******** ******* ******* the ******* ***** ** contact *** ******* ****** (usually ************.***) *** **** blocked.

Kalay *****

******* ************** ********************** ***** *******,***** *****'* ************ ******* **** provide * **** ** device *** ******* ********** functions, ************* **************** ****-***-*** ********. ******* services ******* **************** ************* *** ********** exclusively ** ********* ***** statistics *** ********* *** streams *** ******** **** as ********** *******.

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New *******: "********** ************"

******** ** **** ** 2018, **********'****** ***** (***** ************ as * *******) *.***** ********** "********** ************" over *** ***** *** video *********. ***** *** including ******** ******** **** as ****** ********* ** recognition, ****-********, ********* *********, etc., *** *********** ** its ************* ******* ** to ** * ***** search ** ****** ***** clips ********* ****** *** cloud *** *** *****.

Kalay ***

********** **** ******** ********** ********** *** *****-*** ****** and ***********. ***** **** do ******* **** *** APIs *** ******* ** develop **** *** ********* and ****** ******* ** their ***, ********** ****** to ******** **** ******* as ****, ****** **** more **** *** ** the ********. ******* ***** App ******* *** ********* below:

Notable *********

********** ********* **** ******* traffic ******** ******* *****, Foscam, *** *********** ************ ***. ********** **** claims **** ***** ********, Bosch, **********, *********, **, Lorex, ***** ***, **, Olympia, ********, *******, ****** (as ******* ** **** customers).

**** **** ***** **** over** ******* ********** ********* *** ***** platform *** *** *********** per *****.

Potential ********

******** *********** **** ** Brian ********* ********* ************ *** ******* *** cameras **** ***** **** Foscam ***** **********, ***** have ******** ******* ******** and *********. ***** ******* settings **** ******** **** P2P ************* **** ** also ******* ** *******, opens ** ***** ******* for ******, ***** ** turn ******* ********** ** the ******* ** ******.

************, *********** ***** **** raised ******** **** ******* enabled **** ***** ************** ******* ****************. ** ****** ******* can ** ********** *** this ************* ** ***** of *** ********, **** concern *** ** ***** with.

Sales ******* *** *******

********, ********** **** *"********" *************************** ***** "*********" ******* how **** ***** ****** the **** "*******", ******* people ** * ****** of ******* ** ******* buyout ****** **** ******. Going ******* **** **** workshop ****** *** ** a*********** ************* *** ******* *********** pricing *********:

**** ***** **** ***** lists ********* ******** ** $5 *** ***** ********* device. **** ** ****** unlikely ** ** *** case **** ********* **** as **** **** ***** cameras *** $**.**.

Throughtek **********

**********'* ******* *** **** was ~$* ******* *** with ********* *****. *** the ***** **** ** 2018, ******* ******** **** the ******** **** ** ~14%.

***** ********** ******** ** comment ** ****, *** two ********** ********** ** see ***:

  1. ***** ********* ********** ***** own ********
  2. ********* ****** ***** *** smaller *** *************

Comments (6)

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 11/16/18 10:35pm

************* ***** *** ******* Throughtek ** ******* **** own ***? *** *******, if * ******** ******* Uniview, *****, *** *********, could **** ***** ***** streams *** **** *** app *** ***?

***********

Robert Shih

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 11/17/18 12:54am

*****, *** ****'* **** companies **** ***** *** already ** ** **** sense. **'* **** ******* you **** ** **** the ****. ********, * lot ** *** ********* you *** ****** ** their ********* ***'* ******** manufacturer. **** ******* ******* from ******** *************.

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Abaas Mahroos

Al Aswar Trading Group | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Sean Nelson | 11/19/18 03:04pm

* ******* ** * similar ******* *** ***** ago, *** ** *** UI ***** *** ****'* follow ******* *** ******** it.

**'* **** *** ***** to *** *** ***** name ** * ******** whose *********** ** ***'* fully *******. **** **** a *********** ******** **'* still *****. *** ******* in *** *** ******* in * ** ********.

** *****: *** *** get **** *** **** done ** ***** *** 2-5k ***. ***** *** companies **** **** ***** label **** ******* ** it's **** * ****** of ******** **** **** on ** **** * couple ** ***** ** changes.

** ***** *** *** get * **** ******** custom **** *** ** a *** ** *** developer *** ****** **-*** USD.

* ***'* **** **** ThroughTek ** **** *** it ***** ** ** that **** *********** **** on *** ********* *** backend *** *** ****** than **** * ****** app *** ***** ************.

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Abaas Mahroos

Al Aswar Trading Group | 11/19/18 04:24am

**** ** ****** ****.

** **** **** **** ***** ***** *** ******* ** ******!

Robert Shih

IPVM | In reply to Abaas Mahroos | 11/21/18 06:03pm

**** *** **** *************?

Undisclosed #1

12/28/18 02:47pm

*********** ******** **** ********** in **** ******* ** be **********'* ***** ************:

******** ***** *** ****** snoop ** ********** ***** camera ***** **********

******* ** **** ***** if *** ** **** is **** ** ***** Throughtek ***, ****** ** seems ********.

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