Clear fleets powered by Hunter is the name by which both companies announced the launch of a GPS monitoring system that allows checking the location of a vehicle from a mobile application and also from the Internet, allowing the user to maintain control and management of his unit and his goods.

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Byron Añazco, Claro’s corporate manager, mentions that Claro Flotas will contribute to the effectiveness of vehicle recovery in case of security incidents. “Through permanent monitoring. coordinating the recovery and supporting the connectivity of the most robust network in the country, we seek the security and tranquility of our customers”.

Byron Añazco, corporate manager of Claro together with Jorge Luis Jalil, director of Hunter. Photo: Courtesy

The IoT or internet of things is the main novelty with which Claro will contribute to this new service. Añazco explains that with this system it will be possible to have new analyzes and new indicators, so that the control of expenses and costs is more efficient.

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We are sure that this alliance will bring many benefits to the public, who will now be able to benefit from this technological security solution, regardless of the city or state in which they are located.

Hilda Lecaro, B2B Sales Manager Regional Hunter

Hunter director Jorge Luis Jalil says there are currently more than 80,000 connected vehicles in Ecuador and another 80,000 in Peru. “If there is an accident with a customer in our country and they go to Peru or Colombia, we will quickly activate the necessary mechanisms to help the customer.”

Jalil adds that over his 29 years, Hunter has recovered nearly 7,620 vehicles, with a recovery effectiveness rate of 92%. “Before the pandemic, we averaged 160 surgeries per year, in the first quarter of 2023 we had close to 200 surgeries and by the end of the year we expect to reach 1,000 theft recovery surgeries in Ecuador. For this reason, this alliance could not have come at a better time to protect customer merchandise.”