Company:Gurtam

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Gurtam
TypePrivate company
IndustryFleet management
Telematics
IoT
Founded2002
HeadquartersLithuania, Vilnius
Number of locations
5 offices including HQ:
Lithuania (Vilnius)
Georgia (country) (Tbilisi)
United States (Boston)
United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Key people
Aliaksei Shchurko (Co-Founder, Chief Gurtam Architect)
Denis Strakh (Co-founder, Head of Development Center)
Aliaksandr Kuushynau (Chief Wialon Officer, Head of Wialon Division)
Number of employees
300 (2022)

Gurtam (Belarusian: гуртам, lit. 'together') is an international software development company focused on fleet telematics, GPS tracking, and IoT solutions.[1] The company is known for its Wialon platform, which is hardware-agnostic and compatible with a wide range of telematics devices from different manufacturers.[2]

As of 2024, the Wialon platform had over 3.9 million vehicles and other assets connected globally. The company's business network consists of more than 2,500 partners, including telematic service providers and systems integrators, in over 150 countries.[3] According to market analysis by Berg Insight, Wialon is the leading fleet management platform in the CIS and Central and Eastern Europe, and has become one of the largest telematics software providers globally.[4] The company also has a presence in emerging markets, ranking among the top fleet digitalization platforms in both Latin America and Southeast Asia.[5][6]

History

Gurtam was founded in 2002 in Minsk, Belarus. The company's initial focus was on developing software for vehicle tracking systems, which led to the creation of its primary platform, Wialon.[7]

The company expanded during the 2010s. By 2011, Wialon was tracking 100,000 assets, a number that grew to 1 million by November 2016.[8] During this period, Gurtam opened international offices to support its partner network, including a location in Dubai in 2013 and another in Boston in 2014.[9][10] The company further expanded into Latin America with an office in Buenos Aires in 2016.[11]

In 2017, Gurtam launched Flespi, a specialized backend platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for a broader range of IoT and telematics applications beyond traditional fleet management.[12] The company continued to scale, reaching 2 million connected assets on Wialon in 2019.[13] In 2020, Gurtam established the "IoT project of the year", an annual global competition for IoT projects focused on telematics solutions.[14] The company reached 3 million connected assets in 2021 and joined the IoT M2M Council (IMC).[15][16]

Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Gurtam relocated its headquarters and staff from Belarus to a new head office in Vilnius, Lithuania, and ceased all its operations in Russia.[17][18] In 2024, the company partnered with Fleet Forum, an international non-profit organization, to support the fleet digitalization of humanitarian aid fleets.[19][20]


References

  1. ↑ "From Tracking To Intelligence: The Next Leap In Fleet Digitalization". June 20, 2025. https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/06/20/from-tracking-to-intelligence-the-next-leap-in-fleet-digitalization/. 
  2. ↑ "Wialon reveals most popular GPS hardware manufacturers across globe". Fleet World. January 3, 2024. https://fleetworld.co.uk/wialon-reveals-most-popular-gps-hardware-manufacturers-across-globe/. 
  3. ↑ "Gurtam in 2023: Annual results". January 29, 2024. https://gurtam.com/en/news/gurtam-in-2023-annual-results. 
  4. ↑ (pdf) Global Fleet Management Market (Report). Berg Insight. March 22, 2024. https://media.berginsight.com/2024/03/29160558/bi-globalfm-2024-ps.pdf. Retrieved September 23, 2025. "Gurtam is the leading FM software provider in Eastern Europe and Central Asia... and has also grown to become one of the largest telematics software providers globally." 
  5. ↑ "The installed base of fleet management systems in Latin America will reach 16.6 million units by 2029". September 10, 2024. https://www.berginsight.com/the-installed-base-of-fleet-management-systems-in-latin-america-will-reach-166-million-units-by-2029. 
  6. ↑ "The installed base of fleet management systems in Southeast Asia to reach 5.4 million units by 2028". August 27, 2024. https://www.berginsight.com/the-installed-base-of-fleet-management-systems-in-southeast-asia-to-reach-54-million-units-by-2028. 
  7. ↑ "Gurtam history. The beginning". July 25, 2017. https://gurtam.com/en/blog/gurtam-history-the-beginning. 
  8. ↑ "Wialon hits a million!". November 3, 2016. https://gurtam.com/en/blog/wialon-hits-a-million. 
  9. ↑ "Gurtam office in Dubai". May 15, 2013. https://gurtam.com/en/news/gurtam-office-in-dubai. 
  10. ↑ "Gurtam Opens the US Office and Becomes the IAC Member". May 21, 2014. https://gurtam.com/en/blog/gurtam-opens-the-us-office-and-becomes-the-iac-member. 
  11. ↑ "Gurtam Launches the New Office in Latin America". December 22, 2016. https://gurtam.com/en/blog/gurtam-launches-the-new-office-in-latin-america. 
  12. ↑ "Flespi is officially on the market". December 6, 2017. https://flespi.com/blog/flespi-is-officially-on-the-market. 
  13. ↑ "2 million units on Wialon: a new height for Gurtam". May 23, 2019. https://gurtam.com/en/blog/2-million-units-on-wialon-new-height-for-gurtam. 
  14. ↑ "IoT project of the year". https://iot-project.com/. 
  15. ↑ "Gurtam's Wialon platform reaches 3 million vehicles". August 25, 2021. https://www.gpsworld.com/gurtams-wialon-platform-reaches-3-million-vehicles/. 
  16. ↑ "Gurtam joins IMC to Expand IoT Platform Beyond GPS Tracking". July 27, 2021. https://www.iotm2mcouncil.org/iot-library/press-releases/gurtam-joins-imc-to-expand-iot-platform-beyond-gps-tracking/. 
  17. ↑ "Gurtam opens head office in Vilnius". May 30, 2022. https://dev.by/news/gurtam-vilnius. 
  18. ↑ "Gurtam statement on the war in Ukraine". March 9, 2022. https://gurtam.com/en/blog/gurtam-statement-on-the-war-in-ukraine. 
  19. ↑ "Wialon joins Fleet Forum as a knowledge partner". February 2, 2024. https://telematicswire.net/wialon-joins-fleet-forum-as-knowledge-partner/. 
  20. ↑ "Wialon joins Fleet Forum". February 1, 2024. https://www.iotinsider.com/transport/wialon-joins-fleet-forum/. 



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