The ‘internet of things’ network will be nationwide in 2018
Sigfox, a French provider of global communications service for the IoT, and UnaBiz, an IoT network operator in Asia, announced the creation of a global internet of things testbed in Taiwan.
The testbed, which will be based on Sigfox’s IoT network, will provide global IoT connectivity to Taiwan’s electronics manufacturing industry and demonstrate multiple applications and use cases.
UnaBiz, which is involved in a strategic partnership with ENGIE and Sigfox to deploy an IoT network in Singapore, will lead the network deployment in Taiwan, which is expected to have nationwide coverage in early 2018. Taiwan’s six largest cities or districts, containing half the country’s population of 23.5 million, will have coverage by mid-2017.
“This extension to Taiwan is key in our regional development strategy, because Taiwan has the largest ecosystem of devices and solutions to accelerate the adoption of IoT use cases globally,” UnaBiz’s CEO Henri Bong, said.
With the launch in Taiwan, Sigfox operates its IoT network in 23 markets. In the Asia-Pacific region, the French firm operates IoT networks in four markets.
“This collaboration between Taiwanese electronics companies, which are among the most competitive and efficient in the world, and Sigfox will strengthen the Sigfox ecosystem as it speeds learning and the implementation of IoT design and use cases,” Sigfox’s CEO Ludovic Le Moan, said.
Huawei targets smart city projects in Australia
In related news, Chinese information and communications technology services provider Huawei has expressed interest in the deployment of smart city initiatives in Australia, local press reported.
The Huawei Smart City infrastructure, which has been implemented in over 100 cities in more than 30 countries, uses IoT to sense, analyze and integrate the key information of a city’s core operating systems.
Huawei is already working in Melbourne with South East Water to create technologies that will allow data, analysis and management of sewer networks.
