Sigfox
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.
Sigfox SA had filed for insolvency protection in February and was looking for an interested party to buy the company, support its long-term development and preserve jobs.
Thomas Scheibel welcomes the acquisition: "As a major Sigfox network operator in the Asia-Pacific region, Unabiz already has many years of knowledge of the Sigfox ecosystem."
© HeliotThe acquisition by Unabiz ensures the continued existence and expansion of the Sigfox technology and the global ecosystem. "As a major Sigfox network operator in the Asia-Pacific region, Unabiz already has many years of knowledge of the Sigfox ecosystem," comments Thomas Scheibel, CEO of Heliot Europe. As one of 75 global development and integration partners, Heliot Europe operates the Sigfox Internet of Things (IoT) network in the DACH region as well as in Slovenia and Liechtenstein. "We welcome Unabiz as the new owner of Sigfox SA and Sigfox France. Together, we want to continue our successful growth path and expand our portfolio of innovative end-to-end solutions," continues Scheibel.
Who is behind Unabiz and Heliot?
Unabiz is a full-service IoT provider specializing in IoT product design, manufacturing and data platform services composed of a mix of low-power wide-area (LPWA) technologies such as Sigfox, LTE-M, NB-IoT and LoRa.
Unabiz, based in Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, Paris and Amsterdam, has over 1 million IoT sensors in operation in 28 countries worldwide and focuses on smart cities applications such as smart metering, facility management, asset management and asset tracking.
Heliot Europe is the exclusive operator of the global Sigfox 0G network in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and Liechtenstein. This makes Heliot Europe the largest 0G network operator in Europe. Heliot Europe's main shareholder is Cube Infrastructure Managers, a Luxembourg-based investment company specializing in the management of European infrastructure funds. Heliot Europe is also a founding member of the 0G United Nations Association, the international association of 0G network operators with currently over 55 network operators worldwide.
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