July 1, 2026
Phoenix, AZ, July 1, 2026 - Hoopo, a global provider of fleet intelligence solutions, has won the 2026 Industrial IoT Product of the Year Award from IoT Evolution World for its flagship smart container tracking device, hoopoSense Solar™.
The award recognizes innovative Industrial IoT solutions that deliver measurable operational impact and help organizations solve real-world industrial challenges at scale.
Designed specifically for global dry container fleets, hoopoSense Solar transforms a dry shipping container into a continuously connected smart asset, delivering reliable location intelligence, automated operational events, cargo integrity monitoring, and safety alerts across ocean, port, rail, and inland transport operations.
Unlike many smart container solutions that require costly replacement cycles during a container’s lifespan, hoopoSense Solar was engineered around one of the industry’s biggest barriers to large-scale digitization: lifecycle economics.
With a solar-enhanced, power-efficient architecture designed for more than 12 years of maintenance-free operation, the device supports single-install deployment throughout the container lifecycle, significantly reducing total cost of ownership while maintaining continuous fleet visibility.
“Container visibility only creates value if it is operationally reliable at fleet scale and sustainable over the long term,” said Ittay Hayut, CEO of Hoopo. “hoopoSense Solar was specifically engineered to solve the real-world constraints that have historically limited smart container adoption: device lifespan, data reliability, operational trust, and safety compliance. This recognition validates the work our team has done alongside leading shipping lines to make large-scale container intelligence operationally viable.”
Built for harsh maritime and intermodal conditions, hoopoSense Solar maintains continuous reporting across challenging environments including prolonged darkness under deck, variable sunlight exposure, vibration, salt, and dense container yards.
The solution also introduces advanced sensor-fusion door intelligence capable of delivering 99.9% door status monitoring accuracy by combining multiple sensing methods and algorithms to reduce false positives and false negatives. This enables shipping lines to transform door activity into an auditable operational event stream supporting theft prevention, illicit trade mitigation, compliance monitoring, and dispute resolution.
In addition, the device includes integrated early fire detection capabilities through temperature-based anomaly monitoring, helping operators identify potential incidents earlier while cargo remains in transit.
For fleets operating in hazardous marine environments, hoopoSense Solar is also ATEX Zone 1 certified, making it suitable for LNG vessels and other regulated environments where explosive atmospheres may be present.
Beyond hardware, the device operates as part of Hoopo’s broader fleet intelligence platform, which converts raw data into structured operational workflows through automated events, geofencing, alerts, and system integrations designed to improve utilization, reduce empty moves, and increase operational efficiency across container fleets.
“It gives me great pleasure to recognize Hoopo as a recipient of the 2026 Industrial IoT Product of the Year Award,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO of TMC. “The hoopoSense Solar™ stands out as an innovative Industrial IoT solution that delivers measurable operational value to the global shipping industry. I look forward to seeing Hoopo’s continued leadership and future success in advancing fleet intelligence and smart container technology.”
As global shipping lines continue investing in fleet digitization, Hoopo remains focused on building operational intelligence systems capable of delivering reliable, scalable, and actionable data across real-world container operations.
