KDDI became an early investor in Ossia via the KDDI Open Innovation Fund in January 2015. Since then, KDDI has worked closely with Ossia to engineer new products and solutions that will help usher in the wireless power technology revolution. The companies' collaborative development efforts will be showcased at the CES 2016 event in Las Vegas.
Cota technology is designed to charge many devices simultaneously, regardless of whether a device is stationary or moving. What makes Cota technology unique is that it is capable of charging mobile and battery-powered devices automatically, without users plugging them in or placing them on a charging pad. About the size of a small PC tower, Cota is designed to use patented smart antenna technology to safely deliver targeted energy to devices at a distance. In effect the devices are always powered up and ready to use.
The technology functions similarly to how Wi-Fi transmitters deliver data to devices. Cota safely transmits energy around corners and over obstacles without requiring a direct line of sight, similarly to how Wi-Fi routers push data to devices. At an effective charging radius of 30' (slightly over 9 m), a single Cota charging station can charge the battery-operated devices in every room of an average home or office suite.
At CES 2016, visitors can view the remote wireless charging setup, which consists of a charger (for transmitting electrical power) and a receiver (for receiving the electrical power) operating on frequencies in the 2.4 GHz band, which is the same as that used for Wi-Fi. The system can simultaneously charge multiple devices within its range. KDDI says that they are expecting that this technology could be used in homes, public facilities such as schools and companies, and even in medical institutions.
Cota technology has also been selected as a CES 2016 Innovation Awards Honoree in the Tech for a Better World product category.
"As the popularisation of the IoT has created opportunities for supplying power to a variety of compact devices, we have conducted joint development with Ossia as a promising startup company with whom we can expect global development of business," said Makoto Takahashi, Senior Managing Executive Officer / Representative Director at KDDI. "At this time, through this alliance with such an innovative partner, KDDI hopes to promote open innovation and create new businesses."
"The ability to transmit data wirelessly was the first step in the mobile revolution," said Hatem Zeine, founder and CEO of Ossia and creator of Cota technology. "Freeing people from reliance on mobile device chargers is the next step, and we're proud to collaborate with industry innovators like KDDI to bring new products to market that will change the way people live, work, communicate and access entertainment."
In anticipation of the future of the Internet of Things, KDDI and Ossia plan to move forward with commercialisation of Cota in Japan, KDDI said in a statement. Ossia is also exploring many commercial and consumer applications for its wireless charging technology and working with a number of investors and product developers.
Under license from Ossia, consumer electronics OEMs and ODMs will be able to include Cota receivers in new products and will have the opportunity to build their own branded Cota transmitters. Existing battery-powered devices can be retrofitted with Cota receivers. In addition, some construction and energy businesses are already exploring non-consumer electronics applications for Cota-based wire-free power.
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