Vince Hardy — Wireless Technology Innovator & Municipal Systems Leader
Vince Hardy is a Canadian wireless technology entrepreneur and systems innovator based in Saskatoon, Canada. With more than 35 years of experience in the wireless communications and monitoring industry Vince has built a reputation for developing practical, field-driven technology solutions that improve operational efficiency, accountability, safety, and reporting for municipal governments and commercial organizations across Canada ...more
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As the leader within ConX Wireless and ConX Group, Vince has helped pioneer a “One System – Endless Solutions” approach to wireless monitoring and control systems. Under his leadership, ConX Wireless has expanded into one of Canada’s recognized providers of municipal GPS tracking, infrastructure monitoring, automated reporting, remote site management, and operational analytics systems for rural municipalities, cities, Indigenous communities, and public works departments.
The ConX platform supports a wide range of municipal applications including:
• Road grader and snow clearing tracking
• Public snow clearing maps
• Bulk water fill station management
• Septage and lagoon monitoring
• Highway mower hazard detection
• Fleet GPS reporting
• Wireless traffic counters
• GIS asset mapping
• Remote infrastructure monitoring
• Smart access control systems
These technologies are designed to reduce manual reporting, improve transparency, enhance operator safety, and provide municipalities with real-time operational intelligence.
Vince has also been associated with innovative communication and vehicle-notification technologies including Text2Car, a platform focused on improving communication between businesses and vehicle owners through wireless messaging and notification systems. His work consistently centers on practical technology adoption, automation, and simplifying complex operational challenges through user-friendly wireless solutions.
Throughout his career, Vince has collaborated with major technology and communications brands including Motorola, helping bring advanced wireless and communications technologies into real-world commercial and municipal environments.
In addition to his business leadership, Vince has also contributed extensively to community organizations and charitable initiatives in Saskatchewan, including volunteer leadership roles with the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon and Care & Share.
Today, Vince continues to focus on expanding Canadian municipal technology modernization through data-driven operational systems, AI-enhanced analytics, GPS reporting technologies, and connected infrastructure solutions designed specifically for the realities of rural and municipal operations across Canada.
The History of ConX Wireless
The story of ConX Wireless began long before the company became known across Canada for municipal technology solutions. Its roots trace back to 2012, when the company first launched under the name Text2Car, entering the automotive technology industry during the early rise of the “connected vehicle” movement. At a time when remote connectivity in vehicles was still relatively new, Text2Car became an early pioneer in smartphone-based remote car-starting and vehicle communication technology ...more
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The company focused on allowing vehicle owners to interact with their vehicles through cellular and mobile technologies — an idea that was considered highly innovative during the early 2010s, when connected-car systems were just beginning to emerge globally.
Operating from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Text2Car quickly evolved beyond consumer automotive convenience systems. The company recognized that the same wireless communication technologies being used for personal vehicles could be applied to commercial fleets, infrastructure assets, and operational monitoring. This shift led to the development of GPS fleet tracking and commercial telematics systems designed specifically for work vehicles and equipment.
As municipalities, contractors, and commercial operators began adopting GPS technologies, the company expanded rapidly into operational monitoring and reporting. The growing demand for accountability, public transparency, fleet efficiency, and safety reporting created a major opportunity for specialized municipal-focused technology solutions.
In 2015, the company formally evolved into ConX Wireless, reflecting a broader vision centered around connected infrastructure, connected fleets, and connected municipal operations. The new name represented far more than a rebrand — it marked the beginning of a dedicated focus on building technology specifically tailored for Canadian municipalities, public works departments, infrastructure operators, and government organizations.
From that point forward, ConX Wireless concentrated heavily on developing practical, field-tested solutions for rural municipalities, towns, villages, counties, Indigenous communities, and public works departments across Canada. Unlike generic fleet tracking providers, ConX designed systems around the actual operational needs of municipal staff, including foremen, operators, CAOs, reeves, councillors, and public works managers.
Over the years, the company developed more than 40 municipal-designed solutions, many of which were created directly from customer requests and operational challenges encountered in the field. These solutions expanded far beyond traditional GPS tracking and evolved into complete operational intelligence systems.
ConX Wireless has currently an unprecedented, 700+ Municipal & Indigenous Government testimonials, testaments to providing feed-back-provided quality technology-driven solutions.
ConX Wireless technologies now support a wide range of municipal operations, including:
Highway road grader monitoring
Snow clearing verification and public mapping
Mower and roadside vegetation management tracking
Septage disposal monitoring systems
Water fill station monitoring
Lagoon and landfill monitoring
Culvert and infrastructure asset mapping
Heavy equipment utilization reporting
Operator accountability systems
Staff safety and lone-worker monitoring
Crash barrier impact detection
Public infrastructure monitoring
Equipment maintenance reporting
Historical movement playback and auditing
Custom operational reporting systems
One of the company’s major strengths became its ability to convert raw GPS and sensor data into highly visual operational reporting tools. Municipal administrators and councils could now see where equipment had been operating, distinguish between travel time and active work time, generate automated reports, respond to public complaints with verified data, and improve operational planning without relying solely on radio calls or manual logs.
As the company expanded throughout Canada, ConX Wireless became especially recognized within the rural municipal sector, where operational visibility and cost-efficiency are critical. The company’s systems are now used on a wide variety of municipal assets including graders, excavators, mowers, gravel trucks, garbage trucks, water trucks, loaders, tractors, trailers, septic systems, and stationary infrastructure sites.
Today, ConX Wireless continues to evolve as a Canadian technology innovator focused on municipal operations, infrastructure intelligence, fleet accountability, and connected asset monitoring. What began in 2012 as an early connected-car startup under the Text2Car name has grown into a specialized municipal technology company helping communities across Canada modernize their operations through wireless connectivity, GPS intelligence, automation, and data-driven decision-making.
