Irish telecoms provider VT Networks announced the nationwide availability of the SIGFOX low-power IoT connectivity after less than eight months after network deployment began. As the national SIGFOX Network Operator, VT Networks provides seamless connectivity, clear subscription-based pricing and guaranteed service-level agreements to Irish customers.
Irish businesses that are quickly installing the following new IoT solutions can take advantage of the IoT network.
- Smart metering, specifically water-metering with leak detection capability;
- Building and home security systems that are much harder to jam than current cellular solutions;
- Smart smoke alarms which alert residents through an application, avoiding losses due to faulty devices;
- Tracking and recovery of stolen farm assets. Sensor devices on gates that alert farmers when an intruder has opened them during pre-defined periods; and
- Machine monitoring telemetry devices.
The two companies expect to connect over 1 million devices by 2017. According to VT Networks, it is launching numerous programs to speed up the development of the IoT eco-system in Ireland.
Mark Bannon, CEO of VT Networks
Irish businesses and farmers have been quick to understand the benefits that the SIGFOX dedicated IoT network provides. We are excited to see this growing level of interest, and look forward to launching programs that further integrate the network throughout the country.
Rodolphe Baronnet-Frugès, SIGFOX executive vice president of networks and operators
The founders of VT Networks are visionary, experienced communications executives and they are bringing an entrepreneurial approach to implementing IoT connectivity in every sector of Ireland.
