SIGFOX, the global leader in cost-effective, energy-efficient Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity, and IoT Denmark last week announced plans to roll out the SIGFOX network in the country. As a SIGFOX Network Operator, IoT Denmark will manage the deployment of the network, work with Danish developers and businesses to grow the Danish IoT ecosystem and provide connectivity subscriptions to customers. The initial phase of network deployment is expected to be completed by May 2016.
According to SIGFOX, its ensures that compatible devices have optimal radio performance via its SIGFOX Ready™ program and partners with leading chipmakers, inlcuding Texas Instruments, Atmel, Silicon Labs and Telit to give IoT users a wide choice of transceivers, systems-on-chips (SoCs) and modules for connecting their devices with its network.
Daniel Bachman, IoT Denmark’s CEO and Founding Partner
Demand for SIGFOX’s low-cost, energy-efficient connectivity and its unmatched data capacity and reliability is very strong in Denmark, and we are in discussions with several future partners who are eager to begin using the network. We compared a variety of IoT network solutions, and determined that SIGFOX is the only one that is truly open to device manufacturers, and that can reliably handle the very large number of devices that will be connected across Denmark.
Rodolphe Baronnet-Frugès, EVP, Networks & Operators, SIGFOX
IoT Denmark understands the demand in both the public and private sectors for SIGFOX’s superior connectivity and is committed to rapidly rolling out the network across the country. This once again highlights our network’s multiple advantages for partners and users compared to proposed alternatives. We expect to announce similar agreements in other Scandinavian countries, along with news of our expansion in the U.S., Europe and Asia this summer.
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