Lantronix FOX5 Eliminates Costly Downtime and Blind Spots for Critical Asset Operators

New Edge-to-Cloud intelligent gateway delivers real-time asset intelligence, automated responses and predictive control, without a truck roll

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 14, 2026 - Lantronix Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRX), a global provider of Edge Intelligence and Industrial IoT solutions that power NDAA-compliant unmanned systems, critical infrastructure and resilient enterprise networks, today announced its new FOX5 Edge-to-Cloud intelligent serial gateway. Designed for operators managing large fleets of distributed critical assets, FOX5 delivers real-time visibility, automated control and actionable edge intelligence, helping organizations eliminate the hidden operational costs that grow with every new remote site.

Problem: Distributed Assets Are a Growing Liability

As critical assets spread across more distributed sites, the risks compound. Operators face mounting blind spots, unplanned outages and costly field dispatches with no scalable way to detect or prevent failures before they happen. The result is a vicious cycle: more assets in the field means more truck rolls, higher maintenance costs and less-predictable uptime. Traditional monitoring solutions offer connectivity without intelligence, capturing data but failing to act on it.

Solution: Edge Intelligence Takes Action Before Failures Occur

FOX5, combined with Lantronix's Percepxion™ cloud-based device management platform, transforms raw operational data into business-critical insights, enabling predictive maintenance, automated alerting and remote diagnostics at scale. The integrated solution offers zero-touch deployment, simplifying device onboarding and enabling enterprises to deploy and manage thousands of connected assets globally from a single platform.

FOX5 is ideal for operators of generators, HVAC systems, fuel tanks, air compressors, industrial IoT equipment and smart utilities. It also addresses mobile asset visibility, including fleet telematics, logistics, construction equipment and CAN/OBD-II/J1939 vehicle bus integration.

"FOX5 was designed for industries where connectivity gaps are not merely an inconvenience - they are an operational liability," said Mathi Gurusamy, chief strategy officer at Lantronix. "It gives enterprises the remote management and edge automation needed to prevent failures before they happen, without a truck roll."

Quantifiable Cost-Saving Benefits

• Prevent Unplanned Downtime Worth up to $100,000 per Hour. Real-time alerts and automated responses stop failures before they cascade into costly outages, directly addressing the blind spots that make large-scale asset fleets vulnerable.
• Break the 15-20 Percent Annual Maintenance Cost Spiral. Remote diagnostics and predictive control reduce expensive field interventions, replacing reactive repair cycles with proactive asset management.
• Manage Thousands of Assets From One Platform. Systemized processes across distributed assets resolve issues faster, improve service level agreement (SLA) performance and eliminate per-site operational overhead.
• Reduce Total Cost of Ownership. On-device edge intelligence reduces cloud dependency, lowering both cellular data consumption and cloud compute costs through report-by-exception processing.

FOX5 Key Features

• Simplified IoT Solution. Integrated hardware, connectivity and Percepxion platform for centralized monitoring and accelerated deployment.

• Flexible Integration. Native fieldbus, MQTT and hardware interfaces for fast, direct cloud connectivity.

• Reliable Connectivity. Cellular 4G LTE with enhanced GNSS for remote monitoring and location-based services.
• Edge Intelligence. Local tag data normalization with report-by-exception processing to cut latency and cellular costs.
• Engineered for Harsh Environments. Reliable in industrial and urban deployments with internal and external antenna options.

Investor Takeaways

• Expands High-Value Recurring Revenue. Together, the FOX5 hardware and Percepxion platform strengthen Lantronix's ability to drive recurring software and services revenue while increasing customer lifetime value.

• Addresses the Large and Growing Industrial IoT Market. Critical infrastructure operators are accelerating investments in remote monitoring, predictive maintenance and asset intelligence, creating a significant and durable growth opportunity for Lantronix's integrated Edge-to-Cloud solutions.

• Increases Competitive Differentiation. Seamless integration of intelligent gateways with cloud-based device management reduces deployment complexity and enables customers to scale faster globally, positioning Lantronix as a strategic enterprise IoT partner.

About Lantronix 

Lantronix Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRX) is a global leader in Edge Intelligence and Industrial IoT solutions that power NDAA-compliant unmanned systems, critical infrastructure and resilient enterprise networks. It delivers intelligent computing, secure connectivity and remote management for mission-critical applications, enabling customers to optimize operations, enhance security and accelerate digital transformation. Its comprehensive portfolio of hardware, software and services powers applications ranging from mission-critical autonomous platforms and edge analytics for critical infrastructure to intelligent surveillance and secure network management. By bringing intelligence to the network edge, Lantronix helps organizations achieve efficiency, security and a competitive edge in today's AI-driven world. For more information, visit the Lantronix website.

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