Sigfox, a French company which specializes in the provision of internet of things (IoT) connectivity, has been actively expanding its global footprint over the last few years.
According to the firm’s latest figures, Sigfox currently has commercial presence in 36 markets compared to 12 last...
The French connectivity firm said a total 17 countries currently have nationwide support for internet of things
French internet of things (IoT) connectivity provider Sigfox now offers its non-standard connectivity in 36 countries following the addition of four new countries: Costa Rica, Tunisia, Croatia and...
The IoT specialist has new offerings designed to allow manufacturers to easily adopt IoT
French IoT connectivity provider Sigfox has launched a suite of new services for the provision of internet of things (IoT) connectivity with an emphasis on low-cost components to support manufacturing and...
Professors and students at the University of Buffalo will have access to an innovative technology platform
The city of Buffalo has deployed an internet of things (IoT) network through a partnership between French IoT company Sigfox and the University at Buffalo’s School of Engineering and...
The world’s fortunes are made in its cities. To a greater extent, its defining challenges – climate change, poverty, inequality – must also be solved in them. And solutions must be found against the tide. More than half the global population now lives in...
The world’s fortunes are made in its cities. To a greater extent, its defining challenges – climate change, poverty, inequality – must also be solved in them. And solutions must be found against the tide. More than half the global population now lives in...
Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) is a standards-based low power wide area (LPWA) technology developed to enable a wide range of new IoT devices and services. According to the GSMA, NB-IoT significantly improves the power consumption of user devices, system capacity and spectrum efficiency, especially in...
Sigfox's new facility will allow the French company to expand its local network team
French provider of connectivity for the internet of things (IoT) Sigfox has opened its third U.S. office in Dallas, Texas.
Sigfox has initially launched operations in the U.S. in 2015, with the...
Soil sensor maker Sensoterra will use the Senet low-power wide area network to connect its soil probes to the internet in order to help farmers collect information that can lead to smarter decisions about water use. The Dutch company announced its partnership with Senet...
Under the deal, WaterGroup’s IoT-based smart meters will be connected with the Sigfox LPWAN technology
Australian smart meters company WaterGroup has inked a five-year partnership with IoT network operator Thinxtra to use IoT to enable large water users to detect water leaks.
Under the agreement, WaterGroup’s...
By now, we've all read and heard about the internet of things. Cars that drive themselves will carry us to buildings that recognize us when we enter, and unless our jobs have been taken over by robots we will be able to do them...
The IoT network is expected to cover 94% of the U.K. population by end-2018
French IoT specialists Sigfox has signed an agreement with U.K. operator WND to deploy a nationwide IoT network in the U.K. before the end of 2018.
The LPWA network is expected to...
The Chinese vendor also signed an agreement with a Taiwanese firm to start developing its next-generation NB-IoT chip
Chinese vendor Huawei expects to start shipping large volumes of its NB-IoT chip, the Boudica 120, in June, Asian press reported, citing Jiang Wancheng, vice president of...
Huawei and Ericsson are busy preparing to help mobile network operators roll out internet of things networks that use narrowband IoT, or NB-IoT. NB-IoT, which was part of the 3GPP’s Release 13, is not part of the LTE standard and is expected to require...
The two firms are already looking for industrial IoT opportunities in the U.S. and Europe
French IoT connectivity provider Sigfox has signed a global partnership with Alizent to offer industrial IoT solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, the two partners will combine their respective technologies...
The European aircraft manufacturer will work with IoT firm Sensolus on geolocation and asset tracking services.
Airbus selected the Stickntrack geolocation and asset tracking services from Belgian startup Sensolus to optimize its supply chain. The move is set to allow the European aircraft...
The network is based on French company Sigfox’s technology
New Zealand business-focused service provider Kordia, together with its partner Thinxtra, announced that their dedicated Internet of Things (IoT) network has reached 88% coverage of the country’s population.
The companies said that the goal of the IoT...
The new offering will target the European B2B tracking market
French company Groupe Traqueur, a provider of anti-theft devices for the automotive industry has signed a deal with compatriot IoT firm Sigfox to roll-out its Traqueur NANO beacons across Europe.
The two companies had previously...
The French firm’s IoT network provides coverage in 31 countries.
French IoT firm Sigfox has unveiled a new “GPS-free” internet of things geolocation service designed to allow companies to track assets around the world.
Enabled by Sigfox’s network, which currently is available in parts of...
Kyocera looks to provide nationwide IoT services by 2020.
Japanese firm Kyocera Corporation announced its subsidiary Kyocera Communication Systems has started providing internet of things network services based on French firm Sigfox’s IoT network.
Kyocera said the service is available in Tokyo, Kawasaki...
Water, energy and air management: How smart technology contributes to the bottom line
A panel of experts including Peter Lake, Board Member, Texas Water Development Board; John Miri, Chief Administration Officer, Lower Colorado River Authority and Chris Garyet, Sales Manager at Sigfox discuss how smart technologies...
The project stipulates a smart city initiative in China’s Pilot Free Trade Zone Hengqin
PCCW Global, the international operating division of Hong Kong telecoms services provider HKT, and Chinese company Zhuhai Da Hengqin Technology Development Company (DHQ Tech) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Telefónica and Sigfox said to be already speaking with customers in the asset-tracking, smart-metering industries.
Sigfox, a French-based provider of connectivity for the internet of things, and Telefónica inked a global deal to integrate Sigfox’s low-powered connectivity into the operator’s managed connectivity platform.
The...
While some futuristic IoT applications will take years of R&D before being commercialized, many other IoT applications are creating business value today. Let's take a look at how carriers are using the internet of things in the real world. From agriculture to smart city...
