Sigfox (www.computer-automation.de)
Continued existence secured through takeover
Unabiz is taking over Sigfox, the inventor of the global Sigfox 0G wireless network, as well as the associated French network operator Sigfox France. This was approved by the commercial court in Toulouse on April 21.
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Austrian Post installs tracking solution
Austrian Post is now using the Sigfox 0G network and is equipping 40,000 roll containers with intelligent sensors as a first step. The operator of the Austrian Sigfox IoT low-power wide-area network is Heliot Europe.
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Cube and Heliot take over Sigfox Germany
The Cube Infrastructure II fund is investing in the Swiss company Heliot, the exclusive operator of the Sigfox network in Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein. Cube and Heliot are also jointly acquiring the 0G network from Sigfox Germany.
read more...Container tracking (www.materialfluss.de)
Freight flows at a glance
A shipment of goods with sea freight containers can involve more than 200 interactions. The tire manufacturer Michelin wanted to ensure accurate information about its stock at all times. The company now relies on a tracking solution from Sigfox.
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Is Sigfox too limited?
The new, publicly available 0G network from Sigfox, which is currently being expanded worldwide, is specially designed for IoT connections, but is limited to 12 bytes per message. Can everything that OEMs need fit into such a message?
read more...Schneider Electric / Telemecanique (www.computer-automation.de)
From the counter directly to the cloud - via Sigfox
The Internet of Things is quickly associated with big data - huge amounts of data sent directly from sensors to the cloud. Telemecanique shows that there is another way with the XIOT cloud sensor. For the first time, communication takes place via Sigfox.
read more...IoT Hotspot (www.computer-automation.de)
With twelve bytes into the IoT
With its small data packets, the Sigfox network allows even the simplest things to be connected to the Internet. Just twelve bytes alone enable completely new business models for mechanical and plant engineering.
read more...Sigfox expands (www.computer-automation.de)
"Major projects are being rolled out this year"
"This year, Sigfox will reach the critical mass that will allow users to implement their projects quickly and, above all, realize a rapid return on investment," explains Vincent Sabot, Vice President Europe at Sigfox, in an interview.
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Sigfox cooperates with Eutelsat
For Sigfox, there should no longer be any blank spots when it comes to the Internet of Things: Low-flying satellites now ensure connectivity in remote areas.
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Ambitious IoT plans
Sigfox - service provider for IoT connectivity - has now presented its annual results for 2017. The Sigfox network currently reaches 803 million people. By the end of the year, 6 million things are to be connected.
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