One Technology, Endless Possibilities
Far beyond telemetry.
We are an IoT analytics data company, built in Brazil and patented in 78 countries. We were born out of frustration with a market where every IoT solution looked the same and ran into the same limits, to make the management of essential resources more efficient, accessible, and sustainable.
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Year Group Link One was founded.
Birth of a new approach to overcome the limits of traditional IoT.
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Countries with patented GL One® protocol.
Brazilian technology protected internationally and prepared for global scale.
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Technology developed in Brazil.
Hardware, protocol, platform, and intelligence created in-house by GL One.
WHY WE EXIST
"To empower the world to make more conscious decisions by connecting data, technology and simplicity to the sustainable management of resources."
Group Link One was born from a simple conviction: technology only matters when it creates real impact. That is why we build solutions that go from data to decision, with our own hardware, proprietary network, integrated platform and end-user applications.
Our reach goes from sensor to insight, from meter to management, from reading to loss reduction. A complete chain, developed and controlled by us.
What drives us
Where we come from and where we want to go.
Our mission
Making the management of water, gas and energy smarter, more accessible and more sustainable.
Through 100% Brazilian IoT technology, we make infrastructure intelligence accessible without requiring large network investments.
Our vision
To be the most relevant IoT analytics company of the 21st century.
We want to create our own category in IoT for utilities and smart cities, make the GL One protocol a global standard and bring truly intelligent telemetry to resource management.
HOW IT ALL STARTED
It all began facing a problem that kept repeating.
In the late 2010s, the global IoT market kept hitting the same walls: limited coverage, heavy upfront investment to deploy and high operating costs. The available technologies were very similar to each other, and so were the problems.
Looking at that landscape, Marcello Hayashi, founder of Group Link One, saw a path forward. In 2018, drawing on the experience of companies he had already built, he gathered a team of developers and started building the solution from an SDK, through hard work and long nights writing code.
Founder & CEO
Marcello Hayashi
The problems were always the same: coverage, huge CAPEX, very high operating cost. The technologies were very similar, and so were the problems. When I saw that, I said: I can solve this.
Marcello Hayashi, founder and CEO of Group Link One
Early on, presenting a technology so different from what existed sparked skepticism. In many meetings, the proposal was met with doubt. Marcello answered with an invitation: install and test the equipment in the field, under the worst possible communication conditions. When the technology worked even there, the skeptic became the solution's biggest advocate.
That same year marked the patenting of the protocol, now registered in 78 countries. What began as restlessness in the face of a repeated problem became a Brazilian technology with global reach, used so companies and cities can trust their own data and make better decisions.
WHAT GUIDES US
Five values that shape every decision.
The criteria we use to develop technology, serve customers and build the company.
Innovation
We build our own technology, like the GL One protocol, instead of repeating what already exists.
Simplicity
Our innovation only matters if it is understandable, applicable and scalable.
Transparency & Trust
We cultivate honest relationships with customers, partners and across our teams.
Positive Impact
Less waste, more efficiency, more sustainability in resource management.
Agility & Precision
Fast decisions based on reliable data, focused on operational excellence.
THIS STORY CONTINUES
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MANIFESTO GL ONE®
A greener and more efficient future.
