Thinxtra, the Sigfox licensee for Australia and New Zealand is widening its horizons, announcing plans to rollout a Sigfox network in Hong Kong, and unveiling plans for networks in several more Asian countries in 2017. The move into Hong Kong appears to give it a headstart on rival LPWAN technology, LoRaWAN. So far as IoTAustralia […]
South Australia Govt backs state-wide Sigfox rollout
The South Australian Government, through Investment Attraction South Australia is to accelerate and expand the rollout of Thinxtra’s Sigfox low-powered wide area network for IoT in the state. Thinxtra, Sigfox’s Australian licensee, aims to have a Sigfox network covering 85 percent of the Australian population by the end of 2018. Earlier this month it announced […]
Sigfox offers IoT connectivity from $US3.00 per device
Sigfox, the developer of a low powered wide area network technology for IoT connectivity has introduced what it says is the world’s first, ultra-low cost IoT connectivity modules, with prices starting at $US3.0 in Asian and American markets and $US2.0 in European, Middle East and African markets. No reason was given for the 50 percent […]
Thinxtra offers free Sigfox networks to would-be smart councils
Thinxtra, the company rolling out and operating a Sigfox LPWAN network for IoT in Australia, is offering to provide 50 councils in with Sigfox coverage at no cost “to bring Internet of Things solutions to the community.” Thinxtra says it will invest $5m into the program, which will cover free installation, free development kits for […]
Silicon Controls chooses Sigfox and Thinxtra to monitor one million gas tanks
Australian Sigfox network operator, Thinxtra, has scored a contract from Australia tank monitoring company, Silicon Controls, to provide connectivity on Sigfox networks around the world that could see up to one million gas tanks and cylinders monitored over the next three years. Silicon Controls presently monitors about 134,000 LPG tanks and cylinders around the world […]
Sigfox set to launch in Singapore
Global energy company, Engie in partnership with startup IoT network operator, UnaBiz, is to deploy a Sigfox low powered wide area network for IoT in Singapore. Singapore-wide coverage is expected by early 2017. In 2015, Engie acquired a minority stake in Sigfox and established Engie M2M to act as the exclusive national Sigfox network operator […]
Sigfox looking for its next $US300m
Sigfox founder and CEO, Ludovic Le Moan, says the company is aiming for very rapid rollout and uptake, and at offering devices at well under a dollar that can be used on any Sigfox network through a single contract with one Sigfox network operator. Speaking to IoTAustralia at Sigfox’s Australian partner, Thinxtra’s launch event in […]
Kordia to rollout and resell Thinxtra’s NZ Sigfox network
New Zealand telecommunications and broadcast technology company Kordia – which operates the transmission networks for most of New Zealand’s TV services – has been named as Thinxtra’s preferred partner for the rollout of its Sigfox low powered wide area network in New Zealand, and a reseller of services on the network. Thinxtra last week announced […]
Rakon-backed Thinxtra aims for 85 percent Aus Sigfox coverage by 2018
New Zealand Stock Exchange listed technology company Rakon has pumped $A5.8 million into Australian startup IoT network operator Thinxtra, which is planning to rollout a Sigfox low powered wide area network covering 85 percent of the Australian population by late 2018. It aims to cover 30 percent of the population by the end of 2015. […]
Sigfox names APAC president, plans networks throughout Asia
France based IoT low-powered wide area network (LPWAN) developer, Sigfox, is ramping up its plans to roll out networks across Asia with the appointment of a president of Sigfox APAC, based in the company’s regional headquarters in Singapore. The appointee, Roswell Wolff, will “lead the company’s Asia-Pacific expansion and the deployment of the Sigfox global […]
