Smart city operator Connexin is to expand its Internet of Things network nationwide.
The Hull-founded tech specialist is to provide its carrier-grade roaming long range wide area networks connectivity and infrastructure to customers all over the 海角视频 for the first time.
Known as LoRaWAN, it is described as a low cost wide-area network that would act as a strategic investment aimed at supporting the increasing demand for smart networks throughout the 海角视频.
The universal connectivity is described as lowering the barriers to entry and better enabling every type of organisation across the 海角视频 to adopt IoT solutions.
They would provide further insights that will address future challenges, promote a better quality of life and create environmental improvements for all.
Furqan Alamgir, founder and chief executive of Connexin, said: 鈥淲ith a low cost wide-area networking solution becoming available to all organisations across the 海角视频, it opens up opportunities for those looking to deploy IoT solutions for a fraction of the cost of existing cellular infrastructure solutions.
鈥淣ot only does this promote the development of new IoT-based technology but it allows existing solutions to be rolled-out nationwide to encourage further adoption and will allow more people to utilise and benefit from affordable, carrier-grade IoT connectivity.鈥
Following award winning regional deployments, Connexin raised 拢80 million in funding to become the leader in smart infrastructure and end-to-end IoT deployment in the 海角视频.
It currently has regional LoRaWAN networks in place in East and South Yorkshire following deployments in Sheffield with Amey and Yorkshire Water, Hull with Hull City Council.
Icosa Water has also taken it to the South Coast.
Mr Alamgir said: 鈥淐onnexin is committed to changing the status quo in a previously stagnant smart city and IoT market. This announcement builds on our successes to date and will make available high quality LPWAN infrastructure to all.
鈥淩egionally, we have seen our network used by a variety of sectors and individuals from entrepreneurs and innovation centres to the utility, private and public sectors and have seen continued success with the likes of Amey in Sheffield and Yorkshire Water. These results have demonstrated the effectiveness of low powered networks across multiple use cases and we鈥檙e excited to be providing carrier-grade networks now across the entire 海角视频.鈥
Founded in 2006 as an innovative and disruptive technology company by Hull graduates, it won Smart City deployment of the year for a street project in Newcastle in 2018. Connexin went on to deliver the 海角视频鈥檚 first purpose built Smart City Operating System for Hull City Council and this year helped Amey implement Connexin鈥檚 CityOS platform to improve highway maintenance services across Sheffield.
Donna Moore, chief executive and chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance, said: 鈥淚 would like to congratulate Connexin on the milestone of rolling out a nationwide LoRaWAN network in the 海角视频, as a result of numerous successful projects and use case demonstrations. This is a significant achievement for IoT in the 海角视频 that will open up tremendous business opportunities and deliver new service offerings that will improve the lives of customers in this market. As the leading IoT network technology, LoRaWAN has the most networks deployed and is the global de facto LPWAN standard. Connexin鈥檚 growth is a great example of how LoRaWAN users are able to achieve business success.鈥
