On August 27, 2025, the highly anticipated "IOTE Gold Award 2025 Innovative Product Selection Award Ceremony" grandly kicked off at Hall 9 of Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center (Bao'an). During the ceremony, honors were officially presented to the winning enterprises of this year’s selection, marking an important moment for outstanding innovations in the IoT industry to be recognized by the whole sector. As one of the most influential events in the IoT field, this award ceremony not only gathers cutting-edge products and solutions from domestic and foreign enterprises, but also serves as a platform for industry exchanges and cooperation, further promoting the development and application of innovative technologies in the IoT industry.

      The scope of innovative products and solutions participating in this year’s selection is as follows:

1、IoT Perception Layer: Sensors, MEMS sensors, RFID, smart cards, barcodes, biometrics, video recognition, real-time precise positioning, etc.;

2、Network Transmission Layer: Cellular (4G / 5G / CAT.1 / NB-IoT), non-cellular (LoRa / Bluetooth / Wi-Fi / ZigBee / UWB / ZETA / 2.4G), industrial gateways/DTU/RTU, buses, satellite IoT, etc.;

3、Computing and Platform Layer: Cloud computing, edge computing, cloud platforms, big data and data security, artificial intelligence, etc.;

4、Application Layer: Industrial IoT, smart logistics, smart retail, smart cities, smart parks, smart homes, smart healthcare, etc.

      As a highly authoritative selection event in the IoT field, the IOTE Gold Award takes "technological breakthrough capability, scenario implementation, and industrial leadership" as its core criteria. It focuses on cutting-edge innovative achievements, showcasing how Chinese manufacturers break industry standards with hardware, consolidate the industrial foundation with independently developed chips and sensors, and reshape the value of the IoT industry through scenario integration.

      Chinastar M&C's entry for this selection is the "Smart Manhole Cover Monitoring System" solution. Standing out among numerous participating products, it has won the "Innovative Product" title of the IOTE Gold Award.

      At the award ceremony, Wei Lifeng, Director of IoT Marketing at Chinastar M&C, took the stage to receive the award. He obtained the medal and took a group photo with other award-winning representatives, capturing this glorious moment.

      The award-winning "Smart Manhole Cover Monitoring System" solution, which participated in this selection, consists of a manhole cover monitoring terminal, an intelligent cloud platform, and monitoring and management platforms for PC and mobile terminals. It adopts advanced wireless communication methods, featuring wide and stable signal coverage, and can be widely used for status monitoring of various types of manhole covers. When dangers occur (such as manhole cover loss, tilting, fracture, etc.), the system promptly feeds back and reports the information. Work orders are pushed to maintenance personnel via the intelligent cloud platform or WeChat official account, enabling maintenance personnel to check, repair or replace manhole covers in a timely manner. This prevents personnel from falling into manholes, provides protection for people’s lives and property safety, and ensures the safety of inspection wells and the space under the wells.

      In the future, we will continue to advance in the field of IoT sensors and smart city solutions, strengthen breakthroughs in technological innovation and the implementation of applications, and bring the warmth of intelligence to every corner of every city.