Sigfox

Sigfox is a French global network operator founded in 2010[2] that builds wireless networks to connect low-power objects such as electricity meters and smartwatches, which need to be continuously on and emitting small amounts of data.

Sigfox S.A.
Native name
SIGFOX
Société Anonyme
IndustryWireless services
Founded2010
FoundersLudovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet
HeadquartersLabège,
near Toulouse
,
France
Area served
Global
Key people
Ludovic le Moan, CEO; Anne Lauvergeon, Chairman; Christophe Fourtet, Scientific Director
ServicesIoT
Revenue€50 million[1] (2017)
Number of employees
375 (04/2017)
Websitewww.sigfox.com

Sigfox is based in Labège near Toulouse, France, and has over 375 employees. The firm also has offices in Madrid, San Francisco, Sydney and Paris.[3][4]

Technology

Sigfox employs the differential binary phase-shift keying (DBPSK) and the Gaussian frequency shift keying (GFSK) that enables communication using the Industrial, Scientific and Medical ISM radio band which uses 868MHz in Europe and 902MHz in the US. It utilizes a wide-reaching signal that passes freely through solid objects, called "Ultra Narrowband" and requires little energy, being termed "Low-power Wide-area network (LPWAN)". The network is based on one-hop star topology and requires a mobile operator to carry the generated traffic.[5] The signal can also be used to easily cover large areas and to reach underground objects.[6] As of October 2018, the Sigfox IoT network has covered a total of 4.2 million square kilometers in a total of 50 countries and is on track to reach 60 countries by the end of 2018.[7]

Sigfox has partnered with a number of firms in the LPWAN industry such as Texas Instruments, Silicon Labs and ON Semiconductor. The ISM radio bands support limited bidirectional communication. The existing standard for Sigfox communications supports up to 140 uplink messages a day, each of which can carry a payload of 12 octets at a data rate of up to 100 bits per second.[8]


Coverage
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References
  1. "Sigfox presents 2017 results and 2018 roadmap". Sigfox. Sigfox. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. "Our Story | Sigfox". Sigfox. 2020.
  3. "Residents". Partech Shaker. Partech Shaker. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. Renault, Enguérand (2014-07-09). "Le Shaker, une fabrique à start-up, s'installe au cœur de Paris". Le Figaro. Le Figaro. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. Giedre Dregvaite; Robertas Damasevicius (30 October 2016). Information and Software Technologies: 22nd International Conference, ICIST 2016, Druskininkai, Lithuania, October 13-15, 2016, Proceedings. Springer. pp. 665–. ISBN 978-3-319-46254-7.
  6. Khaldoun Al Agha; Guy Pujolle; Tara Ali Yahiya (17 August 2016). Mobile and Wireless Networks. Wiley. pp. 241–. ISBN 978-1-119-00755-5.
  7. Bush, Steve (2018-10-02). "Sigfox IoT network reaches 50 countries". Electronics Weekly. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  8. Augustin, Aloÿs; Yi, Jiazi; Clausen, Thomas; Townsley, William Mark (2016-09-09). Kim, Dongkyun (ed.). "A Study of LoRa: Long Range & Low Power Networks for the Internet of Things". Sensors. 16 (9): 2–3. doi:10.3390/s16091466. PMC 5038744. PMID 27618064.
Global coverage of Sigfox network
Continent Country Provider
Africa Kenya Liquid Telecom
Africa Mauritius io connect
Africa Mayotte io connect
Africa Réunion io connect
Africa South Africa Sqwidnet
Africa Tunisia IoT Tunisia
Asia Hong Kong Thinxtra
Asia Iran Parsnet
Asia Japan Kyocera
Asia Malaysia Xperanti
Asia Oman Momkin
Asia Singapore UnaBiz
Asia South Korea Amotech
Asia Taiwan UnaBiz
Asia United Arab Emirates iWire
Europe Austria Heliot IoT
Europe Belgium Engie M2M
Europe Croatia IoT Net
Europe Czech Republic SimpleCell Networks
Europe Denmark IoT Denmark A/S
Europe Estonia Connected Baltics
Europe Finland Connected Finland
Europe France Sigfox
Europe Germany Sigfox
Europe Hungary Omnicell IoTnet
Europe Ireland VT
Europe Italy NetTrotter
Europe Liechtenstein Heliot IoT
Europe Luxembourg RMS
Europe Malta IoT Malta
Europe Netherlands AEREA
Europe Norway IoT Norway
Europe Portugal Narrownet
Europe Romania Simple IoT
Europe Slovakia SimpleCell Networks
Europe Spain Sigfox
Europe Sweden IoT Sweden
Europe Switzerland Heliot IoT
Europe United Kingdom WND Group
North America Costa Rica WND Group
North America El Salvador WND Group
North America Guadeloupe IDEO Caraïbes
North America Martinique IDEO Caraïbes
North America Mexico WND Group
North America Panama WND Group
North America United States Sigfox
Oceania Australia Thinxtra
Oceania French Polynesia VITI
Oceania New Caledonia iSMAC-NC
Oceania New Zealand Thinxtra
South America Argentina WND Group
South America Brazil WND Group
South America Chile WND Group
South America Colombia WND Group
South America Ecuador WND Group
South America French Guiana IDEO Caraïbes
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