In partnership with Energo Capital, a digital venture capital company, operating across Russia and the Baltics, Sigfox, one of the world’s leading Internet of Things (IoT) service provider and first global 0G network operator, launched its 0G network for IoT in the Russian Federation recently.
The newly formed Sigfox Russia will be using ultra-long coverage base stations to create a nationwide 0G network, covering more than 85 percent of the population, large industrial Sites, transport hubs and corridors. This communication network will allow millions of sensors, metering and other devices to “connect,” through low-power, simple and inexpensive radio modules.
Today, Sigfox operates in more than 70 countries on 5 continents with more than 1.1 billion people, transmitting 26 million messages daily from 15.4 million IoT devices.
“Russia is a key country not only because of market size, which is predicted to grow to $7.6 billion in 2022,” said Bertrand Ramé, Senior Vice President Expansion & Partner Management at Sigfox in a written statement. “For the global economy, Russia is also very important for the digitalisation of thousands of kilometers of railway corridors within the Belt and Road Initiative, all the way through the Baltics and Poland to Western Europe. Sigfox as the proven leader in transportation and logistics IoT services is very well positioned to help fulfill this challenge. For the countries of the region, Russia is the technological leader in the IoT field and will drive regional digitalization. Within the global digital ecosystem, Russia is acknowledged for creating and delivering innovative IoT technologies and products”.