Stuart Lodge, executive vice president, global sales and partners at Sigfox, said: “We believe in a future where billions of connected devices have a role in our society and economic development. Reducing the cost of the low power devices means that we can make this belief a reality much quicker.”
According to the company, device-to-cloud communication is now possible without connections, as the network and devices listen in and capture specifically formatted messages from around the world, using a simple chip. Devices would therefore no longer need to rely on batteries to communicate with the cloud.
The first partners to deliver the ultra-low cost modules include module manufacturer, Wisol, which is delivering samples featuring an ON Semiconductor SoC. Meanwhile, InnoComm will be manufacturing modules based on NXP’s transceivers.
Sigfox ecosystem partners will also be launching modules that combine the Sigfox protocol with other protocols, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy.
“Sigfox continues to focus on lowering the barriers to IoT mass adoption by working with the entire ecosystem, including all silicon and device partners. We will keep expanding and supporting our ecosystem partners to overcome the cost challenges and make new solutions available that the market requires,” Lodge added.