Case Study: BrainBox AI achieves uninterrupted, scalable HVAC-to-cloud connectivity with Cradlepoint NetCloud Service for IoT

BrainBox AI devices use Cradlepoint IoT solution to ensure cellular connection that enables automated HVAC adjustments

BrainBox AI, a Montreal-based leader in AI-driven HVAC optimization, needed a wide-area network independent of each building’s wired ISP to guarantee uninterrupted, secure data flow from edge devices to its cloud prediction models. Constrained by a compact hardware enclosure and rapid growth plans, BrainBox AI sought a repeatable, centrally managed WAN that would remove reliance on host-site networks while fitting into its small units — and turned to Cradlepoint for a solution.

Cradlepoint provided NetCloud Service for IoT and hundreds of IBR200 routers, managed via NetCloud Manager, to deliver standardized LTE connectivity, private APN/VPN options, and centralized in‑band LAN management. The deployment enabled reliable, scalable remote HVAC control and monitoring, reduced dependency on host ISPs (improving uptime and simplifying triage), enhanced security (noted as “99% of the time” more secure with LTE), and supported BrainBox AI’s carbon- and cost-saving automated HVAC service.

BrainBox AI

Hartin Code

Director of Operations and Head of Client Success