Xiamen, China, and Dubai, UAE — Milesight, a leading provider of innovative IoT products, today announced a ecosystem technical partnership with Xpandretail, a top provider of AI-driven people counting and footfall analytics solutions in the GCC and emerging markets. This partnership integrates Milesight’s comprehensive IoT sensing solutions with Xpandretail’s AI-powered retail intelligence platform, delivering actionable insights for malls, retail stores, supermarkets, showrooms, and public venues.
Seamless Integration of IoT and Retail Intelligence
Milesight offers a broad portfolio of IoT sensors and gateways, including occupancy and people counting devices, indoor air quality sensors, and other LoRaWAN®-enabled solutions. These devices can be seamlessly connected to the Xpandretail platform via HTTPS or MQTT, enabling secure, real-time data collection. With this integration, businesses gain holistic insights into traffic, environment, and space utilization.
- Boost operational efficiency through centralized dashboards and multi-location visibility
- Leverage AI-powered analytics to optimize layouts, tenant performance, and customer engagement
- Enhance sustainability and comfort with integrated IoT sensing for smarter retail environments
- Simplify deployment via plug-and-play connectivity and flexible integration options
How the Integration Works
Milesight’s IoT sensors — including occupancy, people counting, and environmental monitoring devices — transmit data through Milesight Routers or LoRaWAN® Gateways with embedded LNS. The data is securely forwarded to the Xpandretail platform via HTTPS or MQTT, where it is analyzed and visualized in dynamic dashboards. From there, businesses can connect the data to applications, third-party platforms through APIs, enabling smarter and more scalable IoT operations.
Voices from the Partnership
“The successful integration of Milesight’s devices with Xpandretail’s platform demonstrates the compatibility and scalability of our solutions. For Milesight, this collaboration is not only an expansion of our ecosystem but also brings robust, data-driven solutions to customers who are striving for smarter operations.”
— Andy, VP at Milesight
“It is a pleasure working with Milesight. Their advanced and futuristic solutions bring real innovation to the table, and their team’s professionalism made the collaboration seamless. We truly value the partnership and look forward to working together again on future projects.”
— Sreenath Velayudhan, Chief Technology Enabler at Xpandretail
Unlocking Smarter Retail Experiences
By combining Milesight’s powerful IoT ecosystem with Xpandretail’s AI retail analytics platform, the partnership delivers an integrated solution that empowers businesses with enhanced visibility, streamlined operations, and improved customer experiences. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in building smarter, healthier, and more sustainable retail environments.
About Milesight
Milesight offers multi-potential sensing products to capture the most meaningful data and makes it accessible across diverse applications. It innovatively applies emerging technologies such as Al, 5G, and IoT to distinct use scenarios. With a commitment to making sensing matter, Milesight quickly responds to customer-specific challenges and collaborates with an expanding network of partners to deliver unique data value. It is determined to make real, positive impacts in smart buildings, intelligent traffic, intelligent security, smart cities, and beyond.
About Xpandretail
Xpandretail is a leading provider of AI people counting and footfall analytics solutions in the GCC and emerging markets. With over two decades of experience in retail intelligence, we empower malls, retail stores, showrooms, supermarkets, automobile showrooms, outdoor events, and public venues to make data-driven decisions that enhance operational efficiency and customer experience.
Xpandretail has successfully deployed solutions for leading brands, property developers, and religious institutions. Our easy-to-integrate dashboard ensures centralized visibility and performance tracking across multiple locations.
