Singapore will be the first country in Asia to have Sigfox Internet-of-Things(IoT) network. SIGFOX is collaborating ENGIE, an independent power producer, and UnaBiz to deploy the SIGFOX global network in the country. The three partners are expected to offer nationwide coverage by early 2017.
UnaBiz, the exclusive SIGFOX Network Operator in Singapore, will lead the nationwide rollout and drive the overall growth of SIGFOX’s IoT ecosystem in the republic. The partners expect SIGFOX’s cost-effective, energy-efficient connectivity to find receptive markets as Singapore implements its Smart Nation Initiative. This “whole-of-nation” program will include infrastructure, policies, ecosystem and capabilities to bring Smart Nation benefits to all citizens across many sectors, taking advantage of the simple and fast rollout of the network, which requires far lighter infrastructure than traditional wireless networks,
As part of the expansion to Asia, Sigfox will also build its regional headquarters in the South East Asia country. In 2015, ENGIE acquired a minority stake in SIGFOX and established ENGIE M2M to act as the exclusive national network operator of SIGFOX's connectivity solution in Belgium. In other countries, ENGIE is also a user of SIGFOX solution, for different projects such as remote monitoring of boilers, metering in heat distribution and smart lighting.
SIGFOX CEO Ludovic Le Moan
The IoT must have a global seamless network infrastructure to enable secure collection, transmission and sharing of that data and to address the total-cost-of-ownership barriers that delay its adoption.
Isabelle Kocher, CEO of ENGIE
We choose to invest in the development of IoT in Singapore, because digital technology is a powerful asset that will help our local businesses to improve energy efficiency, facility management and customer-centered solutions.
