Kerlink Supplies 1,000 Stations to Expand and Densify Proximus’s LoRaWANTM Internet of Things
Network in Belgium
Kerlink (ALKLK - FR0013156007), a specialist and global leader in network solutions dedicated
to the Internet of Things (IoT), announced it will provide Proximus,
an international telecom company and the leading provider of telephony,
Internet, television and network-based ICT services in Belgium, with
800 more stations for the Proximus
LoRaWANTM IoT network in that country.
This network densification with geolocation-ready Kerlink WirnetTM iBTS Standard stations follows Proximus’s deployment
of a LoRaWANTM IoT network in 2015 with 130 Kerlink WirnetTM Stations, and WirnetTM
iBTS Standard reference. When the additional rollout is completed by
year-end, the network will have more than 1,000 Kerlink WirnetTM
units in the field, making it scalable, reliable and robust.
Targeting public network operators, WirnetTM iBTS Standard and WirnetTM
iBTS Compact stations are deployed outdoors and
provide carrier-grade versatile, long-range, two-way and
geolocation-ready connectivity. Kerlink customers worldwide have already
deployed several thousand of these stations for IoT dedicated networks.
“In addition to its increasing deployment to power new networks in Europe, South Asia and South America, the WirnetTM
product range readily supports cell densification and enhanced
service, like geolocation or native security for remote management of
gateways,” said Yann Bauduin, director of sales for operators at
Kerlink. “WirnetTM iBTS Standard stations’ modularity offers increased coverage through cell densification by
simply adding an extra LoRaWANTM module. Its
geolocation-ready design also enables a fast ramp up to deploy
innovative location-based services, natively localizing each end device
through the network.”
“Launching a cell-densification project in a short time after starting the deployment of our LoRaWANTM
network in Belgium is testimony to the positive
reception and increasing use of the network by our customers,” said Alex
Thomas, IoT program manager for Proximus. “We tested Kerlink’s WirnetTM
stations before deployment, and they
demonstrated that they fully meet the expectations of users, backed by
the Kerlink team’s constant customer support and confirmed expertise.”
“This new IoT network has already stimulated innovations and opened the door to new business models,” said Joke Tisaun, Proximus IoT product manager. “This is the case for some interesting applications we support today, like measuring the fullness of glass containers in order to optimize pick-up routes and enhance customer experience. In addition, we launched a project with the biggest gas supplier in Belgium, where we will monitor the gas tanks of people in their homes, to improve the service they can offer to their end-customers.”
Proximus
also recently showcased a solution for industry environments to record
energy information required for energy optimization. “For that purpose,
sensors monitor the temperature, humidity,
light and opening of doors, and send this information, almost in
real-time. This ensures higher reliability, and improves management
efficiency,” Tisaun said.
Source: Kerlink media announcement
