French startup SIGFOX, which runs a wireless IoT network connecting such devices, signed the deal with local service provider Parsnet to deploy its services in Iran by June 2017, according to Parsnet.
Iran will be the 31st country to deploy SIGFOX’s network, it said.
“The arrival of this global connectivity solution opens the door to new economically competitive and energy-efficient services for Iranian businesses,” Parsnet head Ahmad Jafarabadi said.
Parsnet’s parent company, ParsOnline, is one of Iran’s biggest Internet providers. Iran has a population of 80 million people who use at least 30 million smartphones.